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Welcome to Physics 1500
Wayne Springer
Course Material
Class Website:
http://www.physics.utah.edu/~springer/phys1500
Textbook:
Classical Mechanics by Gladding, Selen and Stelzer
Online Course:
https://www.smartphysics.com (required)
Canvas Pages:
Section 001: https://utah.instructure.com/courses/320947
Section 002: https://utah.instructure.com/courses/320948
Clicker:
Turning Point Technologies Clicker – available in
campus bookstore (required)
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Websites
• Main course website: http://www.physics.utah.edu/~springer/phys1500/
– Gateway to all other websites!!!!
– Schedule, links, syllabus, solutions, etc…
• SmartPhysics website: https://www.smartphysics.com/
– Prelectures, Checkpoints, Homework
– Gradebook
– Course calendar
• Canvas websites: 001: https://utah.instructure.com/courses/320947
002: https://utah.instructure.com/courses/3209478
– Official Gradebook
– Additional Assignments
– Announcements.
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Course Website: A gateway…
http://www.physics.utah.edu/~springer/phys1500
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Course Website: Announcements
http://www.physics.utah.edu/~springer/phys1500/announcements.html
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Your SmartPhysics Website
https://www.smartphysics.com
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Contact Information
• Instructor:
Wayne Springer: [email protected]
• Teaching Assistants:
Janvida Rou ([email protected])
Rong Zhang ([email protected])
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Help Lab
• Assistance for homework, exam preparation
and general understanding of course material
• Location:
Physics rotunda(located behind JFB 102)
• Time: To be determined by doodle poll:
https://doodle.com/r5h452cvbd3h8hhb
(I will e-mail you when it is ready)
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Assignments, Exams and
Grades(Tentative)
• Prelectures and Checkpoints
– SmartPhysics: Due at 11:00 a.m on dates posted on smarthphysics
calendar.10%
– Get credit for completion, not for correctness
– You must watch the whole prelecture (about 20 minutes) to get credit!
• Class Participation/in-class quizzes 10%
• Homework
– SmartPhysics: Due at 11:30 p.m on dates posted on smarthphysics
calendar. They are graded automatically. The lowest three Homework
scores are dropped. 25%
• Exams
– 3 midterms: (see calendar). The lowest score midterm is dropped. 30%
– Final exam:. 25%
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Textbook and Supplemental Material
Required Textbook
Classical Mechanics by Gladding, Selen, and Stelzer, ISBN-13: 978-1-4292-7240-7, is a small
booklet that accompanies the on-line course, smartPhysics.This book is available in the campus
bookstore with a bundled access card (which covers the cost of on-line access, as well). On-line
access alone will be available through the smartPhysics website, and the booklet alone is also
available through the usual internet sources, as well. There are obviously several ways to obtain the
needed course materials; how you do so is up to you.
Supplemental Material
Physics for Engineering and Science (Third Edition) by Michael E. Browne, ISBN 978-0-07181090-6 is a supplemental book that provides clear and concise explanations of the topics
encountered in this course. More importantly it provides many fully solved example problems and
supplemental problems with answers. We will discuss problems and solutions from this book during
class.
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Clicker
Available in Campus Bookstore for $40 (?) can resell at end of semester for ?
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Course Prerequisites
 Knowledge of algebra and trigonometry
 Willingness to learn…
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smartPhysics Course Overview
smartPhysics includes:
1. Online PreLectures (animated lessons, completed
before lecture)
2. Online CheckPoints (quizzes to check knowledge,
completed before lecture)
3. Lectures (interactive, with clicker activities)
4. Online homework exercises
5. Printed textbook (reference, problems)
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How we’ll use smartPhysics
You will VIEW PreLectures before class.
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How we’ll use smartPhysics
Next, you’ll complete a CheckPoint quiz before lecture to
CHECK your understanding of the PreLecture.
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How we’ll use smartPhysics
 COME to class!
.
 The lecture will be more INTERACTIVE because
of the work you’ve done before class
 You should come with questions or requests to
discuss certain topics…
 I will ask “clicker” questions based on pre-lectures
to ensure that you understand the material
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Lectures
Interactive Lectures (using computer projector)
•Address questions and difficulties expressed by students from
the prelectures and checkpoints
• Work out examples
•Use checkpoint questions plus others to
survey class understanding using clickers
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How we’ll use smartPhysics
Next, you must complete assigned homework problems.
*A single assignment may contain multiple problems.
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How we’ll use smartPhysics
READ the Textbook as needed for review. It is designed to
complement the smartPhysics web site (www.smartphysics.com).
Mechanics
ISBN: 1-4292-7270-6
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So how do you get started?
• Create a smartPhysics account
– Go to www.smartphysics.com to register
– Enter your personal information and email address
• Join my course using the course access key (Jan25_1736)
– You can get access and get credit for your work
– You can get 30 days of free access to my course
• Purchase access
– Activate a printed activation code purchased through the
bookstore, or
– Purchase access online
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Setting up SmartPhysics account
1. Go to
www.smartphysics.com
2. Click the “Students” button
to begin the registration
process OR register for
smartPhysics using your
Facebook account.
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Create aupsmartPhysics
Setting
SmartPhysicsaccount
account
3. Begin the process of
registering for the site. Enter
your email address (your
institutional email address)
and choose a password.
4. Complete the Captcha
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5. Click “Register”
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Create aupsmartPhysics
Setting
SmartPhysicsaccount
account
6. Set up your profile
(first name, last name,
institution)
(Connect your Facebook
Account if you want)
7. Re-enter your
password, then click
“Save”
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Enroll
in this courseaccount
Setting
up SmartPhysics
8. Choose the “Enrollments” tab and enter the access
key of this course.
Jan25_1736
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Course
Access
Key
Setting up SmartPhysics account
The COURSE ACCESS KEY for this course is:
[Jan25_1736]
Birthday of Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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Enroll
in this courseaccount
Setting
up SmartPhysics
9. Enter your Unique identifier:
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To be sure: Unique Identifier Format
The UNIQUE IDENTIFIER you should use for this
course is your unid.
Using your unid will allow me to transfer your
grades from smartphysics into canvas
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Access smartPhysics
Congratulations! You are now enrolled in your course!
You will be given 30 days in which to access smartPhysics before
having to purchase access or redeem an access code. This will provide
you with a grace period should you opt to drop the course.
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Access smartPhysics
After the 30 days (or before, if you’d like), you must either buy access
online with a credit card OR redeem an activation code (housed in a
printed booklet purchased at the campus bookstore).
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Purchase Access (Online)
From the “Purchase Access” link
1. Complete the billing
information and click
“Continue.”
**This is the address in which your
credit card bill is sent each month.
This is often different than your
school address, so please check
before entering that information.
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Purchase Access (Online)
2. Complete the
second portion of the
online form (credit
card information) and
click “Purchase
Access.”
**Depending on your state of
residence, you may be subjected to a
tax for your online purchase. The
system will determine your tax rate
based on your billing address.
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Purchase Access (Online)
3. You’ll be taken
to a confirmation
page with your
purchase details.
Click “Go to
Course” to return
to your course.
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Redeem Access (Activation Code)
Your activation code is located inside the booklet.
1. Scratch off your code (from your access card booklet) and enter
it into the fields on the screen (Option 1 in image below)
2. Click “Submit Code” after you’ve entered the code. Once
finished, you can return to your course.
**Activation codes are valid for one use only
and cannot be shared. They do allow you to
switch courses or request a refund. Check the
FAQs (smartphysics.com > Help > Student
FAQs) for more information.
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Need live help?
The smartPhysics technical support team is ready and
able to help you and is available 7 days a week by
phone and email.
[email protected]
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How you can do well in this course
You should spend at least 3 hours on
prelectures and homework for every lecture!
1. Make a good effort on the online activities. The last CheckPoint
question is optional and is called “Lecture Thoughts.” I will study these
before class and will adjust the lecture to your needs.
2. Participate in lecture. You will learn more (and have more fun)
from an active setting in which you participate with the instructor and
your peers to probe your understanding of the fundamental principles.
3. DO THE HOMEWORK THE RIGHT WAY!!! To truly understand
physics you must practice solving problems. Work on the homework
on your own as far as possible, without help from the text, notes, or
solutions. Then, study the textbook, and if you need it, ask for a hint
that will get you a little further and continue this way until you
complete it.
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How you can do well in this course
4.Get help from and help other classmates! Individual effort can be
supplemented by group work. Perhaps the best way to solidify your
understanding of a topic is to explain it to others….
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Clicker test run
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