CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS (PHY1400)

General Information (Instructor, Textbook, Office Hours and Lecture time)
Course Description (syllabus and lecture notes)
Assignments
Course Weights (Grading Policy)
Laboratory Information
Tests
Previous Tests
Study Tips
Questionnaire



General Information
Instructor: Dr. Hassane Darhmaoui
Office: Building 7; Office 120
Phone: 2141 (Ext.)
email:H.Darhmaoui@AlAkhawayn.ma
Office Hours
M W F 11:00-12:00;
M T 17:00-18:00;
T R 9:00-11:00;

Textbook: Paul G. Hewitt, Conceptual Physics, 8th Edition

Lectures :
Section 01 T R 11:00 - 12:20 am, Building 7, Room 1
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Course Description
This course presents the basic concepts and principles of classical and modern physics for non science students. Topics are presented which lead to a better understanding of the physical universe and the manner in which physics has influenced civilization.
    Contents:
  • Part 1: Mechanics
  • Part 2: The properties of Matter
  • Part 3: Heat
  • Part 4: Sound
  • Part 5: Electricity and Magnetism
  • Part 6: The nature of Light
  • Part 7: Modern Physics
Link to some lecture notes
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Course Weights
Assignments: 10%
Quizzes: 15%
Laboratory: 20% (laboratory attendance is obligatory)
2 Tests: 30%
Final: 25%
Assignments:
There will be a maximum of 10 assignments, approximately one assignment per week as shown on the assignments table .
***LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!***
Quizzes:
A 10 to 15 minutes quiz will be assigned at the beginning of the lecture time whenever the instructor feels it is necessary. These written interrogations are supposed to help the students keep up with the course material on a continuous basis.
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Assignments
The Assignments are from the Eight Edition of Conceptual Physics by Paul G. Hewitt .
* * * LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ! * * *

Table of Physics 1400 Assignments
HW# Chps Problems and Exercises Solutions
12-3 Exercises:
Problems: 		Solutions #1
24-6 Exercises:
Problems: 		Solutions #2
37-10 Exercises:
Problems: 		Solutions #3
411-13 Exercises:
Problems: 		Solutions #4
514-16 Exercises:
Problems: 		Solutions #5
617-19 Exercises:
Problems: 		Solutions #6
721-22 Exercises:
Problems: 		Solutions #7
823-25 Exercises:
Problems: 		Solutions #8
926-28 Exercises:
Problems: 		Solutions #9
1030-33 Exercises:
Problems: 		Solutions #10
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Laboratory Information
Students who do not know their lab section should telephone registration office
Lab manuals are available from the bookstore. Notebooks are not needed.
Labs start the week of Sep. 1. There will be a total of 12 experiments.
LABORATORY ATTENDANCE IS OBLIGATORY








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Tests

Table of Physics 1400 Tests
Test Date Place Length
Test 1 Sep. 22/99 , 19:00 Build. 7, Auditorium 1 hour
Test 2 Oct. 26/99 , 19:00 Build. 7, Auditorium 1 hour
Final Test Dec. 6-10 Build. 7, Auditorium 2 hours

Old Tests

Previous Tests (Physics 1400)
Test Spring 98 Fall 97 Spring 97
1 Test 1 Test 1 Test 1
2 Test 2 Test 2 Test 2
3 Test 3 Test 3
final Final Test Final Test Final Test



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Study Tips
If you have difficulty with problems in this course, I suggest the following:
Work through the examples given in the relevant chapters in your textbook.
Look over the examples given in class.
Come and see me about your difficulty, either directly after class (I am quite prepared to stay around to help you if there is no class directly after ours), or else come to my office (Building 7, room 120). You do not need an appointment and I am around most of the time .
Students are encouraged to work together on finding solutions to the problem assignments. However, copying of solutions from another student is not permitted. Cheating or plagiarism can result in a reduction of the mark given for the course, or expulsion from the University.
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Last updated: Sep. 22, 1999