Instructor: Gordon Aubrecht, Professor of Physics
Room 114, Morrill Hall, 740-725-6250, aubrecht@mps.ohio-state.edu
Office hours: Wednesday and Friday, 11 to noon and by arrangement
Class Times MWF 15:00 to 16:50 (3:00 to 4:50 PM)
Physics 111 WebAssign Administrator Dr. K. Bolland 5059 Smith 292.8065 bolland@mps.ohio-state.edu
Note: There may occasionally be small changes to the homework problems assigned for a given week. The problems as given in WebAssign are the ones due. As of the writing of this syllabus, the WebAssign assignments are tentatively set for the time given.
Text and required materials (Needed by first day of class):
Website: Course materials, including Columbus office hours and Columbus announcements (not relevant to Marion), and the policy document “Welcome to Students of Physics 111,” (which is relevant to Marion) are found on the course website: http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/
Any materials assigned in this course may be kept and analyzed to improve the course and for research purposes. No personal identifiers will be kept; if you have any concerns about this, see the instructor.
OSU’s policy mandates that the university address needs connected to disabilities. Any student who feels the need for an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me in a confidential environment to discuss specific needs. We will coordinate arrangements for accommodations for such students with Prof. Hazlett’s office.
Tentative ASSIGNMENT SHEET
Grading for the class. The class is not graded on a curve. You are encouraged to study with one another and work together except for homework (which are created individually for each student by WebAssign), pre-topic quizzes, the midterms, and the final, which should be your sole work.
Bonuses: 3 points for attending all labs during the quarter.
up to 20 extra points for participation in class.
Cellphone policy. We understand that there might be an emergency situation in which you need to be contacted, but it is important to respect your fellow students. Put the phone on vibrate rather than allowing the ringtone to be heard. Please do not use the cellphone for personal calls except for emergencies, and go into the hall to make any such call. No texting is allowed during class.
Quizzes
Before classes for which a topic is listed, a preclass question will be posted on Gordon’s website here. You are expected to have read the subject indicated by the assigned topic to be able to answer the questions. The question will ask about the topic before class. It must be submitted before class by email (origination time listed on the email is used to judge). The first quiz will be due 26 March before class.
Midterms
There will be two midterms during the quarter. There will be some problems and some multiple choice questions asked on exams as preliminary practice for the MCATs. They and the final will include a formula sheet to discourage attempts to memorize formulas.
Laboratories
While it appears from the syllabus below that labs will occur solely on Thursdays, the course unfolding may include sections of the labs done during regularly labeled classes and regular class topics discussed on parts or all of some assigned lab days, as makes the best pedagogical sense. The labs will be done during the week indicated.
There will be extra lab questions on the midterms and final (10, 10, 25) as indicated for a separate lab question point score as described above.
Final
The final will be comprehensive.
TUTORING SERVICE: Students are urged to use the free tutor service available in the Marion Academic Enrichment Center.
Class description
The class’s success depends on your participation and preparation. The preclass quizzes are meant to encourage you to read the class material before class. Come prepared to discuss the listed example questions and problems with other classmates and the teacher. The class period will consist of minilectures, discussions, experiments, and many questions being considered.
SAT means Self-Assessment Tests (on Cutnell & Johnson website -- see text)
The week’s material will be as given. What days we do what may be changed.
Week 1 (24-28 March)
M Topic: Ch. 1 S 2-5 Math test & assignment sheet (P1 may be discussed)
W Topic: Ch. 2 S 1-3 Units, Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration; LAB Lab 1 Sonar detector, position
F Optional trig review (Guest Presenter-Bruce Lautzenheiser-OSUM math tutor)
Week 2 (31 March-4 April)
M Homeworks #0, 1 due 6:30 PM HW#0: Log into WebAssign and complete the WebAssign Tutorial, HW #1: Ch 1 P3; Ch 2: P 2, 5, 7, 10
M LAB Lab 2 Sonar detector, position and velocity
W Topic: Ch. 2 S 4-8; SAT 2.2, 2.3 Constant acceleration
F Topic: Ch. 1 4-9 Vector quantities
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch. 1 Q 2, 3; Ch. 2 Q 1, 6, 9, Ch. 2 Q 10, 11, 13
Week 3 (7-11 April)
M Homework #2 due 6:30 Ch 2: P14, 23, 26, 28, 44, 46, 58; Ch 1: P21, 33, 34, 42, 55
M Topic: Ch. 3 S 1-3; SAT 3.1 vectors & projectile motion
W Topic: Ch. 3 S 3, 5; Ch. 4 S1-4 Projectile motion; Forces
F Topic: Ch. 4 S 3-6; SAT 4.1 Newton’s Laws; types of forces
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Concept questions and demo problems
Week 4 (14-18 April)
M Homework #3 due 6:30 PM Ch 3 P6, 10, 15, 20, 24, 22, 35, 60, 61, 62
M Topic: Ch. 4 S 7-8 Gravity & normal force
W LAB Lab 4 Acceleration and inclined ramps
F LAB no lab--midterm 1
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch. 3 Q 2, 8, 11 & Concept questions and demo problems
Week 5 (21-25 April)
M Homework #4 due 6:30 PM Ch 4 P2, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 24, 26, 34, 36, 98
M Review midterm 1
W Topic: Ch. 4 S 9-10; SAT 4.2 Friction and Tension
F Topic: Ch. 4 S 11-12; SAT 4.3 Applications
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch. 4 Q 1, 4, 6, 12 & Concept questions and demo problems
Week 6 (28 April-2 May)
M Homework #5 due 6:30 PM Ch 4 P 73, 48, 50, 66, 67, 102, 35, 40, 42, 60, 79, 101
M Topic: Ch. 4 S 12-13; Ch. 5 S1-3 Applications of Newton’s Laws; Circular motion; Ch. 11, S 2
W LAB Lab 5 Force and Motion
F Topic: Ch. 5 S 3, 4, 7, 8; SAT 5.1; Circular motion
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch. 4 Q 14, 18, 25, 26 & Concept questions and demo problems
Week 7 (5-9 May)
M Homework #6 due 6:30 PM Ch 5 P4, 12, 18, 30, 36, 40; Ch 11 P15
M Topic: Ch. Ch. 6 S1-6 Work, Conservation of energy; Ch. 6 S 7-8, 10; Power
W LAB Lab 3 Force table; makeup for finishing LAB 5 also
F Topic: Ch. 7 S 1-3, 6; SAT 7.1 Impulse; conservation of momentum
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch. 5 Q 2, 3, 5, 11 & Concept questions and demo problems
Week 8 (12-16 May)
M Homework #7 due 6:30 PM Ch 6 P2, 10, 12, 22, 14, 24, 28, 29, 37, 40, 50, 70
M Midterm 2 (takehome midterm through Ch. 6 due at start of class Wednesday); Ch. 7 S 1-3, 6; SAT 7.1 Impulse; conservation of momentum
W LAB Lab 6 Collisions and impulse
F Topic: Ch. 7 S 1, 5, 6 Momentum; Center of mass
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch. 6 Q 1, 2, 8, 14 & Concept questions and demo problems
Week 9 (19-23 May)
M Homework #8 due 6:30 PM Ch 6 P74; Ch 7 P4, 10, 16, 22, 45, 49, 46, 28, 50, 42, 52
M Topic: Ch. 8 S1-5; SAT 8.1 Rotational motion; kinematics
W LAB Lab 7 Collisions & conservation laws
F Topic: Ch. 9 S 1-3 Torque; Statics
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Concept questions and demo problems
Week 10 (26-30 May)
M Homework #9 due 6:30 PM Ch 8 P6, 10, 12, 18, 20, 24, 32, 40; Ch. 9 P2, 4, 16, 64
M NO CLASS--Memorial Day
W Topic: Ch. 9 S 4; SAT 9.1 Newton’s second law for rotation; LAB Lab 8 Torque
F Topic: Ch. 8 S 6; Ch. 9 S 5-7; SAT 9.2 Rotational energy; Angular momentum
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch. 7 Q19, 20; Ch. 8 Q 3, 12 & Concept questions and demo problems
Exam week
M Homework #10 due 6:30 PM Ch 9 P18, 20, 30, 32, 36, 62
FINAL EXAM (tentative) 13:00 (1:00 PM) Tuesday, 5 June 2008
Please make no commitment that will conflict with your scheduled final examination.