PHY-101 is an introductory physics course for students with no
background in physics and a limited background in mathematics.
Students are assumed to know some limited physical science and
elementary algebra.
The main topics of PHY-101 are Newton's Laws of Mechanics,
Conservation of Energy, and Basic Electromagnetism. A detailed
list of topics can be found on the
lecture schedule
which accompanies this syllabus.
The textbook is Conceptual Physics Fundamentals by Paul G. Hewitt
(Pearson Addison-Wesley 2008). Reading assignments
are keyed to this textbook. Labs are available for free
download on our course website. Also
required is a Turning Point
transmitter (available at the bookstore) or Turning Point ResponseWare software.
The online homework system for this course is WebAssign. WebAssign access
is most cheaply purchased online, at WebAssign; alternatively, WebAssign
access cards are available from the ASU Bookstore (in the Physics section,
find a xeroxed WebAssign sheet which is marked PHY101 and carry that to
the check-out register).
The full text of the syllabus is also available as a
pdf file.