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General Physics W/Calc I

PH 105 Section 008

Fall 2016, Lecture

Dr. Rainer Schad

Office Hours and Contact Information

course web page: http://bama.ua.edu/~rschad/teaching/teaching105.htm
contact see below

Contact

Rainer Schad	Ezhil Manoharan	Narpinder Chahil
Office: 1048 Bevill	215 Gallalee	Gallalee	Gallalee
e-mail: rschad@bama.ua.edu tel: 348-2404	emanoharan@crimson.ua.edu tel: 348 8487	nschahil@crimson.ua.edu tel: 348	(at)crimson.ua.edu tel:
office hrs: after class or call / email me	=> HelpDesk

Prerequisites

UA Course Catalog Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): MATH 125 or MATH 145

Other Course Materials

CLICKERS:
[Sometimes conveniently being referred to as Remote-In-Class-Student-Response-and-Testing-Systems].
We use the Turning-Technologies clickers – they are available for ½ fortune at the University Supply Store.
Instructions about how to use this clicker are given in this document: ttstudentguide.pdf
First of all you need to register your clicker:

Go to our course on Blackboard.
Find on the left side the "Register Clicker Here"
Follow the instructions.

Please note, clickers are strictly for personal use; 'convenience clicking' for an absent student constitutes academic misconduct.

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Homework solutions and answers to the reading assignments must be submitted online using a web-based program called WebAssign. WebAssign requires a class key to sign up for this class:

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Webassign, [https://www.webassign.net/v4cgi/selfenroll/classkey.html]

This will allow you to register - please use your regular name to set up an account.
[you might have a book with a Webassign access code, please check before paying anything]
When missing a homework deadline, you can get an automatic extension in Webassign for within 2 days after the deadline. Comes with a 10% penalty.

Please note:
BOTH, the regular homework and the 'warm-up' assignments count towards your homework grade.

Course Description

UA Course Catalog Information

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Core Designations:

Natural Science

MEETINGS: see schedule, room 227/203 Gallalee Hall

The room GL227 will be packed, thus no carry-on luggage allowed, just one personal item.
Laptops might be used for academic purposes during class.
Cell phones have to remain switched off during class as they might interfere with signals transmitted by the instructor.

During exams the use of electric devices is prohibited and violations constitute academic misconduct.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Anticipated Learning Outcomes for this Course

Upon completion of this course, a successful student will have a basic understanding of classical mechanics, waves, and thermodynamics. The learning outcomes that a successful student will achieve include but are not limited to the following:

• General Learning Outcomes:

• Recognize and identify key concepts in physics that will provide a broad perspective on phenomena observed in our surroundings. [knowledge, evaluation, analysis]

• Understand the scientific method and critically evaluate scientific information. [analysis, knowledge, comprehension, evaluation]

• Recognize the role of physics in the other natural sciences, engineering, and technology and on the human condition. [knowledge, comprehension, evaluation]

• Develop skills in working together in team activities. [receiving, responding, organizing]

• Course-specific Learning outcomes:

• Conceptual understanding:

• Answer conceptual questions which require a solid understanding of kinematics and Newton's laws of motion. [knowledge, comprehension, evaluation]

• Apply the concepts of kinematics to relevant problems. [analysis, knowledge, comprehension, evaluation, application]

• Apply the concepts of Newton's laws of motion to relevant problems. [analysis, knowledge, comprehension, evaluation, application]

• Apply the concepts of conservation of momentum and energy to relevant problems. [analysis, knowledge, comprehension, evaluation, application]

• Application of basic laws of physics: Apply the laws of physics to formulate a solution to a problem using elementary differential and integral calculus. [analysis, knowledge, comprehension, evaluation, application]

• Analysis of mechanical systems: Analyze objects subject to forces and predict their behavior. [analysis, knowledge, comprehension, evaluation, application]

• Knowledge of thermodynamics: Solve problems which require knowledge of temperature and heat transfer. [analysis, knowledge, comprehension, evaluation, application]

• Laboratory skills: Be able to make basic mechanical measurements, analyze and interpret data, and identify and evaluate potential sources of error. [knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation]

Topics Covered:

Motion in One, Two, and Three Dimensions
Forces and Newton’s Three laws of motion
Work, Kinetic & Potential Energy
Conservation of Energy
Center of Mass and Conservation of Momentum
Rotation, Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum
Gravitation
Fluids, Pascal's Principle, Archimedes' Principle and Bernoulli's Equation
Oscillations and Waves
Laws of Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory of Gases

Learning Goals

• Anticipated Learning Outcomes for this Course

• General Learning Outcomes:

• Recognize and identify key concepts in physics that will provide a broad perspective on phenomena observed in our surroundings. [knowledge, evaluation, analysis]

• Understand the scientific method and critically evaluate scientific information. [analysis, knowledge, comprehension, evaluation]

• Recognize the role of physics in the other natural sciences, engineering, and technology and on the human condition. [knowledge, comprehension, evaluation]

• Develop skills in working together in team activities. [receiving, responding, organizing]

• Course-specific Learning outcomes:

• Conceptual understanding:

• Answer conceptual questions which require a solid understanding of kinematics and Newton's laws of motion. [knowledge, comprehension, evaluation]

• Apply the concepts of kinematics to relevant problems. [analysis, knowledge, comprehension, evaluation, application]

• Apply the concepts of Newton's laws of motion to relevant problems. [analysis, knowledge, comprehension, evaluation, application]

• Apply the concepts of conservation of momentum and energy to relevant problems. [analysis, knowledge, comprehension, evaluation, application]

• Analysis of mechanical systems: Analyze objects subject to forces and predict their behavior. [analysis, knowledge, comprehension, evaluation, application]

• Knowledge of thermodynamics: Solve problems which require knowledge of temperature and heat transfer. [analysis, knowledge, comprehension, evaluation, application]

Required Texts

UA Supply Store Textbook Information

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Weekly Class Schedule

Convenient Excel file here

[http://bama.ua.edu/%7Erschad/teaching/schedule105.xlsx]

week

Monday

activity

Tuesday

activity

Wednesday

activity

Thursday

activity

Friday

activity

15-Aug

16-Aug

nada

17-Aug

LAB

18-Aug

lec

19-Aug

CH01 MENU.doc

Units

22-Aug

23-Aug

lec

24-Aug

LAB

25-Aug

lec

26-Aug

CH02 MENU.doc

1-dimensional motion

29-Aug

30-Aug

lec

31-Aug

LAB

1-Sep

lec

2-Sep

CH03 MENU.doc

vectors

5-Sep

6-Sep

lec

7-Sep

LAB

8-Sep

lec

9-Sep

CH04 MENU.doc

2-dimensional motion

12-Sep

13-Sep

lec

14-Sep

LAB

15-Sep

lec

16-Sep

CH05 MENU.doc

Laws of motion

19-Sep

20-Sep

Exam1

21-Sep

LAB

22-Sep

lec

23-Sep

CH06 MENU.doc

circular motion

26-Sep

27-Sep

lec

28-Sep

LAB

29-Sep

lec

30-Sep

CH07 MENU.doc

conservation of energy

3-Oct

4-Oct

lec

5-Oct

LAB

6-Oct

lec

7-Oct

CH09 MENU.doc

linear momentum

10-Oct

11-Oct

lec

12-Oct

LAB

13-Oct

lec

14-Oct

CH10,11 MENU.doc

rotation, angular momentum

17-Oct

18-Oct

lec

19-Oct

LAB

20-Oct

lec

21-Oct

CH13 MENU.doc

universal gravity

24-Oct

25-Oct

lec

26-Oct

lec

27-Oct

28-Oct

CH14 MENU.doc

fluid mechanics

31-Oct

1-Nov

Exam2

2-Nov

LAB

3-Nov

lec

4-Nov

CH15 MENU.doc

oscillations

7-Nov

8-Nov

lec

9-Nov

LAB

10-Nov

lec

11-Nov

CH16 MENU.doc

waves, sound

14-Nov

15-Nov

lec

16-Nov

LAB

17-Nov

lec

18-Nov

CH19 MENU.doc

temperature

21-Nov

22-Nov

lec

23-Nov

24-Nov

25-Nov

CH20 MENU.doc

thermodynamics

28-Nov

29-Nov

lec

30-Nov

LAB

1-Dec

lec

2-Dec

5-Dec

6-Dec

7-Dec

8-Dec

FINAL

9-Dec

Grading Policy

GRADING: See breakdown of total grade components and the respective weight listed below.

Labs Quiz		10% 10%
Clicker Questions (only correct answers count)		10%
Homework Problems		10%
Exam I *		12%
Exam II *		24%

Final *		24%

Extra Credit and other "helping" factors:

LAB: The 2 lowest grades will be dropped.

QUIZ: The 2 lowest grades will be dropped.

Clickers: Your clicker score will be multiplied by a factor 1.1 [10% bonus] to account for all missed days etc.

Homework: A bonus homework set at the end which will earn extra credit allowing up to 105% homework score.
[Please note:
BOTH, the regular homework and the 'warm-up' assignments count towards your homework grade.]

Exams: The weakest of the 2 exams & final counting 12%, …, the best 24%.
Each Exam will be followed by a special clicker session which can earn a few %-points extra [example: exam 75%, special clicker can earn 5%, half the answers correct, makes 75% + 1/2 * 5% = 77.5%].

Click here for an Excel sheet to do the math

Emergency Contact Information

UA's primary communication tool for sending out information is through its web site at www.ua.edu. In the event of an emergency, students should consult this site for further directions. Additional course information will be posted using Blackboard Learn.

Severe Weather Guidelines

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UA is a residential campus with many students living on or near campus. In general classes will remain in session until the National Weather Service issues safety warnings for the city of Tuscaloosa. Clearly, some students and faculty commute from adjacent counties. These counties may experience weather related problems not encountered in Tuscaloosa. Individuals should follow the advice of the National Weather Service for that area taking the necessary precautions to ensure personal safety. Whenever the National Weather Service and the Emergency Management Agency issue a warning, people in the path of the storm (tornado or severe thunderstorm) should take immediate life saving actions.

When West Alabama is under a severe weather advisory, conditions can change rapidly. It is imperative to get to where you can receive information from the National Weather Service and to follow the instructions provided. Personal safety should dictate the actions that faculty, staff and students take.

The Office of University Relations will disseminate the latest information regarding conditions on campus in the following ways:

Weather advisory posted on the UA homepage
Weather advisory sent out through UA Alerts to faculty, staff and students
Weather advisory broadcast over WVUA at 90.7 FM
Weather advisory broadcast over Alabama Public Radio (WUAL) at 91.5 FM
Weather advisory broadcast over WVUA-TV/WUOA-TV, and on the website at http://wvua23.com/weather.

In the case of a tornado warning (tornado has been sighted or detected by radar; sirens activated), all university activities are automatically suspended, including all classes and laboratories. If you are in a building, please move immediately to the lowest level and toward the center of the building away from windows (interior classrooms, offices, or corridors) and remain there until the tornado warning has expired. Classes in session when the tornado warning is issued can resume immediately after the warning has expired at the discretion of the instructor. Classes that have not yet begun will resume 30 minutes after the tornado warning has expired provided at least half of the class period remains.

Policy on Academic Misconduct

All students in attendance at The University of Alabama are expected to be honorable and to observe standards of conduct appropriate to a community of scholars. The University of Alabama expects from its students a higher standard of conduct than the minimum required to avoid discipline. At the beginning of each semester and on examinations and projects, the professor, department, or division may require that each student sign the following Academic Honor Pledge: “I promise or affirm that I will not at any time be involved with cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, or misrepresentation while enrolled as a student at The University of Alabama. I have read the Academic Honor Code, which explains disciplinary procedure resulting from the aforementioned. I understand that violation of this code will result in penalties as severe as indefinite suspension from the University.”

See the Code of Student Conduct for more information.

Disability Statement

If you are registered with the Office of Disability Services, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible to discuss any course accommodations that may be necessary.

If you have a disability, but have not contacted the Office of Disability Services, please call (205) 348-4285 (Voice) or (205) 348-3081 (TTY) or visit 1000 Houser Hall to register for services. Students who may need course adaptations because of a disability are welcome to make an appointment to see me during office hours. Students with disabilities must be registered with the Office of Disability Services, 1000 Houser Hall, before receiving academic adjustments.

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