Physics 221
  Enrichment Mechanics

Tahereh Mozafarishamsi

     

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Course Description

This course is supplement to PHYS 211 with a collaborative group learning approach to improving conceptual understanding and problem solving in introductory calculus-based mechanics. This course is designed to provide extra practice for learning course concepts and functions as a pre-discussion to PHYS211's discussion section.

Class Meeting

Loomis 276, Fridays from 12:00 - 1:50 PM (M1) or 2:00 - 3:50 PM (M2)

Instructor

Tahereh Mozafarishamsi (tahereh2@illinois.edu)
Office Hours: Fridays from 4 to 5 pm, Loomis 271

Syllabus

See here

Formula Sheet

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Schedule

 DateTopic Notes         Practice ProblemsProblem Sets   Practice Exams
January 24
week 1		1D Kinematics,
Vectors and 2D Kinematics
(Units 1 & 2)		Notes 1

Practice 1

Solution

Problem Set 1

(due Jan 24)

Solution

 
January 31
Week 2		Relative and Circular Motion, Newton's Laws
(Units 3 & 4)		Notes 2

Summary of Formulas 2

Practice 2

Solution

Problem Set 2

(due Feb 7)

Solution

 
February 7
Week 3		Forces and Free body Diagrams, Friction
(Units 5 & 6)		Notes 3

Summary of Formulas 3		Practice 3

Solution
Problem Set 3

(due Feb 14)

Solution
 		 
February 14
Week 4		Practice Exam 1
(Units 1-6)		   
Practice Exam 1

Solution

February 21
Week 5		Work and Kinetic energy, Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
(Units 7, 8 & 9) 
Notes 5

Summary of Formulas 5 

 
Practice 5

Solution 


Problem Set 5

(due Feb 28)

Solution 

 
February 28
Week 6
Center of Mass, Conservation of Momentum 
(Units 10 & 12)

 
Notes 6

Summary of Formulas 6

Practice 6

Solution		 
Problem Set 6

(due March 7)

Solution

 

March 7
Week 7

Elastic Collision,
Impulse and Reference Frames
(Units 13 & 14)		 
Notes 7

Summary of Formulas 7

Practice 7

Solution		 
Problem Set 7

(due March 14)

Solution

 
March 14 
Practice Exam 2
(Units 7-14)

   
Practice Exam 2

Solution

March 21 
Spring Break 

    
March 28     
April 4     
April 11     
April 18     
April 25     
May 2     

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Course Grade Breakdown

Attendance (i.e., arriving on time) will be 10% of the total grade, participation is 20%, completion of your practice assignments is worth 30%, and your problem sets are worth 40%.