Updated 2014 January 16
PHYS 211 Physics I with Calculus (Spring 2014)
Location: MP- 101 Time: MWF 3:00 – 4:15pm
Prerequisites: MATH 170
Corequisites: MATH 175, PHYS 211L
*Important reminder: Any student who intends to take PHYS 212 must pass MATH 175
with a C- or better
Text: Knight Physics for Scientists and Engineers 3e, Vol. 1-2, 2011 Pearson
URL: http://www.boisestate.edu/physics/sup/ Course files and syllabus can also be found on
blackboard
Instructor: Aaron Sup aaronsup@boisestate.edu (208) 426-2378 MP-419
Office Hours: MWF 2:00-3:00pm (in MP-419), or by appointment
Week
Mon Date
1
1/20
2
1/27
3
2/3
4
2/10 Exam 1
5
2/17
6
2/24
7
3/3
8
3/10 Exam 2
9
3/17
3/24
10
3/31
11
4/7
12
4/14 Exam 3
Topics
Motion
Orientation; Chapter 1 (1.1 – 1.8)
Kinematics/Vectors
(2.1 – 2.5), Chapter 3 (3.1 – 3.4)
(Holiday);
Chapter 2
2D Kinematics
Chapter 4 (4.1 – 4.7)
Force
Chapter 5 (5.1 – 5.7)
Newton’s 1st/2nd law
(Holiday); Chapter 6 (6.1 – 6.6)
Newton’s 3rd Law
Chapter 7 (7.1 – 7.5)
Rotation/Conservation of Momentum
Chapter 8 (8.1 – 8.4), Chapter 9 (9.1 – 9.6)
Conservation of Energy
Chapter 10 (10.1 – 10.5, 10.7)
Applications: Work
Chapter 11 (11.1 – 11.9)
Spring Break
Applications: Rigid Body Rotations
Chapter 12 (12.1 – 12.8, 12.11)
Applications: Gravity/Oscillations
Chapter 13 (13.1 – 13.6), Chapter 14 (14.4 –
14.6)
Fluids
Chapter 15 (15.1 – 15.5)
Lab
No lab
Lab One –
Computerized Data
Collection and Analysis
Motion & g
Particle equilibrium
Unbalanced forces
Newton’s 2nd
Centripetal Force
Impulse-Momentum
Conservation of energy
Work-energy
Angular acceleration
SHM
13
4/21
14
4/28
Intro to Thermodynamics
Chapter 16 (16.3 – 16.6)
Heat/Work
Chapter 17 (17.1 – 17.5, 17.7)
15
5/5
Thermodynamic cycles
Chapter 19 (19.1 – 19.6)
16
5/12 Final
Exam
Finals
Archimedes’ principle
Thermal expansion
Latent heat of
vaporization of
Nitrogen
GRADING: A+ = 97 - 100, A = 94 – 96, A-= 90 – 93, B+ = 87 - 89, B = 83 – 86, B-= 79 – 82, C+ =
75 - 78, C = 71 – 74, C-= 66 – 70, D+ = 62 - 65
EXAMS: 76% of your grade is based on the exams. The exams are based on the textbook readings, the
examples in the text, the homework, and the class lectures. ALL EXAMS WILL BE COUNTED,
AND NO MAKE-UP EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN. There will be four in-class exams (worth 19%
each, including the final exam).
The exams will take place in the Blackboard Testing Center, located on the 4th floor of the education
building. You must schedule your exam sometime on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday of the week in
which the exam is scheduled. Once your exam is scheduled, you must be on time. If you are more
than 10 minutes late for your appointment you may not be allowed to complete your exam. It is the
students responsibility to policies and procedures of the Testing Center, which will be enforced in full.
The testing center policies are listed at http://at.boisestate.edu/tools‐and‐facilities/online‐testing‐
center/. Some highlights of the testing center policies:
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Schedule your appointments early. If you procrastinate you might find that you must schedule
your exam during an inconvenient time or that the appointment spots might fill up.
The Testing Center requires a valid student ID.
Allowed materials will consist of an 8x11 sheet of notes, an instructor handout (if applicable), a
calculator, and a language dictionary. The notes, handouts and scratch paper will be inspected
by the proctors at check-in and collected at checkout. Be prepared to have the proctors collect
this material when you leave.
No cell phones are allowed in the Testing Center.
Any example of academic dishonesty (including but not limited to using non-sanctioned test
aids, using cell phones, observing the work of others in the testing center, etc.) will be reported
and taken seriously by the department and the university. Repercussions can include point
deductions, a zero on the exam, an F in the course, or expulsion from the university, at the
prerogative of the instructor/deparment.
To schedule your exam, proceed to the Testing Center page using the link above, scroll down to
the student column and click “Schedule and Exam.” Follow the instructions and be prepared to
enter your broncoweb username/password.
ACADEMIC DISHONESY:
All work submitted by a student must represent his/her own ideas, concepts, and current
understanding. Cheating or plagiarism in any form is unacceptable and violations may result in
disciplinary action. For a detailed description of how to avoid academic dishonesty, please refer to the
BSU student handbook.
HOMEWORK: 20% of your grade is based on homework. Mastering Physics Homework is on the
web at http://www.masteringphysics.com. It is correlated with the sections scheduled above and must
be completed as scheduled on the web in order to facilitate classroom discussion. Our class is called
MPSUP98407 and the ZIP is 83725.
PARTICIPATION: 4% of your grade is based on class participation. This includes:
 Clicker questions. During the class some questions will be posed for you to consider, and the
responses tallied using clickers. These are not quizzes, and as such it does not matter if you get
the right answer, only that you attempt an answer. Points will be awarded upon receiving a
response.
 Interactive lecture demonstrations. Some demos in class will be done allowing students to
predict the outcome, discuss with peers, then the demo/experiment will be performed.
Predictions will be collected via clickers. Again the correct answer is not important, just the
attempt.
LEARNING ASSISTANT: There is a Learning Assistant (LA) matched with this course to facilitate
group study sessions on a weekly basis that will help you be successful in this class. These study
groups are open to anyone enrolled in this course who would like to stay current with the course
material and understand the material better. Attendance at these sessions is voluntary, but extremely
beneficial. Times and locations for study sessions can be found here: http://aae.boisestate.edu/tutoring
and on the blackboard site for this course.
Students who attend these interactive sessions will find themselves working with peers as they
compare notes, demonstrate and discuss pertinent problems and concepts, and share study and testtaking strategies. Students are asked to arrive with their book, lecture notes, and questions to these
informal, peer-led study sessions.
LECTURES & ASSIGNED READINGS: Class lectures relate closely to the assigned readings in the
text. Students are expected to attend all lectures and participate actively in class. Consult the syllabus
and read the assigned pages before the material is covered in class. As you read, write down any
questions you have about the reading and the numbered examples, and ask questions in class.
FOUNDATIONAL STUDIES STATEMENT:
Boise State's Foundations Program provides undergraduates with a broad-based education that spans
the entire university experience. PHYS 211: Physics I with Calculus satisfies four units of the
Foundation Program's Disciplinary Lens-Natural, Physical and Applied Sciences (DL-N)
requirement. It supports the following University Learning Outcome, along with a variety of other
course-specific goals.
8. Apply knowledge and the methods characteristic of scientific inquiry to think critically
about and solve theoretical and practical problems about physical structures and processes.
PHYS 211: Physics I with Calculus is designed to help students understand the ways in which the
established laws of nature allow us to understand and predict future behavior of physical systems, as
well as using scientific reasoning to acquire and analyze data. This course helps to achieve the goals of
the Foundations program by focusing on the following course learning outcomes. After successful
completion of this course, you will be able to:
 Solve problems using Newton’s Laws and Conservation Principles to predict future
behaviors in motion from a set of initial conditions.
 Apply Laws of Force and Energy to solve common real world problems.
 Assess experimental data to verify or disprove a particular hypothesis.
 Represent physical problems using mathematical notation.
 Understand how the laws of physics have shaped technology and the environment.
 Effectively communicate experimental procedure as well as the underlying theory.
SYLLABUS: The syllabus describes the intended progression of the course. The syllabus and
homework assignments will be revised as needed. Changes to the syllabus and the homework
assignments will be posted on blackboard, which should be checked frequently for updates.