PHY 2053 Fall 2013

PHY 2053 Fall 2013

Physics I

PHY 2053 "Coordinator"
Rick Field	The PHY 2053 coordinator is responsible for the following: Maintain the three WEBsites Maintain the grades The Estimated and Overall Course Grades The WebAssign On-Line Homework Organize the Quizzes The Exams, Final, Make-Up (with input from Ivan Furic)

PHY 2053 WEBsites:
There are three PHY2053 WEBsites that you will need to use.

The Physics Department PHY2053 WEBsite at http://www.phys.ufl.edu/courses/phy2053/fall13/ This site contains the class announcements, the assigned homework problems, the course schedule, exam room assignments, and the course syllabus. You should check the class announcements on a regular basis.

The University of Florida Sakai e-Learning PHY2053 WEBsite at https://lss.at.ufl.edu/. This site contains previous exams, correct answers for your exams, the class lectures, and the course grades. Estimated course grades will be posted here after each of the two exams and your final course grades will be posted here after the final exam. This site is also where you can earn bonus points by working the Sakai homework problems.

The WebAssign site at http://www.webassign.net. This is where you do the on-line homework. Your username, institution code, and initial password are as follows: username = gatorlink username, institution code = ufl, password = UF-ID (8 digit number). You will also need the access code that comes with your textbook or you can purchase the textbook and the WebAssign access code separately.

PHY 2053 Textbook:

Material	Price
New Textbook with WebAssign (ISBN: 9780077628239)	$97.50 (UF Bookstore)
Used Textbook without WebAssign	$73.25 (UF Bookstore)
WebAssign On-Line Homework	~$35 (on-line at WebAssign)

The textbook for the course is McGraw-Hill, Physics (with WebAssign), Volume 1, 2^nd Edtion, by: Giambattista, Richardson, and Richardson. ISBN: 9780077628239. Note that this ISBN number is unique to the University of Florida and is sold only at local bookstores. It includes both the textbook a code used for the required WebAssign on-line homework. If you prefer you can purchase the textbook and the WebAssign on-line homework separately. The prices are as follows:

Material Price

New Textbook with WebAssign
(ISBN: 9780077628239) $97.50 (UF Bookstore)

Used Textbook without WebAssign $73.25 (UF Bookstore)

WebAssign On-Line Homework ~$35 (on-line at WebAssign)

PHY 2053 Lecturers
Ivan Furic	Rick Field

PHY 2053 Lectures (TR 4 & 5):

The lecture notes will be posted on the PHY2053 e-Learning WEBsite.

The PHY 2053 class schedule shows the material covered in each lecture.

Bonus points for class participation using the H-ITT student response system every lecture. To get credit you must register on the system (see the instructions in the syllabus).

The in-class H-ITT questions begin counting on Thursday August 29, 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.

PHY 2053 Discussion Sections and Quizzes:

Discussion sections will start the first day of classes.

They will emphasize problem solving.

Quizzes will be given during many of your Wednesday or Thursday discussion section meetings (10 total quizzes). (starting on Wednesday and Thursday September 4-5, 2013)

The quizzes will test how well you learned the concepts and methods of the previous weeks homework problems.

The quiz will be very closely related to your homework problems. No Crib Sheets for the quizzes

Your quizzes will be graded on a scale from 0.0 to 5.0 and will count for a maximum of 20 points (out of 100) towards your overall course grade.

You will be allowed to make-up a maximum of three missed quizzes provided that you have a valid documented excuse (e.g. medical note). You will have to take the make-up quiz within 3 weeks of your missed quiz and there will be no make-up quizzes after December 4, 2013.

10% of the quizzes will be dropped in evaluating your final quiz grade. The overall grade formula (PDF) shows how your overall quiz points are calculated.

PHY2053 Quiz Schedule^*
Week	Quiz	Date	Quiz Problem
1		8/21/13-8/33/13	No Quiz
2		8/28/13-8/29/13	No Quiz
3	1	9/4/13-9/5/13	Chapter 1.1-2.6
4	2	9/11/13-9/12/13	Chapter 3.1-3.6
5	3	9/18/13-9/19/13	Chapter 4.1-4.7
6	4	9/25/13-9/26/13	Chapter 4.8-5.3
7		10/2/13-10/3/13	No Quiz
8	5	10/9/13-10/10/13	Chapter 5.4-6.4
9	6	10/16/13-10/17/13	Chapter 6.5-7.8
10	7	10/23/13-10/24/13	Chapter 8.1-8.6
11	8	10/30/13-10/31/13	Chapter 8.7-9.6
12		11/6/13-11/7/13	No Quiz
13	9	11/13/13-11/14/13	Chapter 9.7-10.4
14	10	11/20/13-11/21/13	Chapter 10.5-11.8
15		11/27/13-11/28/13	No Quiz
16		12/4/13-12/5/13	No Quiz

PHY2053 Exam Schedule (tentative)
Date	Exam	Material	Crib Sheets	Time	Room Assignments^*
Wednesday 10/2/13	Exam 1	Chapers 1.1-6.4	1	8:20pm-10:10pm	TBA
Wednesday 11/6/13	Exam 2	Chapters 6.5-10.4	1	8:20pm-10:10pm	TBA
Wednesday 12/4/13	Make-Up	Chapters 1.1-12.8	2	5:10pm-7:00pm	TBA
Saturday 12/7/13	Final Exam	Chapters 1.1-12.8	2	12:30pm-2:30pm	TBA

PHY2053 WebAssign On-Line Homework Schedule
Assignment	Due Date (by 11:00pm)	Material
HW Set 1	Sunday September 1	Chapters 1.1-2.6 (1-4, 1-9, 1-54, 2-3, 2-25, 2-29, 2-31, 2-39, 2-46, 2-55)
HW Set 2	Sunday September 8	Chapters 3.1-3.6 (3-4, 3-15, 3-22, 3-32, 3-44, 3-46, 3-62, 3-67, 3-74, 3-93)
HW Set 3	Sunday September 15	Chapters 4.1-4.7 (4-3, 4-22, 4-26, 4-49, 4-57, 4-63, 4-67, 4-73, 4-75, 4-78)
HW Set 4	Sunday September 22	Chapters 4.8-5.3 (4-87, 4-95, 4-99, 4-112, 4-134, 5-6, 5-7, 5-15, 5-20, 5-21)
HW Set 5	Sunday September 29	Chapter 5.4-6.4 (5-37, 5-41, 5-44, 5-81, 5-82, 6-4, 6-13, 6-25, 6-32, 6-34)
HW Set 6	Sunday October 13	Chapter 6.5-7.8 (6-45, 6-70, 6-89, 7-9, 7-24, 7-25, 7-36, 7-43, 7-57, 7-91)
HW Set 7	Sunday October 20	Chapter 8.1-8.6 (8-2, 8-5, 8-13, 8-19, 8-25, 6-28, 8-33, 8-37, 6-48, 8-49)
HW Set 8	Sunday October 27	Chapter 8.7-9.6 (8-61, 8-62, 8-68, 8-72, 8-91, 9-4, 9-5, 9-17, 9-19, 9-40)
HW Set 9	Sunday November 3	Chapter 9.7-10.4 (9-41, 9-47, 9-50, 9-51, 9-84, 9-97, 10-5, 10-7, 10-11, 10-20)
HW Set 10	Sunday November 17	Chapter 10.5-11.8 (10-27, 10-35, 10-61, 11-3, 11-4, 11-9, 11-13, 11-22, 11-34, 11-36)
HW Set 11	Sunday November 24	Chapter 11.9-12.8 (11-39, 11-41, 11-42, 11-49, 11-55, 12-3, 12-10, 12-12, 12-35, 12-44)

PHY2053 Quiz Schedule^*
Week Quiz Date Quiz Problem
1 8/21/13-8/33/13 No Quiz
2 8/28/13-8/29/13 No Quiz
3 1 9/4/13-9/5/13 Chapter 1.1-2.6
4 2 9/11/13-9/12/13 Chapter 3.1-3.6
5 3 9/18/13-9/19/13 Chapter 4.1-4.7
6 4 9/25/13-9/26/13 Chapter 4.8-5.3
7 10/2/13-10/3/13 No Quiz
8 5 10/9/13-10/10/13 Chapter 5.4-6.4
9 6 10/16/13-10/17/13 Chapter 6.5-7.8
10 7 10/23/13-10/24/13 Chapter 8.1-8.6
11 8 10/30/13-10/31/13 Chapter 8.7-9.6
12 11/6/13-11/7/13 No Quiz
13 9 11/13/13-11/14/13 Chapter 9.7-10.4
14 10 11/20/13-11/21/13 Chapter 10.5-11.8
15 11/27/13-11/28/13 No Quiz
16 12/4/13-12/5/13 No Quiz

^*Quizzes are on Wednesday or Thursday.

PHY 2053 Exams and Final:

There will be two in-term exams and a cumulative final exam.

These exams will not take place in your lecture hall in the physics building. Room assignments for where you must go to take the exams will be announced during class and posted on the course web page.

Exams are multiple choice with your answers bubbled in on Scantron sheets.

To each in-term exam you may bring a single hand written formula sheet on 8½ x 11 inch paper (both sides) and you should bring a calculator (calculators may not be shared and may not have electronic communications capability), #2 pencils, an eraser and your picture ID (preferably your UF-ID).

Unless superseded by a valid excuse a missed exam will result in a zero. Valid excuses are officially sanctioned UF events, medical excuses or family emergencies. Acceptable excuses will require a coach's, doctor's or instructor sanctioned note with a verifiable contact phone number.

A valid excuse will allow you to take the cumulative make-up exam to replace the zero on the missed exam. There will be one cumulative make-up exam (covering material from both exams) given on Wednesday December 4, 2013. The grade on this make-up exam will replace the missed exam.

The two in-term exams and the final exam will be equally weighted and count for a maximum of 60 points (out of 100) towards your overall course grade. None of the exam grades will be dropped.

Previous exams will be uploaded to the PHY2053 e-Learning WEBsite.

PHY2053 Exam Schedule (tentative)
Date Exam Material Crib Sheets Time Room Assignments^*
Wednesday 10/2/13 Exam 1 Chapers 1.1-6.4 1 8:20pm-10:10pm TBA
Wednesday 11/6/13 Exam 2 Chapters 6.5-10.4 1 8:20pm-10:10pm TBA
Wednesday 12/4/13 Make-Up Chapters 1.1-12.8 2 5:10pm-7:00pm TBA
Saturday 12/7/13 Final Exam Chapters 1.1-12.8 2 12:30pm-2:30pm TBA

^*Room assignments are based on the first letter of your last name.

PHY 2053 WebAssign On-Line Graded Homework:

To get onto the online homework system you will need to enter the access code that came with the hardcopy textbook.

To login on WebAssign go to WebAssign using using the username = Your Gatorlink UserName, institution code = ufl, and initial password = Your UF-ID (8 digit number).

You should change your initial password when you login for the first time.

The first online homework assignment is due on Sunday September 1, 2013. The course Schedule Page gives the assigned problems and due dates. Once the due date/time has passed no further input of answers for credit will be accepted. It is your responsibility to get your homework in on time. Last minute computer/local server problems will not excuse you from this responsibility.

WebAssign Homework Problems:

The problems come from your textbook. However, the numbers are randomized for each student (i.e. the problems will be same as the textbook but with different numbers).

You will have five tries to get the correct answer. You will not be counted off for significant figures, however to get credit your answer must be correct within 2%.

The WebAssign on-line homework portion of the course will count for a maximum of 20 points (out of 100) towards your overall course grade. To provide a measure of forgiveness for illnesses and possible network problems, 10% of the on-line homework grades will be dropped in evaluating your final grade. See the overall grade formula (PDF).

PHY2053 WebAssign On-Line Homework Schedule
Assignment Due Date
(by 11:00pm) Material
HW Set 1 Sunday September 1 Chapters 1.1-2.6 (1-4, 1-9, 1-54, 2-3, 2-25, 2-29, 2-31, 2-39, 2-46, 2-55)
HW Set 2 Sunday September 8 Chapters 3.1-3.6 (3-4, 3-15, 3-22, 3-32, 3-44, 3-46, 3-62, 3-67, 3-74, 3-93)
HW Set 3 Sunday September 15 Chapters 4.1-4.7 (4-3, 4-22, 4-26, 4-49, 4-57, 4-63, 4-67, 4-73, 4-75, 4-78)
HW Set 4 Sunday September 22 Chapters 4.8-5.3 (4-87, 4-95, 4-99, 4-112, 4-134, 5-6, 5-7, 5-15, 5-20, 5-21)
HW Set 5 Sunday September 29 Chapter 5.4-6.4 (5-37, 5-41, 5-44, 5-81, 5-82, 6-4, 6-13, 6-25, 6-32, 6-34)
HW Set 6 Sunday October 13 Chapter 6.5-7.8 (6-45, 6-70, 6-89, 7-9, 7-24, 7-25, 7-36, 7-43, 7-57, 7-91)
HW Set 7 Sunday October 20 Chapter 8.1-8.6 (8-2, 8-5, 8-13, 8-19, 8-25, 6-28, 8-33, 8-37, 6-48, 8-49)
HW Set 8 Sunday October 27 Chapter 8.7-9.6 (8-61, 8-62, 8-68, 8-72, 8-91, 9-4, 9-5, 9-17, 9-19, 9-40)
HW Set 9 Sunday November 3 Chapter 9.7-10.4 (9-41, 9-47, 9-50, 9-51, 9-84, 9-97, 10-5, 10-7, 10-11, 10-20)
HW Set 10 Sunday November 17 Chapter 10.5-11.8 (10-27, 10-35, 10-61, 11-3, 11-4, 11-9, 11-13, 11-22, 11-34, 11-36)
HW Set 11 Sunday November 24 Chapter 11.9-12.8 (11-39, 11-41, 11-42, 11-49, 11-55, 12-3, 12-10, 12-12, 12-35, 12-44)

PHY 2053 Student Response System - H-ITT Bonus Points:

In-class student participation using the HITT student response system will be used in every lecture.

You will be able to earn bonus points toward your overall course grade by coming to class and answering the H-ITT questions, however, participating in the H-ITT in class questions is purely optional. You can earn a perfect grade in the course (i.e. 100 points) without the H-ITT bonus points.

In-class H-ITT questions begin to count on Thursday August 29, 2013, but you should get your remotes sooner for practice questions that will help you to become familiar with the system before the questions starting counting toward your bonus points.

The transmitter will let you respond to questions posed during class. Your response will be recorded. Simply responding will get you 1 point credit for the question while responding correctly will get you 2 points credit.

To get credit you must register on the system (see the instructions in the syllabus).

It is your responsibility to ensure that your remote is functioning properly and that you are sending on the correct channel (see the instructions for setting the remote channel). It is recommended that you set the channel at the start of each lecture.

To provide a measure of forgiveness for unavoidable missed classes and for problems with the H-ITT transmitter, 20% of the H-ITT scores will be dropped in evaluating your H-ITT bonus points.

You can earn a maximum of 5 bonus points toward your overall course grade by answering the H-ITT questions. The overall grade formula (PDF) shows how the bonus points are calculated.

PHY 2053 Sakai Homework Bonus Points:

Extra credit homework problems will be available on the PHY 2053 Sakai e-Learning WEBsite.

You will be able to earn bonus points toward your overall course grade by doing the Sakai homework problems. However, participating in the Sakaii on-line homework is purely optional. You can earn a perfect grade in the course (i.e. 100 points) without the Sakai HW bonus points.

You can earn a maximum of 5 bonus points toward your overall course grade by doing the Sakai homework problems. The overall grade formula (PDF) shows how the bonus points are calculated.

PHY 2053 Overall Course Grades:

Grading Procedure
Assignment MaxPoints

Exam 1 20

Exam 2 20

Final Exam 20

Quizzes^* 20

WebAssign Homework^* 20

Total Course Points 100

Sakai HW Bonus^** 5

HITT Bonus^** 5

^*10% will be dropped.
^**Optional bonus points.

Grading Scale (fixed)

A ≥ 92

A- ≥ 87

B+ ≥ 82

B ≥ 75

B- ≥ 70

C+ ≥ 65

C ≥ 60

C- ≥ 55

D+ ≥ 50

D ≥ 45

D- ≥ 40

E < 40

A formula for calculating your overall course grade is here.

Students with Disabilities:
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 2013 (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.

How to Succeed in PHY2053:

It is expected that a successful student will invest at least twelve hours studying and problem-solving per week outside of class. Do not expect a good grade if you are not prepared to work this much.

Read the assigned chapters before coming to lecture. The importance of this cannot be overemphasized.

Work as many problems as possible on a weekly basis; the assigned (graded) problems represent the minimum recommended set. Go to instructor's and discussion leaders' office hours for individual help (this can be highly effective and should be regarded as free tutoring; make use of it!). To maximize the availability of this help you can go to any Instructor or Section Leader's office hours.
Keep up on a regular basis; cramming doesn't work for learning physics.

This course is designed to make you a good "problem solver". Learn to solve the problems. Don't spend your time looking for a formula to plug into. Derive the correct formula for the problem you are working on using the general formulas. This is a difficult course, but if you work hard and learn to be a good "problem solver" it will help you in all your future endeavors!

Rick Field - August 5, 2013

PHY 2053 "Coordinator"

PHY 2053 Lecturers