| Date |
Announcement |
| 12.13.11 |
Bonus Points: Everyone received 3.0 bonus points which were added to your
total points to help improve the grades. With this bonus we ended up with 19.7% "A" grades
and 91.9% passing grades.
|
| 12.13.11 |
Final Course Grades: The final course grades have been posted on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
Congratulations to those who did well! If you see a mistake please send E-mail
to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu.
I will upload the grades to the registrar on Friday December 16.
|
| 12.12.11 |
Final Exam Grades: The grades for Exam 3 have been posted on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
The average was 12.8 out of 20. Three students received a perfect score of 20. Congratulations to those who did well!
The final course grades will be available tomorrow.
|
| 12.11.11 |
Final Exam - Correct Answers: The correct answers to the final exam questions have been posted on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
The scores for the final exam and the make-up exam will not be available for several days.
|
| 12.10.11 |
e-Learning Update: The Quizz Scores have been updated on e-Learning to include recent corrections.
The make-up exam scores will not be available until next week.
|
| 12.9.11 |
Additional Quiz Points (Qadd): The table below shows the average quiz score for
each of the PHY2053 TA's. It also shows the additional points per quiz that will
be added to the students of each TA to make the average quiz grades equal for all the TA's.
Your total additional quiz points, Qadd, is equal to the additional points per quiz times
the number of quizzes you took from that TA and is shown on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite. The estimated corse grades have been updated to
include Qadd.
| TA | Quiz Average | Additional Points |
|
Dasbiswas | 3.74 | 0.00 |
|
Leonard | 3.74 | 0.00 |
|
Sarangi | 3.69 | 0.05 |
|
Agarwal | 3.67 | 0.07 |
|
Tiwari | 3.61 | 0.13 |
|
Rank | 3.61 | 0.13 |
|
Bond | 3.36 | 0.38 |
|
Srivastava | 3.05 | 0.69 |
|
12.8.11 |
Estimated Course Grades: The new estimated course grades (after two exams) are up on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
Your Exam Points (max = 60) assumes that you get the same grade on the Final Exam that you averaged on Exam 1 plus Exam 2.
Your Quiz Points (max = 20 points) include all 10 quizzes. The Quiz Points have not yet been adjusted to make the average of each TA the same.
Your ConnectPhysics HW Points (max = 20 points) includes all 11 assignments.
Your homework average was calculated four ways, without HW1 and HW2, with HW1, with HW2, and with HW1 and HW2, and you were given
whichever average was the highest.
Your HITT Bonus points (max = 5 points) are based on all the HITT scores.
Your Total Points (max = 100 points) are the sum of your Quiz Points, your HW 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.
I have included your rank in the class (out of 627 students). Rank 1 corresponds to the highest grade in the class
and rank 627 is the lowest grade. Your raw HITT, quiz, and homework scores are also shown.
If you see a mistake please send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu.
|
| 12.7.11 |
e-Learning Update: The H-ITT points and the Homework grades have been updated on e-Learning.
The H-ITT scores include all the possible points for the semester (58 total) and the homework grades include
all the homework assignments for the semester (HW1-HW11).
|
| 12.2.11 |
Old Exams: If you did not pick-up your Exam 1 and Exam 2 print-outs when they were returned in class,
you can pick them up in the PHY2053 filing cabnet in the back of room 1100 NPB.
|
| 11.29.11 |
No H-ITT on Thursday December 1: There will be no H-ITT question in class on Thursday December 1.
I will work problems from previous exams.
|
| 11.28.11 |
Comprehensive Review: The PHY2053 Comprehensive Review will be conducted by Professor Field on
Sunday December 4 2:00pm-4:00pm in 1002 NPB. Previous exam problems will be studied in detail.
|
| 11.21.11 |
"Bugs" in HW10B: Due to an ambiguity with the order of the two answers everyone will recieve full credit
for HW10B problem 2.
|
| 11.21.11 |
Cumulative Make-Up Exam: The PHY 2053 Make-Up Exam is 5:10pm-7:00pm on Wednesday December 7 in Room 1216 NPB.
It is for anyone who had to miss an exam during the semester. The breakdown of the questions on the cumulative make-up exam
is similar to the final exam and you are allowed two crib sheets.
If you plan to take the make-up exam please send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu.
|
| 11.21.11 |
Last Day of Class: In class on Tuesday December 6 we will discuss the organization of the course and I will ask you
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.
|
11.16.11 |
Breakdown of Final Exam Problems: The PHY2053 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 4 problems from the new material
(Chapter 11.1-12.8) and it will have 8 new cumulative problems (Chapter 1.1-10.8)
for a total of 20 problems as follows:
| Number | Source |
|
4 | Your Exam 1 |
|
4 | Your Exam 2 |
|
4 | Chapter 11.1-12.8 |
|
8 | Chapter 1.1-10.8 |
|
| 11.16.11 |
Final Exam Room Assignments: PHY 2053 Final Exam is 3:00pm-5:00pm on Saturday December 10.
The room assignments are based on the first letter of your last name as follows:
| Last Name | Room |
|
A-F | NRN 137 |
|
G-L | WEIM 1064 |
|
M-Q | CSE A101 |
|
R | Florida Gym 220 |
|
S | Florida Gym 270 |
|
T-Z | MCCA G186 |
|
11.12.11 |
Estimated Course Grades: The estimated course grades (after two exams) are up on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
Your Exam Points (max = 60) assumes that you get the same grade on the Final Exam that you averaged on Exam 1 plus Exam 2.
Your Quiz Points (max = 20 points) include the first 8 quizzes and
assumes that you get the same average on all your remaining quizzes that you have for the first 8 quizzes.
Your ConnectPhysics HW Points (max = 20 points) includes the first 9 assignments and
assumes that you get the same average on all your remaining homework assignments that you have for the first 9 assignments.
You homework average was calculated four ways, without HW1 and HW2, with HW1, with HW2, and with HW1 and HW2, and you were given
whichever average was the highest.
Your HITT Bonus points (max = 5 points) are based on your HITT scores through 11/3/11.
Your Total Points (max = 100 points) are the sum of your Quiz Points, your HW 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.
I have included your rank in the class (out of 627 students). Rank 1 corresponds to the highest grade in the class
and rank 627 is the lowest grade. Your raw HITT, quiz, and homework scores are also shown.
If you see a mistake please send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu.
Remember this is only an estimate, if your performance level changes your grade will change accordingly!
|
| 11.10.11 |
Exam 2 Grades: The grades for Exam 2 have been posted on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
The true average was 9.3 out of 20 with a high grade of 19. I did not intend for the average to be below 10.
Hence, I have added 1 bonus point to every students Exam 2 score. The new average is now 10.3 with a
high grade of 20! The grades posted on e-Learning include the bonus point.
The estimated course grades have not been updated yet!
The new estimated course grades will be available in a few days.
|
| 11.6.11 |
No H-ITT on Tuesday November 8: There will be no H-ITT question in class on Tuesday November 8.
I will work problems from previous exams.
|
| 10.30.11 |
"Bugs" in HW8A: Due to problems with the ConnectPhysics equation editor everyone will recieve full credit
for HW8A problem 5.
|
| 10.30.11 |
Breakdown of Exam 2 Problems: Here is a rough breakdown of the 20 problems on the PHY2053 Exam 2.
| Material | Number of Problems |
|
Chapter 7 | 6 |
|
Chapter 8 | 5 |
|
Chapter 9 | 4 |
|
Chapter 10 | 5 |
|
| 10.24.11 |
Exam 2 Room Assignments: PHY 2053 Exam 2 is 8:20pm-10:10pm on Tuesday November 8. If you have an
exam conflict please send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu.
The room assignments are based on the first letter of your last name as follows:
| Last Name | Room |
|
A-L | CAR 100 |
|
M-R | WEIM 1064 |
|
S | FAB 105 |
|
T-V | FAB 103 |
|
W-Z | MCCB G086 |
|
| 10.23.11 |
"Bugs" in HW6A and HW7A: Due to round-off problems everyone will recieve full credit for HW6A problem 4
and HW7A problem 2. We are stuck with ConnectPhysics for this semester, but next semester we will switch
to a different on-line homework system, WebAssign!
|
10.8.11 |
Estimated Course Grades: The estimated course grades (after one exam) are up on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
Your Exam Points (max = 60) assumes that you get the same grade on Exam 2 and
the Final Exam that you received on Exam 1. Your Quiz Points (max = 20 points) include the first 4 quizzes and
assumes that you get the same average on all your remaining quizzes that you have for the first 4 quizzes.
Your ConnectPhysics HW Points (max = 20 points) includes the first 5 assignments and
assumes that you get the same average on all your remaining homework assignments that you have for the first 5 assignments.
You homework average was calculated four ways, without HW1 and HW2, with HW1, with HW2, and with HW1 and HW2, and you were given
whichever average was the highest.
Your HITT Bonus points (max = 5 points) are based on your HITT scores through 9/29/11.
Your Total Points (max = 100 points) are the sum of your Quiz Points, your HW 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 raw HITT, quiz, and homework scores are also shown.
If you see a mistake please send E-mail to phy2053@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.
|
| 10.7.11 |
Exam 1 Grades: The grades for Exam 1 have been posted on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
The average was 12.6 out of 20. Eleven students received a perfect score of 20. Congratulations to those who did well!
The estimated course grades will be available soon.
|
| 10.2.11 |
Normalization of the Quiz Scores: At the end of the semester I will compute the overall average quiz score for each of the PHY2053 TA's.
I will make no change to the quiz grades for those students in the classes of the TA with the highest average. I 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 20 points for your overall quiz grade, then you will only get the full 20 points.
|
| 9.30.11 |
No Textbook: If you still are unable to purchase the PHY2053 textbook then you have two options for Exam 1.
Option 1: You can take Exam 1 anyway and it will count towards your overall course grade. Option 2: You
can skip Exam 1 and take the cumulative make-up exam on December 7. It will then count as your Exam 1. You must decide
now. If you take Exam 1 it wil count and you will not be allowed to take the cumulative make-up exam (unless you miss Exam 2).
|
| 9.30.11 |
Breakdown of Exam 1 Problems: Here is a rough breakdown of the 20 problems on the PHY2053 Exam 1.
| Material | Number of Problems |
|
Chapter 2 | 4 |
|
Chapter 3 | 2 |
|
Chapter 4 | 6 |
|
Chapter 5 | 3 |
|
Chapter 6 | 5 |
|
| 9.26.11 |
Exam 1 Room Assignments: PHY 2053 Exam 1 is 8:20pm-10:10pm on Wednesday October 5. If you have an
exam conflict please send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu.
The room assignments are based on the first letter of your last name as follows:
| Last Name | Room |
|
A-D | MCCC 100 |
|
E-J | CSE A101 |
|
K-M | PUGH 170 |
|
N-Q | FLI 50 |
|
R-S | BRY 130 |
|
T-Z | WM 100 |
|
| 9.25.11 |
Homework Set 6: Starting with HW6 I have split the homework assignments into two parts, part A and part B. Both
parts have 5 problems and are due at the same time. You can work each part independently, however, be sure you do
both parts.
|
| 9.25.11 |
"Bugs" in HW4: Due to round-off problems everyone will recieve full credit for HW4 problem 3.
Although I have increased the tolerences to 4% occasionally the ConnectPhysics rounded-off answer differs by more that 4%
from the exact answer. When this happens ConnectPhysics will mark the correct (exact) answer wrong. I do
not want to increase the tolerences beyond 4%. After you complete your assignment and are able to see the ConnectPhysics answer,
send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu
if the your correct (exact) was marked wrong because it differed by more than 4% from the ConnectPhysics "rounded-off" answer and I will
give you full credit for the problem. This should not happen too often.
|
| 9.23.11 |
PHY2053 Textbook: I have been notified by McGraw-Hill that the PHY2053 textbook should be at
the bookstores now. If you do not have a book please check the bookstore today or tomorrow.
|
| 9.23.11 |
H-ITT Scores: On Thursday September 22 every PHY 2053 student was sent a gatorlink E-mail with their H-ITT
scores through September 20 (maximum of 16 points possible). If you did not recieve your correct H-ITT scores
please send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu. Note that if your gatorlink
E-mail inbox is full then you will not receive the E-mail.
|
| 9.23.11 |
"Bugs" in HW3: Due to round-off problems everyone will recieve full credit for HW3 problems 6, 7, 8, and 10.
I have increased the tolerences for HW4 which should solve most of the round-off problems!
|
| 9.23.11 |
Revised Lecture Notes: I have corrected my mistakes on page 6 of the lecture on 9/20/2011 and on page 6 of the
lecture on 9/22/2011. I will try and be more careful, but I am sure these are not the last mistakes that I will make.
|
| 9.14.11 |
On-Line Homework Difficulties: Due to the many "bugs" in HW2 and the difficuties connecting to ConnectPhysics,
HW2 will only count towards your final overall homework grade if it improves your overall homework grade. This is also true for
HW1. Hopefully the situation will improve.
|
| 9.12.11 |
More "Bugs" in HW2: There were "bugs" in HW2 Problem 4, Problem 7, and Problem 9.
Everyone will get full credit for these three problems. The new ConnectPhysics system seems to have far too many "bugs"!
|
| 9.8.11 |
H-ITT Scores: On Thursday September 8 every PHY 2053 student was sent a gatorlink E-mail with their H-ITT
scores through September 6 (maximum of 8 points possible). If it states that the question was "ignored" it
means that the instructor did not count that question. If you did not recieve your correct H-ITT scores
please send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu. Note that if your gatorlink
E-mail inbox is full then you will not receive the E-mail. The next E-mailing of the H-ITT scores will be on
Thursday September 22.
|
| 9.6.11 |
Homework Solutions: We plan to provide solutions for the ConnectPhysics homework
problems on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
The solutions will be posted the Sunday after the homework is due.
The solutions for HW1 are there now.
|
| 9.4.11 |
"Bug" in HW1 Problem 7c: There was a "bug" in HW1 Problem 7c.
Everyone will get full credit for this problem.
|
| 8.31.11 |
H-ITT and Quiz Scores: Your H-ITT scores and your Quiz grades will be posted on e-Learning
each time the estimated course grades are updated. This occurs after each of the Exams.
Your H-ITT scores will be E-mailed to you roughly every two weeks. The first E-mailing of the H-ITT scores
will occur on Thursday September 8.
|
| 8.29.11 |
No Furic Office Hour Today: Due to illness Professor Furic will not be at his
office hour today (Monday August 29).
|
| 8.26.11 |
"Bug" in HW2 Problem 7b: There is a "bug" in HW2 Problem 7b.
ConnectPhysics calculates the time for the stone to hit the ground if it was thrown
straight up, but the problem asks for the time if it was thrown straight down!
Everyone will get full credit for this question.
|
| 8.24.11 |
PHY 2053 Discussion Section Mistake: I made two errors with the discussion sections:
Section 3801 is MW 5 in 1101 NPB and 7835 is WF 5 in 1216 NPB. These sections were goofed up and
the TA may not have showed up for the class. I have corrected the schedule at
Instructors & TA's. Everything should be okay for
next week. I am very sorry for the confusion.
|
| 8.1.11 |
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 the instructor (Field or Furic) when requesting accommodation.
Then you must print out the PHY2053 Accommodated Test Request (ATR) Form for Fall 2011
(click here for the form).
This form must be filled out by the student and returned to the Disability Reseource Center (DCR) at least
one week before the first exam. The Accommodated Testing Service (ATS) at DCR
will then administer all the exams.
|
| 8.1.11 |
Quizzes begin in the discussion sections on Wednesday and Thursday September 7-8, 2011.
|
| 8.1.11 |
On-Line Homework:
The first online homework assignment is due by 11:00pm on Saturday September 3, 2011.
The first homework assignment (HW Set 1) will only count if it improves your overall homework grade
(i.e. your homework grade will be computed twice, including HW Set 1 and excluding HW Set 1, and
you will be given the higher of the two grades).
To login on McGraw-Hill ConnectPhysics go to
McGraw-Hill ConnectPhysics
and enter your Gatorlink E-mail address. Note: You must use your Gatorlink E-mail address.
If you do not use your GatorLink E-mail, you will not get credit for the homework.
McGraw-Hill ConnectPhysics offers a 21 day free trial so you can get started even if you do not have your book yet.
You can enter your access code later when you get your book.
See the McGraw-Hill ConnectPhysics tutorial for more information.
|
| 8.1.11 |
H-ITT bonus questions begin in-class on Tuesday August 30, but you should get your remotes
sooner for practice questions that will help you to become familiar with the system before the
questions start counting for bonus points.
|
| 8.1.11 |
Lecture classes start on Tuesday August 23, 2011 (period 4 & 5) in 1001 NPB.
The class schedule shows the lecture material covered, exam
dates, and the on-line homework problems.
|
| 8.1.11 |
Discussion sections start on Monday August 22, 2011.
|
| 8.1.11 |
New Textbook for PHY2053:
The textbook for the course is McGraw-Hill, Physics (with ConnectPhysics),
Volume 1, 2nd Edtion, by: Giambattista, Richardson, and Richardson.
ISBN: 0077581210 Note that this ISBN number is unique to the University of Florida and is sold
only at local bookstores. The text includes a code used for the required on-line homework.
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| 8.1.11 |
Quick Links: Here are some important links for PHY 2053 Fall 2011.
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