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Physics 201 Syllabus

Fall 2013

Instructor: Kenneth (KC) Walsh, PhD Office: WNGR 141 email: walshke@onid.oregonstate.edu

Class times: Session 1; M,W,F: 8 am –8:50 am (CRN 10053)

Session 2; M,W,F: 9 am – 9:50 am (CRN 10054)

Session 3; M,W,F: 3 pm – 3:50 pm (CRN 13618)

Classroom: WNGR 151 Lab room: WNGR 234

Office Hours: M,W,F: 10 am – noon, else by appointment

Course Website: http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~walshke/COURSES/ph201/

Schedule

Week	Date	Topic	Reading (Chapters)	Challenge Homework	Lab (Wednesday to Tuesday)	Recitation
01	Sept. 30 Oct. 2 Oct. 4	Intro, syllabus, multiple representations Units, conversions, dimensional analysis (clicker) Orders of magnitude, vectors (clicker)	1 3-3.3	CHW1 (due 10/9) sols	Lab 1 (take-home) - Algebra Review Worksheet (due 10/2) W, R, F: Lab 2 - Measuring and Describing 1-D Motion (pre-lab due 10/8)	T: No recitation R: Vector operations RHW1 – Vectors Worksheet (due 10/7)
02	Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 11	Position, displacement (clicker) Average velocity and acceleration (clicker) Position, velocity and acceleration plots (clicker)	2	CHW2 (due 10/16)	M, T: Lab 2 - Measuring and Describing 1-D Motion (pre-lab due 10/8) W, R, F: Lab 3 - Acceleration due to Gravity (pre-lab due 10/15)	T: Vector operations R: 1D Position, velocity, acceleration RHW2 (due 10/14)
03	Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 18	1D Kinematic equations, applet, (clicker) Kinematics problem solving Multi-stage and multi-object kinematics	3.4-3.7	CHW3 (due 10/23)	M, T: Lab 3 - Acceleration due to Gravity (pre-lab due 10/15) W, R, F: Lab 4 - Projectile Motion (pre-lab due 10/22)	T: 1D Position, velocity, acceleration R: Kinematics problem solving RHW3 (due 10/21)
04	Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Oct. 23 Oct. 25	2D kinematics, projectile motion Rotational kinematics Midterm 1, Ch. 1-3.7, (7–8:20 pm) Connecting rotational and linear variables	3.8, 6.1-6.2, 7.1 4	CHW4 (due 10/30)	M, T: Lab 4 - Projectile Motion (pre-lab due 10/22) W, R, F: Lab 5 (take-home) - Force worksheet (due 11/1)	T: Kinematics problem solving R: FBD’s
05	Oct. 28 Oct. 30 Nov. 1	Forces, Newton's 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd laws Free-body diagrams, friction Inclined planes	5, 8.3	CHW5 (due 11/6)	M, T: Lab 5 (take-home) - Force worksheet (due 11/1) W, R, F: Lab 6 - Forces and Acceleration (pre-lab due 11/5)	T: FBD’s R: Friction and inclined planes RHW4 (due 11/4)
06	Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nov. 8	Newton’s 3^rd law, Interacting objects Multiple objects, constraints, intro to radial forces Forces and circular motion	6	CHW6 (due 11/13)	M, T: Lab 6 - Forces and Acceleration (pre-lab due 11/5) W, R, F: Lab 7 - Forces and Circular Motion (pre-lab due 11/12)	T: Friction and inclined planes R: Forces and constraints RHW5 (due 11/11)
07	Nov. 11 Nov. 13 Nov. 13 Nov. 15	Universal gravity, orbital motion Torque, e-FBD, statics of rigid bodies Midterm Exam 2, Ch. 1-6, 7.1, 8.3, (7 – 8:20 pm) Rotational mechanics, I	7	CHW7 (due 11/25)	M, T: Lab 7 - Forces and Circular Motion (pre-lab due 11/12) W, R, F: Lab 8 - Non-Uniform Circular Motion (pre-lab due 11/19)	T: Forces and constraints R: Torque and statics of rigid bodies RHW6 (due 11/19)
08	Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 22	Impulse-Momentum theorem Conservation of momentum Angular momentum	8.1, 8.2 9	CHW8 (due 12/2)	M, T: Lab 8 - Non-Uniform Circular Motion(pre-lab due 11/19) W, R, F: Lab 9 - Momentum (pre-lab due 11/26)	T: Torque and statics of rigid bodies R: Conservation of momentum RHW7 (due 11/25)
09	Nov. 25 Nov. 27 Nov. 29	Work-Energy theorem Application of Work Thanks Giving Holiday	10	CHW9 (due 12/9)	M, T: Lab 9 - Momentum (pre-lab due 11/26) W, R, F: No Lab	T: Conservation of momentum RHW8 (due 12/2)
10	Dec. 02 Dec. 04 Dec. 06	Conservation of energy Energy and systems, forces from potential energy energy diagrams, concept map			M, T, W, R, F: Make up labs	T, R: Conservation of Energy RHW9 (due 12/9)

Final Exam: Ch. 1 - 10, 4:00 pm, Thursday, December 12^th.

Midterm Room Assignments:

Alphabet (last name)

Room

# students

Sample Exams:

Midterm 1, solutions

Midterm 2, solutions

Final exam, solutions

Math Review

- ratios, fractions, decimals
    - basic 2D/3D area, volume and circumferences
    - scientific notation
    - percent, percent changes
    - basic algebra
    - single equation manipulation
    - solving simultaneous equations
    - graphing: equation of a line, xⁿ, slopes
    - vectors; component and polar form, addition and subtraction

Supplementary Websites: (always a work in progress... check for updates)
    Math Review: Purple Math, Physics Phenomena, GCSE Maths
    Kinematics: UofO applets, Physlets, PheT simulations

Tutoring sites: Free-lance, Khan

Practice Conceptual Worksheets:  Kinematics 1, Kinematics 2, Newton's Laws 1, Newton's Laws 2, Energy and Momentum 1, Energy and Momentum 2, Rotation 1, Rotation 2.

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PH 201

Baccalaureate Core: This course is part of the OSU Baccalaureate Core and fulfills the requirement for study related to Physical Science. The Baccalaureate Core Student Learning Outcomes for this category are: 1) recognize and apply concepts and theories of basic physical or biological sciences, 2) apply scientific methodology and demonstrate the ability to draw conclusions based on observation, analysis, and synthesis, and 3) demonstrate connections with other subject areas.

Prerequisites: MTH 111 and MTH 112. Mastery of geometry, algebra, and trigonometry are an expected prerequisite and little review will be part of class time. The two most important mathematical skills that you will need for this course are solving simultaneous equations and adding, subtracting and finding components of vectors. You are advised to review the material from MTH 111 and MTH 112 at your earliest convenience.

Text (official book): College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 2^nd edition, Volume 1, by Randall D. Knight, Brain Jones, and Stuart Field. Any of the College Physics: A Strategic Approach editions, including earlier editions or custom OSU editions, will suffice. For students with earlier editions you are responsible for translating (reserves will be in the library) which chapters in the current edition correspond to the chapters in your edition, the official book of the course will by the 2^nd edition. You will also need the PH 201 Lab Manual available for download in the course schedule above. Optional: Student Study Guide and Student Solutions Manual.

Mastering Physics subscriptions: New purchases of the text come with an option for an access code to subscribe to the masteringphysics.com website, which is required. Subscriptions last for 2 years from the date of activation so if you already have a current subscription you do not need to purchase the text with the access code. If you buy a used text you can purchase an access code through the M.P. website. Make sure you select the text Knight/Jones/Field, College Physics, 2e when registering with M.P.

Lecture Personal Response (Clickers): Extra Credit - Throughout the term, during most lectures, questions will be posed through the ResponseCard NXT clicker system by Turning Technologies. You can purchase the student clicker at the OSU bookstore or online. You can receive up to 5% extra credit depending on how many questions you answer and whether you answer correctly. Correct answers are worth 2 points, incorrect 1 point and no answer 0 points. You must register your clicker at the beginning of the term. This is done through blackboard by clicking on the course then selecting “tools” from the left-hand menu. Once in the tools section you select “TurningPoint Registration Tool.” You will then be asked to put in the Device ID found on the back of your clicker.

Calculators: You will need a calculator for lecture, recitation, lab and exams. Graphing calculators (i.e. those with a graphing window and/or solver feature) and laptop or palmtop computers may not be used for exams. You should have a scientific calculator that has trig, log and exponential functions. If you want to know whether or not your calculator is acceptable or not for exams, then consult the instructor well before the first exam.

Mastering Physics (MP) Online Homework: Online homework is assigned on the website masteringphysics.com and will be worth 10% of your final grade. The course ID is OSUPH201F2013. New purchases of the text come with a subscription to the masteringphysics website. If you buy a used text you will have to purchase an access code through their website.

Mastering Physics Grading: Late assignments will receive up to (100% - # days late*10%). This maxes out at 50%. For each incorrectly answered multiple-choice or true/false question, before the last attempt, the deduction will be 100%/(# of answer options – 1). Deductions for incorrectly answering any other type of question before the last attempt will be 3% per incorrect answer. Answering questions in hints or not using hints results in extra credit.

Registering: When you register for the class it will ask you for your name and your student ID. Please enter your student ID without dashes and not the course ID. It will also ask you which book we are using and it is Knight/Jones/Field, College Physics, 2e.

Problems with Mastering Physics: If you experience problems with Mastering Physics you need to contact their customer support. If they are unable to fix your problem you must get the case ID number from your conversation with support and email me your problem, along with the case ID they gave you.

Challenge Homework Problems: The homework problems are intended as a minimum set for you to master. It is recommended that you do as many problems at the end of each chapter as possible. Practice is the best way to prepare for exams. Homework will be turned into box #6, located outside of WNGR 234, by the day they are due. Late homework will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Homework Problem Grading: Two randomly selected problems from each homework assignment will be graded on a scale of 0-10. The combined score will constitute 10% of your final grade. I encourage you to work with others but your solutions must be your own. Any case of questionable academic integrity will be dealt with very seriously.

Laboratory: Labs are performed in WNGR 234. Original work is required. You are required to printout your own lab worksheets prior to coming to lab. The labs can be found in the schedule, located towards the top of this page. Read the lab instructions before coming to lab. Lab worksheets must be completed and checked by your TA by the end of the lab period as passing work. You must attend and pass all labs in order to pass the course. In the event that your work is not to a passing level you will be required to bring the lab worksheet up to a passing level by the end of the term. You may use the makeup session at the end of the term to improve any lab worksheets that were not passed. Your lab grade will constitutes 5% of your final grade and will be calculated by your pre-lab scores. Pre-lab questions must be turned in your respective TA’s box, located outside WNGR 234. Pre-labs turned in after the due date will receive a maximum of 50% of the points.

Missed Labs: If you miss a lab, then try to make it up the same day or the next day. You must ask for permission from the lab TA whose class you wish to attend. Realize that we have limited equipment and if the lab is traditionally full the TA will probably turn you away. There will be two make-up days during the last two weeks of the term - you can make up at most two labs during those days.

Lab TA’s:
Day	CRN	Time	TA	Email	Box #
M
	10100	12-1:50 pm	Patel	patelhi@onid.orst.edu	13
	11095	2-3:50 pm	Bartlein	bartleia@onid.orst.edu	19
	11013	4-5:50 pm	Bartlein
	10082	6-7:50 pm	Hodson	hodsona@onid.orst.edu	3
T
	10083	8-9:50 am	Geerhart	geerharb@onid.orst.edu	5
	10084	10-11:50 am	Geerhart
	10085	12-1:50 pm	Geerhart
	10086	2-3:50 pm	Geerhart
	10087	4-5:50 pm	Larson	larsocha@onid.orst.edu	11
	10081	6-7:50 pm	Larson
W
	10098	12-1:50 pm	Thompson	thompsoz@onid.orst.edu	9
	12231	2-3:50 pm	Thompson
R
	10090	8-9:50 am	Atkins	atkinsm@onid.orst.edu	1
	10095	10-11:50 am	Atkins
	10096	12-1:50 pm	Patel
	10097	2-3:50 pm	Meados	meadosc@onid.orst.edu	16
	10088	4-5:50 pm	Larson
	10089	6-7:50 pm	Larson
F
	10099	4-5:50 pm	Patel
	13619	6-7:50 pm	Patel

Prior Lab Credit: Students that have passed PH201 or PH211 (course, not just the lab) at OSU, in the past 2 years, with a D- or better are not required to retake the lab (although it is still suggested). If you would like to use this exemption, then please send me an email with the subject heading “ph201 lab exemption request.” Include the following information in a clear bulleted format: 1) your name, 2) your ID number, 3) course ID (201/211) 4) the term, 5) the year that you took the lab, and 6) your email address. I will email you a confirmation by the end of the first week.

Lab grade: Students who qualify and choose to opt out of the lab will have each midterm worth 2.5% more points.

Recitation: This time is intended to work on problem solving in a formal environment run by experienced TA’s. Expect small review lectures followed by activities that engage you to think and ask questions in the classroom. This is an ideal place to bring questions about suggested problems from the book that you are having difficulty with.

Recitation Homework Problems: (RHW) Recitation homework is to be turned into your recitation TA’s box, located outside of WNGR 234, by the due date and in total will constitute 5% of your final grade. Late work will be considered on a case-by-case basis. One randomly selected problem from each assignment will be graded on a 10 point scale.

Recitation TA’s:
Days	CRN	Time	Location	TA	Email	Box #
T
	10069	8-8:50 am	STAG 310	Brown	browmorg@onid.orst.edu	30
	10070	9-9:50 am	BEXL 322	Brown
	10071	10-10:50 am	WNGR 304	Brown
	10072	11-11:50 am	KIDD 280	Brown
	11014	2-2:50 pm	KIDD 280	Brown
	12232	3-3:50 pm	WNGR 304	Brown
	10073	4-4:50 pm	KIDD 280	Brown
	10074	5-5:50 pm	GILK 104	Stickel	stickean@onid.orst.edu	25
	12233	6-6:50 pm	WNGR 275	Stickel
	12234	7-7:50 pm	WNGR 287	Stickel
R
	10075	8-8:50 am	STAG 310	Haggerty	haggertj@onid.orst.edu	17
	10076	9-9:50 am	PHAR 107	Haggerty
	10077	10-10:50 am	WNGR 304	Haggerty
	11444	11-11:50 am	WNGR 149	Haggerty
	10078	2-2:50 am	BEXL 322	Haggerty
	10079	3-3:50 pm	WNGR 304	Haggerty
	11550	4-4:50 pm	WNGR 275	Stickel
	10080	5-5:50 pm	WNGR 275	Stickel
	11445	6-6:50 pm	WNGR 287	Stickel
	13620	7-7:50 pm	WNGR 287	Stickel

Midterm Exams: The midterms will be 80 minutes exams on the evening of 10/23 and 11/13. In physics, current topics are often inherently dependent on previous ones - that being said, expect each exam to be highly dependent on the material since the previous exam. The midterm exams are closed book with up to TEN, 8½x11 inch double sided sheets of notes that are stapled or bound in a ring binder. Please arrive five to ten minutes early and bring your student ID card, writing utensil and an approved calculator. Each midterm will constitute 15% of your final grade.

Final Exams: The final will be comprehensive, i.e. it will cover the entire course. The final exam is closed book with an up to ten, 8½x11 inch double sided sheets of notes that are stapled or bound in a ring binder. Please arrive five to ten minutes early and bring your student ID card, writing utensil and an approved calculator. The final exam will constitute 40% of your final grade.

Exam Grading: The TAs will grade the exams. Partial credit will be given on most worked out problems. Clearly organizing your solutions is paramount to partial credit. Every solution should include at least all of the following:

o        physical representation: diagram or figure

o        list of known and unknown variables that pertain to the problem

o        list of equations that pertain to the problem

o        organized, step-by-step, application of each equation with the appropriate variables

o        any assumptions or symmetries that are exploited must clearly be stated

o        clearly boxed answer with at least 3 significant figures

Exam Grading Appeals: An exam appeal consists of the following items, stapled together, in this order: A specific written description of the issue; the entire original scored exam (with no subsequent marks made by you); and a photocopy of the exam, with any marks or annotations you wish to make. Your written description should identify the problem/item, and specifically why the scoring is incorrect, etc. It is NOT sufficient simply to say “I think I deserved more points for this.” You have to say why. The best approach for this is to use the photocopy of your exam and basically “re-score” the problem in question—as if you were the grader—showing how your version of the scoring is more aligned with the posted solution. Leave your appeal for the instructor in WNGR 301 (the Physics Department office). I will review all appeals filed by the 10-day deadline, but no appeals are reviewed until after that deadline has passed, so you won’t know the outcome of your appeal until about 2 weeks after you’ve picked up the exam. Warning: I re-grade the problem, so you may gain or lose points. The instructor’s decision on appeals is final; there are no re-appeals.

TA Office Hours: All The TAs will hold office hours in WNGR 145 afternoons from 12:00 to 6:00 and in the Valley Library evenings from 6:00 to 10:00. A schedule will be posted outside WNGR 145. You can attend any of the TA’s office hours. There is also free tutoring available for anyone through the Women and Minorities in Engineering Program. Their website is: http://engr.oregonstate.edu/wme/tutor.php.

Tutoring: A list of available tutors for hire is available in the physics main office. One-on-one is really the best way to get help if you are struggling. If you are unable to find a suitable tutor through the physics main office please come see me as I may have alternative suggestions.

Academic Integrity: All students are expected to uphold the highest standards of honesty and integrity in their academic work. Lab reports are done as group work, as are problems, other than quizzes, solved during recitation. All other graded work is to be done on an individual basis. Any incidence of academic dishonesty will be dealt with in accordance with OSU policies.

Students with Disabilities: Students with documented disabilities who need special accommodations should make an appointment with the instructor as soon as possible to discuss the accommodations.

Final Grades: Your final grade will be calculated as follows: Mastering Physics Homework 10%, Challenge Homework 10%, Recitation Homework 5%, Midterm One 15%, Midterm Two 15%, Final 40%, and Lab 5% (if you don't pass the lab, then you don't pass the course), In Lecture Clicker Questions, up to 5% extra credit.

Grade Scale:

85 - 100% = A
                80 -   84% = A-
                77 -   79% = B+
                68 -   76% = B
                65 -   67% = B-
                62 -   64% = C+
                50 -   61% = C
                45 - 50% = D

0  -   44% = F

Calculating your grade:

You can calculate your grade in the following way – multiply the percentage earned for a given part by the percentage of the final grade that part is worth. Add these up and the result is your percentage in the class.

Example: Say you receive the following scores for each graded part of the course. masteringphysics 75%, CHW 70%, midterm one 40%, midterm two 45%, final exam 50%, lab 65%, recitation 75%, clicker questions 75%. You would do the following calculation to determine your grade.

(% M.P. received)(% M.P. of total) + (% CHW received)(% CHW total) + (% m1 received)(% m1 total) + …..

So, (0.75)(0.1) + (0.7)(0.1) + (0.4)(0.15) + (0.45)(0.15) + (0.5)(0.4) + (0.65)(0.05) + (0.75)(0.05) + (0.75)(0.05) = 0.58 or a 58%.

If you’d like to calculate what you need on the final then put in a % overall you wish to obtain and algebraically solve backwards for what the score on the final would have to be to achieve that overall percentage.