109 phys

Course outline for PHYS-109 

           
Textbook: PHYSICS FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES, THIRD EDITION.
ZINKE-ALLMANG NEJAT GALIANO-RIVEROS BAYER CHEN, Cengage, 2017.
 

From Sunday	Weeks	Chapters	Sections	Problems
Part I: Mechanics
21/01/16	01	01: Physics and the Life Sciences	1.1-1.7	1, 2, 3, 5, 10
28/01/16	02	02: Kinematics	2.1-2.6	1, 2, 5, 9, 23
04/02/16	03	03: Forces	3.1-3.11	1, 7, 25, 28, 31
11/02/16	04	04: Newton’s Laws	4.1-4.8	3, 7, 10, 11, 12
18/02/16	05	05: Centre of Mass and Linear Momentum	5.1-5.4	5, 7, 16, 20, 21
06: Torque and Equilibrium	6.1-6.6	1, 3, 23, 26, 27
25/02/16	06	07: Energy and Its Conservation	7.1-7.4	3, 9, 17, 19, 30
Part II: Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
04/03/16	07	08: Gases	8.1-8.7	3, 6, 13, 15, 17
11: Static Fluids	11.1-11.6	4, 5, 7, 8, 11
11/03/16	08	12: Fluid Flow	12.1-12.4	1, 3, 4, 12, 15
Part III: Basic Electricity
18/03/16	09	16: Electric Force and Field	16.1-16.4	1, 11, 13, 17, 24
25/03/16	10	17: Electric Energy and Potential	17.1-17.5	1, 4, 5, 9, 15
01/04/16	11	18: The Flow of Charges	18.1-18.5	1, 3, 5, 7, 13
Part IV: Atomic, Electromagnetic, and Optical Phenomena
08/04/16	12	19: The Atom	19.1-19.3	2, 3, 4, 5, 7
20: Magnetism and Electromagnetic Waves	20.1-20.5	1, 2, 7, 9, 15
15/04/16	13	21: Geometric Optics	21.1-21.5	2, 7, 11, 13, 17
22/04/16	14	22: The Atomic Nucleus	22.1-22.3	2, 3, 7, 9, 12

 
Credit hours distribution:
 
4 (3+0+2)
 
3 hours of lectures a week (14 weeks in the semester).
2 hours a week for 10 laboratory experiments: Table of forces, Ohm’s law, Lens,   Newton’s law, Free fall, Viscosity, Friction, Hook’s Law and Simple Harmonic Motion, Boyle’s Law and Air Cart.

 
Marks distribution:
 

1. First Midterm Exam ------M1---------------------- = 15 marks
2. Second Midterm Exam ---M2---------------------- = 15 marks
3. Practical Work (Lab.)-----L------------------------  = 30 marks
4. Final Exam-------------------F------------------------  = 40 marks

                                                              Total---------- = 100 marks

 
 
 
 
Chapters Distribution for the Exams:
 
M1: CHAP: 01-07                               
M2 : CHAP: 08, 11, 12, 16-18
F (Monday 07/05/2018 from 8 to 11 am):  All the 17 CHAPTERS
 
Absence Policy:
 

1. Attendance percentage:
2. Student should attend the course lectures during the 15 weeks of the semester.
3. Students with absence hours more than 25% of the total course hours will be banned from the Final Exam.

 

1. Absence from Examinations:
2. If you are unable to attend an examination (first or second midterm) owing to illness or other unavoidable circumstances, you should provide an acceptable evidence of ‘good cause’ for such absence to the competent commission. If the absence is regarded as authorized, student will grant a Makeup Exam only once.
3. All Makeup Exams will be scheduled at the same time one week before the Final Exam.
4. No other Makeup Exam will be done in the same semester. If you miss the  Makeup Exam, you will have a mark of zero.

 
 
 
 
 
Lecturer: Pr. Nabil BEN NESSIB  
 
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