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The Physics of Everyday Experience: How Things Work

(approved for General Education)

Office Hours Tuesday and Thursday 11 – 12:30 AM, or by appointment (email me)

TA contact information will be posted on the class web page under the Help Outside of Class Link

How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life, 4^th Edition, by Louis A. Bloomfield, John Wiley Publisher (Some students have asked if the 3^rd Edition of the textbook is still usable. Although there are only a few changes in the 4^th Edition, the page numbers for the reading assignments and problem numbers may be different.)

Associate DEO Professor Paul Kleiber, 312 VAN, 335-1841, paul-kleiber@uiowa.edu

Changes in course registration including adding and dropping will only be handled in the Physics Dept Office - Room 203 VAN between the hours of 8-12 and 1-5 Mon-Fri. The instructor cannot sign drop/add forms

There will be 2 (50 min) midterm exams given in class, and a final exam. All exams are given in LR1

All exams will be multiple-choice. All exams are closed book and no notes or other materials are permitted. A sheet of formulas and constants will be provided with each exam. Calculators are NOT Permitted. Students will be required to show their university photo id or driver’s license before or after exams. Make-up examinations will only be given in the event of verifiable medical excuses or for absence due to conflicting official university activities. Students falling into one of these categories should inform me by email or phone as soon as possible.

Exam scores will be posted on ICON at http://icon.uiowa.edu/index.shtml. Final grades are posted on Osiris.

All reading and problem/conceptual question assignments will be posted on the class web page. Students are strongly urged to work the problems although they will not be collected and graded, and will not directly count toward the semester grade. Solutions to the assignments will be posted on the class web page about a week after the assignment is posted.

Class attendance is not required, but is highly recommended. Generally, students who attend the lectures do better on the exams than students who do not attend the lectures. Lecture demonstrations are an essential part of this course and there is no substitute for being present when these demonstrations are performed.

Student Workload Guidelines
For a 3 semester hour course, students should expect (on average) 6 additional hours of outside work per week or a total around 9 hours per course if classroom time is included. A student taking 5 courses (3 s.h. each) should expect to spend around 45 hours a week on academic work.

Any student who has a disability, which may require some modification of seating, testing, or other class requirements, should contact me so that appropriate arrangements may be made. Students with disabilities should also contact the Office of Student Disabilities Services (335-1462)

UNIT	TOPIC	LECTURES
1	The laws of motion	10
2	Physics of fluids	4
3	Heat and thermodynamics	5
4	Oscillations, waves and sound	4
5	Electricity and magnetism	7
6	Light and Optics	4
7	Modern physics	4

Procedures for Student Complaints: A student who has a complaint related to a Physics or Astronomy course should follow the procedures summarized below. The full policy on student complaints is on-line in the College's Student Academic Handbook http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/faculty/handbook/5/f.shtml. Ordinarily, the student should attempt to resolve the matter with the instructor first. If the complaint is not resolved to the student's satisfaction, the student should go to the Associate Chair, Professor Paul Kleiber. If the matter remains unresolved, the student may submit a written complaint to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, 120 Schaeffer Hall (335-2633). The associate dean will attempt to resolve the complaint and, if necessary, may convene a special committee to recommend appropriate action. In any event, the associate dean will respond to the student in writing regarding the disposition of the complaint. For any complaint that cannot be resolved through the mechanisms described above, please refer to the College’s Student Academic Handbook for further information.

Plagiarism and cheating: A student suspected of plagiarism or cheating must inform the student in writing as soon as possible after the incident has been observed or discovered. Instructors who detect cheating or plagiarism may decide, in consultation with the departmental executive officer, to reduce the student's grade on the assignment or the course, even to assign an F. The instructor writes an account of the chronology of the plagiarism or cheating incident for the DEO (Associate Chair), who sends an endorsement of the written report of the case to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, CLAS. A copy of the report will be sent to the student. A detailed policy is printed in the Schedule of Courses and the College's Student Academic Handbook.

Student Rights and Responsibilities: All students in the College have specific rights and responsibilities. You have the right to adjudication of any complaints you have about classroom activities or instructor actions. Information on these procedures is available in the Schedule of Courses and on-line in the College's Student Academic Handbook, available at
http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/academic_handbook/
You also have the right to expect a classroom environment that enables you to learn, including modifications if you have a disability. Your responsibilities to this class-and to your education as a whole-include attendance and participation. (Here an instructor could put specific information on his/her or the department's attendance policy.) You are also expected to be honest and honorable in your fulfillment of assignments and in test-taking situations (the College's policy on plagiarism and cheating is on-line in the College's Student Academic Handbook http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/academic_handbook/). You have a responsibility to the rest of the class-and to the instructor-to help create a classroom environment where all may learn. At the most basic level, this means that you will respect the other members of the class and the instructor, and treat them with the courtesy you hope to receive in turn.

Information for students outside the College of Liberal Arts who are taking this course: This course is given by the College of Liberal Arts. This means that class policies on matters such as requirements, grading, and sanctions for academic dishonesty are governed by the College of Liberal Arts. Students wishing to add or drop this course after the official deadline must receive the approval of the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Details of the University policy of cross enrollments may be found at: http://www.uiowa.edu/~provost/deos/crossenroll.doc

Administrative Home
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the administrative home of this course and governs matters such as the add/drop deadlines, the second-grade-only option, and other related issues. Different colleges may have different policies. Questions may be addressed to 120 Schaeffer Hall, or see the CLAS Student Academic Handbook.

Electronic Communication
University policy specifies that students are responsible for all official correspondences sent to their University of Iowa e-mail address (@uiowa.edu). Faculty and students should use this account for correspondences. (Operations Manual, III.15.2. Scroll down to k.11.)

A student seeking academic accommodations should first register with Student Disability Services and then meet privately with the course instructor to make particular arrangements. See www.uiowa.edu/~sds/ for more information.

Academic Fraud
Plagiarism and any other activities when students present work that is not their own are academic fraud. Academic fraud is a serious matter and is reported to the departmental DEO and to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Curriculum. Instructors and DEOs decide on appropriate consequences at the departmental level while the Associate Dean enforces additional consequences at the collegiate level. See the CLAS Academic Fraud section of the Student Academic Handbook.

Final exams may be offered only during finals week. No exams of any kind are allowed during the last week of classes. Students should not ask their instructor to reschedule a final exam since the College does not permit rescheduling of a final exam once the semester has begun. Questions should be addressed to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Curriculum.

Making a Suggestion or a Complaint
Students with a suggestion or complaint should first visit the instructor, then the course supervisor, and then the departmental DEO. Complaints must be made within six months of the incident. See the CLAS Student Academic Handbook.

Sexual harassment subverts the mission of the University and threatens the well-being of students, faculty, and staff. All members of the UI community have a responsibility to uphold this mission and to contribute to a safe environment that enhances learning. Incidents of sexual harassment should be reported immediately. See the UI Comprehensive Guide on Sexual Harassment for assistance, definitions, and the full University policy.

Reacting Safely to Severe Weather
In severe weather, class members should seek appropriate shelter immediately, leaving the classroom if necessary. The class will continue if possible when the event is over. For more information on Hawk Alert and the siren warning system, visit the Public Safety web site.

*These CLAS policy and procedural statements have been summarized from the web pages of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and The University of Iowa Operations Manual.