PHYSICS 101 MAJOR CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS FALL 2015

PHYSICS 101 MAJOR CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS FALL 2015 PHY 101 qualifies for both the basic and general list requirements in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division in the Liberal Arts Core and meets the requirement as a course with a laboratory. Course, Staff & General Information Lecturer Office Hours Lectures Prof. Kenneth Foster 215 Physics Building 443-9220 e-mail: kwfoster@syr.edu PHY101 must be in the subject title!!! When you have an emergent problem you are welcome to contact me by e- mail. Please do not e-mail me questions that are already answered in this syllabus and if appropriate ask a teaching assistant first. By appointment and Monday 4:00 to 5 pm. Please bring your CLASS NOTES to any office hour discussion. Mondays and s, 2:15-3:35 p.m. Stolkin Auditorium, Physics Building It is important that you ATTEND and ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE in these lectures. We introduce new ideas, concepts, formalisms, typical homework/conceptual problems, and demonstrate them by demo experiments. Workshops Meet in room 110 in the Physics Building, starting September 14, 2015. Each of you must be registered for a lab meeting (Workshop) scheduled once a week. The labs provide experiments that reveal and support an idea or a principle that has already been or will soon be discussed in the lecture. Workshops provide an opportunity for improving your understanding about conceptual physics by reinforcing difficult concepts, engaging in cooperative learning activities, describing applications, and working through example problems. Administrative Questions For add/drops and ALL administrative issues related to this course. Ms. P. Whitmore, Course and Undergraduate Secretary Undergraduate Office, Rm. 111, Physics Bldg. (443-1915) Textbook Physics by Alan Giambatista, Betty Richardson, and Robert C. Richardson, Third Edition (2016). This is an outstanding textbook for conceptual physics. Furthermore, the textbook is designed to aid premeds to take MCATs. Students must use Connect and its SmartBook to prepare for lectures. The same text will be used for PHY102 in Spring 2016. 1

In the bookstore 3e Connect access card (with ebook): 9781259629525 (required) 3e Student Solutions manual; 9780077340551 (optional) Also Direct from McGraw-Hill 3e Connect access card (with ebook) through the course URL $45; option to buy 3e Loose Leaf inside Connect $40, which includes shipping 3e Student Solutions manual through direct to student site (site coming soon) (optional) Prep for College Physics Aleks access (optional review tutorial on the algebra needed for this course); $30 Teaching Assistants Ethan Stanifer, 409 Physics Bldg Frank Toriello 314 Physics Bldg Gabriele Rigo, 422 Physics Bldg Michael Senatore 427 Physics Bldg COURSE DESCRIPTION PHY 101 Major Concepts in Physics, deals with energy and the allied ideas of motion, forces, heat, and electricity. We will learn how physicists have successfully described our world. Our study will help you build your scientific understanding of the world and develop skills necessary for critical thinking and problem solving. The course surveys introductory physics and its applications to biology, chemistry, biotechnology, medicine, engineering, nanotechnology, geography and so on. No prior knowledge of physics is required, but knowledge of elementary algebra is required. Many of the chapters will not be covered in their entirety and the course outline will deviate slightly from that of the textbook. Sometimes only a small fraction of a chapter will be discussed in the lecture. I will explicitly indicate the textbook fragments most relevant for the PHY 101 exams. Primary focus will be the following chapters Chapter 2. 1 D Motion Chapter 4. Forces and Newton s Laws Chapter 6. Conservation of Energy Chapter 7. Linear Momentum Chapter 9. Fluids Chapter 10. Elasticity and Oscillations Chapter 13. Temperature and the Ideal Gas Chapter 14. Heat Chapter 15. Thermodynamics (a bit) Chapter 16. Electric forces and fields Chapter 17. Electric potential Chapter 18. Electric current and circuit 2

Lecture Attendance is important, especially because material will be covered in the lecture that is not available elsewhere. You are responsible for all announcements regarding curriculum, schedule, etc. made during lecture. IT IS IMPORTANT TO REGISTER FOR CONNECT THROUGH BLACKBOARD!! How to Register for Connect via Blackboard: To get started, click the first Connect LearnSmart assignment in your Blackboard course. You'll be prompted to either login with an existing Connect account username and password, or to create a new account. Then enter your access code, purchase access online or begin a free trial period. Once you've completed your selection, you'll arrive at the start of your first Connect assignment. Exams: There are four exams, October 5, November 2 and the Final Dec. 17 counted twice. The dates of Exams #1 and #2 are the first class days in October and November. These exams cover all material since the previous exam. The final exam covers the whole course with some special emphasis on the last 5 weeks of classes. The date of the final exam is Thursday, Dec 17, 2015, in Stolkin Auditorium, 5:15 to 7:15 P.M. Questions come from lectures, texts, workshops, and homework. Seats will be assigned and posted in the lobby of Stolkin Auditorium before each exam. I.D.'s MAY BE CHECKED, SO BRING YOUR I.D. CARD. All questions concerning grading of exams should be referred to your TA. There are no make-ups! My Assignments. The completion of pre-reading assessments done on Connect/Smartbook are an integral part of your grade. LearnSmart assignments will be due by 11:59 pm of the day before the relevant class as per the schedule. Questions during lecture are welcome. Assignments will be found on Connect/Assignments and be either pre-reading (LearnSmart) or homework problems. Homework: The homework assignments will be once a week online and communicated weekly either on Mondays or s. Homework will be due as indicated in the assignment (generally the day before one week after assignment). Solutions to the homework assignments will be posted online and will be discussed during the following workshops. Consequently, no late homework will be accepted! Homework problems are a very important part of the course. The only way to obtain a comprehensive understanding of conceptual physics in a quantitative manner is to practice it as much as possible. Working problems is the only way to obtain a deep clarification of each topic. Grading policy: You will be evaluated, based upon your commitment and accomplishments in the labs, on the assigned homework, and on the exams and prelecture reading. The exams will count 66%, earned from the best three of four exams the two midterms (22% each), and the final exam counted twice. In addition the lab grade will count as 15%. The computer graded homework will count as 10%, and completion of the pre-reading will count as 9%. As you can see, the labs, homework and pre-reading will make 34% of your grade, highlighting the 3

importance of class attendance and your participation in your own learning. The lowest homework assignment grade will be dropped; the lowest lab grade will be dropped. From the net numerical grade, a letter grade is derived. After each midterm has been corrected, how these grades translate into letter grades will be communicated to you. I anticipate that a grade of >90% will earn at least an A- and that a grade of 60% will constitute a pass. HELP Additional help is available if you feel your elementary algebra is too elementary. McGraw Hill offers an optional web-based tutor (see page xxiv in textbook) ALEKS Math prep for Physics Targets gaps in student knowledge Has individual assessment and learning to ensure student mastery Adaptive, open-response environment avoiding multiple choice questions You will need to register using your individual Student Access Codes obtained with your textbook access. To sign up for ALEKS go to http://www.aleks.com Click on the link marked "SIGN UP NOW" (to the left, under the space for Registered Users) and supply this student access code and other information, when prompted. And $30. You will also need the Class Name Math Prep for College Physics Fall 2015 and Course Class Code LKJH3-WUDDU Physics Clinic: The Physics Clinic will be held in Room 112, Physics Bldg. The Physics Department is committed to giving you every opportunity to succeed in the course. The Physics clinic is an opportunity for free tutoring. Physics graduate students including PHY 101 instructors will be available to help with the material in this course. Blackboard: The SU Blackboard web site (http://blackboard.syr.edu) will be used for all class communication. It will send email to your @syr.edu address, so make sure that you read emails on that account. Lecture notes will be made available on Blackboard after the class. Primary goals for this course: What should you be getting out of your PHY 101 experience? Our primary goals for you are the following: A. Understand that the laws of nature are few in number and that a wide variety of phenomena are explainable by postulating just a few principles. B. Gain the skills to solve quantitative problems and to be able to predict a variety of physical phenomena. C. Acquire many of the skills necessary for critical thinking. This will be accompanied by a deeper understanding of the spirit of scientific reasoning. More specific goals are the following: A. To understand and be able to explain: (i) forces, momentum, and energy; (ii) some special properties of fluids and solids; (iii) thermal physics; and (iv) electricity. B. To be able to solve a variety of physics problems, such as the ones that we assign in the course. In addition, to be able to answer a variety of conceptual questions, such as those assigned (see Homework assignments). C. Develop your understanding of physics to such an extent that, after studying a chapter of Physics, you will be able to answer the conceptual questions and solve quantitative problems given at the end of the chapter. A note to premeds 4

We think that there is no better way to invest in MCAT preparation other than using a textbook with built in feedback for your learning. Essentially, every topic covered in PHY 101 is covered on the MCAT exam. The converse, however, is not true. There are a number of topics covered on the MCAT exam that are not covered in either PHY 101 or PHY 102. It is simply not possible to discuss all of the material that may appear on the MCAT exam in a one-year course. However, every time you study physics and grapple with conceptual questions, you are studying for the MCAT. Therefore, it is worth investing in PHY 101. The MCAT exam also includes some traditional problems. But, even then, it wants algebraic expressions. It rarely wants exact numbers. Always solve a problem algebraically first. Then, at the very end, if requested, put in the numbers. So, a thorough understanding of the basics is what will help you the most. As a result, all of the time that you spend in the lectures, labs, homework, and clinic will count. Furthermore, talking to your student peers will help you do well on the MCAT exam. Finally you should realize that our goal is to prepare you sufficiently that you can learn remaining topics with the basis we give you. General tips for making PHY 101 a success Most lectures will build on previous material. For this reason, it is important not to fall behind. Here is a recipe for making PHY 101 a success: Set aside time to study. Student surveys state that the average student spends six hours per week working on this course, outside of class. For PHY 101, this number should be higher. You should schedule at least 8 hours per week outside of class time and stick to that schedule. Read and complete the study assignments and study the lectures that are posted on the course web site. Attend the lectures. The purpose of the lectures is to introduce new concepts and to relate them to more familiar ones. These connections are important. You need to identify these connections, and use them when necessary. If you simply memorize techniques to solve problems, then you will find physics to be an enormous and disconnected subject. On the other hand, if you learn to think of physics as governed by just a few rules (e.g., the conservation of energy), then you will find physics to be not only manageable, but also enjoyable. Do the homework. Lectures and study assignments set the stage. But only by answering questions and effectively doing the problems does deep understanding arrive. Get help early and often. Falling behind will only make your everyday life with PHY 101 harder. Participate actively in the labs. Test out your skills in a situation in which you can get feedback! Use the Physics Clinic and my office hours. Personal help is always good. If there is a problem: First, talk to your Teaching Assistant. Then, if necessary, consult with me. I am available in Room 225, Physics Bldg, by phone at 443-9220 and by e-mail at kwfoster@syr.edu with PHY101 included in the subject title! Course Fee. To support the laboratory and related lecture demonstrations in the co-requisite course, PHY 101, you have been charged a course fee of $30. This fee helps pay for (i) laboratory manuals and other handouts, (ii) supplies, small pieces of apparatus, and maintenance for laboratory of apparatus for lecture demonstrations, and (iii) undergraduate students working in the student and demonstration laboratories. At the end of each week s workshop, you will hand in answers to a few questions based on the lab activity of that week s meeting. This will be graded and will form the basis of your lab grade. ANYONE MISSING MORE THAN TWO (2) workshops WILL RECEIVE A GRADE OF ZERO (0) FOR THE LAB PORTION OF THE COURSE! 5

Physics 101, Major Concepts in Physics Tentative Course Calendar, Fall 2015 All readings in Date Physics Topic Assignments/Lab for Week Monday Aug. 31 Sept. 2 Introduction; Motion Reading Chapter 1.1-1.9 No WORKSHOP Motion in 1-D, Acceleration Reading Chapter 2.1-2.4 Monday Sept 7 Sept. 9 HOLIDAY Solving problems, Free fall, vectors No WORKSHOP Reading Ch. 2.5-2.6; 3.1, 3.3-3.4 3.2 MCAT only Sept. 14 Sept.16 Newton s Laws F = ma Reading Ch. 4.1-4.5 WORKSHOP-1 Motion: Position, Velocity More F = ma Reading Chapter 4.6-4.8 Sept. 21 Sept. 23 Weight, air resistance, Radial acceleration Momentum Reading Ch. 4.10-4.11; 5.1-5.2 WORKSHOP-2 Acceleration, Newton s Laws Reading Ch.7.1-7.5 Monday Sept. 28 Sept. 30 Conservation of Energy Reading Ch. 6.1-6.4, WORKSHOP-3 Forces, friction, tension Work, power Reading Ch. 6.4, 6.6-6.8, 6.5MCAT only Oct 5 Oct. 7 EXAM I Center of mass, 1D collisions, torque WORKSHOP-4 Work and Energy Reading Ch. 7.6-7.7; 8.1-8.2 Oct.12 Oct. 14 States of matter, pressure Reading Ch. 8.3; 8.4-8.6MCAT only; 9.1-9.5 WORKSHOP-5 Exponential, pressure Flow Reading Ch. 9.6-9.8 Oct. 19 Viscosity, surface tension, Hooke s law Reading Ch. 9.9-9.11; 10.1-10.3 WORKSHOP-6 Fluids 6

Oct. 21 Simple harmonic motion Reading Ch. 10.4-10.7 Oct. 26 Oct. 28 Nov 2 Nov 4 Nov. 9 Nov. 11 Nov. 16 Nov. 18 Week of Nov. 23 Pendulum, waves, Reading Ch. 10.8-10.9;11.1-11.2;13.1-13.3 temperature WORKSHOP-7 Springs and pendulum Ideal gas Reading Ch. 13.4-13.6 EXAM II WORKSHOP-8 Behavior of gases Diffusion, Heat Reading 13.7MCAT only; 13.8; 14.1-14.4 Conduction, convection, radiation Reading Ch. 14.5-14.8 WORKSHOP-9 Sterling engine First and Second laws Reading Ch. 14.8; 15.1-15.4 Engines, Electric current Reading Ch. 15.5,15.8;18.1-18.3 WORKSHOP- 10 DC circuits Resistors, Electric circuits Reading Ch. 18.4,18.6,18.8-18.10 HOLIDAY Monday Charge, Electric forces Reading Ch. 16.1-16.4 WORKSHOP-11 Charge, dipole electric field Electric fields Reading Ch. 16.4-16.5, 16.7MCAT only Dec 2 Monday Electrical Potential Reading Ch. 17.1-17.3 Dec 7 WORKSHOP-12 Battery, capacitor Capacitors, energy storage Reading 17.5-17.7 Dec 9 Thursday Dec 17 FINAL 5:15-7:15 pm In Stolkin Auditorium ** MCAT only means that this section may be included on MCATs, but because of time limitations will not be covered here. Our purpose is to raise your level of understanding such that you can learn remaining topics on your own or with some tutorial help. 7

Academic Integrity: We encourage you to find other classmates with whom to study. Working with friends can be very helpful in learning a difficult subject like physics. However, the final work you turn in must be your own. There is a distinction between discussing the work, and merely copying someone else's work. The idea here is that you should communicate and help each other to understand the problems and the concepts involved; you will learn more, if you work on the assignments in groups and explain the methods and various approaches to each other. You must engage in your own effort on solving the problems. The Syracuse University Academic Integrity Policy holds students accountable for the integrity of the work they submit. Students should be familiar with the Policy and know that it is their responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources in written work. The policy also governs the integrity of work submitted in exams and assignments as well as the veracity of signatures on attendance sheets and other verifications of participation in class activities. Serious sanctions can result from academic dishonesty of any sort. Students found to cheat will receive an F for that assignment. Students have a right to appeal. For more information and the complete policy, see http://academicintegrity.syr.edu Disability-Related Accommodations: Students who are in need of disability-related academic accommodations must register with the Office of Disability Services (ODS), 304 University Avenue, Room 309, 315-443-4498. Students with authorized disability-related accommodations should provide a current Accommodation Authorization Letter from ODS to the instructor and review those accommodations with the instructor. Accommodations, such as exam administration, are not provided retroactively; therefore, planning for accommodations as early as possible is necessary. For further information, see the ODS website, Office of Disability Services http://disabilityservices.syr.edu/ SU s religious observances policy recognizes the diversity of faiths represented among the campus community and protects the rights of students, faculty, and staff to observe religious holy days according to their tradition. Under the policy, students are provided an opportunity to make up any examination, study, or work requirements that may be missed due to a religious observance provided they notify their instructors before the end of the second week of classes. For fall and spring semesters, an online notification process is available through MySlice/Student Services/Enrollment/My Religious Observances from the first day of class until the end of the second week of class. For more information on SU s religious observance policy, see http://supolicies.syr.edu/emp_ben/religious_observance.htm. 8