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Academic Blackboard Suite 2/20/08 7:42 PM PHYSICS 1210: COLLEGE PHYSICS I - SP2008 (YU) (PHYSICS_1210_PY) > SYLLABUS Syllabus Physics1210 Syllabus Physics 1210 Syllabus WS2008 Course Information Course title Course number Course description College Physics I Physics 1210 Algebra Based Physics for Non - Science Majors. Covers "Motion": kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, rotational motion, oscillatory motion, fluids, waves and sound, and thermodynamics. On a weekly basis there will be roughly three one-hour lectures, one lab and one recitation. Students May Not Receive Credit For Both 2750 and 1210. (1) Build a strong and robust understanding of the fundamental concepts of physics. (2) Develop the skills to explicitly express and use models to describe the physical world. Wednesday, January 23 Friday, May 9, 2008 Room 114 Physics Building MWF (lectures) and Thursday recitations, plus labs MWF (lectures) 10:00 - 10:50 AM College Algebra Students not meeting the prerequisites will be dropped from the course after the deadline for adding courses. Course goals Course date Location Meeting day(s) Meeting time(s) Prerequisite(s) Instructor Name Email Office location Ping Yu yuping@missouri.edu Room 220 Physics Building Office hours/help Office hours: Mondays & Wednesday 2 3 PM, Room 220. Physics Help for students Session (Wednesdays, Thursdays 3-6 PM, Room 137). Learning Center (to be determined) Phone Recitation Instructors: 882-7664 TBN https://blackboard.missouri.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_7150_1 Page 1 of 5 Blackboard Academic Suite 2/20/08 7:42 PM Teaching Assistants See "Lab Info" Textbooks Required reading Physics, 3rd Ed., by James S. Walker, Edited by Pearson/Prentice Hall. Please note that the book is available as either: (1) a hardcover version (covering topics of both this course--Phys 1210--and its sequel--Phys 1220); or (2) a soft cover version splitting the contents of Phys 1210 and 1220 into different books. Both versions are OK, but you may find option 2 easier to carry with you. There is also an electronic version of the book available as an "ebook". The book's website is http://www.prenhall.com/walker (where some extra on-line resources are included with new textbook, available for additional $$ if you got a used one). For an additional cost the publisher also provides on-line resources at http://www.webassign.com/textbooks/walker3/details.html. Depending on your field of study you may also find it interesting to get the MCAT Study Guide questions by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. Physics Lab Manual Book 1, August 2006, S. Balasubramanian, M. Chandrasekhar and H.R. Chandrasekhar You also need to purchase a CPS RF Clicker (see below). Course Organization This is a 4 credit hours course and as such, it requires a minimum of 8 hours of outside study per week. You must budget your time to allow for this. Lectures The objective of the lectures is to help you understand the main conceptual points of the subjects covered (you will have assigned readings too). Rather than rushing through everything in the little time we have together, we expect you to read the materials before coming to class and use this precious time together to go deeper into the most important topics and ideas which should serve to clarify your understanding of the subjects of the course. Lecture notes are available (in PDF format) on the Lectures page. Lecture notes are not meant to substitute the textbook or the lecture itself, and will not contain many of the derivations done in class or solutions for the problems solved in class. Lecture notes are only supposed to give you an overview of the material covered. IMPORTANT: Lectures will not cover everything that is required in this course and which will be in the exams. Classroom Performance System (CPS) We will use a CPS (clicker) in class to encourage an active-learning environment. You must have your own CPS and you must register your Page 2 of 5 https://blackboard.missouri.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_7150_1 Blackboard Academic Suite 2/20/08 7:42 PM System (CPS) CPS with the course ("CPS (clickers)" link on course BLACKBOARD homepage). In lectures there will be conceptual questions or problems posted on the screen. You will be given a short time to answer them and we will discuss these answers immediately after. You can earn up to 60 points based on participation and performance. Quizzes will be given on Friday of each week that you are not taking an exam. The best 10 scores out of the 12 quizzes given will be factored into your grade. This is not to encourage slacking off at opportune moments, but to alleviate the need for any make-up quizzes. There will therefore be NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES, as there are essentially two built into the schedule for everyone regardless of whether you miss any. Quizzes Homework You have "suggested homework problems" from your own textbook. You will find a list of these problems in the "Calendar". These problems are not graded but you are strongly encouraged to solve them as this will help you on the exams. Solutions for these problems can be found at the end of the textbook. Every Thursday you have a 50 min recitation that you are required to attend. Problems will be solved during recitation and you will also have a chance to ask for additional explanations of the material covered in lectures. Recitation attendance will be taken and will contribute 60 points. Recitations Exams There will be 3 during exams the semester (100 points each). All the 3 exams will be held during the lecture time (10 to 10:50 pm). For every exam you must provide a picture ID. All exams are closed book exams and a formula sheet will be provided for you. You will be allowed the use of a calculator. The exams will have multiple choice questions, and problems for which you have to provide full solutions. Every exam will have at least one problem from your homework or your textbook. Exam cover Exam cover Exam cover Final Exam 1 is scheduled for Friday, February 22 and (tentatively) it will chapters 1 - 6. 2 is scheduled for Friday, March 21, and (tentatively) it will chapters 7 - 11. 3 is scheduled for Friday, April 18, and (tentatively) it will chapters 12 - 15. There will be a two-hour final exam (200 points). The final exam will be COMPREHENSIVE but will emphasize the contents not covered in the previous exams. The final exam is scheduled for Monday, May 12, 6:00 8:00 PM, in Rooms 114, Physics Bldg. There are 9 lab sessions scheduled throughout the semester. (see Lab Information for all laboratory information). YOU MUST ATTEND ALL THE LABS AND GET A PASSING GRADE (at least 75% of the total points for the lab). Failure to do so results in an automatic F grade for this class. The lab component will contribute 200 points to the Page 3 of 5 Laboratory https://blackboard.missouri.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_7150_1 Blackboard Academic Suite 2/20/08 7:42 PM overall grade. Grading Scheme Course grades will be given on the plus/minus scale, based on the following scheme. The scale may be changed if necessary but only slightly. Points Grade < 520 F 3 Exams @ 100 points each 300 Final Exam @ 200 points Laboratories Quizzes (8 out of 10) Lectures and Recitations Total Points 200 200 80 120 900 521 - 600 D 601 - 630 631 - 670 671 - 700 701 - 730 731 - 770 771 - 800 801 - 830 831 - 860 CC C+ BB B+ AA > 861 A+ Course Polices Re-grading policy Re-grading an exam is as serious a business as grading is. Please note the following: 1. If you wish to submit an exam for re-grading, you must do so within one week of getting your exam back. 2. In order for an exam to be eligible for re-grading, you must submit the original document (no photocopy) and the document may not have any additions after the exam was returned. You must include in a separate sheet, stapled to your exam, written explanations supporting your request (text, drawings, formulas, or calculations). Re-grading an exam amounts to a careful re-evaluation of the problem(s) you wish us to reconsider. In the process, we may find that additional points are warranted, that the problem was given all the points it deserved, or that the problem was given too many points. In any case, we will correct the score. So be aware that when you submit your exam for re-grading, your score may go up, stay the same, or go down. Make-up Make-up exams will be given only under exceptional and documented Page 4 of 5 https://blackboard.missouri.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_7150_1 Blackboard Academic Suite 2/20/08 7:42 PM exams circumstances. Requests for those must be made well in advance (save medical emergencies). Make-up exams will be given at the end of the semester. They may be oral or written, and written makeup exams may not be in the same format as the regular exams. There will be absolutely no make-ups for reading quizzes and online homework. Special Needs If you need accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please inform me immediately. Please see me privately after class, or at my office. To request academic accommodations (for example, a notetaker), students must also register with Disability Services, AO38 Brady Commons, 882- 4696. It is the campus office responsible for reviewing documentation provided by students requesting academic accommodations, and for accommodations planning in cooperation with students and instructors, as needed and consistent with course requirements. University Policy on Academic Dishonesty Academic integrity is fundamental to the activities and principles of a university. All members of the academic community must be confident that each person's work has been responsibly and honorably acquired, developed, and presented. Any effort to gain an advantage not given to all students is dishonest whether or not the effort is successful. The academic community regards breaches of the academic integrity rules as extremely serious matters. Sanctions for such a breach may include academic sanctions from the instructor, including failing the course for any violation, to disciplinary sanctions ranging from probation to expulsion. When in doubt about plagiarism, paraphrasing, quoting, collaboration, or any other form of cheating, consult the course instructor. The University has specific academic dishonesty administrative procedures. Although policy states that cases of academic dishonesty must be reported to the Office of the Provost for possible action, instructors may assign a failing grade for an assignment or a failing grade for the course, or may adjust a grade as deemed appropriate. Instructors also may require students to repeat the assignment or to perform additional assignments. https://blackboard.missouri.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_7150_1 Page 5 of 5

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