Syllabus

Personnel

Course Coordinator:	Tibor F Nagy
Teaching Assistant:	Milos Radomir Sretenovic, Yousuf Alishan, Dorothy Gan, Phoebe Albro Ruth Zyla, Mark Ddamulira

Instructor Information

Professor Tibor F. Nagy
Room: BPS 1253
Email: nagytibo@msu.edu
Web: https://web.pa.msu.edu/people/nagy_t/

Teaching Assistants: Yousuf Alishan (alishany@msu.edu), Mark Ddamulira (ddamuli1@msu.edu), Dorothy Gan (gandorot@msu.edu), Milos Sretenovic (sretenov@msu.edu), Phoebe Zyla (zylaphoe@msu.edu).

Course Description

Data processing, error analysis, programming, laboratory measurements about kinematics, dynamics, conservation laws, rotation, and oscillations.

Prerequisites

PHY 183 or PHY 183B or PHY 193H or PHY 231 or PHY 231C or LBS 271. Restrictions: not open to students with credit in PHY 251 or LBS 271L.

Class Hours

Room: BPS 1263.

Monday:
Section 001: from 08:00 AM to 09:50 AM: Dorothy Gan
Section 002: from 10:20 AM to 12:10 PM: Milos Sretenovic
Section 003: from 12:40 PM to 02:30 PM: Yousuf Alishan
Section 004: from 03:00 PM to 04:50 PM: Mark Ddamulira
Section 005: from 05:10 PM to 07:00 PM: Phoebe Zyla

Tuesday:
Section 006: from 08:00 AM to 09:50 AM: Mark Ddamulira
Section 007: from 10:20 AM to 12:10 PM: Mark Ddamulira
Section 008: from 12:40 PM to 02:30 PM: Mark Ddamulira
Section 009: from 03:00 PM to 04:50 PM: Phoebe Zyla
Section 010: from 05:10 PM to 07:00 PM: Phoebe Zyla

Wednesday:
Section 011: from 08:00 AM to 09:50 AM: Milos Sretenovic
Section 012: from 10:20 AM to 12:10 PM: Milos Sretenovic
Section 013: from 12:40 PM to 02:30 PM: Yousuf Alishan
Section 014: from 03:00 PM to 04:50 PM: Yousuf Alishan
Section 015: from 05:10 PM to 07:00 PM: Yousuf Alishan

Thursday:
Section 016: from 08:00 AM to 09:50 AM: Milos Sretenovic
Section 017: from 10:20 AM to 12:10 PM: Dorothy Gan
Section 018: from 12:40 PM to 02:30 PM: Dorothy Gan
Section 019: from 03:00 PM to 04:50 PM: Dorothy Gan
Section 020: from 05:10 PM to 07:00 PM: Phoebe Zyla

Grading Information

Percentage weights: We have 7 experiments. Each experiment has a weight of 14% toward your grade. Each experiment consists of three parts: Theory Questions worth 10 points uploaded to Gradescope individually; Lab Report worth 40 points uploaded to Gradescope by your team; and a LON-CAPA assignment worth 10 points. We will keep all the labs.

We also have an Attitude Survey. You will take this survey twice: first at the start of the semester and then at the end of the semester. You get 1% for participation in each survey. Total: 7*14%+1%+1% = 100%.

Grading scale:
4.0 >= 92%,
3.5 >= 84%,
3.0 >= 76%,
2.5 >= 68%,
2.0 >= 60%,
1.5 >= 52%,
1.0 >= 44%,
0.0 < 44%.

This grading scale might be lowered, but it will not be raised.

The Spartan Code of Honor: As a Spartan, I will strive to uphold values of the highest ethical standard. I will practice honesty in my work, foster honesty in my peers, and take pride in knowing that honor is worth more than grades. I will carry these values beyond my time as a student at Michigan State University, continuing the endeavor to build personal integrity in all that I do.

Textbook

Recommended textbook: John R. Taylor: An introduction to error analysis: the study of uncertainties in physical measurements, 2nd edition (1996) or 1st edition (1982). This book is available for free from the Internet Archive. On Google type in: "taylor an introduction to error analysis pdf", and follow the link on the archive.org site. Select a format and download the book.

Scientific calculator. Graphing calculators are allowed, but are not required. Recommended calculator: TI-30X IIS for $10-14.