For Fall 2022, our PHY101 lectures, recitations, and labs
will be offered in-person as scheduled by ASU; in addition,
whenever possible, all lectures, recitations, and labs
will be offered remotely via Zoom.
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).
Our Lab classes will require Logger Pro. 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.