Physics 1C
Introduction
"You do not really understand something unless you
can explain it to your grandmother."
--Albert Einstein
Introduction
Welcome to Physics 1C!
Physics 1 is a three quarter course
designed as an introduction into basic
physics for students in the biological
sciences.
Physics 1C in particular will focus on
waves, sound, light, and modern physics.
Please note that the lecture and the lab are
separate courses with separate instructors.
Introduction
Instructor: Dr. Mark Paddock
I am a Research Scientist (Biophysics) in Chemistry and in
Biology and a Lecturer in the Physics department .
My degree is in Physics from UCSD.
This will be my 30th year at UCSD.
In my spare time, I work on photosynthetic, mitochondrial
membrane proteins and circadian clocks.
Physics 1CL
Lab TA Coordinators
Hsi-Ming Chan
h2chang@ucsd.edu
Paul Hemphill
pbhemphill@ucsd.edu
Faculty Instructor
Prof. Alex Groisman
agroisman@ucsd.edu
Lab Manual (5th Edition) is available at the bookstore.
Syllabus/Calendar Link/Supplementary Materials on TED.
Labs start ***this*** week!
Physics 1CL
Lab classes start on the ***1st week*** of classes (this
week!).
● The 1st week will be a general review of Phys 1CL and of
the safety rules.
● No preparation is required for the first lab class and it will
not be graded.
● Lab 1 will take place on the 2nd week of classes (next
week).
● The attendance of the lab classes on the 1st and 2nd week
is ***mandatory***. You will not be able to take Phys 1CL if
you miss it on either 1st or 2nd week.
●
Physics 1CL
The labs are located in 2306 and 2326 Mayer Hall!
Attendance in labs are mandatory for the first two lab
meetings starting from
***week one***!
You are to bring the Academic
Integrity Policy to the first day
of lab.
The reading quiz given on the
second lab meeting will be
partially based on the Academic
Integrity Policy and the
Scientific Integrity Primer!
Introduction
My office is located in
the bottom floor of
Mayer Hall Annex,
room 1623
mpaddock@ucsd,edu
The TA for this course is:
Dian (David) Shi
(d9shi@ucsd.edu)
Bonner
Hall
Urea
Hall
Mayer Hall
York Hall
David Shi – Phys 1C TA
Office hours: TBA
Discussion Section Thursday 8:00 pm –
9:50 pm Warren Lecture Hall 2005
Practical Information
The website will be an extremely useful place.
There you have:
An academic calendar
The class syllabus
The problem sets
Current announcements
Lecture PDFs will be posted before and after
each lecture
Homework solutions will be posted on
Mondays before Quiz
http://physics.ucsd.edu/students/courses/spring2015
Practical Information
The book we will be using is:
Serway and Jewett, Principles of Physics,
5th Edition, Vol. 1 & 2 Brooks/Cole-CENGAGE
The list of homework problems for the quarter
is on the website
They are divided into: Objective, Easy and
Medium
Homework due via WebAssign
My Goals/Expectations
Introduce you to the basic concepts of physics.
A journey for all of us.
Try to convey our world through the eyes of
physics
Biological, medical and earth science examples
and applications
Action figures on physics website
Expect you to be able to identify and apply
basic physical principles to real world problems
Need Help?
There is help available for you to complete
your homework and understand the concepts:
Problem Solving Sessions:
Thursday 8 - 10 pm Warren Lecture Hall 2005
David
Physics Dept. Tutorial Center runs from SundayThursday from 3:00pm-8:00pm 2702 Mayer Hall
There are also office hours after Mon and Wed lecture
of by appointment
Facebook page for discussion and assistance,
Quizzes & Grades
"Equations are the devil’s sentences!"
--Stephen Colbert
Concepts will be emphasized. Yet elementary
math still plays a major role in the course
Your grades will be determined by your
performance on the quizzes and the final exam
Fixed grading scale!!
There will be 4 quizzes:
Fri. 4/12 Fri. 4/26 Fri. 5/17
Fri. 5/31
Your lowest quiz score will be dropped
The cumulative final exam will be on Wednesday,
June 10th from 11:30am to 2:29pm
Lectures
"The lecture method is the process whereby the lecture notes
of the instructor get transferred to the notebooks of the
students without passing through the brains of either!“
--Darrell Huff
That quote pretty much sums up my
feelings about modern lectures
That is why I strongly encourage your
participation in the lecture process
This is why we will be using clickers
(http://www.iclicker.com)
Problem Solving Sessions
Problem solving sessions will be:
Thursday 8:00pm-9:50pm starting next
WLH
week @ WLH 2005
First day we will use
clickers will be Friday
Facebook page –
UCSD Phys 1C
Questions,
answers,
comments
York
Post notes, quiz
example questions
iClickers
To use the clicker:
1.
Register your i>clicker remote on TED.
2.
Select your answer. You must choose one of the
offered choices or you will receive no credit.
3.
The receiver (AC-frequency in GH 254) will tell you
if your answer is received by the system.
4.
You will receive one point for merely answering
and an additional point for answering a clicker
question correctly.
We will start using the clickers next Monday.
iClickers
You are responsible for bringing your remote to
Physics 1C classes.
Each clicker has a unique serial number on the
back of the remote. You should write it down and
place a piece of scotch tape over that ID to
preserve it.
All remotes have a 200 hour battery life (3 AAA).
Students found to be using multiple clickers in
class will be guilty of academic misconduct and
their clickers will be confiscated.
WebAssign Homework
Homework from each chapter will be assigned and
graded using WebAssign
You can register using the following class key
'ucsd 8809 0166‘ at
https://www.webassign.net/v4cgi/selfenroll/classke
y.html
Help can be found at
https://webassign.com/support/student-support/
Topics - Overview
Basic physical principles
Start with Harmonic Oscillators (weeks 1-2)
Then into waves (weeks 2-4)
Mirrors and lenses (weeks 4-6)
Interference (weeks 6-7)
Modern physics (weeks 7-10)
Nucleus and radioactivity (week 10)
Administrative
Your grade will be calculated by:
60% Quizzes + 30% Final + 10% WebAssign
+ ~5% EC (clickers and participation).
Your grade will be determined by using the
following tentative scale:
Between 85% and 100%
=>
A
Between 70% and 85%
=>
B
Between 55% and 70%
=>
C
Between 40% and 55%
=>
D
Grade below 40%
=>
F
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity will be taken very seriously.
Research into the field shows that violating
academic integrity guidelines only postpones the
inevitable.
Also, along those same lines I expect you to be respectful
of others during lecture. If you cannot, then you will be
asked to leave lecture.
For Next Time (FNT)
Download and read syllabus
Read Chapter 12
Start on WebAssign homework for
Chapter 12
When is the first quiz?
A week from Friday (4/10)