SYLLABUS - PHYS2425 UNIV. PHYSICS I, SEC. 2, SPRING 2018

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1 SYLLABUS - PHYS2425 UNIV. PHYSICS I, SEC. 2, SPRING 2018 Instructor Dr. Cengiz Şen Office: 208A Archer csen@lamar.edu Phone: Please use your lamar.edu to send me an . I cannot guarantee that s sent from other addresses will make it through the spam filters. Also, do not me to let me know that you will be missing a class. The subject material you will be missing is readily available from other resources such as this syllabus. Last, but not least, do NOT me through Blackboard. Use Outlook or something similar, and directly send it to my above. Class Meetings Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 11:30am-12:25pm, Room 108 Archer. Recitation on Tuesdays between 2:30pm-3:30pm, Room 108 Archer. Office Hours Walk-in: Mondays and Fridays 10:30-11:30 By appointment: Thursdays 2:15-3:15 (subject to change) Textbook Course Portal Main Text and Lab Manual (required): 1. Fundamentals of Physics, 9th or 10th Edition, by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker (9th ed. ISBN ). 2. PHYS 2425 University Physics 1 Lab Manual (Both available at the Barnes & Noble and Kampus Korner). We will use Sapling Learning online learning portal for homeworks and quizzes. You will need to visit and create an account* to access the material. Do this by the end of the first week of classes, otherwise you ll risk running behind with the homeworks and quizzes. You should aim at completing the homeworks and quizzes as soon as the subject material is covered. Do NOT wait until the deadline. No extension requests will be granted for any reason. If you want to get HW/QUIZ credit, complete them on time. No exceptions. *See the last page of this syllabus for further login instructions or point your browser to: community.macmillan.com/docs/doc-5972-sapling-learning-registering-for-courses Instructor Notes Course Objective I will ask that everybody start using Dropbox if you re not already. It is a free cloud service that works great for file sharing, etc. If you are not a Dropbox user, you can sign-up for free at I will send an through Blackboard to everybody during the first week of classes with a link to the Dropbox folder where all class materials will have been uploaded. This will save you from taking notes during class time and focus more on the topic if that s what you prefer. Your instructor does not have the best handwriting, so beware and bear with him. Do NOT edit or alter the files in that folder in any way. See the README file in the folder. The objective of this calculus-based physics course is to help students that are pursuing engineering degrees develop a conceptual understanding of physics principles by improving their ability to reason as well as their problem solving skills using calculus.

2 Grading Homeworks: It is your responsibility to check Sapling web site on a regular basis for any homeworks you may have due. I will make them available whenever as we progress through the semester. No extension requests will be granted. Contribution of homeworks to your final grades is 15%. Quizzes: Same as homeworks. Contribution of quizzes to your final grades is 15%. Exams: There will be 3 mid-term exams during the semester. Graded exams are not returned, but you re welcome to see them during office hours or by appointment. No make-up test will be provided for missed exams. If you miss a test, you need to bring me an office excuse letter (e.g. from a doctor or a judge). Provided your attendance is at 90% or more, and that you average at least a C by that point in time, I might allow you to do extra work to make up for that missed test at my discretion. Contribution of four midterm exams to your final grade is 45% (15% each). Final Exam: A comprehensive final exam will be given on Wednesday, May 2nd, between 8:00-10:30am. No early finals will be given for any reason. Final exam has a weight of 20% in the calculation of your final grade. Labs: This course includes a laboratory component. You must attend all of the labs or provide written, verifiable excuse if you can t. Otherwise you will receive a score of zero from that lab, and you may fail the lab if you don t make up for it. Failing the lab automatically means failing the course. Contribution of lab grades to your final course grade is 15%. Exam Dates (subject to change): Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3 Final Exam Wednesday, February 14th Friday, March 9th Friday, April, March 13th Wednesday, May 2nd, 8:00-10:30am Note: Scientific Calculator is required during exams. Share of calculators and/or cell phone calculators are not permitted. Grading Scale: A above 90% B 80-89% C 70-79% D 60-69% E below 60% Important Dates** Last day to drop or withdraw without academic penalty*: February 19th. Last day to drop or withdraw with academic penalty*: April 4th. Spring break, March Good Friday, March 30th (no classes). Last day of class, April 26th. *Confer with me before dropping or withdrawing. **Dates and times are subject to change.

3 Course Topics Chapters and sections below are from the main text. Dates indicated are the last day of the week we ll be shooting for to complete that chapter, but likely will change throughout the semester. Chapter 2. Motion Along a Straight Line (end date: January 22th) Thorough review of kinematics in one-dimension, includes position and displacement, average and instantaneous velocity and speed, acceleration, free fall, and graphical analysis. Chapter 3. Vectors (end date: January 26th) Vectors and scalars, vector algebra including addition, subtraction and multiplication. Chapter 4. Motion in Two and Three Dimensions (end date: February 2nd) Basically the same topics in Chapter 2 generalized to more than one dimension, projectile motion, uniform circular motion, relative motion in one and two dimensions. Chapter 5. Force and Motion I (end date: February 9th) Newtonian mechanics, and Newton s laws of motion, force, mass, inertia. Chapter 6. Force and Motion II (end date: February 16th) Friction, the drag force and terminal speed, uniform circular motion. Chapter 7. Kinetic Energy and Work (end date: February 23th) Definitions of energy and work, kinetic energy, energy-work theorem, work done by a gravitational and spring force, work done by a variable force. Chapter 8. Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy (end date: March 2nd) Work and potential energy, conservative and non-conservative forces, conservation of mechanical energy, work done by and external force, conservation of energy. Chapter 9. Center of Mass and Linear Momentum (end date: March 9th) Center of mass, Newton s second law for a system of particles, linear momentum, collision and impulse, conservation of momentum, momentum and kinetic energy in collisions, elastic and inelastic collisions, systems with variable mass. Chapter 10. Rotation (end date: March 23th) Rotational variables, and their relationship with linear counterparts, rotation with angular acceleration, kinetic energy of rotation, calculating the rotational inertia, torque, Newton s second law for rotation, work and rotational kinetic energy. Chapter 11. Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum (end date: March 30th) Rolling and its kinetic energy, forces of rolling, torque (take 2), angular momentum, Newton s second law in angular form, angular momentum of a system of particles and of a rigid body, conservation of angular momentum. Chapter 12. Equilibrium and Elasticity (end date: April 6th) Requirements of equilibrium, center of gravity, static equlibrium. Time permitting: Indeterminate structures and elasticity). Chapter 15. Oscillations (end date: April 13th) Simple harmonic motion, pendulums, damped and forced oscillations. Chapter 14. Fluids (end date: April 20th) Definition of a fluid, density and pressure, Pascal s and Archimedes principles, equation of continuity and Bernoulli s equation.

4 Laboratory Schedule Course Procedures and Policies Week number/week of: (subject to change) 1 Jan. 15 No lab 2 Jan. 22 No lab 3 Jan. 29 Lab # 1: Falling objects (acceleration down a wire) 4 Feb. 5 Lab # 2: Vectors and vector addition of forces 5 Feb. 12 Lab # 3: Acceleration concepts 6 Feb. 10 Lab # 4: Springs, simple, and conical pendulums 7 Feb. 26 Lab # 5: Collisions (ballistic pendulum, Newton s cradle, ball drop) 8 Mar. 5 Lab # 6: Collisions on air track 9 Mar. 12 No lab: Spring Break 10 Mar. 19 Lab # 7: Rolling Objects 11 Mar. 26 Lab # 8: Physical Pendulums and Moments of Inertia 12 Apr. 2 Lab # 9: Rotational Inertia and Angular Momentum 13 Apr. 9 Lab # 10: Thermodynamics (thermal expansion coefficient, triple point of water, specific heat) 14 Apr. 16 No lab 15 Apr. 23 Make-up lab: Density Measurements Attendance: You are strongly encouraged not to miss class! If you are absent, it is your responsibility to contact another student in the class to find out what you missed and get copies of any notes. At least 75% attendance is mandatory. Students with Disabilities: If you are a student with a documented disability and require accommodations in order to complete the requirements of this course, please notify me in the first two weeks of classes. Classroom Etiquette: The class will have a much more positive atmosphere for everyone if we all follow a few simple rules: Cell phones and other electronic devices: Please make certain that all cell phones and other devices are turned off and put away before class begins. Do not use your phone to send or receive text messages during class. Coming and going: Its courteous to arrive on time and to remain for the entire period. Arriving late and leaving early disrupts the class and gives the impression that you dont care about the class, the other students, or the professor. If its absolutely necessary for you to come or go while class is in session, please choose a seat near the exit. Academic Dishonesty: In this course high professional and ethical standards are promoted. Plagiarism and cheating are serious offences that violate a number of university, local, state, and federal laws. At the course level, any violation will automatically result in an F. For more information, please refer to the Academic Dishonesty Policy in the University Catalogue.

5 Emergency Procedures Many types of emergencies can occur on campus; instructions for severe weather or violence/active shooter, fire, or chemical release can be found at: risk-management/index.html. The first two are: Severe Weather Follow the directions of the instructor or emergency personnel. Seek shelter in an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor, putting as many walls as possible between you and the outside. If you are in a multi-story building, and you cannot get to the lowest floor, pick a hallway in the center of the building. Stay in the center of the room, away from exterior walls, windows, and doors. Violence/Active Shooter (CADD) CALL from a campus phone ( from a cell phone). Note: Calling 911 from either a campus phone or cell phone will contact Beaumont City Police Dispatch rather than University Police. AVOID - If possible, self-evacuate to a safe area outside the building. Follow directions of police officers. DENY - Barricade the door with desks, chairs, bookcases or any other items. Move to a place inside the room where you are not visible. Turn off the lights and remain quiet. Remain there until told by police it is safe. DEFEND - Use chairs, desks, cell phones or whatever is immediately available to distract and/or defend yourself and others from attack. Sappling Login Instructions Go to to log in or create an account. Under Enroll in a new course, you should see Courses at Lamar University. Click to expand this list and see courses arranged by subject. Click on a subject to see the terms that courses are available. Click on the term to expand the menu further (note that Semester 1 refers to the first course in a sequence and not necessarily the first term of the school year). Once the menus are fully expanded, you will see a link to a specific course. If this is indeed the course you would like to register for, click the link. Review the system requirements and confirm that Flash is updated and enabled in your browser. Once you have registered and enrolled, you can log in at any time to complete or review your homework assignments. During sign up or throughout the term, if you have any technical problems or grading issues, send an to support@saplinglearning.com explaining the issue. The Sapling Learning support team is almost always faster and better able to resolve issues than your instructor. Disclaimer: Instructor is not responsible for typos made in this syllabus. Any and all parts of this syllabus may change at anytime without prior notice.

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