Syllabus

Spring 2016

Physics 2020: General Physics

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! ! ! ! ! !Course Introduction !Physics 2020 is an introduction to general concepts in physics. This class is college algebra- and trigonometry-based, so you need to come in with a good foundation in both subjects. The problem-solving we will do in this class, which will be a major focus, will assume that you have this mathematical background. The conceptual content also assumes that you have an understanding of the concepts and problem-solving skills from General Physics I. My goal for this class is for you to come away with a basic, conversational understanding of physics concepts, a greater interest in learning more, and the ability to solve basic physics problems.

!! Instructor !Dr. Tabitha Buehler

INSCC 314 office hours: MWF 10:00 am - 11:00 am, or by appointment phone: 801-587-9780 email: [email protected] (the best way to reach me)

!! Course Administrator !Mary Ann Woolf

JFB 205 phone: 801-581-4246 email: [email protected]

!! TA Marshall !Shawn Merrill

JFB 201-A office hours: TW 9:00 am - 10:00 am, or drop in if available email: [email protected]

!! Class Time and Place !Lecture !JFB 103

Section 001: MWF, 7:30 am - 8:20 am Section 012: MWF, 8:35 am - 9:25 am

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Physics 2020 - Syllabus Spring 2016

!Discussion !Sections 002 & 013: TH, 7:30 am - 8:20 am, WEB L110 Sections 003 & 014: TH 12:55 pm - 1:45 pm, NS 205 Sections 004 & 015: TH 9:40 am - 10:30 am, NS 205 Sections 005 & 016: TH 8:35 am - 9:25 am, NS 205 Sections 006 & 017: TH 7:30 am - 8:20 am, NS 203 Sections 007 & 018: TH 10:45 am - 11:35 am, JTB 320 Sections 008 & 019: TH 10:45 am - 11:35 am, JTB 120 Sections 009 & 020: TH 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm, NS 205

!We won’t have discussion on January 12, March 24, or April 12. !! Text !Physics, 10th Edition, by Cutnell & Johnson (ebook) !

You will be working with the online WebAssign for this class (http://www.webassign.net/utah/ login.html). Through WebAssign, you will need to pay a $60 fee to access the online version of the textbook, as well as the homework from the text for the class. The online version of the text is the full text. The university bookstore will not be carrying hard copies of the textbook, but you should be able to find a copy online if you would like one. Even purchasing an earlier version of the text should be sufficient to help you study. The Physics & Astronomy Department also has copies of earlier versions of the text that can be used. These are in the department library on the 2nd floor of JFB and in JFB 325, the study area for Physics 2020. These textbooks must remain in these rooms.

!! Grade Breakdown !Class Participation (280 points possible): !During our class time we will answer questions that you have regarding the reading, revisit

concepts, look at applications and demonstrations of concepts, work through example problems, and take quizzes. Your class participation grade will be based on your participation in the clicker quizzes we will take in class. It will not depend on your quiz score, only on whether you participated or not. Each day in class (excluding exam days) you will receive a class participation grade (10 points if you are there and participate, 0 if not). We will begin recording participation credit on Monday, 25 January, after the university add deadline. I will drop four participation grades from your overall score, so that you can miss up to four days of class (or add the class late) with no penalty.

!For these quizzes you will need either a Turning Technologies clicker or a ResponseWare app for your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. The app is free but requires a paid subscription in order to use it in class. You will register either the clicker or the app with your university ID at this website: http://webreg.turningtechnologies.com/. After you register your device, go into the field called ‘Your ID’ or ‘Your Identity’ and delete any information there, leaving it blank.

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Reading Quizzes (270 points possible):

!Reading quizzes will be taken through WebAssign. They quiz you over the reading for the day’s

discussion in class. They are due by 7:30am on the days shown on the semester schedule. I will drop your four lowest reading quiz grades.

!! Homework (700 points possible): !There will be 16 homework assignments, due by 11:59 pm on the days given by the Semester

Schedule. You will find these homework assignments in WebAssign, and they will be comprised of questions and problems from the textbook. You will enter your answers to these problems on WebAssign, but I recommend that you print them out at least a week early and work them out on paper first. You will have several tries to enter the correct answers. I will drop your two lowest homework assignment grades from your overall score. Late homework will not be accepted.

!! Group Assignments (210 points possible): !Group assignments will be done during discussion sections on Tuesdays and Thursdays (except

for the discussion sections just before an exam—these will be used to review for the exams). The discussion TA will organize the students into groups of 3 or 4. The groups may change during the semester. Each group will be given the same problems to solve. These will allow you to practice working problems on paper before you do it on the exams. The TA will go around the room, listen to group conversations, and facilitate helpful discussions of the problems. The goal is collaborative learning. A full 10 points will be assigned by the TA for reasonable participation (no partial credit) on each assignment. I will drop three group assignments from your overall score.

!! Midterm Exams (360 points each): !There will be four midterm exams. The exams will be given at our regular class time on the dates specified on the Semester Schedule. The locations of the midterm exams will be posted on the course website. You must bring a picture ID to all exams. You may bring one 8.5” x 11” sheet for formulas and other important information (you may use both sides). Normal scientific and graphic calculators are allowed. No late exams will be given for unexcused absences.

!You will have the opportunity to earn extra credit on your midterm exams by correcting missed

problems, but it will be to your advantage to earn as many points as you can the first time taking each exam. Your midterm exam corrections will be due one week after you receive your graded exam. You will turn in a corrections form (found in WebAssign) for each problem you are correcting for extra points.

!If you feel an error was made in grading part of your exam, you may request a re-grading of

problems. Any request for re-grading on an exam must be made by one week after you receive your graded exam. You must fill out a re-grade form (found in WebAssign) and attach it to the entire problem to be re-graded. The entire problem will be re-graded. Do not submit problems that you are not asking to be re-graded. Use a separate re-grade form for each problem. Exams must be done in blue or black ink in order to be eligible for a re-grade; exams done in pencil will not be re-graded.

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!Final Exam (360 points possible): !The final exam will be on Wednesday, May 4, from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The location is to be

announced. No late finals will be permitted. You must take the final exam and score at least 25% (90 points) in order to pass this class. You will need to bring a picture ID to the final exam. You may bring two 8.5” x 11: formula sheet to the final exam. If your final exam score is higher than your lowest midterm score, I will replace your lowest midterm score with it, so that your final exam score will count twice.

!! !Final Grade !Your final grade will be based on 3100 points (note that there are up to 3260 total possible points—giving you a 5.2% buffer). Grades will be assigned based on the table: ! Course Grade

Percentage Range

A

93% and above

A-

90% - 92.99%

B+

87% - 89.99%

B

83% - 86.99%

B-

80% - 82.99%

C+

77% - 79.99%

C

73% - 76.99%

C-

70% - 72.99%

D

60% - 69.99%

E

Below 60%

!! We will be using the WebAssign grade book to record scores. You should check your scores

online as the semester progresses. You will need to let me know as soon as possible about any missing or incorrect scores. The deadline for notifying me about any missing or incorrect scores for the semester is May 6. No changes will be made after this date.

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! ! subject to change as semester progresses Semester Schedule

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Topics

Text Sections

Homework

Reading Quiz due 7:30am

Jan. 11

Introduction

Jan. 13

Waves & Sound

16.1 - 16.6

Jan. 15

Waves & Sound

16.7 - 16.10

Jan. 18

Holiday—No Class

Jan. 20

Sound Wave Interference

17.1 - 17.4

Jan. 22

Sound Wave Interference

17.5 - 17.6

Jan. 25

Electric Forces & Fields

18.1 - 18.5

Jan. 27

Electric Forces & Fields

18.6 - 18.9

Jan. 29

Electric Potential Energy & Potential

19.1 - 19.3

Feb. 1

Electric Potential Energy & Potential

19.4 - 19.5

Feb. 3

Exam 1 Review

Feb. 5

Exam 1 Electric Circuits

20.1 - 20.6

Feb. 10

Electric Circuits

20.7 - 20.14

Feb. 12

Magnetic Forces & Fields

21.1 - 21.6

Feb. 15

Holiday—No Class

Feb. 17

Magnetic Forces & Fields

Feb. 19

Electromagnetic Induction 22.1 - 22.5

Feb. 22

Electromagnetic Induction 22.7 - 22.9 Exam 2 Review

Feb. 26

Exam 2

21.7 - 21.9

Homework 3 due

Homework 5 due

Homework 6 due Homework 7 due

Feb. 29

Electromagnetic Waves

24.1 - 24.4

Mar. 2

Electromagnetic Waves

24.5 - 24.6


Homework 2 due

Homework 4 due

Feb. 8

Feb. 24

Homework 1 due

Class Dates!

Topics

Text Sections

Homework

Reading Quiz due 7:30am

Mar. 4

Reflection of Light

25.1 - 25.4

Mar. 7

Reflection of Light

25.5 - 25.6

Mar. 9

Refraction of Light

26.1 - 26.7

Mar. 11

Refraction of Light

26.8 - 26.14

Mar. 14

Spring Break—No Class

Mar. 16


Mar. 18


Mar. 21

Exam 3 Review

Mar. 23

Exam 3 Wave Nature of Light

27.1 - 27.5

Mar. 28

Wave Nature of Light

27.6 - 27.9

Mar. 30

Special Relativity

28.1 - 28.5

Apr. 1

Special Relativity

28.6 - 28.7

Apr. 4

Particles & Waves

29.1 - 29.3

Apr. 6

Particles & Waves

29.4 - 29.6

Exam 4 Review

Apr. 11

Exam 4 The Atom

30.1 - 30.5

Apr. 15

The Atom

30.6 - 30.8

Apr. 18

Nuclear Physics

31.1 - 31.4

Apr. 20

Nuclear Physics

31.5 - 31.9

Apr. 22

Nuclear Energy

32.1 - 32.7

Final Exam Review

May 4

Final Exam

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Homework 11 due


Apr. 13

Apr. 25

Homework 9 due

Homework 10 due

Mar. 25

Apr. 8

Homework 8 due

Homework 14 due


Additional Resources

!WebAssign !https://www.webassign.net/utah/login.html !This is where you will access your electronic textbook and homework assignments, as well as

enter answers to homework assignments. It will be good to get familiar with the website. We will introduce you to how it works on the first day of class.

!! Clicker/Device Registration !http://webreg.turningtechnologies.com/ !This is where you will go to register either your clicker or your ResponseWare device. !! Supplemental Instruction !The Supplemental Instruction Program, called SI for short, is offered in this course to provide

organized study sessions. These sessions are free and open to all students in the course and are led by an undergraduate who has done well in this subject area. Your SI leader will be attending classes, reading the material, and doing any relevant assignments to be prepared for the SI sessions. The purpose of SI is to see that each of you has the opportunity to do as well as you would like to in this course. In SI sessions, we will review, organize, and clarify the material from lectures; teach you ways to develop effective study skills for this course; and help you prepare for exams. Your SI leader will schedule 3 meetings per week convenient to the majority of your schedules. Attendance is voluntary, and you may attend as many or as few sessions as you like.

!Once the days, times and locations of the sessions are announced, you can enter this information on this chart. ! ! Session 1 ! ! Session 2 Session 3 ! ! ! !!

At the end of the semester, please complete the post-survey accessed at www.studentvoice.com/utah/si.html to provide us with feedback on your experience with SI. Your comments are valued and important to our ability to provide you with effective SI sessions that meet your needs. Let us know what worked well and what you would change!

!! Class Notes !I will be using presentation slides in class, and I will post a form of these slides in WebAssign so

that you may access them before class. I recommend bringing these to class, in either printed or electronic form, so that you can add notes to them during class. I will lecture at a pace that assumes that you already have these notes in front of you. Physics 2020 - Syllabus Spring 2016

Help Lab

!There is a help lab for Physics 2020 located in JFB 325. We will post the hours for this lab on WebAssign. The course TAs will be working in this lab, and there are computers in the room that you can use to enter your homework answers in WebAssign.

!! Each Other !Working and studying together in groups is the best way to survive college! Find some people to work with at the beginning of the semester, and exchange contact information. !! Tutoring Services

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The University of Utah Tutoring Center, in SSB 330, provides tutoring services. Lowincome students may qualify for free tutoring through this program. For more information, call 801-581-5153 or visit www.sa.utah.edu/Tutoring/. The Physics & Astronomy Department may also have a list of undergraduate and graduate student tutors available. See the front office at JFB 201 for a list of possible tutors.

! ! Campus Computer Labs !

A list of computer labs open to U students with valid IDs and computer accounts can be found at http://www.it.utah.edu/services/connected/labs.html.

! ! Time Commitment !

It takes time to learn the concepts and problem-solving skills required to do well in this class. I recommend that you plan to spend at least 12 hours per week outside of the classroom working on this class. And, please, come see me if you are putting in time and still having difficulties in the class.

! ! Students with Disabilities !

The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services, and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in the class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services (CDS), 162 Olpin Union Building, 801-581-5020. CDS will work with you and the instructor to make arrangements for the accommodations. You can learn more about CDS at http:// disability.utah.edu.

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Honesty

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Cheating of any kind is a serious violation of University rules and is unethical. Students caught cheating will be given a failing grade in the course and will be sent to the University Disciplinary Committee for further action. All TAs and the course administrator are to be considered as proxies for Dr. Buehler when you are dealing with them regarding this course. They need to be listened to and treated with respect at all times.

! This syllabus is subject to change as the semester progresses. !
