Physics 10
Winter 2010: Course Policy
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Winter 2010
Physics 10
Concepts In Physics
Jan 4, 2010
Web page: http://physics.ucsd.edu/students/courses/winter2010/physics10/
Instructor:
Dr. Michael G. Anderson mganderson@physics.ucsd.edu
Office: 2611 Mayer Hall Addition
Office Hours: M 3-4 p.m., Th 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Phone: 534-9621
Course Coordinator:
Patti Hey, 118 Urey Hall Addition, 822-1468,
plhey@physics.ucsd.edu
CLASS SCHEDULE:
Lectures:
Phys 10
MWF
1:00 – 1:50 p.m.
Quizzes:
Fri., Jan. 22rd
Discuss. Sess:
Wednesday 5:00 p.m. – 5:50 p.m. 2622 York Hall
Final Exam:
Friday, March 19,
Text:
Hewitt, Conceptual Physics, 10th Edition, Pearson/Addison Wesley
Prerequisites:
College algebra or equivalent. College level algebra will be used in
lectures, problem sets and exams.
Class Format:
Physics 10 is a lecture course covering motion, energy, heat, waves,
electric current, radiation, and light. This course emphasizes concepts
with minimal mathematical formulation. This course is intended for
non-science majors.
Fri., Feb. 5th
Fri., Feb. 19th
2622 York Hall
Fri., Mar. 5th
11:30 a.m.– 2:30 p.m., location TBA
Help Is Available: Discussion sessions will be held on Wednesday evening. At these
sessions, problems will be worked out and the weekly lectures gone
over. Attendance is voluntary, but students are encouraged to use these
meetings to help master course material and prepare for quizzes.
Individual assistance is available during office hours. The Physics
Dept. tutorial center (location 2702 Mayer Hall Addition) is also open
Sunday-Thursday from 3-8 p.m.
Acad. Dishonesty: Please read “UC Policy on Integrity of Scholarship” in the UCSD
General Catalog.
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HW Assignments: Problem sets are assigned as selections from each text chapter. Solutions
for the exercises and problems will be available on the course web site.
Homework assignments will be covered during the discussion session.
The homework will not be graded, but exam problems may resemble
homework that is assigned.
Grading Policy:
Quizzes
Final Exam
Video Project
Clicker Participation
35% (Determined by your top three quiz scores)
35%
25%
5%
Quizzes:
Quizzes will be given beginning the 3rd week (Jan. 22rd, Feb. 5th,
Feb. 19th, and Mar. 5th). Your lowest quiz score will be dropped. There
will be no make-up quizzes. You must purchase your own scantron
form for quizzes (No. X101864-PAR). They are available at the
Bookstore and the general store co-op for $0.15 each. You will need a
No. 2 pencil to fill in the scantron. At the first quiz you will be
assigned a quiz code number. This number is yours for the rest of the
quarter. You have to put your proper quiz code number on every quiz
and the final. When results of exams are posted on-line, they will be
listed by quiz code number.
Final Exam:
The final examination will cover all of the material of the course. Please
check your final exam schedule and inform the instructor of any
conflicts within the first two weeks of the quarter.
Video Project:
Please refer to the Video Project Policy on the website for a detailed
explanation of the rules and grading for the video project.
Clickers:
You have the opportunity to participate in lecture by utilizing the inclass Interwrite PRS system (clickers). Before you use the clickers for the
first time, be sure to enter in your student ID under the setup menu.
Points for the clickers will mostly be assigned by participation. Every
question given in lecture is worth 3 points, you will be given 2 points for
merely answering with a point given for answering correctly. Clickers
will become part of lecture beginning the 2nd week of the quarter.
Add/Drop:
Use WebReg to add/change/drop, drop from waitlists. See Sharmila
Poddar (534-3290; <spoddar@physics.ucsd.edu>) in the Physics
Department, Student Affairs Office, Urey Hall Addition, Room 115, if
you have any problems with WebReg. If you need advice, see the TA or
the instructor, but they do not sign any cards.
Add/Drop Deadlines:
Add
Drop without ‘W’ on transcript
Drop with ‘W’ on transcript
Friday, Jan. 15th
Friday, Jan. 29th
Friday, Mar. 5th
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PHYSICS 10 TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE
Week Date
Topics
Lecture
1
Jan. 4
Jan. 6
Jan. 8
M
W
F
Introduction
Newton’s 1st Law
Linear Motion
1A
2A
3A
2
Jan. 11
Jan. 13
Jan. 15
M
W
F
Newton’s 2nd Law
Newton’s 3rd Law
Momentum
4A
5A
6A
3
Jan. 18
Jan. 20
Jan. 22
M
W
F
UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY
Energy Conservation
Quiz 1 (Ch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6)
7A
4
Jan. 25
Jan. 27
Jan. 29
M
W
F
Temperature and Thermal Expansion
Heat Transfer
Vibrations and Waves
15A
16A
19A
5
Feb. 1
Feb. 3
Feb. 5
M
W
F
Sound
Charges and Electrostatics
Quiz 2 (Ch 7, 15, 16, 19 & 20)
20A
22A
6
Feb. 8
Feb. 10
Feb. 12
M
W
F
Electric Current
Magnetism
Electromagnetic Induction
23A
24A
25A
7
Feb. 15
Feb. 17
Feb. 19
M
W
F
UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY
Light
Quiz 3 (Ch 22, 23, 24 & 25)
26A
8
Feb. 22
Feb. 24
Feb. 26
M
W
F
Reflection and Refraction
Wave Interference
Light Emission
28A
29A
30A
9
Mar. 1
Mar. 3
Mar. 5
M
W
F
Light Quanta
Radioactivity
Quiz 4 (Ch 26, 28, 29, 30 & 31)
31A
33A
10
Mar. 8
Mar. 10
Mar. 12
M
W
F
Video Presentation Day 1
Video Presentation Day 2
Class Review