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Instructor: Boris Blinov Office hours: Weds. 2:00 – 3:00 pm in the Study Center and Thu. 2:00 – 3:00 pm in the office (B436) The Syllabus 1. Course Description Welcome to Physics 122! This is the second quarter of the calculus-based introductory physics sequence. The course will cover all main topics in electricity, magnetism, oscillations and waves. We will make extensive use vectors, algebra, trigonometry and calculus. This course has four components: lectures, tutorials and their homework, lab and lab reports, and computerized homework. They all cover the same general material, but are different in detail, form, and sometimes timing. Attendance of labs and tutorials is mandatory. Attendance of the lectures is not mandatory, but participation in lectures through the "clicker" questions counts towards 5% of your grade. 2. Grading Policy The grading policy for this course has been setup by a Departmental Committee (not by the current instructor), and are calculated by combining scores from the best 2 out of three midterms, the final exam, lab grades, tutorial grades, homework grades, and supplemental grades. Grading is done on a curve, with the mean grade for the class around 2.8 to 2.9. For a very detailed description of the Phys 12X grading policy please go to: http://www.phys.washington.edu/1xx/12X_updates/12X_Grading_Allocation_09-10.htm I am responsible for collecting the grades from all the component of the course and recording your final grade. Problems with exam grades or final course grade should be directed to me, and I'll track the source of the problem. Please be aware of the following components of your grade: Three closed-book midterms as per schedule. Physics is a "cumulative" body of knowledge, so although tests will emphasize current material you must know earlier material. The two best scores will be used to compute your final grade. There are NO MAKE UP EXAMS, but students with scheduled conflicts (ROTC, NCAA events, conference presentations, academic field trips, etc.) should contact instructor early in quarter (not the day before the test!). Each midterm will have multiple choice questions, and problems from lectures, tutorials and/or labs. The best two scores with respect to the median [(your score - class average)/(standard deviation)] will be used to decide which exams to keep. You will need a calculator, but use of graphing calculators, computers, cell phones, etc. is not allowed. A standard equation sheet will be provided for you. There may be a sitting chart for the exam. Final Exam. A comprehensive, mandatory two-hour final exam (25% of your raw grade) will be held as per UW schedule. The final exam will have questions from lectures, homework, labs and tutorials. You will need a calculator, but use of graphing calculators, computers, cell phones, etc. is not allowed. A standard equation sheet will be provided for you. Labs and Tutorials. Grading policy will be explained in your individual sections. This grade forms a very significant portion of your grade for the entire course. Completion of most of the lab and tutorial work is required in order to pass the course. For example, completing five or fewer labs results in a 0.0 grade for the entire course, regardless of how well you did in the other components of the course. Homework. Lecture homework is assigned and collected weekly. Your score here contributes 10% to your final raw grade. Tutorial homework will be assigned and collected in each tutorial section. One problem from each tutorial assignment will be graded in detail, and will contribute to your score for tutorials. There may be computer projects assigned in the tutorial sections. 3. Required Readings The Text: Paul A. Tipler and Gene Mosca, "Physics for Scientists and Engineers", 6th edition. We will use material from chapters 21 through 30. The assigned reading for each lecture is posted on the class schedule page; you are expected to come to class prepared. Tutorials: McDermott and Shaffer, "Tutorials in Introductory Physics". Labs: Lab Manual for Phys 122. 4. "Clickers" Most lectures will start with a simple, multiple choice question presented to the class, based on the assigned reading for the lecture. Using the ITT remote response system, you will have 2-3 minuted to enter your answer. The answers you provide to lecture questions will be kept and checked. The usual format will be: a) A relatively simple question will be posed in writing, b) Multiple choice answers (up to 5) will be offered, c) The class shall have 2-3 minutes to answer the question; collaboration is strongly encouraged, d) Students individually record their answers by pointing their hand-held "clickers" to one of the detectors in the lecture hall; the screen should record you answered under your name, e) When the time period expires a bar graph of the answers will be displayed, and f) The lecturer will explain why the right answer is right, and/or why some of the wrong answers are wrong. The system automatically saves the responses. Whether you answer is right or wrong will have a small impact on your grade, as follows: Every correct clicker answer will be assigned 2 points, and every incorrect answer 1 point. A 0.2 grade points will be entered to those students with more than 75% of the maximum possible "clicker" points, and 0.1 grade points to those students with scores between 50% and 75% of the maximum possible score. 5. Other resources Office: B 436, Physics/Astronomy Bldg. Office
hours: The instructor will
have office hours on Wednesdays, from 9:30 am to 10:30 am in the office
(B-436) and from 10:30 am to 11:30 am in the Study Center. Additional
office hours may be held prior to exams. Study Center: The Department staffs the Study Center for several hours during the day, likely starting the 2nd week of the quarter. The Study Center is located on the restrooms level of the lecture hall building; it may be accessed by elevator, by the "dungeon" stairway by the Foucault pendulum, and by the stairway at the end of the access hall to the lecture rooms. There are tables more or less reserved for the course numbers indicated by signs, and 10 computers that should be used mainly for the online homework. Please be considerate to others and use the computers briefly, there is a real advantage to work at the Study Center with other students, TAs and instructors on solving the online homework because if "stuck" you can ask for help and perhaps solve the homework faster. |
