PHYS 1120 General Physics 2 Spring 2007 Updated January 20 2007 Lectures Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays 10 00 10 50am in Duane G1B30 Instructor Magnus Gustafsson Office Ekeley S175 and Duane F521 Email address gustafm spot colorado edu Office hours MWF 11 12 in the help room also check behind G1B30 stage Recitations Tuesdays in Duane G2B75 and G2B77 Instructor Dana Anderson Office JILA Tower Room A406a Email address dana jila colorado edu Office hours TBA Teaching assistants sections in parentheses Noah Fitch Noah Fitch colorado edu 202 203 207 208 Jennifer Taylor Jennifer McGee colorado edu 204 206 209 211 Jia Wang Jia Wang colorado edu 210 213 214 Ryan Wilson Ryan M Wilson colorado edu 201 212 Learning assistants sections in parentheses Mindy Gratny Mindy Gratny colorado edu 201 206 Christina Jones Christina Jones Colorado edu 202 204 210 212 John Lee leejt colorado edu 203 207 209 214 Michael Records mycrekrdz yahoo com 201 203 206 210 Carrie Weidner Carrie Weidner Colorado edu 208 211 212 213 Shrishti Yadav Shrishti Yadav Colorado edu 202 204 207 211 Course Objectives Phys 1120 is the 2nd semester of introductory physics We emphasize conceptual understanding and problem solving skills We cover electricity circuits magnetism electromagnetic waves light and optics the foundations of our modern technological society Our goals are for you to continue developing knowledge and intuition about how the world works to learn to approach solve and understand physics problems on both qualitative and quantitative levels to relate classroom physics to the real world you live in and to develop a deeper appreciation of the scientific method Course website www colorado edu physics phys1120 Check it often Required Materials Textbook R D Knight Physics Vol 3 and 4 Tutorial L C McDermott Tutorials in Introductory Physics Clicker H ITT Pre co requisites Calc II MATH 2300 APPM 1360 must be taken at least in parallel You should have a strong working knowledge of algebra trigonometry Calc I and Phys 1110 Phys 1140 lab is highly recommended Enthusiasm curiosity and an open mind will also be helpful Reading The purpose of lecture is to clarify your understanding to help you make sense of the material We will assume you have done the required readings in advance We ll cover roughly one chapter week starting with Ch 25 and the readings will be posted on the course website Etiquette Please turn off cell phones when entering any classroom It is perfectly OK to interrupt 1 the lecture with questions Questions in lecture are always good We encourage collaborative teamwork on homework and tutorials an essential skill in science and engineering which is highly valued by employers Scientists and engineers work in groups as well as alone Social interactions are critical to scientists success and most good ideas grow out of discussions with colleagues When you study together try to help your partners get over confusions ask each other questions critique HW and tutorial write ups Teach each other You will learn a lot While collaboration is the rule in technical work evaluations of individuals also play an important role Exams will be done without help from others For all assignments the work you turn in must in the end be your own in your own words reflecting your own understanding Recitations In addition to lectures you will meet in much smaller groups each week on Tuesdays Much of the focus will be on working through the tutorial text that accompanies your Knight text You must bring both volumes of the tutorial text to recitation As is true of the lecture attendance is mandatory and a portion of your grade will be derived from participation in these recitations An on line pretest on the material you cover on Tuesday will be due by 8am Tuesday morning there will be a weekly assignment from the Tutorial Homework as well which will be due promptly at the beginning of recitation Homework Problem sets will be assigned weekly generally on Wednesday except when it falls on a holiday We will be using an interactive on line homework system called Mastering Physics Your homework solutions will be entered into the computer directly with instantaneous feedback given On line hints will also be available for those that need them Homeworks will generally be due on Wednesday evenings at the time listed on the Mastering Physics homework page On exam weeks the homeworks will be shortened somewhat and the deadline extended until Thursday evening Note that even for a few days past the due date you will be able to work on the problems but at a reduced score Exams Exam 1 Tuesday Feb 13th 7 30pm 9 15pm in Duane G1B20 G1B30 Exam 2 Tuesday March 13th 7 30pm 9 15pm in Duane G1B20 G1B30 Exam 3 Tuesday April 10th 7 30pm 9 15pm in Duane G1B20 G1B30 Final Exam Monday May 7th 10 30am 1 00pm location TBA There are no makeups You may be excused from an exam only for a medical or personal emergency beyond your control You must present written documentation to us no later than one week subsequent to the exam you missed In the unusual case of an at most single excused absence your other exams will be used to compute an exam average Grading Your grades will be evaluated as follows Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3 Final exam Mastering physics homework Recitation Total weight 15 15 15 20 20 15 100 max score 150 150 150 200 200 150 1000 grade A B C D F score 900 1000 800 899 99 700 799 99 600 699 99 599 99 and below Your clicker score will count to improve your midterm exam 1 2 and 3 score according to m 1 c 45c 10 where m is your total midterm score 0 450 and c is your total clicker score 0 1 2 For the evaluation of your grade we will drop one your lowest Mastering Physics homework one tutorial homework one on line pretest one weekly tutorial participation and three lecture participation clicker scores How to succeed in this course The topics that we will cover in Physics 1120 are among the greatest intellectual achievements of humans Don t be surprised if you have to think hard and work hard to master the material and keep in mind that being good at physics problem solving comes from practice A few tips Read the chapter material before lecture and recitation If you read it first it ll sink in faster during lecture We won t repeat what s in the book especially definitions Lecture is for making sense of what s in the text Take notes on your reading and try to write down questions you may have If you ask those questions in class we ll will try to answer them
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