PHY 2048F22: General Physics 1 with Calculus
CRN 81456, Section 801, 3 Credit hours
Instructor: R. Criss
Term: Fall 2022
Term Dates: 8/22/22 - 12/2/22
Location: ISA 1051
Meeting Days & Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:00 am EST to 12:15 pm EST
Office Hours: Face-to-face office hours for this semester are on Mondays & Wednesdays from 12:30pm –
1:30pm EST. My office is in ISA 4204. Virtual office hours via MS Teams are on Tuesdays from 10:00am –
12:00pm EST. I am always available asynchronously via Canvas Message or in the Canvas Discussion forum.
Attendance: This course requires in-person attendance and participation. All of the course lecture content will
be delivered during these synchronous sessions. If you miss a session, you should make arrangements with a
classmate to get notes. In-class participation opportunities cannot be made-up. Document camera PDFs are not
the same as class notes. Skipping class and relying solely on the PDFs is like watching the evening news on
television with the sound muted and the closed captioning off.
Welcome: Folks, I am here to help you learn physics. The key word in that sentence is “you”. Learning
requires deliberate action on the part of the learner. You must engage. You must struggle. You must work
through frustrations that arise from lack of understanding. You must work through disappointments that arise
from poor performance. All of this is a necessary part of the learning process. Most of you are engineering
and physical science majors, so you are expected to carry skills developed in this course into future courses. My
choice of the word ‘skills’ is deliberate. Success in upper level courses will require that you abandon novice
approaches to problem solving. You must learn to structure your thinking and analyze problems the way experts
in your field do. Physics 1 and 2 is where you begin that journey. More on this is included on our Canvas
Course Site.
Course Description: First semester of a two-semester sequence of calculus-based General Physics which
includes a study of mechanics, wave motion, sound, thermodynamics, geometrical and physical optics,
electricity and magnetism for students majoring in Physics, Chemistry and Engineering.
Course Prerequisites: Calculus I (MAC 2281 or MAC 2311) is a prerequisite for this course. PHY 2048L is a
co-requisite for this course.
Course Structure: You will have an online Mastering Physics homework assignment due just before most class
meetings. During class, you will participate in polling questions using your own device. The primary purpose of
polling is to help direct lectures and enhance your learning experience. There are two exams during the semester
and one comprehensive final exam.
Late Work Policy: No late work will be accepted in this course. Homework is intended as a learning tool, and
each class will begin with a review of homework solutions. So, it makes little sense to accept late homework.
That said, I understand that things happen and assignments are sometimes missed. For that reason, your course
homework grade will be calculate as follows:
Course HW Grade = 100 x [(Total # of HW points earned)/(0.85*(Total # of HW points available)] , with the
result capped at a score of 100.
No other allowances will be made for missed homework. With documentation, exams missed due to
circumstances deemed acceptable can be made-up. Make-up exams will be hand-written, requiring that you
show-your-work for credit, and must be taken in-person within one week of the original exam date.
Student Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course, you should be able to:
• Apply calculus and analytical geometry to real physical problems
• Conceptually and mathematically describe translational and rotational motion.
• Demonstrate a conceptual and mathematical understanding of Newton's Laws and apply that to the
solution of problems.
• Demonstrate a conceptual and mathematical understanding of work and energy by applying those ideas
in the solution of problems.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of fluids.
• Describe waves and wave behaviors both conceptually and mathematically.
Required Course Materials:
University Physics w\Modern Physics, 15th ed., USF Custom Canvas Integration, by Young & Freedman, with
Mastering Physics Homework and Learning Catalytics. The text must be purchased through USF Canvas using
USF Bookstore Access Code or directly from Pearson through Canvas (guaranteed lowest price).
Homework and class polling will require the use of Mastering Physics. Homework will not be accepted in any
other format.
Grading Scale, Categories, and Weights:
Your course grade is calculated as a weighted average. The graded assignments are weighted as follows:
Homework
Exam 1
Midterm Exam
Comprehensive Final Exam
Total
25%
20%
25%
30%
100%
Your course average will be rounded to the nearest whole number and your course grade will be assigned based
on the following 10 point scale: A ≥ 90 , B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70 , D ≥ 60 , F ≥ 0. This course does not use
plus/minus grading. So for example, any course grade between a 70 and 79 will be reported to the Registrar as
a "C". There are no opportunities for extra credit in this course.
Detailed Course Schedule: Please see the last page of this document.
General Education Statement: This course is part of the University of South Florida's Foundations of
Knowledge and Learning (FKL) Core Curriculum. It is certified for Natural Sciences (Physical Sciences) and for
the following dimensions: critical thinking, inquiry-based learning, scientific processes, and quantitative literacy.
Students enrolled in this course will be asked to participate in the USF General Education assessment effort. This
might involve submitting copies of writing assignments for review, responding to surveys, or participating in
other measurements designed to assess the FKL Core Curriculum learning outcomes. Note that as a part of USF's
FKL, the General Education Council expects that you will spend an average of 9 hours per week engaged in
course related activities.
USF Standard University Policies: Policies about disability access, religious observances, academic
grievances, academic integrity and misconduct, academic continuity, food insecurity, and sexual harassment are
governed by a central set of policies that apply to all classes at USF. These may be accessed at:
https://www.usf.edu/provost/faculty/core-syllabus-policy-statements.aspx
Covid-19 Procedures: All students must comply with university policies and posted signs regarding COVID-19
mitigation measures. Failure to do so may result in dismissal from class, referral to the Office of Student
Conduct and Ethical Development, and possible removal from campus. Additional details are available on the
University’s Core Syllabus Policy Statements page at:
https://www.usf.edu/provost/faculty/core-syllabus-policy-statements.aspx
Course Technology and Student Support:
Academic Accommodations- For more information, visit
https://www.usf.edu/student-affairs/student-accessibility/
Academic Support Services- The USF Office of Student Success coordinates and promotes university-wide
efforts to enhance undergraduate and graduate student success. For a comprehensive list of academic support
services available to all USF students, please visit the Office of Student Success website at
http://www.usf.edu/student-success/
Canvas Technical Support- If you have technical difficulties in Canvas, you can find access to the Canvas
guides and video resources in the “Canvas Help” page on the homepage of your Canvas course. You can also
contact the help desk by calling 813-974-1222 in Tampa or emailing help@usf.edu .
Mastering Physics Technical Support- If Mastering Physics is showing you something odd, you should clear
your browser history and cookies, close your browser, then reopen your browser, go to Canvas, and try again.
This resolves 99% of the difficulties students encounter. FAQs and Web Chat are available for help in Mastering
Physics.
General Technology Guidelines- Use a computer, not a cell phone. Do not keep lots of programs running at the
same time. Do not keep lots of browser tabs and windows open at the same time. Remember: the less a computer
has to do, the better it will do it.
Important Dates To Remember:
End Drop/Add
USF Holiday
Last Day to Withdraw
USF Holiday
USF Holiday
Last Class Day
Friday, 8/26
Monday, 9/5
Saturday, 10/29
Friday, 11/11
Thursday-Friday, 11/24-11/25
Friday, 12/2
Course Outline:
A detailed course outline appears below. Like most college courses, we do not cover every section of every
chapter. We ‘pick & choose’ as appropriate. I have listed the topics by class day and included an approximate
listing of chapter sections. These are intended as a guide only, meaning that the content and timing is subject to
change. I do not lecture directly from the textbook. I sort and shuffle topics to fit my perspective and lecture
alternative approaches when I think they are useful. This is part of the ‘value added’ classroom experience.
Your book does not replace the lectures and document camera PDFs are not the same as class notes.
Missing class and relying solely on the PDFs is like watching the evening news on television with the sound
muted and the closed captioning off.
Final Exam is scheduled per the USF Final Exam Matrix