PHYSICS 2001 — Fall 2015 Syllabus — Introduction to Physics
Tuesday/Thursday — Walter 245
101:
102:
103:
104:
7:30-8:50AM
10:30-11:50AM
12:00-1:20PM
1:30-2:50PM
4616
4619
4620
4745
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
A. Neiman
M. Lucas
M. Hadizadeh
H. Seo
Clippinger
Clippinger
Clippinger
Clippinger
242D
252D
240
333
593-1701
597-2984
597-2556
597-1714
neimana@ohio.edu
lucasm@ohio.edu
hadizadm@ohio.edu
seoh@ohio.edu
Course Description: First course in physics; open to students from all areas. Students should have
a background in algebra, trigonometry and geometry, but no calculus required. Recommended for
students in liberal arts, engineering management and technology, geological sciences, plant biology,
and premedicine. Mechanics of solids and liquids, oscillations, heat, thermodynamics. No credit for
2001 after 2051.
Outcome Goals:
• Students will develop a broad knowledge of the physical principles that describe the world around
us.
• Students will learn how algebra, trigonometry and geometry are used to represent the world
mathematically and how they are used to solve problems.
• Students will learn to understand and solve physics problems.
Prerequisite: MATH 1200 or Placement Level 2 or higher.
Text: College Physics, OpenStax College. ISBN 1-938168-00-3. The book is available free as either a
pdf file or an epub file at the web site: https://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/college-physics. There
are other materials available as ancillaries, but only the text is required. Printed copies are available
through OpenStax or the local bookstore.
Attendance: Students are responsible for being aware of schedule changes announced in class. There
is also a participation component of the grade which will be discussed below and could be affected by
lack of attendance.
Participation: While we will be using a lecture format for the material, Physics is learned by doing,
not by listening. We will be using a personal response system to facilitate class participation. Questions
will be posed throughout the lecture, and responses will be collected. Questions will be graded 3 pts for
a correct response and 2 pts for an incorrect response. The percentage will be scaled at the end such
that a score of 75% or higher will represent full credit. Other in-class exercises may also be included
in this portion of the grade. You are assigned a transmitter. Unless arranged in advance, you will not
use a different transmitter or use two transmitters. Those found using 2 transmitters risk losing all or
a portion of their participation grade. Excused absences are considered part of the 25% of the score
that is discarded.
Pre-class Assignments: It is important to be prepared for class. Short online assignments will be
posted before each lecture in order to help you prepare for that class. These assignments will make up
5% of your grade. If your combined score for the assignments is above 90%, you will receive the full
5% towards your final grade. If it is below 90%, we will calculate your score considering 90% as full
credit.
Homework: Homework assignments will be handled via the LON-CAPA system. Instructions for
accessing the system are at the end of the syllabus. Additional problems and questions can be found
at the end of each chapter in the textbook. Assignments are usually due Friday at 11:59 PM each
week. Exact due dates are available online. Additional written assignments may be factored into the
homework grade as well.
When a problem is completed successfully, you are provided with a receipt number. Please record this
number. This is your proof that you completed the work. We will not investigate discrepancies in
records without this receipt.
Exams: There will be two evening midterm exams and a comprehensive final exam. One 8-1/2x11
sheet of paper with handwritten notes can be used along with calculators during the exams. No books
or other notes are allowed. We will not provide any formulas on the exam, so your sheet should contain
any formulas you need. Do not forget it! It is highly suggested that you start preparing the sheet right
from the start.
Electronic Devices in Exams: You are allowed a dedicated calculator for exams. All other electronic
devices are forbidden. This includes music players, electronic dictionaries, tablets and cell phones. You
get the idea. No earbuds will be used during the exam. Simple scientific calculators can be purchased
for as little as $10. Make sure that the calculator will handle scientific notation and trigonometric
functions.
Laboratory: The Physics 2001 Laboratory must be passed in order not to fail the entire course. A
passing grade is better than 70%. Labs start the week of August 31. See Laboratory Schedule attached.
You need to be registered separately for a lab. The lecture and lab show up as different call
numbers on your schedule. Labs are in Clippinger 045.
Drop/Add: See the Changing Class Schedule policy in the O. U. Undergraduate Catalog. Makeup
work may not be provided for past-due assignments when adding after the first day of class.
Misconduct: We are required to remind you that academic misconduct is a Code A violation of the
Ohio University Code of Student Conduct. If you are found to be involved in academic misconduct
regarding this course, you will receive F on the pertinent work and possibly for the entire course and/or
a referral to the Office of Community Standards and Student Responsibility. Unveristy Judiciaries may
impose additional sanctions. Procedures for judicial actions will be invoked as described in the Student
and Faculty Handbooks. See the O. U. Undergraduate Catalog.
Grading: Your grade will be determined as follows:
Exam 1 (evening)
Exam 2 (evening)
Final Exam (Comprehensive)
CAPA Homework
Pre-class Assignments
Participation
Laboratory
Total
17%
20%
30%
15%
5%
3%
10%
100%
Final grades for the course will be assigned according to the following scale (we reserve the option
of shifting it downward if we judge the exams to be particularly difficult, but we will never shift it
upward.)
A− to A
B− to B+
C− to C+
D− to D+
F
90% or better
80 – 89%
70 – 79%
60 – 69%
59 and below
Contingency Plans: In the event of a major campus emergency, course requirements, deadlines and
grading percentages are subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised calendar or other
circumstances beyond the instructor’s control. We will make sure this information is communicated
through email and LON-CAPA.
Copyright: The lectures, classroom activities, and all materials associated with theis class and developed by the instructors are copyright in the name of the individual instructors on this date August 24,
2014.
Accessibility Services: Any student who suspects s/he may need an accommodation based on the
impact of a disability should contact the class instructor privately to discuss the students specific needs
and provide written documentation from the Office of Student Accessibility Services. If the student is
not yet registered as a student with a disability, s/he should contact the Office of Student Accessibility
Services.
HELP!: Available out-of-class assistance for this course includes:
• Physics help room (WALTER 245) staffed by Physics 2000 TAs and instructors. The tentative
schedule is 6-9PM Wednesday and Thursday. Modified times may be announced in class.
• Instructor office hours (announced in class and by appointment) and e-mail.
• Supplemental Instruction sessions administered by the Academic Advancement Center. The
official schedule of sessions can be found at: http://www.ohiou.edu/aac/si.
• Tutors are available for hire through the Academic Advancement Center:
http://www.ohiou.edu/aac/tutoring
PHYSICS 2001– Introduction to Physics Tentative schedule
(subject to changes announced in class)
Text: College Physics, by OpenStax College.
DATE
8/25
8/27, 9/1
9/3,9/8,9/10
9/15,9/17
9/22
9/24
9/29
10/1
10/5
10/6
10/8
10/13,10/15
10/20
10/22
10/27, 10/29
11/3, 11/5, 11/10
11/12
11/16
11/17
11/19,11/24
11/26
12/1
12/3
12/11
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Ch 1
Ch 2
Ch 3
Ch 4
Ch 5
Ch 9
Ch 9
Ch 6
Combined
Ch 7
Ch 7
Ch 8
Ch 10
Ch 10
Ch 16
Ch 11/12
Ch 13/14
Combined
Ch 13
Ch 15
TOPIC
Introduction; Units
1-D Motion; Free-Fall
2-D Kinematics, Vectors
Newton’s Laws and Forces
Applications of Forces
Torque and Static Equilibrium
Torque and Static Equilibrium
Circular Motion
Sec. Exam 1 - 7:15–9:15 pm. - Morton 201,235,237
Work and Energy
Conservation of Energy; Power
Momentum and Collisions
Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Moment of Inertia and Angular Momentum
Hooke’s Law and SHM
Fluids
Thermal Physics
Sec. Exam 2 - 7:15–9:15 pm. - Morton 201, 235, 237
Kinetic Theory
Laws of Thermodynamics
Thanksgiving (no class)
Ch 15
Laws of Thermodynamics
Review problems
Comprehensive Final Exam at 2:30–4:30 pm. Room to be announced.
Week of:
Physics 2001 - Lab Schedule - Fall Semester 2015
Clippinger 045
Experiment
Aug 24
Aug 31
Sept 7
Sept 14
Sept 21
Sept 28
Oct 5
Oct 12
Oct 19
Oct 26
Nov 2
Nov 9
Nov 16
Nov 23
Nov 30
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11
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16
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18
NO LABS this week
Simple Measurements and Density
NO LABS this week (Labor Day)
Addition of Forces
Acceleration Using the Air Track
Atwood’s Machine
Equilibrium and Center of Gravity
Parallel Forces
Ballistic Pendulum
Conservation of Momentum Using the Air Track
Simple Harmonic Motion & Hooke’s Law
NO LABS this week (Veteran’s Day)
Coefficient of Linear Expansion
NO LABS this week (Thanksgiving)
Heat of Fusion & Vaporization of Water
Scheduling Lab: Lab call numbers in the 2000 and 2050 series are different from the course call
numbers, so make sure that two (2) call numbers appear under Physics.
If you have not scheduled a lab by the end of the first week, you will need to see Ms. Candi Spaulding
in Room 046 Clippinger for a pink slip. You may only change or sign into a lab that has open slots.
Lab is required to be taken the same semester that the associated lecture class is taken.
Because of the large student enrollment in these courses, students not attending the first scheduled lab will have their names automatically
dropped from the lab roster so that other students may be put into these openings.
Missing First Lab:
If, for any reason, you miss the first laboratory it is YOUR responsibility to contact Ms. Candi
Spaulding immediately to retain your seat in lab. (593-1689, spauldic@ohio.edu)
Lab Grades: A passing grade in the Laboratory is required in order to pass the entire course. (70%
or better.) All laboratories will be graded on the basis of 20 points distributed over three areas:
1. (6pts) Pre-lab assignment
2. (4pts) Participation (graded from laboratory observation of student’s in-class performance, punctuality, cooperation, etc. at the TA’s discretion); and
3. (10pts) Laboratory report (numerical and graphical analysis and conclusions).
Under normal circumstances the data and the analysis of each laboratory is expected to be completed
within the two-hour period and the report turned in to the laboratory instructor. Please read very
carefully the makeup policy included on the last page of the syllabus.
+++ No food, drink (including water), or open toed shoes are allowed in lab.
+++ Bring your calculator and ruler/protractor to lab.
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Laboratory Makeup Policy
1. All make-up labs are to be scheduled through the Clippinger 046 office (Ms. Candi Spaulding).
Your TA cannot make these arrangements. You may also contact Ms. Candi Spaulding at
593-1689, or by email at spauldic@ohio.edu.
2. Any student who will miss a lab for a mandatory scheduled University activity (i.e.:
track member in track meet) (these people should have a written excuse explaining
their absence) should make up the lab in another regular section of the lab during the
week the missed experiment is run. Emergency excused make-ups must be rescheduled
within one week of the missed lab. Note: If your lab falls late in the week, you may have
to do your makeup lab before your regularly scheduled lab time.
3. All labs will be graded so that each lab counts something towards the student’s final course grade.
4. Missed labs without a valid (University Sanctioned) excuse, shall count as zero(0)
and the student will not be allowed to make up this missed lab.
5. If more than three (3) labs are missed with or without valid excuses and are not made up
(University sanctioned misses only may be made up) the student shall fail the entire course (lecture
and lab.)
6. Schedule all medical appointments at times other than your lab time. Makeup exams
and labs in other courses do not take precedence, neither do advisor or RD meetings. Flight time
also does not take precedence over regularly scheduled classes. University procedures require that
regularly scheduled classes and laboratories take precedence over such activities.
7. Students waiting until the last weeks of the semester to do make-ups missed during the first part of
the semester will be denied makeup privileges even if the original excuse for missing lab was valid.
8. Missed scheduled make-ups will be counted as zero and will not be rescheduled unless exceptional
circumstances exist.
9. All makeup labs must be completed by the last lab of the semester in the course in which it was
missed.
10. All makeup labs must be accompanied by a blue half-sheet for both the performance part and in
order for that lab to be graded by the regular instructor. If this sheet is not presented to the makeup
lab instructor the student will be denied makeup. If the sheet is not attached to the makeup report,
it will not be graded by the regular lab instructor. All completed lab material must be turned in to
the student’s lab instructor, either in his/her mailbox in the Physics office (Room 251) or in the green
2050 box in the basement within 24 hours of the makeup.
Instructions for Using LON-CAPA
This semester we will be using LON-CAPA for
homework assignments and general course materials.
Access: The system is accessed via a web browser.
Go to the URL: http://loncapa.phy.ohiou.edu.
If you are going to bookmark the address, USE
THIS address (http://loncapa.phy.ohiou.edu),
NOT the individual servers.
Your username is your 8 character Ohio ID (for
example: ml931098). The username is CASE
SENSITIVE. Make sure the first two letters are
lowercase.
You will use your Ohio ID password to access the system. (See ’Activate your
Ohio ID’ and ’Change your password’ links under http://technology.ohio.edu/myaccount/ to
change your password.)
out of your assignment, go to one of the problems
in the assignment. Select the Print icon from the
menu at the top right of the screen. Select ’Selected Resources in folder . . . ’ and press NEXT.
Press NEXT again. The system will create a PDF
(Adobe Portable Document Format) file which can
be read using Adobe Acroread.
Checking Scores: Goto the Main Menu (link on
top left) and click on ”View current problem status
and grading information” to get an overview of the
point totals for each folder.
WARNING! Check due times carefully under
Course Contents Page. If you think this time is
not correct, contact your instructor BEFORE the
due date listed. Beware - the time on the computer
is set to National Standard Time (www.time.gov).
The time on the computer is NOT necessarily the
time on your watch. Waiting to the last hour to do
Your browser will need to have “cookies”
your assignment is not suggested. Additionally, the
and “Javascript” enabled. Popup windows
computer load can get pretty high at due times. Do
should not be blocked from *.phy.ohiou.edu.
not wait until the last minute!
Finding Materials: Upon login select the ’StuTips: Here are a few tips when entering answers:
dent’ role in your particular course. You will be
presented with the first item in the course. This
• Scientific notation is entered in the form
may be a home page or the course contents page
6.02e23 not 6.02 × 1023
itself. Click on Course Contents.
• Problems may or may not require units. The
The Course Contents page allows you to view all
computer will let you know. If units are reresources in the course. It is a good place to check
quested, place a space before the units. An
the status of various problems. To help with clutter,
example of a complex unit would be accelerfolders can be opened and closed by clicking on the
ation, meters per second per second, input as
+ or - in front of the folder icon. When expanded,
m/sˆ2, m/s/s, or m/(s*s).
the status of individual problems in an assignment
• Read the computer feedback carefully!
will be displayed. You can select several options at
the top. Explore!
• If computer complains about units or sig figs,
To go to a problem, click on the title. Enter the
answers in the boxes provided (or via pull-down
menus). Press submit answer to send the answer
to the computer. Feedback will be provided. Read
this carefully. If you are correct, you will be provided a receipt number. RECORD THIS NUMBER!!! If there is a technical problem, this number
will provide proof that you have done your assignment. Without this number we will not investigate any issues regarding claims of lost points. You
are typically allowed multiple attempts at a problem. The number of attempts is displayed below
the problem and on the Course Contents page.
Printing the Assignment: To obtain a print-
it HAS NOT YET CHECKED THE NUMERICAL PART OF THE ANSWER.
HELP!!! If you are having technical difficulties,
please click on the Help link on the login page or
the Help link on the top right once you’ve logged
in. Other help items are scattered throughout the
web pages (see the blue question marks). If you
are still having difficulties, please visit the page
loncapa.phy.ohiou.edu/help. Further instructions can be found there.
Fall 2015 August 21, 2015