For Spring 2023, our PHY101 lectures, recitations, and labs
will be offered in-person as scheduled by ASU. Recitations
and labs will be in-person only. Depending on the changing
public health situation, lectures may possibly offer an option
for Zoom attendance.
More information on joining remote classes can be found here.
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.
Our textbook is Conceptual Physics, 13th edition by Paul G. Hewitt
(Pearson Addison-Wesley 2021). Reading assignments
are keyed to this textbook. The etext version of our textbook a part of the
ASU-Pearson-Brytewave Inclusive Access system. Labs are available for free
download on our course website. Also
required is the iClicker response system (free
for ASU students). 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).
If unexpected circumstances mandate that some Labs be taught remotely, then Logger
Pro may be required. Installation of Logger Pro (and also installation of the
WebAssign Lockdown Browser, should it be needed this semester) will require a Windows or a Mac operating system.
See more details here.