DEPARTMENT PHY COURSE SYLLABUS

A Course Number
PHY 101: General Physics I
& Title
Prerequisites: PHY 001 or Physics Placement Test,
B Pre/Co-requisite(s)
Prerequisites/concurrent: MTH 103 and PHY101L.
C Number of credits 3-0-3
D Faculty Name Sami El Khatib
E Term/ Year Fall 2023
F Sections CRN Days Time Location
8 10974 11:00 – 12:15 Physics Building, P 218
TR
6 10976 08:00 – 09:15 Physics Building, P 218

G Instructor
Information
Office Telephone Email
P 209 06 515 2509 [email protected]
uuin the subject line.
Use your AUS email address for any communication with “PHY 101”
Office Hours:
• TR: 9:20 -10:40 and 1:45 -2:15
• Or by appointment
•
H Course Description Introduces the fundamental principles, laws and concepts of mechanics to students of
from Catalog science and engineering. Covers mechanics (kinematics in one and two dimensions;
Newton’s laws of motion with applications; work and energy; conservation of energy and
momentum; general rotation, including torque and angular momentum; static equilibrium)
as Learning
well as some introductory material on and mechanical waves (simple
Outcomes harmonic
Assessment motion).
Instruments
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
I Course Learning 1. Describe point particle motion in 1- and 2-dimensions. Quiz, Exam I
Outcomes and
2. Represent and analyze vector quantities (addition, Quiz, Exam I
Assessment
subtraction, scalar and vector products).
Instruments
3. Analyze point particle and rigid body dynamics, using Quiz, Exam II, Exam III,
Newton’s laws and energy methods. Final Exam
4. Apply the momentum (linear and angular) and energy Quiz, Exam III, Final Exam
conservation laws to analyze collision dynamics.
5. Employ Newton’s laws and energy methods to analyze Quiz, Final Exam
static and dynamic equilibrium; and recognize simple
harmonic motion.

David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker. Fundamentals of Physics, American Edition,
J Textbook and
12th Edition, by Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-119-77351-1. The course textbook can be purchased
other Instructional
through the AUS eTextbook-shop. Please click on the link below for a guide on how to
Material and
purchase books from eTextbook-shop.
Resources
Student Guide: https://itfaq.aus.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/faq/586/student-
guide-purchasing-and-accessing-etextbooks-etextbook-shopcompressed.pdf.

K Teaching and Lecture: The course-plan involves three theoretical credit hours, and no practical credit
Learning hours. Most of the three credit hours will be used for theoretical discussion, problem
Methodologies solving, and class demonstrations.
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L Grading Scale, Grading Scale

Grading
Distribution, and 91.00 – 100 4.0 A 70.00 – 74.99 2.3 C+
Due Dates 87.00 – 90.99 3.7 A- 66.00 – 69.99 2.0 C
84.00 – 86.99 3.3 B+ 62.00 – 65.99 1.7 C-
80.00 – 83.99 3.0 B 54.00 – 61.99 1.0 D
75.00 – 79.99 2.7 B- 0. 00 – 53.99 0 F

Grading Distribution

Assessment Weight Due Date

Quizzes 20 % TBA
Exam I 25 % Oct., 5th @ 5:30 p.m.
Exam II 25 % Nov. 9th @ 5:30 p.m.
Final Exam 30 % Final schedule
Total 100%
M Explanation of
Assessments Assignments (0 %):
• Practice sheets are integral elements of this course; they contribute to give you better
understanding of the subject. Although no grades will be assigned to these assignments,
doing them is one of the best ways of preparing for the exams and quizzes.
• Practice sheets will be assigned on a regular basis. Assignments will be posted on iLearn.

Quizzes (20 %)
• Quizzes will be given in class from time to time; the instructor may or may not inform you
of them in advance!
• Each quiz will be based on our current study. It will be “closed-book”.
• At the end of the semester the lowest few quizzes will be dropped.
• There will be no make-up for any quiz, for medical or other reasons.
• Students receive a grade of zero for the missed quiz regardless of the reason.
• Use your own calculator in doing quizzes.

Exams (80 %):

• There will be 2 exams 50 %, and a final exam (30 %).
• There will be no make-up for any exam.
• All exams are on campus.

N Attendance Students in this course are required to follow the AUS Attendance Policy as outlined in the
AUS Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 (p. 27). Students should be present on campus in
order to not be marked absent. In case of sickness, you can attend classes online in order to
not be marked absent.
O Student Academic
Integrity Code
Statement
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Fall 2023

Week # TOPICS
1 Chapter 1 (1.1 - 1.3): Measurement
2 Chapter 2 (2.1 - 2.6): Motion Along a straight line
3 Chapter 3 (3.1 - 3.3): Vectors
4 Chapter 4 (4.1 - 4.5): Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
5 Chapter 5 (5.1 - 5.3): Force and Motion−I
Chapter 6 (6.1 - 6.3): Force and Motion−II
Exam I
7 Chapter 7 (7.1 - 7.6): Kinetic Energy and Work
Chapter 8 (8.1 - 8.5): Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
8
8 Chapter 15 (15.1 - 15.2): Oscillation
9, 10 Chapter 9 (9.1 - 9.8): Center of Mass and Linear Momentum
Chapter 10 (10.1 - 10.8): Rotation
11
Exam II
12 Chapter 11 (11.1 - 11.8) Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum
13 Chapter 12 (12.1 - 12.2): Equilibrium and Elasticity
FINAL EXAM