Primary Textbook: “NJIT Physics 105/106 Physics for Scientists and Engineers, ...
(Part I from Serway/Vuille, “College Physics 8e” abbreviated to as B1.).
Fall 2010 Physics 105 Course Outline Prof. Wenda Cao Office: 101 Tiernan Hall Telephone: 973-596-5301 (office) Email:
[email protected] Lecture: Monday 10:00-11:25 am (THL-2, Sec-017, 021) Recitation: Monday 10:00-11:25 am (FMH-319, Sec-017), Friday 10:00-11:25 am (106T, Sec-021) Office Hour: Monday and Friday 1:00-5:00 pm, other time by appointment Course website: http://web.njit.edu/~cao/105.htm Course Objectives:
Improvement of physical intuition, analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills. Understanding basic principles of elementary mechanics. Topics include scalar and vector quantities, 1-D, and 2-D motion, Newton’s laws relating forces and motion, friction, equilibrium, work and energy, impulse, and momentum. Insight into the scientific process: modeling observed phenomena and in Physics 105/106, applying fundamental laws of mechanics and dynamics to commonly observed phenomena.
Course Materials:
Primary Textbook: “NJIT Physics 105/106 Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Enhanced College Physics” by Serway, Vuille, Jewett and Faughn. (Part I from Serway/Vuille, “College Physics 8e” abbreviated to as B1.) (Part II from Serway/Jewett, “Physics for Scientists and Engineers 8e” abbreviated as B2.) Classroom Response System: We will be using a system called “iClickers”. Each student must buy an iClicker (about $40 at the bookstore) which can be sold back at the end of the semester or possibly used for other courses. Students are responsible for taking care of it and bringing it to each class. University of Texas Homework System: We will be using the improved version of the UT homework system, called Quest. Each student must obtain or can reuse an existing UT EID and password and also sign up for the course itself using the course number provided by his/her instructor. Homework assignments will be posted online in Quest. Students login, download assignments, solve the problems, and submit answers to the automated grading system. Web Sites: Instructor will use http://web.njit.edu/~cao/105.htm for posting lecture notes, problems, exam results, study materials, etc. So go there often. ,
Course Requisites:
Laboratory: Physics 105A must be taken concurrently, unless previously taken and passed. Grading for the laboratory is separate from the Physics 105 lecture / recitation and from the Physics 105W workshop. For additional information, refer to the website http://physics.njit.edu/physlab. Workshop: Physics 105W workshop must be taken concurrently. The grade earned in Physics 105W contributes to the final grade of Physics 105 course. The student must register for all components of the course – Physics 105 (lecture / recitation), Physics 105W (workshop) and unless previously taken and passed, Physics 105A (laboratory). Withdrawal from any part will cause withdrawal from all components of the Physics 105 courses.
Attendance: Attendance at lectures, recitation and workshop is mandatory. Attendance for section 017, 021 will be taken by using iClicker. Attendance records are periodically reported to the Dean of Freshman Studies. Students with excessive absences must discuss reasons for absences with the Dean. STUDENTS MISSING ANY COMBINATION OF 3 LECTURE / RECITATION / WORSHOP CLASSES WILL BE DROPPED FROM ALL Physics 105 COURSES. Homework: Homework Problems will be assigned and graded weekly at the Homework Service at Texas University.
If you already have a University of Texas (UT) Guest login ID and password, you can continue to use it. Detailed instructions are attached at end. You have two weeks to get login and submit first homework. Thereafter, homework will be due online weekly, typically Wednesday 11:00PM Check UTexas class section after the lecture. The unique numbers are 105017 for section 017 and 105021 for section 021. UT EID Registration, Passwords, Problems: http://cns.utexas.edu/quest/support/student/ Quest Student Login (Univ. of Texas): https://utdirect.utexas.edu/index.html UT Help Desk email request form: http://www.utexas.edu/its/help/forms/mailform.html Fill out the following for your own future reference, and keep it someplace where you can find it: Unique course number announced by instructors: __________ Your Login ID on the UT system (generated when you register with UT; case sensitive!): ______________ Your own password (selected upon registration with UT; confidential!): ______________ Note that NJIT instructors can not access your UT password.
Grading: Commitment and preparedness are critical to success in Physics 105. Reading assigned material and completing homework assignments will positively affect your grade. DO NOT ALLOW yourself to get into a situation where you don’t understand the material for more than one week. If you let things slip, you will have a lot of trouble catching up. Attending the lecture and recitation is not enough. Take notes in class and recitation. Read the relevant sections in the textbook. DO the homework. Class participation and homework can only help and are part of your grade. YOU NEED A MINIMUM C GRADE in 105 to pass to 106. This is a CSLA rule enforced by the registrar. The final grade in Phys 105 will be composed of the following items:
Common Exams (15% each, 45% total): Three exams, each 15%, will include both multiple-choice and workout
problems. They will be given during the semester with the following schedule: o Common Exam 1: Friday, October 1st, 8:30 - 9:45 am o Common Exam 2: Friday, October 29th, 8:30 - 9:45 am o Common Exam 3: Friday, November 19th, 8:30 - 9:45 am Final Exam (30%): Comprehensive test (2.5 hours) on the entire semester’s material will be given during finals week (to be announced). Workshop (10%): Workshop instructor will report attendance and grades to the Physics 105 instructor who will include the workshop evaluation in the final grade. Lecture Quizzes (7%): A short quiz will be given during each lecture or recitation using iClicker. Homework (8%) Extra credit may be given for optional exam problems (as announced during class), for active class participation, etc. Negative credit may be given for being late, creating noise or otherwise interfering with the work of the class. A final letter grade could be assigned as follows, but could be adjusted depending on the class average: A B+ B C+ C D F
(80+) (75-79) (70-74) (65-69) (55-64) (50-54) (BELOW 50)
Resources:
Students are encouraged to meet with their instructor during office hours or by appointment to discuss any difficulty. Physics Learning Center located in 401 Tiernan, is open to all students. Check with schedule posted outside 401T.
Use the interactive learning system provided by the publisher with the textbook – http://www.cp7e.com
DO NOT ALLOW yourself to get into a situation where you don’t understand the material for more than one week. If you let things slip, you will have a lot of trouble catching up. Attending the lecture and recitation is not enough. Take notes in class and recitation. Read the relevant sections in the textbook and do the homework. This can only help you.
Policy for Make-up Exams, Quizzes, HW LECTURE QUIZZES: There is no make-up for the lecture quizzes. Students missing a Lecture quiz receive a grade of zero for that quiz. The lecture quizzes are intended to assess the study habits of the students on the new concepts and to help them stay in step with the flow of the course. Any make-up offer will give an unfair advantage to those students since it will give them extra time to study. Homework assignments: must be turned in by the assigned cutoff date (typically Wednesdays at 11PM). All Homework must be turned in via the online service. No paper copies will be accepted. No late homework will be accepted. Common Exams: The general policy is that students who miss a common exam will receive a score of zero for that Exam. That score will be included in the calculation of your final grade. Students that miss two common exams automatically fail the course. Students who anticipate an absence from a common exam should discuss their situation with their instructor PRIOR TO their absence. In order to be qualified to receive a "make-up" common exam score (a very rare occurrence), the student should present documentation for not being able to take the test as scheduled. As is the standard policy of NJIT, this documentation should be presented to the student’s Physics 105 instructor AND to the Dean of Students - (973) 5963466, 2nd floor Campbell Entry. BOTH the Physics 105 instructor and Dean of Students must concur in permitting a "make-up" common exam. Students who miss common exams that do not present documentation with 7 days of the common exam will receive a score of zero for the common exam. In the event that the above qualification is met, a separate make-up test for the missed common quiz will not be offered. Instead, the part of the final exam relevant to the contents of the missed test will be considered for giving a grade for the missed test. The instructor will look at the final exam questions from those chapters and normalize this portion of the student’s grade for the missed common quiz. Final Exam: The standard institution policy applies to the make-ups for the final exam. In order to get an incomplete (I), the student should have met all the course requirements with a C average standing for the completed part of the semester’s work. Any requests for taking the final at a different time is an anomaly and the student should be sent to the Dean of Students if he/she has a documented reason.
Honor Code Violations or Disruptive Behavior NJIT has a zero-tolerance policy regarding cheating of any kind and disruptive student behavior. Any incidents will be immediately reported to the Dean of Freshman Studies. In the cases the Honor Code violations are detected, the punishments range from a minimum of failure in the course plus disciplinary probation up to expulsion from NJIT with notations on students' permanent record. No eating or drinking is allowed at the lectures, recitations, workshops, and laboratories. Cellular phones must be turned off during the class hours and during exams.
Fall 2010 Physics 105 Assignments Lecture Subject
Reading Assignment
Week (Lecture) 01: Sept. 1 – Sept. 7 Introduction September 6 Week (Lecture) 02: Sept. 8 – Sept. 14 Motion in One Dimension Week (Lecture) 03: Sept. 15 – Sept. 21 Vectors Week (Lecture) 04: Sept. 22 – Sept. 28 Projectile Motion, Relative Velocity Week (Lecture) 05: Sept. 29 – Oct. 3 The Laws of Motion Common Exam1: October 1 Friday, 8:30 – 9:55 am Week (Lecture) 06: Oct. 6 – Oct. 12 Application of Newton’s Friction Force Week (Lecture) 07: Oct. 13 – Oct. 19 Circular Motion & Centripetal Forces Week (Lecture) 08: Oct. 20 – Oct. 26 Other Application of Newton’s Laws Week (Lecture) 09: Oct. 27 – Nov. 2 Kinetic Energy & Work-Energy Theorem. The Scalar Product of Two Vectors Common Exam2: October 29 Friday, 8:30 – 9:55 am Week (Lecture) 10: Nov. 3 – Nov. 9 Gravitational Energy, Spring Potential Energy, Potential Energy
B1: Chapter 1
HW1 due 11:00 am on Sept. 15
Labor Day B1: Chapter 2
No Class HW2 due 11:00 pm on Sept. 15
B1: Chapter 3 Sec. 1-3 B1: Chapter 3 Sec. 4-5 B1: Chapter 4 Sec. 1-4 B1: Chapter 1-3
HW3 due 11:00 pm on Sept. 22
Week (Lecture) 11: Nov. 10 – Nov. 16 Systems & Energy Conservation Common Exam3: November 19 Friday, 8:30 – 9:55 am Week (Lecture) 12: Nov. 17 – Nov. 23 Power, Work done by a Varying Force Week (Lecture) 13: Nov. 24 – Nov. 30 Collisions & Impulse Conservation of Momentum Tuesday, November 23 Wednesday, November 24 Thanksgiving November 25 – 26 Week (Lecture) 14: Dec. 1 – Dec. 7 Collisions in Two Dimensions, Center of Mass, Motion of Particles System Reading Day: Dec. 10 Final Exam Period
B1: Chapter 4 Sec. 5-6 B2: Chapter 6 Sec. 1-2 B2: Chapter 6 Sec. 3-4 B1: Chapter 5 Sec. 1-2 B2: Chapter 7 Sec. 3 B1: Chapter 4 B2: Chapter 6 B1: Chapter 5 Sec. 3-4 B2: Chapter 7 Sec. 6 B1: Chap 5 Sec 6 B2: Chapter 8 Sec. 1-4 B1: Chapter 5 B2: Chapter 7-8 B1: Chapter 5 Sec. 6 B2: Chapter 8 Sec. 5 B1: Chapter 6 Sec. 1-4 B2: Chapter 9 Sec. 1-3
Recess B2: Chapter 9 Sec. 4-6 No Classes Dec. 11 - 17
Homework & Due Date
HW4 due 11:00 pm on Sept. 29 HW5 due 11:00 pm on Oct. 6 Cover Week 01, 02, 03, 04 HW6 due 11:00 pm on Oct. 13 HW7 due 11:00 pm on Oct. 20 HW8 due 11:00 pm on Oct. 27 HW9 due 11:00 pm on Nov. 3 Cover Week 05, 06, 07, 08 HW10 due 11:00 pm on Nov. 10
HW11 due 11:00 pm on Nov. 17 Cover Week 09, 10, 11 HW12 due 11:00 pm on Nov. 24
HW13 due 11:00 pm on Dec. 1 Follow Thursday Schedule Follow Friday Schedule No class on Thursday or Friday HW14 due 11:00 pm on Dec. 8 Optional Review Sessions Comprehensive Final Exam
