| COURSE INFORMATION | |
| PHYS:1511 Spring 2017 | |
| College Physics I | |
| Y. Onel | |
| Instructor: | 153 VAN |
| 335-1853 | |
| Office Hours: | 1:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday |
| Students may confer with the instructor at other times only after making an appointment at the lecture. | |
| Lecture: | 9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. MWF Lecture Room 2, VAN |
| Text: | Physics, Volume I, 10th edition, Cutnell & Johnson |
| Lab Manual: |
"Experiments in Mechanics, Wave Motion and Heat" |
| By Faculty & Staff, UI Department of Physics & Astronomy | |
| Registration: | Changes in course registration including adding, dropping, and changes in sections, will be made in Room 203 VAN between the hours of 8-12 and 1-5 Mon-Fri. If you are taking this course as a second grade option, your TA needs to be notified. |
| Homework: | Problems will be assigned in class but will not be collected nor graded. There will be no WileyPlus homework assignments in this course. |
| Laboratory: | The labs will be held under the supervision of your TA, who will grade your laboratory reports. Discuss the grading of your assignments with your TA. |
| Discussion Sessions: | The discussion sessions will be conducted under the supervision of a TA. "Check Your Understanding" questions in the textbook is not relevant. We suggest you to come to lectures and discussion sessions. |
| Exams: | The three exams and the final exam will be
closed book. The final exam is
comprehensive. The dates will be announced on the course
website under: http://physics.uiowa.edu/resources/course-webpages Quizzes are pop-quizzes, and it has to be taken in class. There is no schedule and no prior announcement. |
| Course Grade: | Exams:15% x 3 |
| Final Exam: 30% | |
| Labs: 15% | |
| Quizzes: 10% | |
| Tutoring: | TAs will be available for free tutoring in room 310 VAN during the hours posted. Students are permitted to seek help from classmates in preparing their homework. While you are encouraged to seek help from TAs, do not expect them to do your homework for you. |
| Writing Service: | For services and programs please see: writingcenter.uiowa.edu |
| Posting of solutions: | Homework solutions will be available on icon, a week after the assignment. |
| When to seek help from the instructor (office hours): | Homeworks: when you don't understand a solution that has been put on reserve. |
| Exams: Questions about grading (it is not encouraged that this practice become a habit). | |
| Understanding of physical concepts, lecture topics, and textbook topics. Students visiting for these purposes will be most appreciated. | |
| Feedback on your TA's performance. | |
| Occasions to seek help from your section TA (rather than the instructor): | Homework: Questions about grading,
solutions to the problems, lecture and textbook topics. |
| Laboratories: All questions. | |
| Complaints, Plagiarism and Cheating: | Academic Misconduct and Student Complaints
Concerning Faculty Actions procedures are available for
your review in the pamphlet Academic Policies and Other
Useful Information for Students, page 24, and on the web
at: http://dos.uiowa.edu/policy-list/current/ |
| As stated in the procedures noted above, an
attempt should first be made to resolve any complaints
with the course instructor. If the matter remains
unresolved, the department chairman, Prof. Fred Skiff,
should then be contacted through 203 VAN. |
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| Students with Disabilities: | Any student who has a disability which may require some modifications of seating, testing or other class requirements should contact me as soon as possible so that the appropriate arrangements can be made. |
| Understanding Sexual Harassment: | Sexual harassment subverts the mission of the University and threatens the well-being of the students, faculty, and staff. Visit osmrc.uiowa.edu for definitions, assistance and the full policy. |
| Course Web Page and Course ICON Site: | Homework assignments will be shown on
the course webpage. The solutions to the homework
problems and exams as well as other posted materials
will be on the ICON site. There will be no posting of
exam scores nor the grades on the ICON site. |
| COURSE CONTENTS (Tentative) |
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| Chapter 1 | Introduction |
| Chapter 2 |
Kinematics in One Dimension |
| Chapter 3 |
Kinematics in Two Dimension |
| Chapter 4 |
Forces & Newton's Law of Motion |
| Chapter 5 |
Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion |
| Chapter 6 |
Work and Energy |
| Chapter 7 |
Impulse and Momentum |
| Chapter 8 |
Rotational Kinematics |
| Chapter 9 |
Rotational Dynamics |
| Chapter 10 | Simple Harmonic Motion |
| Chapter 11 | Fluids |
| Chapter 12 | Temperature and Heat |
| Chapter 13 | The Transfer of Heat |
| Chapter 14 | The Ideal Gas Law and Kinematic Theory |
| Chapter 15 | Thermodynamics |
| Chapter 16 | Waves |