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Course Materials for General Physics | PHYS 114, Lecture notes of Physics

University of Washington (UW) - SeattlePhysics

Material Type: ClassMaterial; Class: GENERAL PHYSICS; Subject: Physics; University: University of Washington - Seattle; Term: Spring 2015;

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PHYSICS 114A SYLLABUS SPRING 2015
Instructor: Boris Blinov
Email: [email protected]
Office: PAB B436
Office Hours: Tue 1:30 – 2:30 pm and Thu 9:30 – 10:30 am in Physics Study Center (see
below)
Lecture Hall: A102 in the auditorium wing (PAA building)
Lecture Schedule: M,Tu,Th,F 12:30-1:20 pm
Web Site: https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/968087
Phys 114 TA: TBD
TA Email: TBD
TA office hours: TBD
Course Text: Walker, “Physics” 4th ed. , Prentice Hall, 2010 ,volume one UW Custom Edition
(or complete Walker 4th edition text)
WEBASSIGN ACCESS: You will need to purchase access to the WebAssign system for your
homework. Do this online through WebAssign. You will get a free trial grace period when you
first login to WebAssign, then you can purchase access directly from that site.
Scientific CALCULATOR will be very handy
NOTE: Concurrent enrollment in 117Z (Mechanics Lab) is not mandatory, but is highly
recommended.
Course Outline: Physics 114 is the first course in a three-quarter sequence in algebra-based
physics for students who need an introduction to physics taught without calculus. The course
deals with mechanics, which is the foundation of all of physics. We will study the following
topics: One dimensional motion, vectors, 2 D motion, Newton’s Laws, Work and Energy, Linear
Momentum, Rotational Motion, Gravity, Oscillations. By the end of the course you should be
able to understand the material conceptually and confidently apply these concepts to solving
problems.
HOMEWORK:
By means of WebAssign on the Web. Problems are set each week and are due each Sunday by
9pm. The address for WebAssign is https://www.webassign.net/washington/login.html
EXAMS:
There will be three midterm exams and one final exam. All exams are closed book, however a
one-sided (two-sided for the Final Exam) handwritten note sheet is allowed (and
recommended). Each exam will stress recently covered material, but topics from earlier chapters
will not be excluded. The final will be comprehensive and entirely multiple choice format. All
students MUST TAKE THE FINAL exam. THERE ARE NO MAKE-UP EXAMS. Students
with pressing career or service engagements on the exact date of any exam should discuss this
with me early in the quarter. During exams calculators will be necessary and permitted but cell
phones, radios, iPods and i-anythings, blackberries, strawberries, barberries, laptops, desktops
and the use of any device with text-storage capability are NOT permitted.
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PHYSICS 114A SYLLABUS SPRING 2015

Instructor: Boris Blinov Email: [email protected] Office: PAB B Office Hours: Tue 1:30 – 2:30 pm and Thu 9:30 – 10:30 am in Physics Study Center (see below)

Lecture Hall: A102 in the auditorium wing (PAA building) Lecture Schedule: M,Tu,Th,F 12:30-1:20 pm

Web Site: https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/ Phys 114 TA: TBD TA Email: TBD TA office hours: TBD

Course Text: Walker, “Physics” 4th^ ed. , Prentice Hall, 2010 ,volume one UW Custom Edition (or complete Walker 4th^ edition text)

WEBASSIGN ACCESS: You will need to purchase access to the WebAssign system for your homework. Do this online through WebAssign. You will get a free trial grace period when you first login to WebAssign, then you can purchase access directly from that site.

Scientific CALCULATOR will be very handy

NOTE: Concurrent enrollment in 117Z (Mechanics Lab) is not mandatory, but is highly recommended.

Course Outline: Physics 114 is the first course in a three-quarter sequence in algebra-based physics for students who need an introduction to physics taught without calculus. The course deals with mechanics, which is the foundation of all of physics. We will study the following topics: One dimensional motion, vectors, 2 D motion, Newton’s Laws, Work and Energy, Linear Momentum, Rotational Motion, Gravity, Oscillations. By the end of the course you should be able to understand the material conceptually and confidently apply these concepts to solving problems.

HOMEWORK: By means of WebAssign on the Web. Problems are set each week and are due each Sunday by 9pm. The address for WebAssign is https://www.webassign.net/washington/login.html

EXAMS: There will be three midterm exams and one final exam. All exams are closed book, however a one-sided (two-sided for the Final Exam) handwritten note sheet is allowed (and recommended). Each exam will stress recently covered material, but topics from earlier chapters will not be excluded. The final will be comprehensive and entirely multiple choice format. All students MUST TAKE THE FINAL exam. THERE ARE NO MAKE-UP EXAMS. Students with pressing career or service engagements on the exact date of any exam should discuss this with me early in the quarter. During exams calculators will be necessary and permitted but cell phones, radios, iPods and i-anythings, blackberries, strawberries, barberries, laptops, desktops and the use of any device with text-storage capability are NOT permitted.

Exam Re-grades: If you believe that the points on the examination were incorrectly totaled or if there is a gross error in the grading, you may return an exam for regrading. To do so, you must resubmit the examination no later than at the beginning of the lecture following the one in which the exams are returned. You must write a brief note on separate paper explaining the possible error in the grading, and attach it to the hand graded portions of the exam. Do not make any changes or marks on any pages of the examination. Portions of each examination are scanned or photocopied. You should be aware that any request for a regrade may result in a regrading of the entire exam (therefore your total score may increase or decrease).

GRADING POLICY: Midterms (best 2 of 3) 45% Final Exam 30% Lecture HW 20% Supplemental 5%

All grades are converted to z scores for computation. A z score is equal to:

(your score – class mean)/(class standard deviation)

Typically these scores are truncated to range between +2 and – 2. This means that your score depends upon your performance relative to the class as a whole. A z score of zero says that you were right on the average for the class. This would translate into a total course grade in the range 2.7 – 2.8. Negative z scores correspond to below average results, positive z scores to those above average. In a class of ~200 students typically about 10 students will score a 4.0.

The selection of the best two Midterm Exams is based on the class average and standard deviation for each exam. Supplemental may include some credit for surveys, supplemental homework, or other items assigned in lecture.

The Physics Study Center

Students are encouraged to gather and work cooperatively in small groups in the Physics Study Center located in room AM018 of PAB. (to reach the Physics Study Center, go down the stairs that circle behind the Foucault pendulum and proceed toward the end of the hall). Teaching assistants will be available for consultation during many portions of the day if your study group needs assistance, but staffing levels will not support much individual attention. The Study Center is staffed from approximately 9:30am to 4:30pm on weekdays.