Transcript Physics 1422 - Introduction - The Citadel Physics Department

Physics 203 – College Physics I
Department of Physics – The Citadel
Physics 203
College Physics I
Fall 2012
S. A. Yost
Introduction
Course Structure
Mastering Physics
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Physics 203 – College Physics I
Department of Physics – The Citadel
College Physics I
I am Professor Yost.
Office: Grimsley 246 upstairs near your labs.
Hours: Mon. 2 – 5 PM, Tu, Th. 9:15 – 11 AM
or by arrangement (not Friday, generally)
Textbook: Douglas Giancoli, Physics, 6th Ed.
(Chapters 1 – 12)
The new textbooks in the Citadel book store
are packaged with a MasteringPhysics
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Introduction
I am a theoretical particle physics – I derive
predictions for observations at particle physics
experiments, primarily at the Large Hadron
Collider.
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Today’s Topics & Announcements
1.
The Syllabus
2.
Mastering Physics
3.
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Your laboratories do not meet this week.
If you are in lab section 1 – 10, they begin next
week.
For sections 11 – 19, they begin the week after next.
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Tuesday’s Assignment
Do the first problem set in MasteringPhysics,
HW0: Introduction to MasteringPhysics
Read Chapter 1, except sec. 1-7. We will discuss it
Tuesday. Expect a quiz.
It is important to read in parallel with the course.
The essential topics in chapter 1 are:
•
Significant figures
•
Scientific notation
•
Units
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Grading
Category
Percent
Hour Exams
50%
Final Exam
25%
Homework
15%
Class Participation
10%
Class participation includes quizzes and responses via your
i-clicker. The main purpose of quizzes is to encourage you to
read the chapter before coming to class. You don’t have to
understand everything on a first pass, but should be prepared
to participate intelligently in class.
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Typical Exam Grading Scale
I don’t use a “curve”, and
believe in transparent,
easy-to-understand
grading. There is no
quota for various grades.
If you are accustomed to
curved grades, the exam
scale may look very
relaxed, but I believe it
realistically reflects the
difficulty of a typical
physics exam.
Approximate Grading Scale
Exams,
HomeGrade
Final
work
A
80 – 100% 85 – 100%
B
60 – 80%
75 – 85%
C
40 – 60%
65 – 75%
D
20 – 40%
50 – 65%
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Course Content
This course is an introduction to Newtonian
mechanics and its applications.
1
Numbers and Units
7
Momentum
2
Motion in 1 Dimension
8
Rotational Motion
3
Motion in 2 Dimensions
9
Static Equilibrium, Elasticity
4
Newton’s Laws
10
Fluids
5
Circular Motion, Gravity
11
Vibrations and Waves
6
Work and Energy
12
Sound
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Exams
There will be an exam every three chapters. You can
use any calculator on the exams, but may not use advanced features,
including integrate, solve, and graph. You should not need these anyway.
An equation sheet will be provided for the hour exams, and you can bring
your own page to the final.
Exam
1
2
3
Final
Date
Sept. 18
Oct. 16
Nov. 13
Mon. Dec. 10
The final exam is at the usual time, in this room.
Chapters
1–3
4–6
7–9
1 – 12
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The First Problem Set
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These items will explain how to navigate in the
program, how to submit your answers, and how
you can expect to be graded.
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The First Problem in the Set
Read the question and answer all parts as instructed.
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Additional Resources
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Homework and the Honor System
Any answers submitted must be your own. Allowing
someone else to do your homework is cheating.
You may discuss the problems with other cadets, but
do not allow them to do all the work for you.
Using worked solutions from the solution manual or
on-line sources is cheating. If you need help, see
me or a tutor.
Cheating will reduce your grade in the course even if
it is not discovered, because you will not learn to
solve the problems yourself and will do poorly on
the exams.
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In this class, you will be required to use an i>clicker2
remote, available in the Citadel bookstore.
You will be expected to bring the remote to class
every day.
Points will be assigned for clicker participate
See Class Participation in the syllabus.
Attendance will be taken using i>clicker2
Using another person’s remote in class, or
allowing it to be used by another person, is
cheating and will be reported as an honor
violation.