Outline of Physics 311, "University Physics I (Workshop)"
"College should provide an eduation which teaches one to think and to solve problems, to write and speak effectively, to work with people, and to gain a broad view of the world." -- L. Pope
Office Hours
Monday 2:00 - 3:00 pm in 76-3114
Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00 am in 76-3114
Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 pm in 76-3114
Friday 2:00 - 3:00 pm in 76-3114
These are my default office hours, but I am actually available in
my office much of the time. If these times do not fit your schedule,
you may speak to me after class or
call or email to make an appointment at another time, or if you happen to
be in the Carlson Building, drop by and knock on my door.
Format:
University Physics will be taught in the Team Physics format,
which includes both
lab activities and lectures during the two-hour workshop sessions. During the workshops,
you will be working with a team of two or three other students on problems, experiments and
reports. Since you and your lab partners are responsible for working together and helping
each other, it is important to attend every workshop session. Teams may be reassigned periodically
by the instructor
Prerequisites:
You must have received credit for Calculus I (1016-262, 1016-271 or 1016-281) before taking
this course, and you must be currently enrolled in (or have already received credit for)
Calculus II (1016-272 or 1016-282).
Grading
Your course grade will be determined by a professional assessment of the quality and quantity of your work. The following proportions will be used:
There will be two one-hour exams for all sections of Physics 311 held during special
6 PM Tuesday evening periods
on the 4th and 7th weeks. The two-hour final exam, given at the time scheduled by
the Registrar, will be cumulative but may have some emphasis on material covered after the
last hour exam. All exams will be required (no exam grades will be dropped), but the
lowest of the two hour exam grades (in percent) may be replaced by the final exam
grade (in percent) if that results in a higher total grade. The exams may cover any
homework or workshop materials, including lab techniques.
There will be no makeup exam except in rare cases approved by the
Physics Department Head.
During most workshop sessions, you will use worksheets from the Activities Manual handouts with instructions for your team's activities. Some of those activities will result in class discussions where you and/or your team will be expected to report your findings to the whole class. Activity sheets will be filled out and handed in for checking. Some, called "mini labs," will have more extensive write-ups and will be worth more points than other activities. The instructor will choose one sheet from each team to check, and all team members who turn in sheets on time will share the score.
Labs:
There will be several long labs during the quarter. In each, you will work with your team to make measurements and analyze the data. Each team will submit one formal lab report for grading, and all team members will receive the same grade (however, there may be an adjustment for students who do significantly more or less work than their fair share).
Students from all sections may do make up Labs on Friday 12:00-2:00pm in Room 8-3125. A Teaching Assistant will be there. Students should bring the worksheet for whatever they missed. The TA will not have the lab worksheets available. At most two labs may be made up. Any lab done as a make-up automatically receives a 20% reduction in grade.
Graded Work:
You have up to three days after graded work is passed out to ask for it to be re-graded.
Plagiarism:
When you work on assignments cooperatively but turn them in individually (such as activity sheets or short lab reports) you may share data, equations, graphs, calculations and drawings. However, all written work must be expressed in your own words. Thus, you may not copy (even with some modification) things like abstracts, summaries, descriptions, discussions or conclusions. If there is reasonable evidence of copying, it will be construed as an act of plagiarism and each student involved will receive a failing grade on that assignment. Since part of your grade will depend on the work of your team members, it is important for you to work cooperatively with them and help them understand the course material. At the same time, you should check that their written work is different from yours.
Respect for Equipment:
You are expected to be careful with the lab equipment. At the end of every class period your table should be left with equipment arranged neatly and scrap materials thrown away. If a table is messy after the end of a class, all of the students who worked at that table will lose activity sheet points.
Textbook and Supplementary Materials
University Physics with Modern Physics 12th ed., by Young and Freedman.
You might also look at some material describing measurements
and calculations based upon them:
Graph Paper. You will need a pad of good graph paper for your use in
the workshop. The paper must have 10 squares per inch. The RIT
bookstore sells a good variety, Ampad 10x10 Cross Section Pad,
item #22-026, for $3.95. There are pdf files for graph paper
available in the Student Shares area of your lab computer.
Outline of Physics 311, "University Physics I (Workshop)"
"College should provide an eduation which teaches one to think and to solve problems, to write and speak effectively, to work with people, and to gain a broad view of the world." -- L. Pope
Office Hours
Monday 2:00 - 3:00 pm in 76-3114
Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00 am in 76-3114
Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 pm in 76-3114
Friday 2:00 - 3:00 pm in 76-3114
These are my default office hours, but I am actually available in
my office much of the time. If these times do not fit your schedule,
you may speak to me after class or
call or email to make an appointment at another time, or if you happen to
be in the Carlson Building, drop by and knock on my door.
Format:
University Physics will be taught in the Team Physics format,
which includes both
lab activities and lectures during the two-hour workshop sessions. During the workshops,
you will be working with a team of two or three other students on problems, experiments and
reports. Since you and your lab partners are responsible for working together and helping
each other, it is important to attend every workshop session. Teams may be reassigned periodically
by the instructor
Prerequisites:
You must have received credit for Calculus I (1016-262, 1016-271 or 1016-281) before taking
this course, and you must be currently enrolled in (or have already received credit for)
Calculus II (1016-272 or 1016-282).
Grading
Your course grade will be determined by a professional assessment of the quality and quantity of your work. The following proportions will be used:
There will be two one-hour exams for all sections of Physics 311 held during special
6 PM Tuesday evening periods
on the 4th and 7th weeks. The two-hour final exam, given at the time scheduled by
the Registrar, will be cumulative but may have some emphasis on material covered after the
last hour exam. All exams will be required (no exam grades will be dropped), but the
lowest of the two hour exam grades (in percent) may be replaced by the final exam
grade (in percent) if that results in a higher total grade. The exams may cover any
homework or workshop materials, including lab techniques.
There will be no makeup exam except in rare cases approved by the
Physics Department Head.
During most workshop sessions, you will use worksheets from the Activities Manual handouts with instructions for your team's activities. Some of those activities will result in class discussions where you and/or your team will be expected to report your findings to the whole class. Activity sheets will be filled out and handed in for checking. Some, called "mini labs," will have more extensive write-ups and will be worth more points than other activities. The instructor will choose one sheet from each team to check, and all team members who turn in sheets on time will share the score.
Labs:
There will be several long labs during the quarter. In each, you will work with your team to make measurements and analyze the data. Each team will submit one formal lab report for grading, and all team members will receive the same grade (however, there may be an adjustment for students who do significantly more or less work than their fair share).
Students from all sections may do make up Labs on Friday 12:00-2:00pm in Room 8-3125. A Teaching Assistant will be there. Students should bring the worksheet for whatever they missed. The TA will not have the lab worksheets available. At most two labs may be made up. Any lab done as a make-up automatically receives a 20% reduction in grade.
Graded Work:
You have up to three days after graded work is passed out to ask for it to be re-graded.
Plagiarism:
When you work on assignments cooperatively but turn them in individually (such as activity sheets or short lab reports) you may share data, equations, graphs, calculations and drawings. However, all written work must be expressed in your own words. Thus, you may not copy (even with some modification) things like abstracts, summaries, descriptions, discussions or conclusions. If there is reasonable evidence of copying, it will be construed as an act of plagiarism and each student involved will receive a failing grade on that assignment. Since part of your grade will depend on the work of your team members, it is important for you to work cooperatively with them and help them understand the course material. At the same time, you should check that their written work is different from yours.
Respect for Equipment:
You are expected to be careful with the lab equipment. At the end of every class period your table should be left with equipment arranged neatly and scrap materials thrown away. If a table is messy after the end of a class, all of the students who worked at that table will lose activity sheet points.
Textbook and Supplementary Materials
University Physics with Modern Physics 12th ed., by Young and Freedman.
You might also look at some material describing measurements
and calculations based upon them:
Graph Paper. You will need a pad of good graph paper for your use in
the workshop. The paper must have 10 squares per inch. The RIT
bookstore sells a good variety, Ampad 10x10 Cross Section Pad,
item #22-026, for $3.95. There are pdf files for graph paper
available in the Student Shares area of your lab computer.
Outline of Physics 311, "University Physics I (Workshop)"
"College should provide an eduation which teaches one to think and to solve problems, to write and speak effectively, to work with people, and to gain a broad view of the world." -- L. Pope
Office Hours
Monday 2:00 - 3:00 pm in 76-3114
Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00 am in 76-3114
Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 pm in 76-3114
Friday 2:00 - 3:00 pm in 76-3114
These are my default office hours, but I am actually available in
my office much of the time. If these times do not fit your schedule,
you may speak to me after class or
call or email to make an appointment at another time, or if you happen to
be in the Carlson Building, drop by and knock on my door.
Format:
University Physics will be taught in the Team Physics format,
which includes both
lab activities and lectures during the two-hour workshop sessions. During the workshops,
you will be working with a team of two or three other students on problems, experiments and
reports. Since you and your lab partners are responsible for working together and helping
each other, it is important to attend every workshop session. Teams may be reassigned periodically
by the instructor
Prerequisites:
You must have received credit for Calculus I (1016-262, 1016-271 or 1016-281) before taking
this course, and you must be currently enrolled in (or have already received credit for)
Calculus II (1016-272 or 1016-282).
Grading
Your course grade will be determined by a professional assessment of the quality and quantity of your work. The following proportions will be used:
There will be two one-hour exams for all sections of Physics 311 held during special
6 PM Tuesday evening periods
on the 4th and 7th weeks. The two-hour final exam, given at the time scheduled by
the Registrar, will be cumulative but may have some emphasis on material covered after the
last hour exam. All exams will be required (no exam grades will be dropped), but the
lowest of the two hour exam grades (in percent) may be replaced by the final exam
grade (in percent) if that results in a higher total grade. The exams may cover any
homework or workshop materials, including lab techniques.
There will be no makeup exam except in rare cases approved by the
Physics Department Head.
During most workshop sessions, you will use worksheets from the Activities Manual handouts with instructions for your team's activities. Some of those activities will result in class discussions where you and/or your team will be expected to report your findings to the whole class. Activity sheets will be filled out and handed in for checking. Some, called "mini labs," will have more extensive write-ups and will be worth more points than other activities. The instructor will choose one sheet from each team to check, and all team members who turn in sheets on time will share the score.
Labs:
There will be several long labs during the quarter. In each, you will work with your team to make measurements and analyze the data. Each team will submit one formal lab report for grading, and all team members will receive the same grade (however, there may be an adjustment for students who do significantly more or less work than their fair share).
Students from all sections may do make up Labs on Friday 12:00-2:00pm in Room 8-3125. A Teaching Assistant will be there. Students should bring the worksheet for whatever they missed. The TA will not have the lab worksheets available. At most two labs may be made up. Any lab done as a make-up automatically receives a 20% reduction in grade.
Graded Work:
You have up to three days after graded work is passed out to ask for it to be re-graded.
Plagiarism:
When you work on assignments cooperatively but turn them in individually (such as activity sheets or short lab reports) you may share data, equations, graphs, calculations and drawings. However, all written work must be expressed in your own words. Thus, you may not copy (even with some modification) things like abstracts, summaries, descriptions, discussions or conclusions. If there is reasonable evidence of copying, it will be construed as an act of plagiarism and each student involved will receive a failing grade on that assignment. Since part of your grade will depend on the work of your team members, it is important for you to work cooperatively with them and help them understand the course material. At the same time, you should check that their written work is different from yours.
Respect for Equipment:
You are expected to be careful with the lab equipment. At the end of every class period your table should be left with equipment arranged neatly and scrap materials thrown away. If a table is messy after the end of a class, all of the students who worked at that table will lose activity sheet points.
Textbook and Supplementary Materials
University Physics with Modern Physics 12th ed., by Young and Freedman.
You might also look at some material describing measurements
and calculations based upon them:
Graph Paper. You will need a pad of good graph paper for your use in
the workshop. The paper must have 10 squares per inch. The RIT
bookstore sells a good variety, Ampad 10x10 Cross Section Pad,
item #22-026, for $3.95. There are pdf files for graph paper
available in the Student Shares area of your lab computer.
