Physics 2020 Summer 2017 Syllabus Class Info Lecture Section 100: MTWRF 9:15-10:50 AM in Duane G1B30 Lab/Recitation Section 111: TWR 11:00AM-1:00PM in Duane G2B83 Section 121: TWR 1:00PM-3:00PM in Duane G2B83 Section 131: TWR 3:00PM-5:00PM in Duane G2B83 Exams: Fridays 12:00PM-1:00PM in Duane G1B30 Final Exam: 12:00PM-1:30PM in Duane G1B30 - Lectures Professor Paul Beale Email: Paul.Beale@Colorado.edu Phone: 303-492-1685 Office: Duane F621 (6th floor, tower) Office hours: After class each day for about 20 minutes Help Room: Monday: 12:30PM-1:30PM Tuesday: 2:30PM-3:30PM Wednesday: 12:30PM-1:30PM Thursday: 1:30PM-2:30PM
- Lab sections and TA s Section 111 Chen.Tang@colorado.edu Office Hours: Monday 3-4, Tuesday 3-4, Wednesday 3-4 Section 121 Nara.Noeur@Colorado.EDU Office Hours: Tuesday 11-1, Wednesday 12-1 Section 131 Joshua.T.Levin@colorado.edu Office Hours: Tuesday 1-2, Wednesday 2-3, Thursday 12-1 - Text Physics: Principles with Applications, D. Giancoli, any edition is fine. You need to purchase an "iclicker" from the CU bookstore. Overview Physics 2010 is the first semester of an algebra-based sequence in college physics focusing on classical mechanics. We emphasize conceptual understanding and problem solving skills. Our goals are for you to continue developing knowledge and intuition about how the world works, to learn to approach physics problems on both qualitative and quantitative levels, and to relate classroom physics to the real world in which you live. We want you to feel confident in the material, and ideally get excited about it! This material focuses on classical mechanics: kinematics, vectors, Newton s Laws of Motion, circular motion and gravitation, work, energy, momentum, oscillations, waves, and sound. This material will prepare you for PHYS 2020, which has PHYS 2010 as a pre-requisite. - Disclaimer This syllabus is as accurate as possible at the time of writing. Announcements about changes will be made in class, and posted on the web, and will take precedence over
this syllabus. You are responsible for what is said in class, whether or not you are in attendance. - Prerequisites High school-level algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. College level logic, enthusiasm, and curiosity will be helpful as well! - Grading Exam 1: 10% (Friday June 9: 12:00PM-1:00PM) Exam 2: 10% (Friday June 16: 12:00PM-1:00PM) Exam 3: 10% (Friday June 23: 12:00PM-1:00PM) Exam 4: 10% (Friday June 30: 12:00PM-1:00PM) Final Exam: 16% (Friday July 7: 12:00PM-2:00PM) Clicker: 4% Lab&Recitation: 20% CAPA: 20% - Participation and Clickers We will use clickers during lectures to help you learn the material. You need to purchase an "iclicker" from the bookstore. Either the iclicker or iclicker + will work. Clickers start counting on Tuesday June 6. Questions are worth up to three points each, two points for participation, plus an additional point for the correct answer. We also forgive two classes of clicker credit to accommodate dead batteries, sore throats, broken alarm clocks, and sunrise hikes. Information on how to register your iclicker: https://oit.colorado.edu/tutorial/cuclickers-iclicker-remote-registration - Exams It is your responsibility to make sure you have no conflicts with the exam times on Fridays starting at 12PM. If you have a conflict, you should retake Physics
2010 in a semester when you can make it to all the exams. If you are absent for a serious medical reason, or with prior approval from Professor Beale, you may be excused from 1 exam (not the final). Medical excuses must be submitted no later than the Wednesday following the exam. There are NO makeup exams. Students with disabilities or other conflicts or issues should let Professor Beale know by Wednesday June 7 so that your academic needs may be appropriately met. Students with religious obligations that conflict with the exam dates by Wednesday June 7 so that we can make an accommodation. - CAPA Homework http://capa.colorado.edu You will have a weekly individualized homework assignment with a CAPA PIN # that changes each week. The PIN number is available from the "PIN-Getter" link. Log onto CAPA see the questions and submit your answers. Work out your solutions on paper first! One advantage of CAPA is the instant feedback on how you are doing. Also, you get the opportunity to change wrong answers without penalty. You are allowed multiple tries (usually six) on each question, with no points off for incorrect answers. If you submit incorrect answer all six times, that particular question is closed out but you can still work on the other questions. Be sure to seek assistance after two or three incorrect answers. You can log off and return at any time. CAPA is due at 11:59PM each Tuesday and Thursday. If you have problems, check the CAPA help page first. Each CAPA set is weighted equally and will be graded out of 100%. - Labs (Sections 111, 121,131) Labs are held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in Duane G2B88. Thursdays will serve as problem-solving and review sessions. You must attend the section to which you are assigned. Each lab involves a prelab assignment that must be completed and turned in to the TA at the beginning
of each lab. The pre-lab contributes 4/10 and the lab 6/10, to your lab grade each week. Since this course meets the College of Arts and Sciences laboratory science requirement, you must complete at least six of the of the seven labs to receive a passing grade in this course. There will be two opportunities late in the term to make up one missed lab each time. Complete your pre-lab homework before the start of your lab section and turn it in to your TA at the start of lab. Some days are recitations or PhET sim activities. On-time attendance and full participation are worth four points on those days. - Physics Help Room Professor Beale, and each of the TAs will have regular office hours in the Help Room (Duane G2B87), open from 9AM- 5PM Mon-Fri. Times when specific TAs will be in the Help Room are posted above but you can drop by anytime. If you need to see your TA privately, contact them directly. - Etiquette The main etiquette policy is to be respectful and to not be distracting to your neighbors. Please turn off all phones when entering class. It is perfectly OK to interrupt the lecture by yelling Question! Questions are good for everyone. We encourage collaboration, an essential skill in all professions. Social interactions are critical to scientists' success - most good ideas grow out of discussions with colleagues. As you study, help your partners get over confusions, ask each other questions, constructively critique ideas. You learn the most from teaching others! Remember that this is about learning, not about passing a class - for all assignments, the work you turn in must be your own: in your own words, reflecting your own understanding
And now the fine print... - Incompletes Rules of the University require that grades of incomplete (I) may be assigned only if for reasons beyond the student s control, the student is unable to complete the course requirements. (I) requests must be made in person to Prof. Beale or Prof. Stenson. - Disabilities Students with disabilities, please let us know early in the semester (first two weeks) so that your academic needs may be appropriately met. You will need to provide documentation from Disability Services who can be contacted by phone at 303-492-8671 or by email dsinfo@colorado.edu. - Religious Holidays We will make a strong effort to reasonably and fairly deal with all students who, because of religious obligations, have conflicts with exams, assignments or required attendance. Please send email to either instructor in the first two weeks of classes if you anticipate a conflict. http://www.colorado.edu/policies/observance-religiousholidays-and-absences-classes-andor-exams - CU Behavior Policy Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Those who fail to adhere to such behavioral standards may be subject to discipline. Professional courtesy and sensitivity are especially important with respect to individuals and topics dealing with differences of race, color, culture, religion, creed, politics, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, disability, and nationalities. Class rosters are provided to the instructor with the student's legal name. We will gladly honor your request to address you by an alternate name or gender pronoun. Please advise us of this preference early in the semester so that we may make appropriate changes to our records. For more information, see the policies on classroom behavior and the student code. - Honor Code We trust every individual in this class to understand and follow the CU honor code. Please respect that trust! It's a large class, and we realize there may be some temptations - we'll do our best to make the class
valuable and worthy of your honorable behavior! Violations of the honor code may include: cheating, plagiarism, aid of academic dishonesty, fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior. All incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported to the Honor Code Council (303-725-2273). Students who are found to be in violation of the academic integrity policy will be subject to both academic sanctions and non-academic sanctions (including but not limited to university probation, suspension, or expulsion). Additional information regarding the academic integrity policy can be found at honorcode.colorado.edu - Discrimination and harassment CU is committed to maintaining a positive learning, working, and living environment and will not tolerate acts of sexual misconduct, discrimination, harassment or related retaliation against or by any employee or student. CU's Sexual Misconduct Policy prohibits sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, intimate partner abuse (dating or domestic violence), stalking or related retaliation. CU Boulder's Discrimination and Harassment Policy prohibits discrimination, harassment or related retaliation based on race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, political affiliation or political philosophy. Individuals who believe they have been subject to misconduct under either policy should contact the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance (OIEC) at 303-492- 2127. Information about the OIEC, the above referenced policies, and the campus resources available to assist individuals regarding sexual misconduct, discrimination, harassment or related retaliation can be found at the OIEC website.