PHY
161: General Physics I- Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Fall 2004
Text: Fundamentals of Physics, 6th ed., Halliday, Resnick and
Walker
Instructor: Dr. Matt Marone Room 112
Willet Science Center
Phone 301-2597, e-mail: marone_mj@mercer.edu
Office Hours: MW 1:00-1:50, outside of
these hours by appointment
Lecture: section number 1 MWF 9-9:50
Prerequisite: Co-requisite MAT 191
General:
This is a calculus-based class. Mathematics is the language of Physics and your ability to function in that language will affect your grade in this class. By the end of the class you will be able to solve problems and understand the concepts governing Newton’s laws of motion, uniformly accelerated motion, work, energy, momentum, and thermodynamics. Lectures will be in an interactive format. I expect you to ask questions and I will ask questions as I am lecturing. You are not required to come to lectures, but your lack of attendance will most likely cause you to do poorly in the class.
Grades:
A (90 and above), B+ (85-89), B (80-84), C+ (75-79), C (70-74), D (60-69) F (below 60)
Your Final class grade will be derived from the following percentages
Average of 4 Tests (65%)
In-class Quiz (10%)
Final Exam (15%)
Web Work (10%)
You will not be graded on a “curve”.
Extra Credit will only be available on in class exams, if available at all.
Learning Style Audit:
Each student is required to submit an Index of Learning Styles
Questionnaire. The purpose of this test
is to help students learn how to study better for this class. The learning
style score will not be factored in to your grade, however failure to submit a
score report will result in a grade of incomplete. You can find the learning styles questionnaire at the link shown
below. Once you have filled out the
form, you will see a results page. You
are required to e-mail me the results.
Your e-mail must contain “Phy 161Learning Styles Scales” as the subject.
If it does not have the correct subject, the mail filter will not file your
results correctly. It is the
responsibility of the student to confirm that the instructor received the
audit. You must submit the results before the first exam.
http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html
Writing Assignment: You are required to write a short essay with a minimum of 500 words. The subject of the essay is “What is relationship between physics and my major?” Physics is required for your major, but why is that? How will you use physics in your career? Making these types of connections and asking yourself these deeper questions, should help you in this class and in your college career. The essay will be graded Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) and must be submitted before the second exam. If you receive a grade of “S”, your two lowest quiz grades will be dropped. A grade of “U” will exclude you from the quiz drop. Failure to submit an essay will result in an automatic grade of “U”. The assignment will be submitted by e-mail and contain the subject “Phy 161 essay. If it does not have the correct subject, the mail filter will not file your results correctly. It is the responsibility of the student to confirm that the instructor received the essay. You must submit the essay before the second exam.
WebWork:
WebWork is a method for doing homework over the web. Students can submit answers to problems and receive instant feedback. The WebWork system is still under development and you should not expect it to work smoothly at all times. Each student will receive a password. You will log into WebWork and complete the problem set by the due date shown on the WebWork page. There will not be a problem set for every chapter that we cover. If you get a problem wrong, you can try it again. The WebWork system will show you the limit on the number of time that you can enter an answer. Students are expected to do their own work but are allowed to discuss the problems with other students in the class. You should practice using WebWork before you begin the problem sets. A sample WebWork class can be found at
http://webwork.math.rochester.edu/SampleCourse/.
Electronic Submission of Assignments: No e-mail with attachments will be accepted.
Students bear sole responsibility for ensuring that papers or assignments submitted electronically to a professor are received in a timely manner and in the electronic format(s) specified by the professor. Students are therefore obliged to have their e-mail client issue a receipt verifying that the document has been received. Students are also strongly advised to retain a copy of the dated submission on a separate disk. Faculty members are encouraged, but not required, to acknowledge receipt of the assignment
Tests: Make-up exams will only be given to students with valid excuses as defined by the university handbook (illness, emergency, class trips with prior notification). The make-up exam may be harder or easier than the regular in-class exam. Any disputes concerning a test grade must be resolved within one week from the time the tests are returned or from the time the grades are made known to the class. Any grade disputes after this time limit will not be considered under any circumstances. Partial credit will be awarded depending how many steps were done correctly in a multi-step problem. The amount of credit will be at the discretion of the instructor. No equation sheets are permitted. A list of useful equations and constant will be provided with the test. This list will be drawn from the Review and Summary section at the end of the chapter. You should learn all of the important equations and not rely on the equation sheet.
Quizzes: There will be a 5-10 minute quiz every week unless interrupted by a test. This quiz will cover any material discussed in class up to that point of time. Make-up quizzes are subject to the same conditions as make-up tests. The Quiz will usually be on Friday. It may be necessary to change the day and the change will be announced.
Final Exam: The final exam may include any material discussed in class.
Make-up exams will be subject to the same conditions as make-up tests.
Homework: In addition to the WebWork problems, there will be additional
problems posted on a class web page.
These problems will not be graded, but it is suggested that students
work all the homework problems. The problems can be found at http://physics.mercer.edu/marone/problems/phy161/phy161problist.html
Honor code: You are bound by the Mercer honor code. The
College’s academic misconduct policy will be followed. All work, for which a grade is received,
must be the original work of the student without aid or assistance of
another party, or any printed and or electronic data/information. Academic
misconduct cases will be referred to the honor council and the student will
automatically receive a grade of incomplete (IC) pending a ruling by the honor
council.
Cell Phone and Pager Usage: Out of courtesy for all those participating in the learning experience, all cell phones and pagers must be turned off before entering any classroom, lab, or formal academic or performance event
Classroom etiquette: You are expected to
conduct yourself as a mature student, respectful of your classmates and
instructor. You may be asked to leave
the room if your behavior is disturbing the instructor or your fellow students.
Documented Disability Statement:
Students with a documented
disability should inform the instructor at the close of the first class
meeting. The instructor will refer you
to the office of Student Support Services (SSS) for consultation regarding evaluation,
documentation of your disability, and recommendations for accommodation, if
needed. Students will receive from SSS
the Faculty Accommodation Form.
On this form SSS will identify reasonable accommodations for this
class. The form must be given to the
course instructor for signature and then returned to SSS.
To take full advantage of
disability services, it is recommended that students contact the Office of
Student Support Services, immediately.
The office is located on the third floor of the Connell Student Center.
Material To
Be Covered (Tentative)
Ch.
2 Motion along a straight line
Ch.
3 Vectors
Ch.
4 Motion in two and three dimensions
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Ch.
5 Force and motion I
Ch.
6 Force and motion II
Ch.
7 Kinetic energy and work
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Test 2************************
Ch.
8 Potential energy and conservation of energy
Ch.
9 Systems of particles
Ch.
10 Collisions
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Test 3 *************************
Ch.
11 Rotation
Ch. 12 Rolling, Torque and angular momentum
Ch.
19 Temperature, heat and the first law of thermodynamics
Ch.
22 Heat engines, entropy and the second law of thermodynamics
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Test 4******************************
Note: We will not cover every
section of each chapter listed above.
You will be informed of the relevant sections as we progress.