Physics 1D03
Course Outline
Summer 2015
Instructor: Waldemar Okoń
ABB-150
okon@physics.mcmaster.ca
Office Hours: Monday 12:15-1:15pm
Wednesday 12:15-1:15pm
Course Website: http://physwww.physics.mcmaster.ca/~okon/1d03/1d03s.html
Physics 1D3 is an introduction to mechanics for students in Year I Engineering. There are six 50-minute
lectures each week and a three-hour lab. All students will write the same midterm test and final exam.
Students should read the text to prepare for each lecture. Lectures will focus on ideas and concepts, with
demonstrations and discussions in class. Practice problems along with answers will be posted on the
course website. The labs teach measurement and data analysis skills related to physics. Each lab will be
three hours long. Students will complete the measurements and the write the report during the lab
period, and hand in the report before leaving. Lecture notes are all posted on the course website.
Prerequisite: Registration in Engineering I.
Text (required):
Courseware (required):
Calculator (required):
Physics for Scientists and Engineers
by Serway and Jewett, published by Brooks/Cole (any edition)
Physics 1D3/1E3 2015 Lab Manual. (available at the bookstore)
The McMaster prescribed scientific calculator (Casio fx-991). Only this calculator
will be permitted in tests and examinations
The instructor and university reserve the right to modify elements of the course during the term. The university
may change the dates and deadlines for any or all courses in extreme circumstances. If either type of
modification becomes necessary, reasonable notice and communication with the students will be given with
explanation and the opportunity to comment on changes. It is the responsibility of the student to check their
McMaster email and course websites weekly during the term and to note any changes.
Marks: The weightings are given below. Averaging and combining of marks is done on a 100-point scale.
Final examination
Midterm test
Labs
Clicker participation
50%
30%
15%
5%
Your final grade, out of 100, will be reduced by 3 marks
for each lab not completed before the end of term. This
penalty is in addition to a mark of zero for the lab.
Midterm Test: One 90 minutes midterm, during class hours, 9am. Wed May 27/Room TBA.
Practice Problems: There are no assignments for marks. However, practice problems are posted on
the course website, along with answers. Students should work on these on a regular basis.
Laboratory: Students complete four labs during the term, one lab per week. Labs are in BSB-B116 and start
on Tuesday May 13. Make up labs will be on Tuesday June 9 (arrange with Viktor Buntar in BSB-B117).
Week
Physics 1D03 Approximate Timetable
Topics
Text Sections
Number
1
Introduction, kinematics, vectors
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4
1
Continue, Newton's Laws
Chapters 4, 5
2
Circular Motion; Rotational Kinematics
6.1, 6.2; 10.1—10.3
2
Moment of Inertia, Torque
10.5—10.7; 11.1
3
Statics, centre of gravity
12.1—12.3; 9.5
3
Continue Statics, start Work;
12.1—12.3
4
Work, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy Midterm (TBA)
7.1—7.9
5
Energy, Rotational Energy, Power
8.1—8.5; 10.4, 10.8
5
Momentum, Centre of Mass
9.1—9.6
5
Rolling, Angular Momentum;
10.9, 11.1—11.2
6
Angular Momentum; Oscillatory Motion
11.3,11.4; 15.1, 15.2
6
Simple Harmonic Motion, Pendulum, Physical Pendulum
15.3—15.5
7
Exam Wed June 17
Help: Your instructor and your lab demonstrators/tutorial leaders can help with questions about the course
material. The Physics Drop-in Centre in the basement of Thode Library, rooms B110 and B108 (see website for
details).
Lab exemptions: If you are repeating the course, and have completed all the labs, you will be automatically
exempted from the labs. You may not upgrade an individual lab, but if you wish you can re-do all of them – I
have your old marks if you want to see (we need to know how many students will be in the labs and can’t go over
the lab capacity with individual labs being re-done).
Missed work: If you miss one lab, you must do it on the make-up day, if you miss more than one lab or a test,
you should fill out a Missed Work form online. Missed midterm will be automatically moved to the final exam,
do not use MSAF.
Academic Dishonesty: Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or other fraudulent
means and can result in serious consequences, e.g., a grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation
on the transcript (notation reads “Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty”), and/or suspension or expulsion
from the university.
It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various kinds
of academic dishonesty, please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, specifically Appendix 3, located
at http://www.mcmaster.ca/univsec/policy/AcademicIntegrity.pdf. You should also read the specific rules in the
Physics 1D3/1E3 Lab Manual.
The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:
1.
2.
3.
Plagiarism, e.g., the submission of work that is not one’s own, or for which other credit has been obtained.
Improper collaboration in group work, e.g., using the data or calculations of other students (except your
lab partner) in the lab, or allowing your partner to leave while you complete a joint report.
Copying in tests or examinations, or allowing another student to see or copy your work.