PHY 2049 - Physics 2 with Calculus - Fall 2015
Announcements
Dec. 16 |
Final Grade Points uploaded to Canvas, Happy Holidays!
The total number of points you earned in the course are posted to Canvas.
May a large flux of holiday cheer induce peace and happiness for you and your family!
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Dec. 15 |
Final Quiz and H-ITT Grades uploaded
The normalized quiz grades are uploaded to Canvas. H-ITT grades also have been adjusted for any additional extra credit from catching mistakes in the online lectures. |
Dec. 14 |
Final Exam results
The scores from the final exam are uploaded to Canvas. Average for the exam was 11.8 out of 20 questions. (Good job!) The exam key was also uploaded to Canvas, under Files.
The final homework and HITT grades also have been uploaded to Canvas.
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Dec. 9 |
Canvas, and Make-up Exam results
The scores from the make-up exam are uploaded to Canvas for those who took it. Average for the exam was 8.5 out of 20 questions. The exam key was also uploaded.
The final homework grades also have been uploaded to Canvas.
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Dec. 3 |
Bonus lecture
A lecture on x-ray diffraction and physics beyond PHY2049 was added online (lecture 15.8). It is optional and the material will not be on the final exam. It mainly serves to satisfy the curious or those going through physics withdrawal during the holiday break. ;) |
Nov. 30 |
Final Exam Room Assignments
The final exam is on Dec.12, 5:30-7:30PM. The room to take your exam depends on the first letter of your LAST name:
A-F: Turlington Hall (TUR) L007 Note that the final exam includes up to Chapter 36 on diffraction, even if problems were not included on HW13. You are allowed to bring 2 formula sheets for the final exam. The other usual exam restrictions are listed here.
You are also allowed 2 formula sheets for the
make-up exam, given on
Dec.7, 6:15pm - 8:10pm, in room NPB 1001 for those who are registered to take it.
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Nov. 28 |
Faculty evaluations
Please take a moment to fill out an evaluation for each of the two instructors and your TA using the link: Your feedback is very much appreciated. Also feel free to provide your feedback on the supplementary online lectures (either through the evaluations system or directly). Thank you!
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Nov. 28 |
Voluntary Survey
Here is a link to a voluntary, brief survey from a UF PhD student in Educational Technology within the College of Education. Whether you participate will not affect your grade in the course. Please note your participation is appreciated and has the potential to influence how science courses with face-to-face and online components will be designed in the future.
Student
survey:
https://ufl.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9z9dNROu41n1JL7
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Nov. 24 |
HITT scores uploaded
HITT scores have been uploaded to Canvas. The maximum raw points is 92, and your projected HITT grade assuming similar performance for the rest of the term is also uploaded. If you see 0 points, either you are not participating in using HITT, or you have not yet registered your HITT remote. Please do so as soon as possible! |
Nov. 19 |
Last call for Make-up exam:
We will be printing exams for the Dec.7 make-up imminently. If you have not already done so and got confirmation by us, please let us know by this Friday, Nov.20, if you were in the Exam 1 Turlington Hall room and would like to take the opportunity to take the make-up exam.
The make-up will have problems uniformly distributed across all the chapters covered by this
course, not weighted toward later chapters as the final exam.
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Nov. 17 |
Final Exam preparation:
The final exam is on Saturday, December 12, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. It will again be 20 questions, 7 of which will come directly from Exams 1 and 2 (with numbers changed), and 13 on the new material since Exam 2 (Ch.32 - 36). |
Nov. 9 |
Revised Final Grading Scale:
The grading scale for the course has been revised and is now fixed for the remainder of the semester. No additional curving will be applied. You can find the new scale here. |
Nov. 9 |
Projected HITT and HW grades:
Your projected HITT grade points and Homework grade points have been uploaded to Canvas as "HITT grade" and "HW grade", respectively. It only takes the assignments completed to date and assumes you will continue this average performance until the end of the semester. Obviously the points will go down if your performance drops, but it will go up if you improve. The formula to convert to grade points, also known as the "score", is listed here. Extra credit from finding errors in the online lectures has not yet been included. |
Nov. 6 |
No class Friday, and no Quiz 10:
Just a reminder that because of Homecoming, there is no class today. Also, because of the holiday, and Veterans Days next week, there is no Quiz 10 next week in discussion. Although Friday sections will have Quiz 9 next week due to the holiday this week. |
Nov. 4 |
Exam 2 Results:
Your scores from Exam 2 have been uploaded to Canvas. The Exam 2 average was 10.5/20. Details here. The Exam 2 key has been posted to Canvas under Files. This shows the correct answer as the first of the choices listed. Worked out solutions will be posted soon.
The answers you selected on this master key, as indexed by your exam code, is posted as a file also
in the same directory: "Exam 2 Answers Selected By Exam Code.pdf". A
"1" means you selected the correct answer, a "-" means that version of
a problem was not on your exam, and any other number is which
incorrect answer you selected.
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Oct. 28 |
Exam 2 Room Assignment
The second exam is in 6 days, November 3, Tuesday night, 8:20-10:10PM. It will cover chapters 27-31. The room to take your exam depends on the first letter of your LAST name:
A-E: Turlington Hall (TUR) L007
Note that exams are closed book. Material you are allowed to bring, including a calculator and your own single formula sheet, is listed
here.
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Oct. 27 |
Reminders:
Prof. Acosta's in-class practice problems are posted to Canvas (see for example under the "Pages" tab "Module 11 Practice Problems", or the specific files under the "Files" tab). Also note that homework solutions are also posted under "Files". |
Oct. 26 |
Prof. Woodard's office hours:
Prof. Woodard will not be able to hold office hours Oct.26 and Oct.28 due to research related travel. Prof. Acosta is back, however. |
Oct. 23 |
Time and place of Make-up exam:
The end-of-term make-up exam is scheduled for Monday, Dec.7, 6:15pm - 8:10pm, in room NPB1001. You will need to have been approved by Profs. Woodard and Acosta. |
Oct. 12 |
Acosta's Office hours:
Prof. Acosta will not be able to hold office hours on Oct.16, 19, and 23 due to research related travel. Please visit one of the others holding office hours to help you with your questions! |
Oct.12 |
H-ITT:
H-ITT scores were updated as of Friday, Oct.9, to Canvas. Maximum H-ITT raw points were 54. If your HITT points are listed as zero, either you have not registered your remote, there is a technical problem with the remote, or you have not participated. |
Oct. 6 |
Nobel prize in Physics for neutrino mass!
Nobel prize in physics is for the discovery that neutrinos (electrons without charge), have mass. As much mass as all the stars in the universe! |
Oct. 1 |
Acosta's Office hours:
Prof. Acosta's office hours this Friday are postponed to 5-6PM due to a conflict with an earlier PhD exam. His Monday office hours are cancelled due to a attending a conference. |
Oct. 1 |
Exam 1 Key:
Has been posted to Canvas under Files. This shows the correct answer as the first of the choices listed. Worked out solutions have now been posted as well.
The answers you selected on this master key, as indexed by your exam code, is posted as a file also
in the same directory: "Exam 1 Answers Selected By Exam Code.pdf". A
"1" means you selected the correct answer, a "-" means that version of
a problem was not on your exam, and any other number is which
incorrect answer you selected.
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Sept. 30 |
Exam 1 Scores:
Have been uploaded to Canvas. Average was 8.9/20. Details here. There will not be any curving of the exam 1 scores. At the end of the course, if necessary, we will lower the overall grading scale to meet the Departmental guidelines on the grade distribution.
Please note that while your performance on future exams may vary, consistently scoring below 8 out of 20 on the exams is unlikely to lead to a passing grade of C.
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Sept. 30 |
Test-takers in Turlington Hall:
Those students who took Exam 1 in Turlington Hall last night who felt that the distraction of the emergency there interferred with their efforts despite the extra time added are invited to take the make-up exam at the end of the term. Please send us an email to phy2049@phys.ufl.edu to confirm your choice. We will take the larger of your Exam 1 score and the make-up score. |
Sept. 28 |
Exam 1:
Is Tuesday night! See room assignments below. You must attend the correct room or you could receive a zero for the exam. Also, please record your exam code when you receive your exam for future reference. Due to FERPA regulations we cannot hand back your exams in class.
Note that there are practice exams and solutions from past semesters
here. Choose practice exams without exam code "77777" (i.e. Fall 2013 and earlier) and take under test-like conditions to gauge your preparedness.
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Sept. 26 |
Canvas:
H-ITT and Wiley scores were updated as of Friday, Sept. 25, to Canvas. Maximum H-ITT raw points were 32. If your HITT points are listed as zero, either you have not registered your remote, there is a technical problem with the remote, or you have not participated. |
Sept. 21 |
Exam 1 Room Assignment
The first exam is in 8 days, September 29, Tuesday night, 8:20-10:10PM. It will cover chapters 21-26. The room to take your exam depends on the first letter of your LAST name:
A-F: Norman Hall (NRN) 137
Note that exams are closed book. Material you are allowed to bring, including a calculator and your own single formula sheet, is listed
here.
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Sept. 21 |
Online lecture 5.3c:
A mistake has been found! Please note that for lecture 5.3c, 5:00 into the video, Prof. Acosta meant to say that CA and CD are in series, not in parallel. The math is correct, just the wrong word was said. This has now been fixed! Thanks to the astute students who caught it and sorry for the confusion! Please continue to keep up with the schedule and let us know if you find any mistakes or have questions. |
Sept. 18 |
HITT:
Scores were updated as of Friday, Sept. 18, to Canvas. Maximum raw points were 28. If your HITT points are listed as zero, either you have not registered your remote, there is a technical problem with the remote, or you have not participated. |
Sept. 16 |
HITT:
Scores were updated for period 7 - we had forgotten to use the latest roster. |
Sept. 15 |
Wiley:
Your first two homework raw scores also have now been uploaded to Canvas. These are the raw points. Each assignment had 8 points total. |
Sept. 14 |
HITT:
Scores as of Monday, 9/14/2015 have been uploaded to Canvas. These are the raw points, of which 22 were possible in total. If your HITT points are listed as zero, either you have not registered your remote, there is a technical problem with the remote, or you have not participated. |
Sept. 12 |
HW2:
Note that the scale of the horizontal axis of problem 23-26 is set in centimeters by the number shown to the right of the graph. |
September 9 |
Quiz this week, and HITT scores:
Your first quiz takes place this week in your discussion section, and will be based on HW1.
Your running total of HITT raw points as of 9/4/15 has been uploaded to Canvas. If you see zero points, it means either you did not register your HITT remote
(see this link) or your clicker did not get properly recorded. Once you register your remote, all points from your previous attempts will be assigned to you (the points are not lost).
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September 8 |
Homework Solutions and Online lectures:
Worked out solutions to HW1 have been posted to the Canvas website under Files.
Please don't forget to watch the lecture videos and/or read the textbook chapters ahead of each class. See the schedule
here.
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September 4 |
Homework 1:
HW1 is due Monday evening 10pm. Do not wait until the last minute to attempt the problems online in case of technical difficulties. No extension is possible. If you do run into technical difficulties, please contact Wiley Plus technical support.
If you have not registered with Wiley Plus yet, please do so asap!
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August 25 |
Discussion section 265A:
You should now be added to Canvas. Welcome! |
| Lecture Videos:
As discussed in lecture yesterday, based on class preference, lectures will be devoted to brief summaries of the chapter topics with more time spent on solving problems. Therefore, students are expected to come to lecture already having viewed the online lectures scheduled for that day, and have read the corresponding textbook sections. See the lecture and reading schedule in Canavas and the links to lectures under the corresponding Module. You can also find the schedule and links from this Lecture Reading Schedule. |
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August 24 |
Welcome to PHY2049!
This opening web page will have all current announcements---please make sure to bookmark it. Check this page periodically, especially if you happen to miss a lecture. The collection of the links in the left bar constitutes the syllabus for the course.
If you plan to purchase the WileyPlus homework code and textbook online, please use this special link so that you get the UF discount price:
Here are a few upcoming important events and deadlines to note: The course also has additional material on the Canvas E-learning site. This includes homework and exam solutions, grade information, and new for this semester links to online lecture videos! Be the first to view these lecures. Find a mistake? Earn extra credit points to be combined with your HITT score! (See details under the grading policy). |