Instructor:
Office:
Phone:
Email:
Dr. Richard Batman, Ph.D.
RBN 4045
(903) 566-7477 (I prefer email to phone calls.) rbatman@uttyler.edu (Please do not attempt to contact me through the
Blackboard system, because this may not work. You must send emails directly to rbatman@uttyler.edu.)
Office Hours: MWF (10:00-11:00), TR (12:00-1:00), or by appointment. Please stop by my office anytime you have questions. Except when I have classes and
Textbooks:
Prerequisite: meetings, I’m almost always available in my office and will be happy to help you.
College Physics , 2nd ed., Knight, Jones, and Field, ISBN 978-0-321-59549-2.
In addition to buying this book, each student must pay to register for the
MasteringPhysics online homework website at www.masteringphysics.com, using the course I.D. MPBATMAN211212 . You are required to bring the textbook and a scientific calculator with you to each lecture and lab session.
PHYS 1301 (College Physics I).
This course will stress the application of physical concepts and principles to solving elementary physics problems. It is intended to develop the problem-solving skills that are necessary for success in advanced courses or standardized exams in physics. Major topics covered will include fluids, oscillations and waves, optics, electricity, circuits, and magnetism.
Students should be familiar with graph interpretation, algebra, and properties of elementary functions, especially trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, tangent), exponential functions ( e x
) and logarithms (log( x ) or ln( x )). However, trigonometry (and perhaps other math concepts) will be reviewed in class as needed. If you feel uncomfortable with any of the math discussed, please let me know immediately.

All students are required to check their university email (Patriot) accounts frequently for information and notifications that might need to be sent out between class sessions. You will be held responsible for acting in accordance with all such communications. Lectures will generally be based on PowerPoint presentations posted in advance on Blackboard, which you will be required to download, print out, and bring with you to class. Be sure to check the
Blackboard website just before each lecture to see whether a new PowerPoint has been posted.
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Homework will consist either of online problems (administered by the MasteringPhysics website at www.masteringphysics.com), or of written problems. It will generally be assigned at each class session, and will generally be due at the beginning of the following class session. The only way to learn the material in this course is to spend a lot of time solving homework problems.
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Whenever possible, all work must be shown in any homework, quiz, or exam problem, and your final result should be surrounded by a box. The burden of proof is upon you to show that you understand what you’re doing. Even a problem with an incorrect result can earn significant credit if some work is shown, but a correct answer with insufficient demonstration of understanding will earn little or no credit. You should never leave any problem blank. Anything that you write could score points.
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Tentative dates of exams and quizzes are noted on the fourth page of this syllabus.
They will include any material we have covered up to that point, including problems worked in class or given as homework or in quizzes. Quizzes and midterm exams will be semi-cumulative, in the sense that they will focus on material covered since the last quiz/midterm, but will also necessarily include material that came before. The final exam will be fully cumulative and will cover material from the entire semester.
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Assignments completed outside of class are due at the beginning of class. If the assignment is worked on paper (rather than online), it is your responsibility to ensure that the assignment is submitted into my hands . Do not send your assignment with a friend, or attempt to put it in my mailbox, because it may fail to reach me, and you will receive no credit in this case.
Even if it does reach me, it hasn’t been officially submitted until it is in my hands .
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Late homework will not be accepted, except when I notify you otherwise about a particular assignment, or when I judge that there are very good reasons ( e.g
., severe illness, family emergency, etc.
) for giving an extension to a particular student. I cannot guarantee in advance that it will be given. To have a chance of getting an extension for a particular assignment, you must discuss your situation with me as soon as possible.
3.
In the event that you are given an extension for a paper assignment, you must notify me when submitting the late assignment.
Do not silently submit it along with the work that is currently due. This may result in a deduction of points. Do not staple different assignments together. Different assignments must be submitted separately.

4.
It is your responsibility to contact me as soon as possible after an absence to get whatever assignments were given in your absence, since you will probably be required to submit them at the same time as the other students.
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No assignments of any kind will be accepted or made up on or after the day that grades are due for the end of the semester .
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If you know ahead of time that you will miss a class for any reason, it is in your best interest to submit the assignment in advance of the time it is due. Otherwise, points may be deducted.
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For tests and quizzes, make-ups are allowed for excused absences only . I cannot guarantee in advance that a make-up will be allowed in a particular situation.
Do not assume, without first discussing the circumstances with me, that your absence will be excused.
For anticipated absences, you must make arrangements as soon as possible to complete the assignment before you leave . For unanticipated excused absences in which a test or quiz is missed, it is your responsibility to come to me to make up the assignment. I will not remind you.
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You are responsible for keeping all your graded work in good condition throughout the semester , just in case I need it later as proof of your performance.
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Please look over your returned exams and assignments and ask questions about your grades during my office hours (not during class) if you think there is a problem, or if you simply don’t understand what you missed.
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90-100%
80-90%
70-80%
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Midterm Exams
Homework
Quizzes
Final Exam
45%
20%
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15%

Students are encouraged to work in groups when doing homework or preparing for quizzes and exams. However, during quizzes and exams, students are to work alone and not help each other or refer to outside sources of information. Cheating will not be tolerated.
Quiz 1 Mon, Jan 23
Quiz 2
Midterm Exam 1
Quiz 3
Quiz 4
Midterm Exam 2
Wed, Feb 1
Fri, Feb 10
Mon, Feb 20
Wed, Feb 29
Fri, Mar 9
Quiz 5
Quiz 6
Midterm Exam 3
Quiz 7
Quiz 8
Midterm Exam 4
Final Exam
Fri, Mar 23
Fri, Mar 30
Fri, Apr 6
Fri, Apr 13
Fri, Apr 20
Mon, Apr 30
Fri, May 11, 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
To know and understand the policies that affect your rights and responsibilities as a student at
UT Tyler, please follow this link: http://www2.uttyler.edu/wellness/rightsresponsibilities.php
Students repeating a course for grade forgiveness (grade replacement) must file a Grade
Replacement Contract with the Enrollment Services Center (ADM 230) on or before the Census
Date of the semester in which the course will be repeated. Grade Replacement Contracts are available in the Enrollment Services Center or at http://www.uttyler.edu/registrar. Each semester’s Census Date can be found on the Contract itself, on the Academic Calendar, or in the information pamphlets published each semester by the Office of the Registrar.
Failure to file a Grade Replacement Contract will result in both the original and repeated grade being used to calculate your overall grade point average. Undergraduates are eligible to exercise grade replacement for only three course repeats during their career at UT Tyler; graduates are eligible for two grade replacements. Full policy details are printed on each Grade
Replacement Contract.

The Census Date is the deadline for many forms and enrollment actions that students need to be aware of. These include:
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Submitting Grade Replacement Contracts, Transient Forms, requests to withhold directory information, approvals for taking courses as Audit, Pass/Fail or Credit/No
Credit.
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Receiving 100% refunds for partial withdrawals. (There is no refund for these after the Census Date)
 Schedule adjustments (section changes, adding a new class, dropping without a “W” grade)
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Being reinstated or re-enrolled in classes after being dropped for non-payment
 Completing the process for tuition exemptions or waivers through Financial Aid
Texas law prohibits a student who began college for the first time in Fall 2007 or thereafter from dropping more than six courses during their entire undergraduate career. This includes courses dropped at another 2-year or 4-year Texas public college or university. For purposes of this rule, a dropped course is any course that is dropped after the census date (See Academic
Calendar for the specific date).
Exceptions to the 6-drop rule may be found in the catalog. Petitions for exemptions must be submitted to the Enrollment Services Center and must be accompanied by documentation of the extenuating circumstance. Please contact the Enrollment Services Center if you have any questions.
In accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) the University offers accommodations to students with learning, physical and/or psychiatric disabilities. If you have a disability, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, PTSD or ADHD, or you have a history of modifications or accommodations in a previous educational environment you are encouraged to contact the Student Accessibility and Resources office and schedule an interview with the Accessibility Case Manager/ADA Coordinator, Cynthia Lowery Staples. If you are unsure if the above criteria applies to you, but have questions or concerns please contact the SAR office. For more information or to set up an appointment please visit the SAR office located in the University Center, Room 3150 or call 903.566.7079. You may also send an email to cstaples@uttyler.edu

Students who anticipate being absent from class due to a religious observance are requested to inform the instructor of such absences by the second class meeting of the semester.
If you intend to be absent for a university-sponsored event or activity, you (or the event sponsor) must notify the instructor at least two weeks prior to the date of the planned absence.
At that time the instructor will set a date and time when make-up assignments will be completed.
It is the policy of The University of Texas at Tyler to protect the confidential nature of social security numbers. The University has changed its computer programming so that all students have an identification number. The electronic transmission of grades (e.g., via e-mail) risks violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; grades will not be transmitted electronically.
Everyone is required to exit the building when a fire alarm goes off. Follow your instructor’s directions regarding the appropriate exit. If you require assistance during an evacuation, inform your instructor in the first week of class. Do not re-enter the building unless given permission by University Police, Fire department, or Fire Prevention Services.
The census date, which is the last day to drop without a W, is Thursday, January 26.
Course Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes
A. Critical Thinking Skills (includes creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information)
The student will demonstrate the ability to think critically and to use appropriate concepts to analyze qualitatively problems or situations involving the fundamental principles of physics. This SLO will be assessed using selected questions on the final exam.
B. Communication Skills (includes effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication)

Students will communicate an understanding of the physics principles covered in class on free response essay questions. The questions will require the students to express a qualitative understanding through written communication of the concepts covered in class. This SLO will be assessed using selected questions on the final exam.
C. Empirical and Quantitative Skills (includes the manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts and results in informed conclusions)
The student will demonstrate the ability to use appropriate mathematical techniques and concepts to obtain quantitative solutions to problems in physics.
This SLO will be assessed using selected questions on the final exam.
D. Teamwork (includes the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal)
Students will demonstrate teamwork by working on group problems given throughout the semester. The students will be given a physical situation that they have to evaluate and work together on to arrive at a solution. This SLO will be assessed using group problems given throughout the semester. Teams will assess the actual teamwork through peer review.