| Date |
Announcement |
| 4.28.15 |
Final Course Grades: The final course grades have been posted on the
PHY 2048 Sakai e-Learning WEBsite.
Everyone received one extra point which has been added to your Total Points (max = 100 points).
Congratulations to those who did well! If you see a mistake please send E-mail
to phy2048@phys.ufl.edu.
I will upload the grades to the registrar tomorrow afternoon.
|
| 4.27.15 |
Final Exam Grades: The grades for the Final Exam (e.g. Exam 3) have been posted on the
PHY 2048 Sakai e-Learning WEBsite.
The average was 11.7 out of 20. Three students received a perfect score of 20.
Congratulations to those who did well! The course grades will be posted tomorrow morning.
|
| 4.26.15 |
Final Exam Answers: The correct answers
for the Final Exam have been posted on the PHY 2048 WEBsite.
|
| 4.25.15 |
Renormalized Quiz and Quiz×Homework Scores: The table below shows the average quiz score for
each of the PHY2048 TA's. It also shows the additional points per quiz that have been
added to the students of each TA to make the average quiz grades equal for all the TA's.
However, if adding the additional points results in a quiz score that is greater than 5 points,
then you were given the maximum of 5 points. The new renormalized quiz scores and the recalculated
quiz×homework scores are now posted on the PHY 2048 Sakai
e-Learning WEBsite.
| TA | Quiz Average | Additional Points |
|
Uzakbaiuly | 3.57 | 0.00 |
|
Welliver | 3.45 | 0.12 |
|
Kwak | 3.32 | 0.25 |
|
Roffman | 3.31 | 0.26 |
|
Marakov | 3.31 | 0.26 |
|
Cheng | 3.24 | 0.33 |
|
Thompson | 2.95 | 0.62 |
|
| 4.23.15 |
Updated H-ITT Scores: Your H-ITT raw scores for the semester have been
posted on the PHY 2048 Sakai e-Learning WEBsite.
The maximum possible raw HITT points is 82. If you see an error send E-mail to phy2048@phys.ufl.edu.
|
| 4.11.15 |
Last Day of Class: In class on Wednesday April 22 we will discuss the organization of the course and you will be asked
4 HITT questions about the course. If you come to class and answer the 4 questions you will
get 8 extra HITT points which should increase your overall HITT bonus points for the course. However, the maximum HITT bonus points
is still 5 points.
|
| 4.10.15 |
Comprehensive Review: The PHY2048 Comprehensive Review will be conducted by Professor Field on
Sunday April 19 2:00pm-4:00pm in 1002 NPB. Previous exam problems will be studied in detail. The
notes will be posted on the
PHY 2048 Sakai e-Learning WEBsite.
|
| 4.4.15 |
Final Exam Room Assignments: The PHY 2048 Final Exam is 3:00pm-5:00pm on Saturday April 25.
If you have an exam conflict you will have to take the cumulative make-up exam on April 22.
Note that if your last name begins with the letter "S" then you are divided into two rooms ("SA-SL" in LIT 101 and "SM-SZ" in LIT 109.
The room assignments are based on the first letter of your last name as follows:
| Last Name | Room |
|
A-J | CAR 100 |
|
K-M | WEIM 1064 |
|
N-Q | WM 100 |
|
R-SL | LIT 101 |
|
SM-U | LIT 109 |
|
V-Z | TUR L011 |
|
| 4.4.15 |
Cumulative Make-Up Exam: The PHY 2048 Make-Up Exam is 5:10pm-7:05pm on Wednesday April 22 in Room NPB 1002.
It is for anyone who had to miss an exam during the semester. You cannot take the make-up exam to improve a grade on a previous
exam. You have to have missed an exam with a valid reason. The breakdown of the questions on the cumulative make-up exam
is similar to the final exam.
If you plan to take the make-up exam and you have not already done so, please send E-mail to phy2048@phys.ufl.edu
and tell us which exam you are making up.
|
| 3.28.15 |
Estimated Course Grades: The estimated course grades (after two exams) are up on the
PHY 2048 Sakai e-Learning WEBsite.
Your Exam Points (max = 75) assumes that you get the average of your Exam 1 and Exam 2 grade on the Final Exam.
Your Quiz Points (max = 15 points) include the first 7 quizzes and
assumes that you get the same average on all your remaining quizzes that you have for the first 7 quizzes.
Your QxHW Points (max = 10 points) include the first 7 on-line homework assignments together with the first 7 quizzes
and assumes you get the same average on all your remaining QxHW scores. Your HITT Bonus points (max = 5 points)
are based on your HITT scores through 3/20/15 and assumes that you get the same average on all the remaining HITT questions.
Your Total Points (max = 100 points) are the sum of your Quiz Points, your QxHW Points,
your Exam Points, and your HITT Bonus points. If you have greater than 100 points, you were given
the maximum of 100 points. The grades are calculated according to the
grade formula.
Your overall Rank in the class and your raw HITT, HW, and Quiz scores are also shown.
If you see a mistake please send E-mail to phy2048@phys.ufl.edu.
Remember this is only an estimate, if your performance level changes your grade will change accordingly!
|
3.27.15 |
Breakdown of Final Exam Problems: The PHY2048 Final Exam will have 4 problems
from your Exam 1 (changed slightly but same concept) and 4 problems from your Exam 2
(changed slightly but same concept). The answers to these problems may not be the exact same formula,
but if you understand how to do your Exam 1 and Exam 2 problems you will be able to do these problems.
The final exam will also have 6 problems from the new material
(Chapter 13-17) and it will have 6 new cumulative problems (Chapter 1-12)
for a total of 20 problems as shown below.
The Exam 1 formula sheet which will be included on the exam is here.
The Exam 2 formula sheet which will be included on the exam is here.
The Exam 3 formula sheet which will be included on the exam is here.
| Number | Source |
|
4 | Your Exam 1 |
|
4 | Your Exam 2 |
|
6 | Chapter 13-17 |
|
6 | Chapter 1-12 |
|
| 3.27.15 |
Exam 2 Grades: The grades for Exam 2 have been posted on the
PHY 2048 Sakai e-Learning WEBsite.
The initial average was 9.3 out of 20 with a high score of 18. We did not intend for the average score to be this low.
Therefore, the scores have been "renormalized" by adding 4 points to everyone's score. If your initial score was 16 or higher your
new "renormalized" score is a perfect 20. The new average is 13.3 out of 20 with 22 students receiving a perfect score of 20.
The "renormalized" scores appear on the Sakai eLearning website. Congratulations to those who did well! The new estimated course grades will be availible in a few days.
|
| 3.26.15 |
Exam 2 Answers: The correct answers
for Exam 2 have been posted on the PHY 2048 WEBsite.
|
| 3.17.15 |
Breakdown of Exam 2 Problems: Here is a rough breakdown of the 20 problems on the PHY2048 Exam 2.
The Exam 1 formula sheet which will be included on the exam is here.
The Exam 2 formula sheet which will be included on the exam is here.
| Material | Number of Problems |
|
Chapter 7 | 2 |
|
Chapter 8 | 4 |
|
Chapter 9 | 4 |
|
Chapter 10 | 3 |
|
Chapter 11 | 3 |
|
Chapter 12 | 4 |
|
| 3.17.15 |
Exam 2 Room Assignments: PHY 2048 Exam 2 is 8:20pm-10:10pm on Wednesday March 25. If you have an
exam conflict please send E-mail to phy2048@phys.ufl.edu.
The room assignments are based on the first letter of your last name as follows:
| Last Name | Room |
|
A-C | MCCC 100 |
|
D-G | CSE A101 |
|
H-L | WEIM 1064 |
|
M-Q | NRN 137 |
|
R-V | CLB C130 |
|
W-Z | LIT 121 |
|
| 2.22.15 |
"Bug" in HW5 Problem 8: There is a "bug" in WileyPLUS HW5 (Chapter 9, Problem 37). For some students
WileyPLUS did not calculate Part C correctly. Everyone will get full credit for this problem.
|
| 2.19.15 |
WileyPLUS Problem Tolerance: WileyPLUS has changed the way they assign the tolerance
to the on-line homework problems. The tolerance determines how accurate you must calculate the
answer in order to get it marked correct. If the problem does not state the tolerance, then it
is set to 2%. Namely, your answer must be within 2% of the exact answer. If the problem states
the tolenence, for example, “the tolerance is +/-1 in the 3rd significant digit”, then you must
get the answer correct to within the stated tolerance (it might be less that 2%!).
We suggest that you calculate at least up to 4 significant digits in
all your answers.
|
| 2.14.15 |
Exam 1 Incident in WM 100: If you took Exam 1 in WM 100 (U-Z) and feel your grade on
the exam was affected negatively by the medical emergency that occurred, you can take the
cumulative make-up exam on April 22 and we will count it as your Exam 1. However, you can
not take the higher score. If you decide to take the make-up exam it will replace your
Exam 1 regardless of whether the score is higher or lower. Please send E-mail
to phy2048@phys.ufl.edu if you decide
to take the make-up exam.
|
| 2.14.15 |
Estimated Course Grades: The estimated course grades (after one exam) are up on the
PHY 2048 Sakai e-Learning WEBsite.
Your Exam Points (max = 75) assumes that you get the same grade on Exam 2 and
the Final Exam that you received on Exam 1. Your Quiz Points (max = 15 points) include the first 3 quizzes and
assumes that you get the same average on all your remaining quizzes that you have for the first 3 quizzes.
Your QxHW Points (max = 10 points) include the first 3 on-line homework assignments together with the first 3 quizzes
and assumes you get the same average on all your remaining QxHW scores. Your HITT Bonus points (max = 5 points)
are based on your HITT scores through 2/9/15 and assumes that you get the same average on all the remaining HITT questions.
Your Total Points (max = 100 points) are the sum of your Quiz Points, your QxHW Points,
your Exam Points, and your HITT Bonus points. If you have greater than 100 points, you were given
the maximum of 100 points. The grades are calculated according to the
grade formula.
Your overall Rank in the class and your raw HITT, HW, and Quiz scores are also shown.
If you see a mistake please send E-mail to phy2048@phys.ufl.edu.
Remember this is only an estimate, if your performance level changes your grade will change accordingly!
If you did not take Exam 1 then you temporarily received a zero for Exam 1.
The zero will be replaced by your score on the cumulative make-up exam. Hence, your estimated course grade is not accurate at this time.
When you take Exam 2 your estimated course grade will become more accurate.
|
| 2.12.15 |
Exam 1 Grades: The grades for Exam 1 have been posted on the
PHY 2048 Sakai e-Learning WEBsite.
The average was 11.7 out of 20. Two students received a perfect score of 20.
Congratulations to those who did well!
|
| 2.11.15 |
Exam 1 Answers: The correct answers
for Exam 1 have been posted on the PHY 2048 WEBsite.
|
| 2.1.15 |
H-ITT Raw Scores: Your H-ITT raw scores through Friday January 30 have been
posted on the PHY 2048 Sakai e-Learning WEBsite.
There have been a total of 7 questions. If you responded with the correct answer you received 2 points.
If you responded with the incorrect answer you received 1 point. Hence, currently the maximum possible raw HITT points is 14.
If you received zero points it means you did not answer any of the questions or that you have not yet registered your H-ITT remote code or
you registered for the wrong class period. If you regestered in the last few days your points will not appear until I do another update which
will be after Exam 1. If you see an error send E-mail to phy2048@phys.ufl.edu.
|
| 1.31.15 |
Breakdown of Exam 1 Problems: Here is a rough breakdown of the 20 problems on the PHY2048 Exam 1.
The formula sheet which will be included on the exam is here.
| Material | Number of Problems |
|
Chapter 2 | 5 |
|
Chapter 3 | 3 |
|
Chapter 4 | 5 |
|
Chapter 5 | 4 |
|
Chapter 6 | 3 |
|
| 1.31.15 |
Exam 1 Room Assignments: PHY 2048 Exam 1 is 8:20pm-10:10pm on Tuesday February 10. If you have an
exam conflict please send E-mail to phy2048@phys.ufl.edu.
The room assignments are based on the first letter of your last name as follows:
| Last Name | Room |
|
A-C | MCCC 100 |
|
D-G | CSE A101 |
|
H-K | PUGH 170 |
|
L-M | FLI 50 |
|
N-R | BRY 130 |
|
S-T | WEIL 270 |
|
U-Z | WM 100 |
|
| 1.18.15 |
H-ITT Raw Scores: Your H-ITT raw scores from Wednesday January 14 and Friday January 16 have been
posted on the PHY 2048 Sakai e-Learning WEBsite.
There were a total of 2 questions. If you responded with the correct answer you received 2 points.
If you responded with the incorrect answer you received 1 point. Hence, currently the maximum possible raw HITT points is 4.
If you received zero points it means you did not answer any of the questions or that you have not yet registered your H-ITT remote code or
you registered for the wrong class period.
If you see an error send E-mail to phy2048@phys.ufl.edu.
|
| 1.18.15 |
H-ITT Registration: Many students have not yet registered their H-ITT remote code or
their SoftClick remote code.
Every student must register their remote code
here in order to recieve H-ITT bonus points.
|
| 1.8.15 |
PHY2048 Enrollment: If you would like to register for PHY2048 but have been put on the waiting list
please see Lillian Baldwin in the Physics Department main office (2201 NPB) before 4:00pm on Friday January 9.
She may be able to add you to the course.
|
| 1.8.15 |
Normalization of the Quiz Scores: At the end of the semester we will compute the overall average quiz score for each of the PHY2048 TA's.
We will make no change to the quiz grades for those students in the classes of the TA with the highest average. We will add "bonus" quiz points to all
the other students in such a way as to make all the averages the same as the TA with the highest average. However, if doing so gives you
more than 15 points for your overall quiz grade, then you will only get the full 15 points. At the end of the semester after the quiz grades
are normalized we will recalculate the QuizxHomework scores. However, if doing so gives you more than 10 points for your overall QxHW grade,
then you will only get the full 10 points.
|
| 1.1.15 |
H-ITT Practice Question on Monday January 12: On Monday January 12 you will be given an H-ITT
practice question that will help you to become familiar with the system before the
questions start counting for bonus points. The H-ITT questions will begin counting toward your bonus points on
Wednesday January 14.
Remember, you must register your H-ITT remote
here.
|
| 1.1.15 |
Lecture classes start on Wednesday January 7, 2015 (period 2 & 3) in 1001 NPB.
The class schedule shows the lecture material covered.
|
| 1.1.15 |
Discussion sections start on Tuesday January 6, 2015. PHY2048 consists of three lectures and
one discussion section per week.
|
| 1.1.15 |
Textbook and WilesPLUS:
The textbook for the course is Wiley (2013), Fundamentals of Physics (with WileyPLUS),
Volume 1, 10th Edtion, by: Halliday, Resnick, and Walker.
You have two options. You can purchase a hardcopy of the textbook (with access to WileyPLUS)
at the bookstore or you can purchase the eBook (with access to WileyPLUS) on-line at Wiley for UF
(here).
In either case you must get the access to
the WileyPLUS on-line homework. The on-line Homework in this course is graded and will count
towards your final course grade.
The prices are as follows:
| Material | Price |
|
Textbook with WileyPLUS | $102 (UF Bookstore) |
|
eBook with WileyPLUS | $40 (Wiley for UF
on-line) |
|
| 1.1.15 |
Students with Disabilities: Students requesting classroom accommodation for disabilities must
first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation
to the student who must then provide this documentation to one of the instructors (Field, Matcheva, Detweiler) when requesting accommodation.
Then you must print out the PHY2048 Accommodated Test Request (ATR) Form for Spring 2015
(click here for the form).
This form must be filled out by the student and returned to the Disability Reseource Center (DRC) at least
one week before the first exam. The Accommodated Testing Service (ATS) at DRC
will then administer all the exams.
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| 1.1.15 |
PHY2048 and PHY2048L: Physics with Calculus 1 (PHY2048) and Physics 2048 Lab (PHY2048L) are separate and independent courses. For information
about the Physics 2048 Lab go to PHY2048L.
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| 1.1.15 |
Quick Links: Here are some important links for PHY 2048 SPRING 2015.
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