| Date |
Announcement |
| 5.2.12 |
No Rounding Up: I am sorry but as stated in the syllabus there is
no rounding up of the course grades. I must go with the numbers as they stand.
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| 5.2.12 |
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 Saturday May 5.
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| 5.1.12 |
Final Exam Grades: The grades for the Final Exam have been posted on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
The average was 11.7 out of 20. Four students received a perfect score of 20.
Congratulations to those who did well! The final course grades will be available soon.
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| 4.29.12 |
Final Exam Answers: The correct answers for the Final Exam have been posted on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
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| 4.29.12 |
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 |
|
Thompson | 3.83 | 0.00 |
|
Bond | 3.67 | 0.16 |
|
Agarwal | 3.65 | 0.18 |
|
Mirshamsi | 3.64 | 0.19 |
|
Zheng | 3.32 | 0.51 |
|
Srivastava | 3.23 | 0.60 |
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| 4.26.12 |
e-Learning Update: The quiz points have been updated on e-Learning.
The quiz grade now includes all the quizzes for the semester (Quiz1-Quiz10).
The quiz grades have not yet been adjusted to have the same average for all the TA's!
|
| 4.25.12 |
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 (48 total) and the homework grades include
all the homework assignments for the semester (HW1-HW11).
The quiz grades have not been updated yet!
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| 4.17.12 |
Cumulative Make-Up Exam: The PHY 2053 Make-Up Exam is 5:10pm-7:00pm on Wednesday April 25 in Room 1220 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
and tell me which exam the make-up should replace.
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| 4.17.12 |
Last Day of Class: In class on Tuesday April 24 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.
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| 4.17.12 |
Comprehensive Review: The PHY2053 Comprehensive Review will be conducted by Professor Field on
Sunday April 22 2:00pm-4:00pm in 1002 NPB. Previous exam problems will be studied in detail.
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| 4.17.12 |
Final Exam Room Assignments: PHY 2053 Final Exam is 10:00am-noon on Saturday April 28.
The room assignments are based on the first letter of your last name as follows:
| Last Name | Room |
|
A-F | TUR L007 |
|
G-L | BRY 130 |
|
M-Q | LIT 109 |
|
R-S | TUR L005 |
|
T-Z | FLG 280 |
|
4.6.12 |
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 |
|
4.6.12 |
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) includes the first 8 quizzes. The Quiz Points have not yet been adjusted to make the average of each TA the same.
Your WebAssign HW Points (max = 20 points) includes the first 9 assignments.
Your HITT Bonus points (max = 5 points) are based on the HITT scores through 3/29/12.
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 422 students). Rank 1 corresponds to the highest grade in the class
and rank 422 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.
The current course grade distribution is as follows:
| Grade | Percent of Students |
|
A | 19.9% |
|
A- | 23.4% |
|
>=B | 50.2% |
|
>=C | 78.3% |
Remember this is only an estimate, if your performance level changes your grade will
change accordingly!
|
| 4.5.12 |
Exam 2 Grades: The grades for Exam 2 have been posted on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
The average was 11.9 out of 20. Eight students received a perfect score of 20.
Congratulations to those who did well! The new estimated course grades will be available soon.
|
| 4.5.12 |
Exam 2 Answers: The correct answers for Exam 2 have been posted on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
|
| 3.28.12 |
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 | 7 |
|
Chapter 8 | 6 |
|
Chapter 9 | 4 |
|
Chapter 10 | 3 |
|
| 3.28.12 |
Exam 2 Room Assignments: PHY 2053 Exam 2 is 8:20pm-10:10pm on Wednesday April 4. 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-H | NRN 137 |
|
I-P | CLB C130 |
|
Q-Z | WEIM 1064 |
|
| 3.12.12 |
Old Exams: If you did not pick-up your Exam 1 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.
|
| 2.27.12 |
Normalization of the Quiz Scores: At the end of the semester we will compute the overall average quiz score for each of the PHY2053 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 20 points for your overall quiz grade, then you will only get the full 20 points.
|
| 2.23.12 |
H-ITT Scores: Your raw H-ITT scores through 2/16/12 (max = 14) are up on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
If you received a zero it means that you did not properly register your H-ITT remote.
If you see a mistake please send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu.
|
2.23.12 |
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 WebAssign 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.
Your HITT Bonus points (max = 5 points) are based on your HITT scores through 2/16/12.
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.
|
| 2.23.12 |
Exam 1 Grades: The grades for Exam 1 have been posted on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
The average was 13.6 out of 20. Seventeen students received a perfect score of 20. Congratulations to those who did well!
|
| 2.22.12 |
Exam 1 Answers: The correct answers for Exam 1 have been posted on the
PHY 2053 e-Learning WEBsite.
|
| 2.15.12 |
Breakdown of Exam 1 Problems: Here is a rough breakdown of the 20 problems on the PHY2053 Exam 1.
| Material | Number of Problems |
|
Chapter 1 | 1 |
|
Chapter 2 | 2 |
|
Chapter 3 | 3 |
|
Chapter 4 | 5 |
|
Chapter 5 | 5 |
|
Chapter 6 | 4 |
|
| 2.11.12 |
Exam 1 Room Assignments: PHY 2053 Exam 1 is 8:20pm-10:10pm on Tuesday February 21. 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-P | CAR 100 |
|
Q-Z | TUR L007 |
|
| 2.3.12 |
"Bug" in HW2 Problem 9: There is a "bug" in HW2 Problem 9 (problem 3-79 in the book).
For some students the initial conditions were such that the answer was negative, which is unphysical and confusing.
Hence, everyone will get full credit for this problem. Note: you will not see the full credit on WebAssign. You will
see it when I upload your HW scores to e-Learning (after Exam1).
|
| 1.31.12 |
"Bug" in HW3 Problem 3: There is a "bug" in HW3 Problem 3 (problem 4-30 in the book).
WebAssign did not calculate this problem correctly for everyone. The initial velocity is not necessarily zero,
but it can be calculated from the information given in the problem.
The correct solution can be found here.
Everyone will get full credit for this problem. Note: you will not see the full credit on WebAssign. You will
see it when I upload your HW scores to e-Learning (after Exam1).
|
| 1.22.12 |
"Bug" in Problem 2-35: For those students who tried Problem 2-35 in the textbook
and were confused by the incorrect answer in the back of the book, the correct
solution can be found here (courtesy of Professor Rinzler).
Most of the answers in the back of the textbook are correct (this is the
first wrong one we have found). Note that this problem was not one of the assigned on-line homework problems.
|
| 1.8.12 |
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 Rinzler) when requesting accommodation.
Then you must print out the PHY2053 Accommodated Test Request (ATR) Form for Spring 2012
(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.
|
| 1.7.12 |
H-ITT bonus questions begin in-class on Tuesday January 17, 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.
Remember, you must register your H-ITT remote
here.
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| 1.7.12 |
Lecture classes start on Tuesday January 10, 2012 (period 2 & 3) in 1001 NPB.
The class schedule shows the lecture material covered, exam
dates, and the on-line homework problems.
|
| 1.7.12 |
Discussion sections start on Monday January 9, 2012.
|
| 1.7.12 |
Textbook and WebAssign:
The textbook for the course is McGraw-Hill, Physics (with WebAssign),
Volume 1, 2nd 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 and the 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) | $80 (UF Bookstore) |
|
Used Textbook without WebAssign | $60 (UF Bookstore) |
|
WebAssign On-Line Homework | ~$25-$35 (on-line at
WebAssign) |
|
| 1.7.12 |
PHY2053 and PHY2053L: Physics 1 (PHY2053) and Physics 1 Lab (PHY2053L) are separate and independent courses. For information
about the Physics 1 Lab go to PHY2053L.
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| 1.1.12 |
Quick Links: Here are some important links for PHY 2053 Spring 2012.
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