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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.
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Instructor
!Dr. Tabitha Buehler
INSCC 314
office hours: MWF 10:00 am - 11:00 am, or by appointment
phone: 801-587-9780
email: t.buehler@utah.edu (the best way to reach me)
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Course Administrator
!Mary Ann Woolf
JFB 205
phone: 801-581-4246
email: woolf@physics.utah.edu
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TA Marshall
!Shawn Merrill
JFB 201-A
office hours: TW 9:00 am - 10:00 am, or drop in if available
email: smerrill@physics.utah.edu
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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. !! ! Physics 2020 - Syllabus Spring 2016
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. !! Physics 2020 - Syllabus Spring 2016
!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.
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!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:
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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%
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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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Physics 2020 - Syllabus Spring 2016!
Semester Schedule
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subject to change as semester progresses
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Class Dates! 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 Homework 1 due
Jan. 25 Electric Forces & Fields 18.1 - 18.5
Jan. 27 Electric Forces & Fields 18.6 - 18.9 Homework 2 due
Jan. 29 Electric Potential Energy 19.1 - 19.3
& Potential
Feb. 1 Electric Potential Energy 19.4 - 19.5 Homework 3 due
& Potential
Feb. 3 Exam 1 Review Homework 4 due
Feb. 5 Exam 1
Feb. 8 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 21.7 - 21.9 Homework 5 due
Feb. 19 Electromagnetic Induction 22.1 - 22.5
Feb. 22 Electromagnetic Induction 22.7 - 22.9 Homework 6 due
Feb. 24 Exam 2 Review Homework 7 due
Feb. 26 Exam 2
Feb. 29 Electromagnetic Waves 24.1 - 24.4
Mar. 2 Electromagnetic Waves 24.5 - 24.6
Physics 2020 - Syllabus Spring 2016Class 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 Homework 8 due Mar. 9 Refraction of Light 26.1 - 26.7 Mar. 11 Refraction of Light 26.8 - 26.14 Homework 9 due Mar. 14 Spring Break—No Class Mar. 16 Spring Break—No Class Mar. 18 Spring Break—No Class Mar. 21 Exam 3 Review Homework 10 due Mar. 23 Exam 3 Mar. 25 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 Homework 11 due Apr. 4 Particles & Waves 29.1 - 29.3 Apr. 6 Particles & Waves 29.4 - 29.6 Homework 12 due Apr. 8 Exam 4 Review Homework 13 due Apr. 11 Exam 4 Apr. 13 The Atom 30.1 - 30.5 Apr. 15 The Atom 30.6 - 30.8 Apr. 18 Nuclear Physics 31.1 - 31.4 Homework 14 due Apr. 20 Nuclear Physics 31.5 - 31.9 Apr. 22 Nuclear Energy 32.1 - 32.7 Homework 15 due Apr. 25 Final Exam Review Homework 16 due May 4 Final Exam !! !! !! ! Physics 2020 - Syllabus Spring 2016
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.
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Clicker/Device Registration
!http://webreg.turningtechnologies.com/
!This is where you will go to register either your clicker or your ResponseWare device.
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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.
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! Session 1 ! Session 2
! Session 3
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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!
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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 2016Help 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 ! The University of Utah Tutoring Center, in SSB 330, provides tutoring services. Low- income 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. ! ! ! Physics 2020 - Syllabus Spring 2016
Honesty ! 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. ! Physics 2020 - Syllabus Spring 2016
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