Physics 211
College Physics I
Introduction
Instructor: Larry Watson
Office:
105 Witmer
Phone:
777-3525
e-mail:
larry_watson@und.nodak.edu
web:
und.nodak.edu/instruct/lwatson/211
Textbook
“Physics”
by Cutnell and Johnson, fifth edition
Lab Text
“Physics Introductory Laboratory Exercises”
Save your reciept!!!!
Labs
211 labs are on Mondays and Tuesdays
beginning Sep 9
Attendance is mandatory!
You must complete all labs to pass the
course!
15% of course grade
Homework
Assigned daily
Collected randomly, beginning of class
Two late assignments accepted by 5 p.m.
same day
Two lowest scores dropped
25% of course grade
Exams
Four two-hour evening exams Thursdays 5-7
(I will post a schedule soon)
Two hour final
Final is on Monday, Dec 16, 8:00 a.m.
Please make travel plans accordingly as I
CANNOT change this date or give early finals!
Questions are “explain your reasoning” type
Exams
Questions are “explain your reasoning” type
Exams
No multiple choice
Explain your reasoning-show your work
Correct numerical answers not the most
important thing
Quality thinking is important
Grading
Grading Scale:
90 or above = A
80 or above = B
70 or above = C
60 or above = D
The lower cutoff may be lowered, if necessary,
but never raised.
Class (lecture)
Eventually, Billy came
to dread his father’s
lectures over all other
forms of punishment.
Lecture
Active participation by YOU!
Practice problems
Life threatening demonstrations!
I prefer discussion so:
ask questions
make comments…
Take notes? Lecture time may be better
spent thinking rather than writing.
Study Ideas
Start HW the day it is assigned!
(I will take questions the next class day.)
Study some each night.
Working in groups is encouraged.
Doing Homework
Do something even if you think it’s the
wrong thing.
Don’t try to write your final solution on the
first try, use scratch paper.
Draw a diagram or picture.
Write large.
Neatness counts!
Do not copy!
Getting Help
See me anytime but please avoid stopping
by just before class.
Physics Guidance Center room 209 Witmer
Start HW the day it is assigned and ask
about it the next day.
Web Site
Lectures (power point)
Homework assignments (from text or in
word format)
Practice problems
Old exams
Caution: Printing lectures can be time and
paper intensive. You can print up to 6
slides per page.
Math Required
Algebra
manipulate mathematical expressions
use a calculator effectively
Geometry and Tri gonometry
Sin, Cos, Tan
Pythagorean theorem
vector manipulation (see chapter 1)
For Thursday
Begin looking at chapter 2 sections 1-3.
Friday we look at chapter 1, coordinate
systems and vectors.