Contact InformationCourse InformationCoursework and GradingCalculation of Semester GradeThe Honor SystemRedemption Credit and Coursework Make-upStudents with DisabilitiesWelcome to PHYS102, Spring 2009Contact InformationLecturersDr. Marjorie Corcoran,Herman Brown Hall 230C, ext. 6078, [email protected]. Timothy Gilheart,Herzstein Hall 112, ext. 2219, [email protected]. Stanley A. Dodds, Herzstein Hall 109, ext. 2510, [email protected]/grade record-keeping/starting point for questions:Barbara Braun, Herzstein Hall 105, ext. 4146, [email protected] InformationAnnouncements: Primarilyt available on the Physics 102 Owl-Space page under the “Announce-ments” tab, often e-mailed, and reproduced when useful on the regular course website.Web page: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~phys102OWL-SPACE: http://owlspace.rice.eduText and Calculator: The text for Physics 102 is Physics for Scientists and Engineers 3rdEditionby Fishbane, Gasiorowicz and Thornton. This course will cover the material contained in Chapters 21- 34 of this text.You are responsible for the required text material whether or not it is treated in class, unless oth-erwise specified. You should have a hand-held scientific calculator for use in doing calculations inquizzes, homework, and exams. It does not need to be programmable, but it should compute trigono-metric and exponential functions.Other Texts: Other elementary physics texts can be made available. Discuss this issue with Dr.Gilheart, should the nee d arise.Class Meetings: MWF 9. These periods will be devoted to lectures that systematically introduce aparticular set of ideas, demonstrations that illustrate thes e ideas and peer-discussion sessions on con-ceptual aspects of the ideas.Laboratory: The lab oratory is an integral part of the course. You must complete and return ascheduling sheet to the Dr. Dodds’s office by the deadline given on the s heet in order for us to takeinto account your scheduling preferences. You do not have to register separately with the universityregistrar for it. Performing the laboratory experiments is very important and missing a laboratoryis a prescription for loss of credit. Laboratory policies are presented in more detail in the laboratorymanual available on the course website at: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~phys102/Lab/Lab.htmlAll questions related to the laboratories should be directed to Dr. Dodds.If you have any questions or comments about the course, the grading, the problems, or the physics,we would like to hear from you. You will be welcome most of the time if you show up in our offices,and we will try to accommodate you if you show up unannounced (but it makes sense to contact us inadvance). Please feel free to send an email at any time - we will try to respond as quickly as possible.Owl-Space: Registering for PHYS102 automatically registers you for thePHYS102 site on Owl-Space. More information about Owl-Space can be obtained athttp://owlspace.rice.edu.Coursework and GradingPledged Problems: Pledged homework problems will be handed out periodically (approximatelyweekly) in class. These problems are intended to give you some experience in working, completely onyour own, problems that you may not have seen before and are typical of those that will appear onexams. In working on the pledged problems, you may consult your own notes and your own textbook,but you can get no other help. There will be a generous time limit (2 hours), at one sitting, for prepar-ing your solution. Your solution to the pledged problems should be placed, before the deadline (usuallyMonday at 5 PM), in the boxes marked Phys 101/102 in the Physics Lounge. Pledged homeworksubmitted after the deadline will not be accepted. The solution to pledged problems will beposted on the PHYS102 website after they are due. Graded pledged problems will be returned in theboxes across from the bulletin board. Students will note the date and time of beginning and completionof the problems on the cover sheet; instructions will appear on the pledged problems handouts.Suggested Problems: Approximately weekly, on the PHYS102 Owl-Space page, we will list a numberof suggested problems taken from the end of the chapters in the text. These will provide experience inproblem solving and in using the concepts discussed in the course and will prepare you for the pledgedproblems. You are encouraged to discuss these suggested problems with fellow students, tutors, andinstructors. You are not required to turn these problems in for credit. If you choo se to do so the finalsolution you turn in should be your own work and not copied directly from another student; however,a pledge is not required. A randomly chosen subset of these problems will be graded, and this grade canbe applied as redemption credit towards your grade from the tests as specified below. Your solutions tothese problems should be placed, before the specified deadline (usually Friday at 5 PM), in the boxesmarked Phys 101/102 in the Physics Lounge. The solutions to these problems will be available on thePHYS102 website after this deadline. Late submi ssions will not be accepted.Quizzes: Short (20 minute) quizzes will be administered online via Owl-Space approximately weekly.An announcement will be made in class and on Owl-Space when a new quiz is available. You will haveat least 48 hours within which you can take the quiz. You can attem pt each quiz once. You may use anon-programmed hand calculator, the textbook, and your notes during the quiz. You cannot consultanyone for help, but you may contact Dr. Gilheart for clarification as necessary.Tests and Final Examination: 90-minute tests will be give n at 7:45 AM on Thursday, February12thand Thursday, March 26th. There will also be a three-hour comprehensive final examina-tion that will be scheduled by the registrar . Non-programmed hand calculators may be used ontests and the final examination but no books or notes will be allowed. Solutions to tests and the finalexamination will be posted on the PHYS102 Owl-Space page. Historically, the median class score ontests have ranged from about 50% to 70%. Typically, there is review session a few days before the exam.Grading: Exam and homework grades are based on what you actually write down. Ordinarily, theanswer to a problem by itself, even if that answer is correct, is not sufficient to obtain full credit. Youmust demonstrate that your method of solution is correct. The reader should be