PHY2048, Physics for Engineers & Scientists-IFall 2004, Tu-Th 9:00-10:15, Section 004, MAP 359Instructor: Dr. Aniket BhattacharyaOffice: MAP 322 Phone: 823-5206Office Hours: Tu, Th 11:00-12:30 email: [email protected] by appointment Web : www.physics.ucf.edu/∼aniket• Course Outline & Objectives:PHY 2048 (3-credit hours) is the first part of a three-semester sequence in introducto ry physics offered toengineering, other science and pre- professional majors who have the a ppropriate background in mathematics.The primary objective of the course is to prepare students with fundamental knowledge of physics and obtainskills for higher science and engineering courses. Mathematics is the language of Physics and is required forquantitative understanding and prediction of the world around us. The course uses algebra, trigonometry, andcalculus. It is vital that you are familiar with these concepts and that you can apply them to problem solving!• Course Text & related materials:– Text: Physics for Scientists & Engineers, Vol-I , Sixth Edition (required)Authors: Raymond A. Serway & John W. Jewett, Jr.Publisher: Thompson Brooks/ Cole.– A WebAssign homework access card must be purchased and is available at the UCF Bookstore.• Course Organization & expectation:The c ourse is quite intense and it will require you to invest considerable amount of time in studying andproblem solving. The course will cons ist of a set of class lectures with demonstrations. Ideally, class timewill be used to clarify the concepts that you have read in the text and to work examples to show and helpavoid common pitfalls. To obtain maximum benefit from this course you should r ead the materials b e foreand after they are covered in class. It is very difficult to catch up if you fall behind. Experience has shownthat problem solving done in class is helpful for everybody only if the majority of the students are familiarwith the topic. Class attendance is very important since some of the quizzes, test questions will be drawnfrom the class le c tur e s, demonstrations, and discussions. Thus, reading the material prior to class attendanceis not only required but will be helpful to yourself, and also to the rest of the class.• Homework:Homework will be assigned, submitted and graded online through WebAssign (www.WebAssig n.net). Anew assignment will be pos ted approximately each week. There will be a sma ll cost to get a WebAssignAccess C ode. You will be able to access WebAssign for the first 1-2 weeks of cla sses without the acces scode, but don’t delay too long as there is a hard deadline to have it entered. Individual extensions for thehomework ca n be given but will only be done rarely. Please drop by my office if you are having difficulties indoing the homework.• Quizzes:In general the q uizzes will not be announced in advance. Quizzes will be based on previously covered materialup to and including the quiz day reading assignment and lecture. It is anticipated that 10 quizzes will begiven during the semester. The best 8 scores will be used to compute your quiz grade. There w ill be nomake-up quizzes.• Examinations:There will be 3 mid-term exams and a final exam in this course. Exams will be prepared with inputfrom other faculty members. All exam grades count toward your final grade. The comprehensive final mostlikely to be combined with other sections (the time and venue will be announced and posted at the coursewebsite later).• Methods of evaluation & Grades:The final grade will be based upon Homework, in class Quizzes , thre e Midterms, and the comprehensiveFinal examination. Tests and quizzes will assess student’s grasp of physics concept and analytica l problemsolving skills, using basic concepts of algebra, trigonometry, geometry, and differential and integral calculus.Students are expected to be proficient in basic mathematics. The final letter grade (including ± grades)will be determined based on the following pro posed breakdown:Homework (WebAssign) Quizzes 3 Midterm s Comprehensi ve Common Final10 % 15 % 45 % 30%Final grades will be given according to the following scale:A, A- B+ , B, & B- C+, C & C- D F85% and above 75-84 % 60-74% 50-59% less than 50%• Policies:1. For missed work, please refer to the attached “PHYSICS DEPARTMENT MISSED WORK POLICY”disclosure.2. Questions regarding returned quizzes or tests must be brought to the instructor’s attention within 6days.3. Picture ID is required in quizzes and tests.4. As one or more quizzes will be dropped from the final grade, there will be no make-up quizzes!5. Scientific calculators with trigonometric capabilities are allowed in quizzes and tests. However, calcula-tors must not have any pre-progr ammed physics information.6. Grades are not given out in resp onse to e-mail or telephone calls.• Important Dates:Classes beg in: August 22 Withdrawl Deadline: Octobe r 14 Classes end: December 03• Holidays:Labor Day : September 5 Veteran’s Day: November 11 Thanksgiving: November 24-27Tentative Syllabus and ScheduleAugust 23, 25 Chapter 2 1-D MotionAugust 30, September 1 Chapter 3,4 Vectors, 2-D MotionSeptember 6, 8 Chapter 4 2-D and 3-D Motion (continued)September 13, 15 Chapter 5 Force and Motio nSeptember 20 Midterm-I Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5September 22, 27 Chapters 6, 7 Force and Motio n, Friction, Kinetic EnergySeptember 29, October 4 Chapter 7,8 Kinetic Energy, Work, Potential EnergyOctober 11, 13 Chapter 8 Potential Ener gy & Conservation of EnergyOctober 18,20 Chapter 9 Linear Momentum, CollisionsOctober 25 Midterm-II Chapters 6, 7,8, and 9October 27, November 1 Chapter 10, 11 Rotation & Angular MomentumNovember 3, 8 Chapter 11, 12 Rolling, Torque, EquilibriumNovember 10, 15 Chapter 12 EquilibriumNovember 22 Midterm-III Chapters 10, 11, and 12November 29 Chapter 15,16 Oscillations & WavesDecember 1 Exam ReviewTo be determined Common Final