PHY2054 Spring 2011 January 1, 2011 PHY2054 Syllabus - Physics 2 Spring 2011 Course WEBsites: There are three PHY2054 WEBsites that you will need to use. (1) The Physics Department PHY2054 WEBsite at http://www.phys.ufl.edu/courses/phy2054/spring11/ This site contains the class announcements, the assigned homework problems, the course schedule, exam room assignments, and the course syllabus. You should check the class announcements on a regular basis. (2) The University of Florida e-Learning PHY2054 WEBsite at https://elearning2.courses.ufl.edu/portal/site/1c22ad74-b3cf-42ab-a3c9-78ef9618b8af This site contains previous exams, correct answers for your exams, the class lectures, and the course grades. Estimated course grades will be posted here after each of the two exams and your final course grades will be posted here after the final exam. (3) The WebAssign PHY2054 WEBsite at http://www.webassign.net This is where you do the on-line homework. Your username, institution code, and initial password are as follows: username = gatorlink username, institution code = ufl, password = UF-ID (8 digit number). You will also need the access code that comes with your textbook. Course Instructors: Prof. Pradeep Kumar – Ph. 392-6690, email: [email protected], Office: 2160 NPB. Prof. David Reitze – Ph. 392-3582 , email: [email protected], Office: 2265 NPB. Course Coordinator: Prof. Rick Field – Ph. 392-5702, email: [email protected], Office: 2043 NPB. Office hours are posted on the course website. Only e-mails to [email protected] will receive a response. E-mail to the instructor’s direct accounts will be ignored. Textbook: The required text: College Physics with WebAssign, Authors: Serway, Vuille, and Faughn, Publisher: Cengage, Edition: 8th Volume 2, ISBN: 9781111020903 (Note that this ISBN number is unique to the University of Florida and is sold only at local bookstores. The text includes a code used for the required on-line homework.) A student solution manual is also available. Homework in this course is graded and will count towards your final grade. The homework is done online, using the WebAssign system. Your textbook will contain your access code to WebAssign. Homework: On-line graded homework is due by 11:00pm almost every Friday starting on January 14, 2011. To get onto the online homework system you will need to enter the access code that came with the textbook. Your WebAssign username, institution code, and initial password are as follows: username = gatorlink username, institution code = ufl, password = UF-ID (8 digit number). You should change yourPHY2054 Spring 2011 January 1, 2011 Department of Physics Page 2 of 5 University of Florida initial password when you login for the first time. The problems come from your textbook. However, the numbers are randomized for each student (i.e. the problems will be same as the textbook but with different numbers). You will have five tries to get the problem correct answer. You will not be counted off for “significant figures”, however to get credit your answer must be correct within 2%. For most of the problems WebAssign will give you a “hint” after the third incorrect try. For about half of the assigned problems WebAssign will provide you the “solution” after the third incorrect try. The “solution” will be for the problem in the textbook. After studying the “solution” you will have two more tries to get the correct answer. For about half of the assigned problems you will not be given the solution. You must learn how to do these problems on your own. The course Schedule Page gives the assigned problems and due dates. Once the due date/time (e.g. Friday/11:00 pm) has passed no further input of answers for credit will be accepted. It is your responsibility to get your homework in on time. Last minute computer/local server problems will not excuse you from this responsibility. In doing the online homework you can get help in discussion section, office hours, and from tutors. To provide a measure of forgiveness for illnesses and possible network problems, 10% of the on-line homework grades will be dropped in evaluating your final grade. The on-line homework portion of the course will count for 15% of the overall course grade. WebAssign On-Line Homework Schedule Assignment Due Date (by 11:00pm) Material HW Set 1 Friday January 14 Chapters 15.1-15.9 HW Set 2 Friday January 21 Chapters 16.1-16.5 HW Set 3 Friday January 28 Chapters 16.6-16.10 HW Set 4 Friday February 4 Chapters 17.1-17.7 HW Set 5 Friday February 11 Chapter 18.1-18.7 HW Set 6 Friday February 25 Chapter 19.1-19.9 HW Set 7 Friday March 4 Chapter 20.1-20.8 HW Set 8 Friday March 18 Chapter 21.8-22.7 HW Set 9 Friday April 1 Chapter 23.1-24.4 HW Set 10 Friday April 8 Chapter 24.5-25.3 HW Set 11 Friday April 15 Chapter 25.4-25.6 Discussion Section Quizzes: Discussion sections start the first week of classes (i.e. January 5, 2011) and quizzes start on Wednesday and Thursday January 19-20. A quiz will be administered during many of your Wednesday or Thursday discussion section meetings (10 total quizzes). The quizzes will test how well you learned the concepts and methods of the assigned homework problems. The quiz will be very closely related to your homework problems. The problems may be restructured to provide guidance, allow awarding of partial credit and discourage memorization of only the formula for the solution. You are expected to learn how to do the homework problems on your own without any notes or other help (i.e. there are no crib sheets for the quizzes!). In doing the online homework you can get help in discussion section, office hours, from tutors and from other students. However, in the end you must learn the methods needed to do the problems on your own. The quizzes will give partial credit (0-5 points) so if you set up the problem correctly but make an algebraic mistake you will get some of the credit for the problem. You will be permitted documented (e.g. medical note) absences from the discussion sections, with make-ups for missed quizzes to takePHY2054 Spring 2011 January 1, 2011 Department of Physics Page 3 of 5 University of Florida place at the first opportunity determined by your TA. To provide a measure of forgiveness for possible missed quizzes,