PHYSICS 1101:
Introductory Physics I
Spring Semester
2009 - Section 001
Instructor: Dr.
Angela Davies, Office: 208 Grigg, Phone: 704-687-8135, Email: adavies@uncc.edu
OFFICE HOURS:
Tuesdays
10:00 – 11:30 at the
Other days by appointment. Send email request to adavies@uncc.edu.
COURSE
MATERIAL:
- Required:
WebAssign Access for online homework. Please purchase online as outlined below).
- Required: PRS RF
Transmitter
(your clicker). Available at the
bookstore. Buy new or used, or borrow from a friend (except a friend in
this class).
- Required:
“Physics”, Cutnell and Johnson, 7th
Edition. (note: instead of a hardcopy you can
buy the online version bundled together with WebAssign access (much
cheaper) – see below).
BRING
THE FOLLOWING TO CLASS (meets at 121 Burson, TH
12:30 – 1:45 PM)
- Pen/pencil and notebook.
- Scientific Calculator (also required for Homework and Exams)
- PRS RF Clicker
COURSE
CONTENT: This
is the first course of the algebra-based introductory physics sequence.
The course covers concepts of motion, force, energy, and vibration.
GRADING:
Homework 20% (drop 2 lowest), All students use
WebAssign
Lecture Quizzes 15% (drop 4 lowest), Quizzes taken in class
with the PRS RF clicker
Midterm Exam I (Feb. 20) 15%
Midterm Exam II (March 27) 15%
Midterm Exam III (April 24) 15%
Final Exam 20% (Final exam score can replace one mid-term
score)
TOTAL 100%
Grades are assigned using a 10-point grading scale: A =
90.0-100.0, B = 80.0-89.9, C = 70-79.9, D = 60-69.9, F <= 59.9. The course is not graded on a curve.
THERE
ARE NO LATE OR MAKE-UP EXAMS, QUIZZES, OR HOMEWORK. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
THE
POLICY OF
§
DROPPING A FEW LOW SCORES (HW
AND QUIZZES)
§
REPLACING THE LOWEST MID-TERM SCORE WITH THE FINAL EXAM SCORE
ACCOMMODATES UNPLANNED/UNFORESEEN ABSENCES.
PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
PLACE AND TIME FOR EXAMS:
MIDTERM EXAMS: Fridays (2/20, 3/27, 4/24), 12:00 PM - 1:45
PM, room TBD.
FINAL EXAM: Saturday, May 2, 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM,
room TBD.
You will be required to show your
university ID when turning in exams.
EXTRA INFORMATION AND COURSE
POLICIES:
§
ALL CELL PHONES AND PAGERS MUST BE TURNED OFF DURING CLASS
§
The
Physics department home page contains useful links: http://physics.uncc.edu/
§
You are responsible for all material covered in LECTURE MOVIES, LECTURE QUIZZES, AND
in homework assignments.
§
Lecture Quizzes
Ø
There
will be NO
MAKE-UP Lecture Quizzes.
Ø
Students
will use
their PRS clicker (NO Paper submissions) to participate in
lecture quizzes.
Ø
Lecture quizzes will be graded. You will receive 3 points for
a correct response, 1 point for an incorrect response, 0 points for no
response.
Ø
The lowest 4 quiz scores will be dropped. (Save
these for emergencies?)
Ø
If
you forget to bring your clicker to class, you will receive a zero for the
lecture quizzes…
§
Homework
Ø
LATE HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED.
There will
be NO MAKE-UP
HOMEWORK.
Ø
You
are encouraged to work together on homework but it is to your benefit to
make sure you learn from each other rather than simply copy.
Ø
Please
take advantage of help available at the Physics
Resource Center, located in Burson
135A (hours are M – Th, 9am - 5pm).
Ø
For
individual tutoring, go to the Department of Physics office (Burson 100)
or to the
Ø
The two lowest homework grades will be dropped
at the end of the semester. (Save these for emergencies?)
Ø
Solutions
will be available outside the physics resource center.
§
Exams
Ø There will be NO MAKE-UP EXAMS. NO EXCEPTIONS. PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
Ø The final exam is comprehensive.
Ø One midterm exam score can be
replaced by the final exam score (if higher).
You must completely do
your own work on the lecture quizzes, mid term exams, and the final.
Failure to do so will be a violation of academic integrity. There will be
consequences. See below.
ACADEMIC
INTEGRITY:
Academic honesty and
integrity are essential to the existence and growth of an academic community.
Without maintenance of high standards of honesty, members of the instructional
faculty are defrauded, students are unfairly treated, and society itself is
poorly served. Maintaining the academic standards of honesty and integrity is
ultimately the formal responsibility of the instructional faculty; and this
responsibility is shared by all members of the academic community. UNC
All UNC Charlotte students have the responsibility
to be familiar with and to observe the requirements of The UNC Charlotte Code of Student Academic Integrity (see the
Catalog). This Code forbids cheating, fabrication or falsification of
information, multiple submission of academic work, plagiarism, abuse of
academic materials (such as Library books on reserve), and complicity in
academic dishonesty (helping others to violate the Code). Any further specific
requirements or permission regarding academic integrity in this course will be
stated by the instructor, and are also binding on the students in this course.
Students who violate the Code can be punished to the extent of being
permanently expelled from UNC Charlotte and having this fact recorded on their
official transcripts. The normal penalty is zero credit on the work involving
dishonesty and further substantial reduction of the course grade. In almost all
cases, the course grade is reduced to "F." If you do not have a copy
of the Code, you can obtain one from the Dean of Students Office or access it
online at www.legal.uncc.edu/policies/ps-105.html . Standards
of academic integrity will be enforced in this course. Students are expected to
report cases of academic dishonesty they become aware of to the course
instructor who is responsible for dealing with them.
·
No
cell phones or other electronics at all during exams.
·
Students
with cell phones or other wireless communication devices during an exam will
have the exam taken up and receive no credit for the exam.
·
Students will be required to show
their university ID upon turning in exams.
HOW TO REGISTER
Blackboard Registration
If you are registered in this course, you should see this
course in the list of courses to which you have access when you logon to 49er
express and access the link to “Blackboard”.
Please check frequently to receive class related news, instructions and
your exam grades.
Please complete the
following before 2nd day of class
WebAssign Registration: Online
Homework System (20%
of your grade)
You must acquire a WebAssign access code and register yourself with WebAssign. You are
advised to purchase the access code
online (when you login to WebAssign for the first time)
To register:
·
Go to: http://www.webassign.net/login.html.
·
Your class key: uncc 9539 6318
·
Use your 49er Express username for your login
(the first part of your email address, for example adavies@uncc.edu)
·
Additional information can be found at http://www.webassign.net/guide/
If you are unable
to login please email me immediately (adavies@uncc.edu).
The WebAssign access cost is $32.70. You can also
purchase electronic access to the textbook for an additional $15. Electronic
access to the textbook is sufficient for this class. You do not need to purchase a hardcopy of the
textbook.
PRS Personal Response System
Registration (Your Clicker, required for in-class quizzes)
All students in the course must have their own clicker. We
are only using the RF clickers now (please do not buy the IR clickers).
You must register your clicker online. You must use an ON-CAMPUS computer to access the registration
website (You will not be able to register using an off-campus computer or from
your dorms).
To Register:
·
1. Go to http://physics.uncc.edu
·
2. Click on "Student Resources"
·
3. Follow the link entitled "Register Your
Clicker!"
·
4. Follow the instructions.
It is your responsibility to read through the user guide and
become somewhat familiar with its features immediately.
You must register your clicker before you can use it to transmit
responses (else the system will not know who to give credit to). You must do this by 5 pm January 14 to
take and receive credit for the first lecture quiz. Lecture quizzes start Thursday, January 15th.