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Exam Schedule: All summer exams are in class and during the class time. The summer class periods can be 75 minutes long. We can cover upto 15 problems in each exam. You are allowed a formula sheet, a calculator and pencils and erasors.
Textbook: Halliday, Resnick and Walker, Fundamentals of Physics 8th edition, Parts 3 and 4, published by Wiley. An online version is also available through Wiley plus Course Web Page: http://www.phys.ufl.edu/courses/phy2049/sum09/ Includes announcements, schedule, homework assignments, exam solutions, etc. Grading: Your final grade is based on several activities:
HITT: In class questions
will be posed for student feedback using the H-ITT remote system (RF
transmitters are used, IR are no longer supported), allowing immediate
feedback to the students and instructors on the understanding of course
concepts. Simply responding to a posed question will get you 1 point credit for
the question, while responding correctly will get you 2 points credit. Your
grade will be determined from the total points you accumulated divided by the
maximum possible minus 10%, i.e. there
is a 10% forgiveness to account for routine illnesses, technical problems with
your remote, failure to click the answer on time, having a dead battery in your
remote, etc. Your H-ITT remote must be
registered for PHY2049 – see further important information here in order to
receive proper credit: http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~hitt/
We will practice using the remotes during the first week of
classes and start using the remotes for credit on the Friday of week 1 (May 16). Weekly web-based homework is assigned and graded through the Wiley Plus system. (http://www.wileyplus.com/) If you purchased the textbook for PHY2048 for the fall 2007 or Spring '08 semesters, you will already have a Wiley PLUS code valid for this semester’s PHY2049 (use the same username and password as your previous semester). If you do not have a Wiley Plus code from a previous semester, then you have the other option: you can purchase a book through the Wiley website http://edugen.wiley.com/edugen/class/cls108213/ I am told that while the book arrives later via mail, you get instant online access. I believe that if you purchase book at the Bookstore, you may be handed webassign, which we are not using currently. Collaboration on homework is accepted and encouraged, but each student must do his/her own assignment. The numbers used on each homework problem are randomized for every student. Homework will be due variably in weeks without exams. There will be no extensions or make-ups for the homework. Since homework submission occurs over the network using one’s computer, and because network disruptions, computer viruses, etc. may occur, you are strongly advised not to wait until the last minute to work on your homework. Your initial access to the online homework system depends on when you registered for the course. If you preregistered, you should have gotten an e-mail message to your Gatorlink account that give you your login name (your Gatorlink address) and password to log onto the system at http://edugen.wiley.com/edugen/class/cls108213/. If you did not receive an e-mail with this information, go to the above URL, click “Register” and follow the instructions there. To property get credit for your efforts your login name must be your Gatorlink e-mail address (including @ufl.edu). To access the online homework you will need to enter your access code. Summer session moves faster than the regular session. Typically 10-15 problems (some may contain multiple parts) are assigned from your textbook per homework set, and a total of 9 sets will be assigned. Each question or part may be worth 1 to 4 points. You get 10 tries at submitting a correct answer for each question. Tolerance is typically set to 3% accuracy for a correct answer. The publisher has provided an information page that you can reach by clicking here. Quizzes: A total of 6 quizzes will be given during the Discussion sections. The lowest score is dropped. Exams: Each midterm exam covers material since the last exam, while the final exam is comprehensive of the course material. There are no makeup exams. The format of all exams will be multiple choice problems (about 15 for each midterm exam, a few more in the final) using bubble sheets (ScanTron) for submitting answers. The order of problems and answers is scrambled—each student receives a unique exam sheet and must mark on his/her ScanTron sheet the 5 digit exam code (upper right corner of exam sheet) in scantron spaces 76-80. This is so that the computer knows the exact order of questions and answers for that exam. You must also bubble-in your name and your 8 digit UFID. You must show a photo-ID when turning in your bubble sheet and your exam sheet to the instructors (the exam sheet must have your name on it and be placed into the correct alphabetically labeled slot in a wooden box). Exams are closed book, but one 8.5"x11" formula sheet ( one sided, handwritten, no magnifying glass and absolutely no derivations or solutions) is often allowed for midterms and for the final exam. The formula sheet must not contain anything other than formulae. In particular, a formula sheet containng text of questions and their solutions will be considered as cheating and taken away. The formula sheet should be in your handwriting and readable with normal vision. No magnifying glasses are allowed. A calculator is recommended (simple ones will do arithmetic, log, exp, powers, roots). Please bring a pencil, eraser, sharpner, and spare batteries for your calculator for exams. The final exam, while cumulative, is organized in a specific way. Thus, out of the 20 problems, 12 will be selected from the previous midterm exams, 4 from each. These problems will be related in the sense that they may have different numbers or they might switch the given/asked pair in a specific setting. The last 8 problems will be from the material covered between Exam III and final. Academic Honesty: Students are reminded that they are to abide by the Honor Code of the University of Florida. Dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated; cheating during an exam or quiz will result in a failure for that exam/quiz and possible failure for the course. Disabilities: Students with disabilities that require any special arrangements for homework or exams must report such needs to the instructor at the start of the semester along with supporting documentation from the Dean of Students Office. Course Overview: This course covers the laws of electricity and magnetism, which have been developed over the past several centuries but have recently led to a microelectronic revolution. Just consider all the fantastic discoveries that made communication via a cell phone possible, or that allow a DVD player to work or the computer that is the cell phone, TV and a file cabinet. This course assumes that you have studied Newtonian mechanics in a previous calculus-based physics course (i.e. PHY2048) and at least have co-registered in a vector calculus course (Calc 3). If you need help with math background, get in touch with us ASAP. This course moves fast so don't be bashful. This is a challenging course, going beyond what you may have learned in high-school both in the physics concepts and in the mathematics. Do not underestimate the time it will take to learn the material and to solve problems. The best way to succeed in this course is to attend lectures, ask questions, read the textbook (try before the lecture!) and to do the assigned homework problems. Even better: try solving other additional problems (like the one before or the one after an assigned problem) from your textbook. No one has ever learned how to ride a bike by reading the owner's manual. But the owner's manual does tell you where the shift gear is or where the brakes are.   The analogy is rather interesting: If someone shows you a trick on a bike, you can say that
But if you practice a lot, you can ride without any conscious effort. Then you can enjoy the scenery. |
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