PHYC1300/1310 Physics In and Around You Fall 2013 / Winter 2014 Fall Term 2013 / Winter Term 2014 Overview Instructors This is an algebra-­‐based (i.e. calculus-­‐free) introductory physics course for students in the life sciences, arts and environmental sciences. It is a good preparation for students taking the MCAT, and students wishing to enter Medicine, Dentistry and Applied Health Sciences. Basic concepts in physics are applied, when possible to realistic biological models, e.g. forces and torques related to muscle and joints, electricity to cellular activity, fluids to blood circulation. Prerequisite High School Physics equivalent to Nova Scotia Grade 12 is strongly recommended Fall term lecturer: Dr. Ted Monchesky E-­‐Mail: Theodore.Monchesky@Dal.Ca Office: Dunn Building, Rm 239 Office Hours: MWF 2 – 3 pm Winter term lecturer: Dr. Sarah Wells E-­‐Mail: Sarah.Wells@Dal.Ca Office: Dentistry Building, Rm 5217 Office Hours: MWF 2 – 3 pm Textbook “College Physics” by P. P. Urone, R. Hinrichs, K. Dirks, and M. Sharma This is an e-­‐textbook that is freely available through OpenStax. To download it, visit http://openstaxcollege.org/l/B2SPhysics and click “Get This Book.” Lab instructor: Dr. Stephen Payne E-­‐Mail: Payne@Dal.Ca Office: Dunn Building, Rm 206C A solutions manual is also available from http://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/college-­‐physics/resources CAPA technical help: Friedemann Brauer E-­‐Mail: teacher@learning.physics.dal.ca Office: Dunn Building, Rm 213 Grading Scheme Important Dates For each term, the marks will be calculated by two methods. We will calculate your mark for each term by both methods and give you the better of the two grades. For PHYC1300X/Y students, the final mark for the whole year is determined from the average of the two term grades, with equal weight given to each. Pre-­‐course survey ¡
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The first assignment (together with your pre-­‐lab assignment) is to be picked up on Wednesday Sept. 11 from the pigeon holes labelled “P1300 Current Assignment” in the Dunn building (see map on page 5). The CAPA assignments are weekly and are due each Wednesday by 11:59 pm. If you are unable to complete a CAPA assignment for good reason, you must inform Friedemann Brauer before the due date. Extensions are granted only in exceptional circumstances if appropriate documentation is provided within one week of the due date. If you lose your CAPA assignment, you can e-­‐mail it to yourself by logging onto www.learning.physics.dal.ca and clicking <<[reprints]>>. Please note that you have 11 CAPA assignments due over the course of the term. Note that CAPA#12 is not for credit, but is for practice for the Fall Term Exam. More information about CAPA is given on page 5. Laboratory Location: Rm 201 Dunn (see map page 6) th
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Lab manuals can be purchased before class starting Friday Sept. 13 . Labs start Sept. 16 . You will be expected to attend on the day you have selected, usually in alternate weeks. The schedule is given in the lab manual. To find out whether you should attend weeks A or weeks B, consult your first CAPA assignment, which will indicate the date and time of your first lab. You are expected to come to the laboratory prepared for that day's experiment. All labs have a CAPA pre-­‐lab assignment, which is due on your designated lab day 5 minutes before your lab session. Your personal, first pre-­‐lab sheet for lab X1 will be ready for pick-­‐up from th
the pigeon holes in the Dunn building (see map on p. 5) on Wed. Sept. 11 . Subsequent pre-­‐labs will be handed out at the previous lab session; if it is not picked-­‐up, you can find it in the pigeon holes. If you lose your pre-­‐lab assignment, you can e-­‐mail it to yourself by logging into www.learning.physics.dal.ca and clicking <<[reprints]>> next to “Pre-­‐labs”. If you have to miss a lab, see or e-­‐mail the instructor, Dr. Stephen Payne, in advance if possible to reschedule. Note that your CAPA pre-­‐
lab test is still due on your regular lab day! Quizzes and Exams You must write at least one quiz each term. There is one in-­‐class quiz and one evening quiz in both the Fall and Winter terms. There is no make-­‐up quiz if you miss the in-­‐class quiz. If you miss the in-­‐class quiz due to illness—or any other reason—your mark will be calculated based on the evening quiz using method 2 as outlined in the grading scheme. If you are unable to attend the evening quiz for good reason, you must inform the lecturer one week in advance and provide appropriate documentation. If you miss the evening quiz due to illness, within one week of the quiz you must provide a medical certificate signed by a physician that clearly states that you were too ill to write the quiz. The term exams will take place during the regular examination periods (Dec. 5 – 16, 2013; Apr. 9 – 26, 2014). The exams are 3-­‐hours in duration and cover the work of the entire term. Students are required to write during the scheduled time, except under exceptional circumstances. Only non-­‐programmable calculators without graphing capabilities are permitted in the quizzes and exams. All other electronic devices—with or without wireless capabilities—are not permitted. This includes PDAs, cell phones, pagers or any other telecommunication device. PHYC1300/1310 Physics In and Around You Fall 2013 / Winter 2014 p. 2 / 6 Physics In and Around You Fall 2013 / Winter 2014 Pre-­‐ and post-­‐course survey There will be survey conducted in the first week and last week of class to gauge your background in physics and provide a measure the amount that you will have learned by the end of term. You will receive full credit for carefully completing the survey, but you will not be given a grade for the test. The test will be administered on OWL (www.dal.ca/ilo). Announcements Announcements pertaining to lectures and laboratory will be made via e-­‐mail. This is one of the University’s official channels of communication therefore it is important that you check your assigned Dalhousie e-­‐mail account daily. Accessibility Students may request accommodation as a result of barriers related to disability, religious obligation, or any characteristic under the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act. Students who require academic accommodation for either classroom participation or the writing of tests and exams should make their request to the Advising and Access Services Center (AASC) prior to or at the outset of the regular academic year. Please visit www.dal.ca/access for more information and to obtain the Request for Accommodation -­‐-­‐ Form A. Where to get help ¡
Teaching Assistants (TAs) are available in the Resource Centre (Dunn 108) on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (and Thursdays and Fridays when then the TAs are not busy with PHYC1100 students) ¡
Discussions with classmates can also be very useful. It is worthwhile to get to know some of your classmates; some students find it helpful to form small study groups. There is a discussion group for PHYC1300/1310 on OWL (www.dal.ca/ilo) ¡
Speak to your professor after lecture or during office hours. Help is given much better in person than by e-­‐mail. ¡
Ask for help during your laboratory session. If you do this, please bear in mind that instructors will give priority to the experiment of the day and may have a limited time to spend with you. ¡
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A list of senior physics undergraduates and graduate students available for private tutoring will be made available on OWL Intellectual honesty We encourage you to discuss concepts and methods with your classmates, TAs or instructors. However, the answers and calculations must be your own work. We consider it an academic offence when a student: -­‐ copies answers or reports from another student -­‐ obtains answers, or programs that calculate answers, from other students -­‐ provides other students with reports, answers or programs that calculate answers Instructors are obligated to report any academic offences to the Senate Disciplinary Committee. Please consult the academic integrity module for further information on intellectual honesty. PHYC1300/1310 Physics In and Around You Fall 2013 / Winter 2014 p. 3 / 6 Physics In and Around You Fall 2013 / Winter 2014 Fall Term Schedule 2013 Week Date Lectures 1 Introduction 06-­‐Sep 1. Measurement 1-­‐D Kinematics 2 09-­‐Sep 2. Displacement and velocity 11-­‐Sep 3. Acceleration 13-­‐Sep 4. Constant acceleration and free fall 2-­‐D Kinematics 3 16-­‐Sep 5. Motion in 2-­‐D and vectors 18-­‐Sep 6. Projectile motion 20-­‐Sep 7. Projectile motion and circular motion 4 Newton’s laws 23-­‐Sep 8. Newton's 2nd Law 25-­‐Sep 9. Newton's 3rd Law 27-­‐Sep 10. Normal force 30-­‐Sep 11. Friction, ropes and pulleys 5 02-­‐Oct 12. Rotational kinematics and dynamics 04-­‐Oct 13. Rotational acceleration and torque Biomechanics and static equilibrium 6 07-­‐Oct 14. Centre of mass 09-­‐Oct 15. Stability and balance 7 8 9 10 11 11-­‐Oct In-­‐class quiz 14-­‐Oct University closed -­‐ Thanksgiving -­‐ 16-­‐Oct 16. Hooke's Law 17. Mechanical properties of materials and 18-­‐Oct tissues 21-­‐Oct 18. Biomechanics 23-­‐Oct 19. Impulse and momentum Energy, heat and bioenergetics 25-­‐Oct 20. Conservation Laws, Work and Energy 28-­‐Oct 21. Gravitational potential energy 30-­‐Oct 22. Elastic potential energy 01-­‐Nov 23. Thermal energy and power 04-­‐Nov 24. Metabolism 06-­‐Nov 25. Energy in collisions 08-­‐Nov 26. Periodic motion, simple harmonic motion 11-­‐Nov University closed – Remembrance Day Vibrations, sound and hearing
13-­‐Nov 27. SHM and circular motion 15-­‐Nov 28. Pendula, forced and damped oscillations Reading Assignment Sect. 1.1 -­‐ 1.4 CAPA due Sect. 2.1 -­‐ 2.3 Sect. 2.4, 2.8 Sect. 2.5 -­‐ 2.7 Sect. 3.1 -­‐ 3.3 Sect. 3.4, 3.6 Sect. 3.7 -­‐ 3.8 CAPA 1 Sect. 4.1 -­‐ 4.3 Sect. 4.4 Sect. 4.5 Sect. 4.5 -­‐ 4.7, 5.1 -­‐ 5.2 Sect. 6.1 -­‐ 6.4 Sect. 9.1 -­‐ 9.2 CAPA 2 Sect. 9.3 Sect. 9.3 -­‐ 9.4 CAPA 4 Sect. 5.3 Lab 1: Physical Measurement Lab 2: Newton's Laws Quiz 1: Oct. 11, 12:35 -­‐ 1:30 pm CAPA 5 Lab 3: Oscillations Sect. 5.3 Sect. 8.1 -­‐ 8.3 CAPA 6 Sect. 7.1 -­‐ 7.2 Sect. 7.3 Sect. 7.4 Sect. 7.5 -­‐ 7.7 Sect. 7.8 Sect. 8.4 -­‐ 8.5 Sect. 16.1 -­‐ 16.3 CAPA 7 CAPA 8 Lab 4: Centre of mass Sect. 16.6 Sect. 16.4 -­‐ 16.5, PHYC1300/1310 Physics In and Around You Fall 2013 / Winter 2014 CAPA 3 Labs and quizzes CAPA 9 Quiz 2: Thurs. Nov. 14, 7:00-­‐8:00 pm p. 4 / 6 Physics In and Around You Fall 2013 / Winter 2014 12 13 14 18-­‐Nov 29. Waves 20-­‐Nov 30. Superposition, standing waves, normal modes 22-­‐Nov 31. Physics of sound waves 16.7 -­‐ 16.8 Sect. 16.9 Fluids 27-­‐Nov 33. Density and Pressure 34. Pascal’s principle and pressure 29-­‐Nov measurement Sect. 16.10 Sect. 17.1 -­‐ 17.2, 17.5 -­‐ 17.6 Sect. 16.11, 17.3 -­‐ 17.4, 17.7 Sect. 11.1 -­‐ 11.3 Sect. 11.4 -­‐ 11.6, 11.9 02-­‐Dec 35. Archimedes' principle Sect. 11.7 25-­‐Nov 32. Human voice and Doppler Effect Lab 5: Waves CAPA 10 CAPA 11 CAPA 12 (optional, practice for exam) CAPA (Computer-­‐Assisted Personalized Approach) What is it? -­‐-­‐ CAPA is a system of personalized assignments for each student in the class, created by the instructors from a variety of conceptual and quantitative problems. These assignments are for you to practise your problem solving skills. You are encouraged to collaborate by discussing concepts with your classmates. However, it is most important for you to work through your assignment to ensure you understand the concepts fully. If you just use methods provided by others, without understanding the material, it is very unlikely that you will succeed in this course! How does it work? -­‐-­‐ Personalized assignments are printed and made available about one week before they are due, usually each Wednesday morning. You work on the assignment as time permits, and then enter your answers through the Internet. Where do I get my assignment? -­‐-­‐ Your assignments should be in one of the pigeon holes located opposite room 107 on the first floor of the Dunn Building (see P on the map below). The pigeon holes are ordered alphabetically by students’ last names. If you can't find your assignment, please check also the slots above and below your name; other students may have moved the assignments inadvertently. If it's not there, please print your assignment; see "Where is my CAPA assignment?" under Frequently Asked Questions at www.learning.physics.dal.ca How do I check my answers? -­‐-­‐ Once you have worked out your answers from your printed assignment, you log in at www.learning.physics.dal.ca and enter your answers. The CAPA system provides instant feedback; you may correct a limited number of errors (typically 15 per question) prior to the assignment's due date. PHYC1300/1310 Physics In and Around You Fall 2013 / Winter 2014 p. 5 / 6 Physics In and Around You Fall 2013 / Winter 2014 How do I submit my assignment for grading? -­‐-­‐ Normally you don't submit any written work; the CAPA system keeps track of the answers you enter. However, you should keep all your worked-­‐out assignments explaining the steps of your reasoning in a binder, for the term. This will also serve you well for review before a quiz. Teaching Assistants in the Resource Centre will ask to see your written solution attempt before they help you. How can I access the CAPA system? -­‐-­‐ You can log in from most computers with an Internet connection, by pointing a browser (e.g., Firefox or Internet Explorer) at www.learning.physics.dal.ca . Computers are available in the Resource Centre (Dunn 108, see map ), and in the Computer Lab (Dunn 208, see map). Connections from outside the department are your responsibility. Browsers need to have Cookies and JavaScript enabled. You are advised to complete your assignments well before the due date so that you can use the department resources if outside connections fail! Instructions for log-­‐in and entering answers are printed on the back of the first assignment. See also the How To pages at www.learning.physics.dal.ca Help – See page3 for list of resources available For technical problems with the CAPA system, contact Friedemann Brauer (Dunn 213), E-­‐mail: teacher@learning.physics.dal.ca PHYC1300/1310 Physics In and Around You Fall 2013 / Winter 2014 p. 6 / 6