SYLLABUS
Course Description: We will cover chapters 19-28 and several topics from chapters 29-31 of Technical Physics by Bueche & Wallach, the topics of which contain electricity, magnetism, optics and modern physics. This course will be taught with an emphasis on conceptual understanding rather than technical details, with experimental demonstrations to help you to grasp physical backgrounds behind each physical law given in a mathematical form.
Expectation: You are expected to attend all lectures to learn basic concepts and how to apply them in solving problems. We strongly urge you to work on suggested homework problems. Although homework assignments are not collected or graded, working problems is essential to understanding the material and thus to achieving a good grade. You are assumed to have a working knowledge of algebra, geometry and elementary trigonometry functions. Since a considerable amount of material will be covered in one week, you need to keep up your study on a daily basis and complete reading assignments as specified in the Course Schedule before class. Announcement will appear occasionally on the course webpage and will often be made at the beginning of lectures. You are responsible for being aware of all such announcements.
Grades: Your course grade will be based on your mid-terms, final exam and clicker quiz scores. We adopt an absolute grading scale and your grade will not be curved. In this way, you do not need to compete with other students and you can focus on your own performance. The scale given in the below table is guaranteed and will not be adjusted upward. Note that we will not round your grades.
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Exam 1 13/15
Exam 2 8/15
Exam 3 11/15
Final 10/15
Clicker Quiz grade: 20.833
Grade = (13/15) × 25(Exam1) + (11/15) × 25(Exam 3) + (10/15) × 25(Final) + 20.833(Quiz) = 77.500(A-)
Examinations: There will be three midterms and one comprehensive final. All exams will be administered in class. You need bring your photo ID, No. 2 pencils, an eraser and a calculator. In addition, you are allowed to bring a single hand written crib sheet (8.5” × 11”, both sides) to each midterm. You can use three pieces of hand written crib sheets during the final. (Therefore, it is advisable to keep your crib sheets for the three midterms until the final and just use them.) Each exam consists of 15 multiple choice questions. Some of the questions are conceptual and the others require calculations at the level of suggested homework problems.
Since only two midterms count for your final grade and one will be dropped, a makeup exam will not be given for a missed midterm. If a student with a valid excuse (officially permitted UF events, family emergencies, medical excuses etc.) is unable to take final or more than one midterm, then he/she must contact me ASAP and provide me with a documented proof to get a makeup.
| Exam Schedule | ||
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| Date | Exam | Material |
| Exam 1 | ||
| Friday, July 1 | Exam 2 | Chapters 22 − 24 |
| Monday, July 25 | Exam 3 | Chapters 25 − 27 |
| Friday, August 5 | Final Exam |
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Clicker Quizzes:
In most of the classes, clicker quizzes will be posed using the H-ITT remote system.
Each of you need to purchase the H-ITT remote transmitter associated with the in-class
student response system. It is your responsibility to ensure that your remote is functioning
properly and that you are sending on the correct channel.
We recommend that you set the channel at the beginning of each lecture.
For each quiz, you will receive 2 points for correct answer, 1 point for incorrect answer
and 0 point for no answer. 90% of the possible total score will be graded as the full credit.
Example: If a student answers 40 problems correctly,
10 problems incorrectly and missed 10 problems, he/she will get:
The bare quiz score = 2 × 30 + 1 × 10 + 0× 10 = 90
The possible total score = 2 × 60 = 120
90 % of the total score = 120 × 0.9 = 108
Clicker quiz grade = (90/108) × 25 = 20.833
Homework: 10 to 20 problems will be chosen from each chapter and assigned as homework problems. Solutions for the assigned problems will be provided. These problems will not be collected or graded. However, problem solving skill is essential for this course and you are encouraged to solve all of them. Note that at least one third of exam problems will be based on the assigned homework problems.
Students with Disabilities: Students who require accommodation for disabilities must first contact the Dean of Students Office. That office provides you with documentation, which the student must bring to me during the first week of the semester.
Academic Honesty: Each student is expected to hold himself/herself to a high standard of academic honesty. Under the UF academic honesty policy, unauthorized assistance or the use of unauthorized resources is strictly forbidden on work-for-credit. You are to work alone on all graded assignments. This includes exams and clicker quizzes. Fabrication or falsification of excuses or related documentation is also a violation of the UF academic honesty policy. Violations of this policy will be dealt with strictly. There will be no warnings or exceptions.