Physics 1301A Introductory Physics I Course Information - Summer Evening: May 9 - June 18, 2016

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1 Western University Department of Physics and Astronomy Physics 1301A Introductory Physics I Course Information - Summer Evening: May 9 - June 18, Course Description An introductory calculus-based laboratory course in physics covering the foundational principles of kinematics, force and motion, energy, linear momentum, rotation, torque and angular momentum, gravitation, fluids. 6 lecture hours/ week, 2 tutorial hours/ week, 4 labs total/ 3 hrs each, 0.5 course Antirequisite(s): Physics 1021, 1028A/B, 1301A/B*, 1401A/B*, 1501A/B, the former Physics 1020, 1024, * NOTE: Physics 1301A/B and Physics 1401A/B are identical courses, and thus Physics 1301A/B is an anti-requisite for Physics 1401A/B, and vice versa. Prerequisite(s): Grade 12U Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) or Mathematics 0110A/B. Note: The department recommends that students also take a concurrent course, or have completed a course that includes Calculus. Physics 1301A/B, together with Physics 1302A/B, is a suitable prerequisite for modules having an introductory physics requirement (including modules in the Faculty of Science, modules offered by the basic Medical Science departments, and professional schools having a physics requirement). Note: Unless you have either the requisites for this course or written special permission from your Dean to enroll in it, you may be removed from this course and it will be deleted from your record. This decision may not be appealed. You will receive no adjustment to your fees in the event that you are dropped from a course for failing to have the necessary prerequisites. 2. Timetable & Contact Information Times Time/Location Course Instructor Office Course website Laboratory website Tuesday and Thursday 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm; Room PAB 117 (Physics & Astronomy) Wednesdays: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Room PAB 117 Professor Kanthi Kaluarachchi kanthi@uwo.ca PAB 261 (second floor) Office Hours: Tuesday: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Wednesday: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm OWL: (Western password required) Click on the course link: PHYSICS 1301A 001 SU16 OWL: (Western password required) Click on the lab link: PHYSICS 1301A 002 SU16 Physics 1301A Summer Evening 2016 Course Information Page 1 of 8

2 3. Course Materials The following course materials can be purchased at the UWO Bookstore: Textbook: Essential University Physics, 3 rd Edition, by Richard Wolfson (Pearson, 2016). The textbook package for Physics 1301A/1401A contains an access code for Mastering Physics, the accompanying on-line learning resources. Lab Manual: Physics Laboratory Manual for Physics 1301/1401A/B (Required) Buy the correct lab manual as it is not refundable. Calculator: SHARP Scientific calculator EL-510RN or old models starting with EL-510 This is the only calculator allowed in exams and tutorial quizzes. NOTE: In addition, all online materials (lecture notes, tutorial material, access to interim grades, announcements, etc.) are available from the course OWL (Sakai) sites. To access this site, you will need to go to owl.uwo.ca and log on using your UWO username and password. 4. Course Evaluation Your final grade in this course will be derived according to: Assessment Midterm Examination Final Examination Quizzes Laboratory Weight 30% 40% 15% 15% In order to pass the course, you must attain a grade of at least 50% in at least one of the examinations, and pass the laboratory component of this course. Unless you achieve both of the above criteria, your maximum grade in this course will be 40%. The Department of Physics and Astronomy may adjust the final course marks in order to conform to Departmental policy. Quiz grades will be posted regularly on the class OWL (Sakai) site. Any errors, or appeals to your scores, must be reported to your instructor within one week of their initial posting. Physics 1301A Summer Evening 2016 Course Information Page 2 of 8

3 5. Course Schedule s: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Tuesday & Thursday; Room PAB 117 s & Quizzes: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm; Room PAB 117 Laboratory: May 28/29 (Saturday, Sunday), M2220, M2230, M2250 Midterm Examination: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Saturday, June 4, 2016, PAB 106 Final Examination: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Saturday, June 18, 2016, NS1 Building Code: PAB - Physics & Astronomy Building M - Materials Science Addition (MSA) NS - Natural Science Any changes to the following course schedule will be announced in class. Summer Evening - Physics Course Calendar Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday May Math Review 18 Quiz June Quiz 2 1 Quiz 3 8 Quiz / Midterm Review Lab Weekend 9:30 5:00 pm 3 4 Midterm Exam 2:00 5:00 pm PAB Lab Weekend 9:30 5:00 pm Final Exam Review 16 / Extra Help Final Exam 2:00 5:00 pm NS 1 19 Physics 1301A Summer Evening 2016 Course Information Page 3 of 8

4 6. Course Content The course content is outlined in the following table. Note that this is a provisional list and if the list is changed, the website will be updated as necessary. Any changes to the course content list will be announced in the class as well (e.g., if sections are omitted). Chapter Topics (First ) Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 15 Appendix A: Math Review, Basic Algebra, Trigonometry, Basic Calculus and vectors Appendix B : SI Units; Appendix C: Conversion Factors Measurements and Units Motion in a Straight Line (1-D) Motion in Two and Three Dimension (2-D and 3-D) Force and Motion Using Newton's Laws Energy, Work and Power Conservation of Energy Gravity Systems of Particles Rotational Motion Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum Fluids 7. s, homework problems and Quizzes The tutorials are designed to provide additional practice for problem solving on the lecture material. s are scheduled in every week on Wednesdays from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in PAB 117. The first hour of the tutorial period is spent working through problems relevant to the lecture material with the guidance of a Teaching Assistant. During the second hour you will write a quiz containing multiple-choice questions and numerical problems. These quizzes are graded and used to assign your tutorial mark. There will be 4 quizzes and your tutorial grade will be based on your best 3 quizzes, allowing you to drop the quiz with the lowest mark without a penalty. As a result of this policy, no make-ups will be provided for tutorial quizzes. Physics 1301A Summer Evening 2016 Course Information Page 4 of 8

5 Any changes to the following /Quizzes schedule will be announced in class. Time and Location Wednesdays: 7:00-9:00 pm: Room PAB 117 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Problem solving 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Quiz Teaching Assistants / Quizzes: Name: Nirosh Getangama ngetanga@uwo.ca Office Hours: Wednesday: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Room: PAB 47 Help May 11 - Math Review - TA: Nirosh May 18 - Quiz 1 - TA: Pubu May 25 - Quiz 2 - TA: Nirosh June 1 - Quiz 3 - TA: Pubu June 8 - Quiz 4 - Prof. Kluarachchi Name: Pubu Abeyasinghe pabeyasi@uwo.ca Office Hours: Wednesday: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Room: PAB 47 Mastering Physics Mastering Physics is an online source available at the textbook publisher's site for learning, practising and training yourself how to solve physics problems. Problems posted here are based on the material in the textbook. You are not required to use Mastering Physics, however, it is a great tool for practising physics problem solving. An access code to Mastering Physics site is included in your textbook. You will also need the course ID shown below. Our Course ID: MPKALUARACHCHI Laboratories Information on the laboratory component of the course is posted separately on the lab website on OWL, (Select the Lab link: PHYSICS 1301A 002 SU16 ). All labs for this course will be held in the weekend, May 28 and 29, Please go to the lab webpage for more information. Lab Evaluation There will be 4 labs in this course and all 4 lab marks will be counted for the final lab grade. Your final laboratory grade is worth 15% of your course grade. In order to pass the course, a student must obtain a passing grade in the laboratory. A missed lab will be assigned a mark of zero unless it has been excused by an academic counsellor at the Dean s office of your home Faculty. You must complete at least 3 labs to pass the lab and therefore may not miss more than one lab. If you miss 2 labs or more without receiving academic accommodation, you will automatically fail the lab and the physics course. There are no make-up labs. You must be free to attend the lab course in the weekend, May 28 & 29, Physics 1301A Summer Evening 2016 Course Information Page 5 of 8

6 Laboratory Orientation A laboratory orientation lecture will be posted on the lab website. You must visit the website and familiarize yourself with the contents of this lecture and the lab rules before attending your first lab. Laboratory Schedules Lab schedules will be posted on the lab webpage. If you have difficulty following the timetable scheduled for your lab sub-section, please contact the laboratory coordinator, Dr. Kanthi Kaluarachchi, kanthi@uwo.ca Lab Exemption for students who are repeating this course If you have taken this course or another first year physics course during the last three years, and want to know if you have to repeat the labs, contact Dr. Kaluarachchi via (kanthi@uwo.ca) as soon as possible. 9. Examinations: Midterms and Final Exam times are listed under the course schedule in this document and also posted on the course website homepage. Exams will consist of a combination of multiple-choice questions designed to test conceptual understanding of topics covered in class, and numerical problems (which may consist of multiple parts) that test problem solving abilities. No extra written material, advanced calculators, computers, cell phones, etc., are permitted during exams. The only calculator that may be brought into an exam is the Sharp EL-510RB calculator, which is available from the UWO Bookstore. The only exception is any Sharp model EL-5xx (where xx is typically 00 or 10R). If you are in doubt about your calculator, show it to us before the examination. Students needing to make travel arrangements are advised to book a travel date after the end of the examination period. No makeup exams will be given to accommodate travel! 10. Academic Accommodation Students seeking academic accommodation for missed quizzes, labs or exams on medical grounds or other reasons are required to provide valid documentation to the Academic Counselling office of their home Faculty. Please submit documentation within one week of your absence. Academic accommodation cannot be granted by the course instructor or the department. Only the accommodation approved by an academic counsellor will be considered. It is the student's responsibility to make alternative arrangements with their instructor once the accommodation has been approved. In the event of a missed final exam, a "Recommendation of Special Examination" form must be immediately obtained and submitted to the Office of the Dean of the student s home Faculty. Physics 1301A Summer Evening 2016 Course Information Page 6 of 8

7 A Western Student Medical Certificate (SMC) is required where a student is seeking academic accommodation. This documentation should be obtained at the time of the initial consultation with the physician/nurse practitioner or walk-in clinic. A SMC can be downloaded at: Academic Calendar has other useful information at the following links: Academic Accommodation for Medical Illness: Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities: Accommodation for religious holidays: Makeup Policy Lab Marks: Absences and grading policies for the laboratory are given in the lab course outline posted on the lab webpage. There will not be any opportunity to make up missed labs. Quizzes: Three out of four quizzes will be counted toward the tutorial grade. Your lowest quiz mark will be dropped. No make-up quizzes will be given. If you miss more than one quiz and want to be excused, you must seek academic accommodation as explained in the Section 10. Midterm Examination: With approved accommodation from the Dean's office, the department will provide one makeup exam. Final Examination: In accordance with Senate Policy, a Special Examination will be held within thirty days of the regular final examination for students who are unable to write the regular examination for medical or other documented reasons. Requests for such a Special Examination must be immediately made to the Associate Dean, Academic, Faculty of Science. 12. Help Students who are in emotional or mental distress should refer to Mental Health@Western for a complete list of options about how to obtain help. 13. Accessibility Please contact the course instructor if you require material in an alternate format or for any other arrangements to make this course more accessible to you. For any specific question regarding an accommodation, you may also wish to contact, Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), Western Student Services Building, Room 4111, Ext , Physics 1301A Summer Evening 2016 Course Information Page 7 of 8

8 14. Scholastic Offences Cheating: University policy states that cheating is a scholastic offence. The commission of a scholastic offence is attended by academic penalty, which may include expulsion from the program. If you are caught cheating, there will be no second warning. Cheating includes having available any electronic devices other than a watch (non-programmable) and the Sharp calculator discussed previously above during a test or exam. You may not have a cell phone accessible during exams. Cell phones cannot be used as calculators or clocks during exams, quizzes or laboratories. You may bring your laptop to lectures. Complete information on the University policy on academic offenses can be found at: Plagiarism: Students must write their assignments in their own words. Whenever students take an idea, or a passage from another author in an essay, they must acknowledge their debt both by using quotation marks where appropriate and by proper referencing such as footnotes or citations. Plagiarism is a major academic offence (see Scholastic Offence Policy in the Western Academic Calendar). 15. Classroom Conduct Disruptive behaviour during lectures, tutorials, quizzes, laboratory and the course OWL chat room or forums will not be tolerated. This also includes the inappropriate use of mobile phones or other electronic devices. Please respect the rights of your classmates to benefit from class by limiting your conversations to those essential to the class. Students who persist in loud or rude behaviour will be asked to leave. 16. Suggestions and Feedback If you have a concern about something, please let us know. Please contact initially the person most directly concerned; this will usually be your instructor or tutor. If that is not satisfactory, or if there is something more general bothering you, you may talk it over with the Physics & Astronomy Undergraduate Chair or Department Chair. (for contact information see Prof. K. Kaluarachchi Department of Physics & Astronomy Physics 1301A Summer Evening 2016 Course Information Page 8 of 8

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