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); Monday & Wednesday, MR 385; Friday MR 105
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 but may be changed.
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.
Quizzes (best 10 of 18) 100
Midterms 200
Laboratory Participation 75
Homework 80
Final Exam 200
Lab Questions 45
Total 700
Bonuses: 3 points for being present for all lab exercises 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 5 January before class.
Homework
Homework is online through WebAssign. The lowest homework grade will be dropped.
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 on specific days, 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 likely be done during the week indicated.
There will be extra lab questions on the midterms and final (10, 10, 25 points) 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 services 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. The syllabus is tentative; parts of labs may be done during parts of other days’ material
The week’s material will be approximately as given. What days we do what may be changed.
Week 1 (3-6 January)
W Topic: Ch. 1 S 2-5 Math test, physics test, & assignment sheet; math review, units (P1-4 may be discussed)
F Topic: Ch. 2 S 1-3 Units, Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration; concept questions, P2-10, P2-18 may be discussed
Homeworks #0, due online at 6:30 PM Saturday, January 7
HW#0: Log into WebAssign and complete the WebAssign Tutorial
Week 2 (9-13 January)
M Topic: Ch. 2 S 4-8; Constant acceleration; concept questions, P1-39, P2-60; Ch. 1 4-9 Vector quantities
W Lab 1 Kinematics in one dimension (sonar detector, position)
F Topic: Ch. 3 S 1-3, 5; vectors & projectile motion
HW #1: due 6:30 PM Saturday
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch 2: P 6, 20, 27, 29, 35, 51, 52, 55, 77, 79, 82
Week 3 (16-20 January)
M No class - Martin Luther King day
W Lab 2 Projectile motion; Lab 3 Forces are vectors
F Topic: Ch. 4 S 1-5 Newton’s Laws; types of forces; concept questions
Homework #2 due 6:30 PM Saturday
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch 1: P 36, 37, 61, 62; Ch 3: P 3, 9, 12, 16, 22, 29, 35
Week 4 (23-27 January)
M Topic: Ch. 4 S 6-7 Gravitational forces; concept questions, P4-7, P4-72
W Topic: Ch. 4 S 8-10 Normal force, tension, friction
F Topic: Ch. 4 S 5 Acceleration and inclined ramps; S 11-13 Applications of Newton’s Laws
Take home midterm exam through parts of Ch. 4 due Friday.
Homework #3 due 6:30 PM Saturday
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch. 3 P 68, 70; Ch 4 P 1, 11, 14, 15, 17, 30, 38, 39, 98
Week 5 (30 January-3 February)
M Topic: Ch. 4 review; exam review; Ch. 11 S 1 Pressure
W Review of agents, Newton’s First and Third Laws; use of Newton’s Second Law.
F Topic: Ch. 5 S 1-4, 7-8 Circular motion; concept questions, P4-44, P 4-75, P 4-111
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch. 4 P 40, 46, 55, 56, 67, 74, 76, 81, 102, 106, 109; Ch. 11 P 17
Homework #4 due 6:30 PM Saturday
Week 6 (6-10 February)
M LAB Lab 4 Acceleration and inclined ramps
W LAB Lab 5 Force and Motion
F Topic: Ch. 5 Force in circular motion; Ch. 6 S 1-3 Work; S 4-6 Conservation of energy
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch. 5 P 5, 13, 21, 41, 46; Ch. 6 P 6, 14, 15, 17, 18, 24, 33
Homework #5 due 6:30 PM Saturday
Week 7 (13-17 February)
M Topic: Ch. 6 S 1-6 Work, Conservation of energy; S 7-10, Power
W Lab 6 Work and energy conservation
F Topic: Ch. 7 S 1-2 Impulse; conservation of momentum; concept questions, P7-1, P7-2
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch. 6 P 40, 41, 62, 78, 80, 82; Ch. 7 P 6, 8, 11, 17, 19
Homework #6 due 6:30 PM Saturday
Week 8 (20-24 February)
M Topic: Ch. 7 S 3, 5, 6 Collisions; Center of mass
W Lab 7 Collisions and impulse
F Ch. 8 S 1-5, Rotational kinematics; concept questions, P7-13, P7-35
Take home midterm exam through Ch. 7 (due at start of class Monday)
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch. 7 P 31, 32, 49, 51, 63; Ch. 8 P 9, 13. 17, 23, 25, 30
Homework #7 due 6:30 PM Saturday
Week 9 (27 February-2 March)
M Topic: Ch. 9 S 2, 3 Static equilibrium; concept questions, P8-35, P9-8, P9-18;
W Lab 8 Rotational motion and torque
F Topic: Ch. 9 S 4 Newton’s second law for rotation
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch. 8 P 38, 48; Ch. 9 P 1, 4, 12, 16, 22, 25, 71, 72
Homework #8 due 6:30 PM Saturday
Week 10 (5-9 March)
M Topic: Ch. 9 S 7 Applications of Newton’s second law for rotation; Ch. 8 S 6 Rolling motion
W Topic: Ch. 9 S 5, 6 Rotational work and energy, angular momentum; concept questions, P9-26, P9-32, P9-36
F Review of quarter
Example questions and problems that may be used in class this week: Ch. 8 P 54; Ch. 9 P 31, 34, 37, 41, 48, 54
Homework #9 due 6:30 PM Saturday
Exam week
FINAL EXAM (tentative) 15:00 (3:00 PM) Monday, 12 March 2012
(I still need to find the official exam schedule to be certain.)
The Physics 111, 112, 113 sequence is a general physics course serving a broad spectrum of students, including biomed students, students in the School of Architecture, in agricultural science, education, etc. Physics 111, 112, 113 are each five credit-hour courses. The following is the statement from the University about GEC Physical Science courses. “Physics 111 is a Physical Science course in the Natural Science category of the GEC. The goals and objectives for this category are:
Goals/Rationale:
Courses in natural sciences foster an understanding of the principles, theories and methods of modern science, the relationship between science and technology, and the effects of science and technology on the environment.
Learning Objectives:
1. Students understand the basic facts, principles, theories, and methods of modern science.
2. Students learn key events in the history of science.
3. Students provide examples of the inter-dependence of scientific and technological developments.
4. Students discuss social and philosophical implications of scientific discoveries and understand the potential of science and technology to address problems of the contemporary world.”
The course meets these objectives through discussion of basic physics concepts and techniques with note as to their historical context. An understanding of these basic physics facts and principles lays the foundation for future investigations into many areas of modern science and technology. The student is provided the opportunity to strengthen understanding of these concepts by applying them to the solution of many varied situational problems and to investigating them via hands-on laboratory activities. When possible, these problems and activities emphasize the relevance of the concepts to current social or technological issues.