PH 106 – GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS – Spring 2011
MEETINGS: see schedule,
room 329 Gallalee Hall
please, no carry-on luggage allowed, just one personal item.
Laptops and
cell phone have to remain switched off during class as they might
interfere
with signals transmitted by the instructor.
| Classes are Monday + Wednesday 1pm - 2:50 and Friday 2pm - 2:50 | Schad | |||||||||||||
| MWF is lecture in room 329 Gallalee Hall | QUEST | |||||||||||||
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| week | Monday | activity | Tuesday | activity | Wednesday | activity | Thursday | activity | Friday | activity | ||||
| 1 | 10-Jan | nada | 11-Jan | 12-Jan | lec | 13-Jan | 14-Jan | recitation | CH23 MENU.doc | Electric Fields | ||||
| 2 | 17-Jan | MLK | 18-Jan | 19-Jan | lec | 20-Jan | 21-Jan | recitation | CH24 MENU.doc | Gauss' Law | ||||
| 3 | 24-Jan | lec | 25-Jan | 26-Jan | lec | 27-Jan | 28-Jan | recitation | CH25 MENU.doc | Electric Potential | ||||
| 4 | 31-Jan | 1-Feb | 2-Feb | lec | 3-Feb | 4-Feb | recitation | CH26 MENU.doc | Capacitance | |||||
| 5 | 7-Feb | lec | 8-Feb | 9-Feb | lec | 10-Feb | 11-Feb | recitation | CH27 MENU.doc | Current & Resistance | ||||
| 6 | 14-Feb | Exam1 | 15-Feb | 16-Feb | lec | 17-Feb | 18-Feb | recitation | ||||||
| 7 | 21-Feb | lec | 22-Feb | 23-Feb | lec | 24-Feb | 25-Feb | recitation | CH28 MENU.doc | DC Circuits | ||||
| 8 | 28-Feb | lec | 1-Mar | 2-Mar | lec | 3-Mar | 4-Mar | recitation | CH29 MENU.doc | Magnetic Fields | ||||
| 9 | 7-Mar | lec | 8-Mar | 9-Mar | lec | 10-Mar | 11-Mar | recitation | CH30 MENU.doc | Sources of Mag. Fields | ||||
| 10 | 14-Mar | SPRING | 15-Mar | BREAK | 16-Mar | SPRING | 17-Mar | BREAK | 18-Mar | SB | CH31 MENU.doc | Faraday's Law | ||
| 11 | 21-Mar | lec | 22-Mar | 23-Mar | lec | 24-Mar | 25-Mar | recitation | ||||||
| 12 | 28-Mar | lec | 29-Mar | 30-Mar | lec | 31-Mar | 1-Apr | recitation | CH32-34 MENU.doc | Inductance | ||||
| 13 | 4-Apr | Exam2 | 5-Apr | 6-Apr | lec | 7-Apr | 8-Apr | HonorsDay | CH35 MENU.doc | Light / Refraction | ||||
| 14 | 11-Apr | lec | 12-Apr | 13-Apr | lec | 14-Apr | 15-Apr | recitation | CH36 MENU.doc | Image Formation | ||||
| 15 | 18-Apr | lec | 19-Apr | 20-Apr | lec | 21-Apr | 22-Apr | recitation | CH37 MENU.doc | Interference | ||||
| 16 | 25-Apr | lec | 26-Apr | 27-Apr | lec | 28-Apr | 29-Apr | recitation | ||||||
| 17 | 2-May | 3-May | 4-May | 5-May | FINAL | 6-May | ||||||||
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CREDIT: 4 Hrs
INSTRUCTORS:
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Dr. Rainer Schad |
Zach
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Office: 1048 Bevill |
Office: Gallalee Hall |
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TEXT: Serway
and
Jewett,
Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Vol. II, …, 5th,
6th, or 7th Ed. [not much difference, except in
price]
PREREQUISITES:
Prerequisites: MATH 126 or MATH 146; and PH 101 or PH 105 or PH 125.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
This is an introductory
calculus-based
course in
classical physics, including electricity, magnetism, and optics for students in science and engineering with lectures and
laboratory.
Course
Topics: Electricity and Magnetism,
simple electric circuits, optics.
COURSE
GOALS
AND
OBJECTIVES: Upon
successful
completion of the course, you should have a basic introductory
understanding of
classical electricity on both a qualitative and quantitative level. You
should
be able to solve basic problems using mathematics through differential
and
integral calculus. You should then have the necessary background so
that you
can take modern physics.
The
anticipated General Outcomes are:
·
Students
will be able to recognize and explain the scientific method, and
evaluate
scientific information.
·
Students
will be able to collaborate and perform effectively in team activities.
Course-specific learning outcomes
- Conceptual understanding:
- You should be able to answer conceptual questions which require a solid understanding of electrical and magnetic forces.
- You should be able to apply the concepts of electric fields and electric potential to relevant problems.
- You should be able to apply the concepts of magnetic fields to relevant problems.
- Application of basics laws of physics: You should be able to apply the laws of physics to formulate a solution to a problem.
- Analysis of electric circuits: You should be able to analyze electric circuits and predict their function.
- Knowledge of optics: You should be able to solve problems which require the knowledge of ray optics and optical image formation.
COURSE APPROACH: The course will emphasize fundamental concepts and problem-solving techniques in physics using interactive instruction, computer-based techniques, and cooperative learning. There will be no separate lab and lecture sections as is the case in the traditional physics course. The course will be team-taught by a faculty member and a graduate teaching assistant. During classes on Monday and Wednesday (two hours each) there will be a mix of short lectures and group activities. The group activities will include short lab experiments using the computer for data acquisition and analysis and other short ‘exercises’. The exercises will consist of real-world problems and computer simulations. The one-hour Friday class will be a ‘recitation’ devoted to problem solving.
CLICKERS:
[Sometimes conveniently being referred to as
Remote-In-Class-Student-Response-and-Testing-Systems].
This year we use the: our own system !!!
PROBLEMS: Problems from some textbooks
are assigned weekly. The problem solutions must be submitted on the web
using a
web-based program called
QUEST at UT Austin. How you get
enrolled?
Instructions are here. Just follow those.
GRADING: See breakdown of total grade components and
their respective weight
listed below.
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Labs & Exercises** |
10% |
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In-class
clicker questions |
10% |
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Homework Problems |
10% |
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Recitation = Quizzes * |
10% |
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Exam 1 + |
15% |
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Exam 2 + |
20% |
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Final Exam + |
25% |
* The lowest grade will be dropped.
+ The weakest of the 2 exams & final counting 15%, …
Click here for an Excel sheet to do the math
ATTENDANCE AND MAKEUP POLICY: No makeup of in-class work or exams will be given. If you have a legitimate reason for missing a major exam, then you must inform me as soon as possible. If the reason is acceptable, then the final exam will count proportionately more. As described above, the lowest grades on labs, in-class exercises, and recitation work will be dropped.This will allow a limited number of missed classes regardless of the reason for missing.
ACADEMIC
MISCONDUCT
POLICY: All acts
of dishonesty in any work constitute
academic misconduct. The Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Policy
will be
followed in the event of academic misconduct.
DISABILITY ACCOMODATIONS:
Students with disabilities are encouraged to register with the Office
of Disability Services, 348-4285. Thereafter, you are invited to
schedule appointments to see me during office hours to discuss
accomodations and other special needs.