PHY 2053 - Physics I
IMPORTANT:
If you did not get an email from me today (July 31) with your HITT scores, one of 2 things went wrong--either your email box was full (there were 2 such people) or your clicker isn't registered. Anyone who did not get an email should email me with your name, email, and clicker number, which I will then match against my records.News: 2:30 PM Aug 7--final exam scores posted to WebAssign
They're in the same place as your HW scores.Instructor Information
Benjamin Hall bthall@phys.ufl.eduOffice Hours
NPB 2228 (directions on Instructor page)M 4th (12:30¬1:45) and Fri 5th (1:45¬3:00)
Introduction
Welcome to PHY 2053. We will be covering chapters 1 through 9, 13, and 14 of College Physics by Serway, Faughn and Vuille (7th edition), the topics of which include linear and rotational kinematics, forces and torques, gravity, collisions, sound, and rocket science (yes, rocket science). This course will be taught without the use of calculus, and is intended for students who wish to pursue a field of study outside of physics, engineering, chemistry, or mathematics, etc.Class meeting time
T R 3rd Period (11:00am¬12:15pm) in NPB 1001 (large lecture hall), beginning Tuesday, May 15th. The final class will be on Thursday, August 7, when we will have the final exam.Labs
The laboratory section associated with this class (PHY 2053L) is set up as an entirely separate course from this one. For assistance with the labs, please see your lab instructor or the lab supervisors. I will try to cover course material in sync with the laboratory topics but this cannot be guaranteed.Tutoring
If you feel that you need additional assistance with the course material, you may wish to consider hiring a private tutor. Tutor information is available in the Student Affairs Office (NPB 1210).Course Changes and Announcements
Announcements pertaining to exams, homework assignments, etc. will be made in class, but reminders will also be sent out over e¬mail and posted on the course web page (www.phys.ufl.edu/courses/PHY2053/sum08/). Be sure to check your UFL e¬mail account and the web page weekly if not more often.Grade
Your grade will be based as follows:Exams (3): 20% each, for a total of 60%
Discussion Section Quiz Grade: 15%
Homework: 20%
HITT (clicker): 5%
10% of all homework and quiz grades will be dropped: i.e. if there are 120 possible HW points, the homework grade will be calculated as either (your score)/(108) or 100% (20% of the total grade), whichever is lower (so that extra homework grades won't roll over into other grades, by department policy). An excel spreadsheet containing all the appropriate formulas will be made available from the course web page after the first exam.
The final letter grades will be assigned by the following approximate ranges. Please note these are subject to change.
A = 85% and above
B+ = 75¬84.9%
B = 65¬74.9%
C+ = 55¬64.9%
C = 50¬54.9%
D+ = 45¬49.9%
D = 40¬44.9%
E = below 40%