PHYSICS 1101 (Section 002): Online
Introductory Physics I
Instructor: Dr. Aditi Sharma
Office: 336 Grigg / 103 Burson, UNCC, Phone: 704-687-8172
Email: asharm23@uncc.edu (you
must put “Phys1101-online”
in the subject line of your email)
Office Hours: M, T, W,
Th 11:00 – 11:30 at 103 Burson (Other
days by appointment at 336 Grigg)
TEXT AND REQUIRED MATERIAL:
1. Physics, Cutnell and Johnson. 7th Edition Hardcopy available at the bookstore. Note: you can
get either the hardcopy or the “ebook” through Webassign (our online HW management
system)
2. WebAssignAccess for online homework and lecture
quizzes. You must register yourself with WebAssign and purchase access (it is highly
recommended that you purchase access online).
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Instructions
on how to log in and purchase access to WebAssign are available on the class
page on Moodle (and also on Blackboard).
Download and read these instructions before you login to WebAssign.
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Go
to: http://www.webassign.net/login.html.
Follow the steps listed in above mentioned instructions to complete your
enrollment. You must use your 49er Express username as your
username for WebAssign as well.
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If
you added the class late you may not be on the roster I uploaded to WebAssign
and will not be able to log on. If this
is the case please email me immediately so that I may add your name to the
roster.
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Note:
If you were using WebAssign in a previous semester and already have a password,
you may have to try your old password to login.
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Once
you have logged in yourself, you can go ahead and pay for WebAssign (It is highly recommended that you purchase the access code online itself).
The WebAssign access code is $33.20. You can also purchase the
online version of the textbook through Webassign, for an additional $17.25 (so
a total of $ 50.45 for both WebAssign access and the e-book).
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You
have a grace period of approx 3
weeks from the start of classes to purchase WebAssign access. During the grace
period you will be able to view and submit HW but after the grace period expires you will NOT be able to view or
submit HW.
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If
you purchase the online textbook
(i.e. the ebook), you will have an active link to the textbook when you are in
WebAssign working on your homework. The online version of the textbook is
sufficient for this class. You may use this online version instead of
purchasing a hardcopy of the book.
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Additional
information on how to use WebAssign can be found in the guide at http://www.webassign.net/guide/.
3.
Moodle: Access the link
to Moodle through your 49er express account. You will access your lecture files
and videos as well as receive class related news, instructions, documents
through the course page in Moodle. Please
check frequently for class related news and instructions. Read the following documents on
the homepage in their ENTIRETY:
1.
Course Syllabus
2.
Email Etiquette
3.
Course Schedule (this also contains links to lecture movies, lecture blanks, solutions
to lecture quizzes etc.)
COURSE CONTENT:
This is the first course of
the algebra-based introductory physics sequence. The course covers concepts of
motion, force, energy, and waves.
GRADING:
Homework : 20% (drop 2 lowest), All students use WebAssign
Lecture Quizzes: 15% (drop 4
lowest), In-class students use PRS RF clicker
Midterm Exam 1: 15%
Midterm Exam 2: 15%
Midterm Exam 3: 15%
Final Exam : 20% (Final exam score can replace one
mid-term score)
THERE ARE NO LATE OR MAKE-UP EXAMS, QUIZZES, OR
HOMEWORK. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS. PLEASE DO NOT ASK!
THE POLICY OF
DROPPING A FEW LOW SCORES (HW AND QUIZZES) & REPLACING THE LOWEST MIDTERM
SCORE WITH THE FINAL EXAM SCORE ACCOMODATES
UNPLANNED ABSENCES/EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
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.
NO ADDITIONAL EXTRA CREDIT BEYOND THE PRACTICE EXAMS
WILL BE OFFERED. YOUR GRADE IS BASED
SOLELY UPON YOUR ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS.
PLACE AND TIME FOR EXAMS:
MIDTERM EXAMS: Fridays
10/02, 11/06, 12/04, 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM, in GYMNS
229 (Belk Gym)
FINAL EXAM: Saturday, Dec 12, 8:00 AM –
11:00 AM in Fretwell 100 / 121
EXTRA INFORMATION AND COURSE POLICIES:
1.
The
information contained in this syllabus is very important and MAY NOT BE REPEATED ELSEWHERE. If you
ask a question that is answered herein, I may simply refer you to this
document.
2.
You
alone are responsible for all material covered in the online lecture movies, in
homework assignments, on lecture quizzes, and in assigned reading.
3. Lecture quizzes will be graded. There will be NO MAKE-UP Quizzes but the lowest 4 daily quiz scores will be dropped to accommodate missed
quizzes due to unforeseen emergencies.
4.
LATE HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED.
There will
be NO MAKE-UP
HOMEWORK. The two lowest homework grades will be dropped
at the end of the semester. Solutions will be available for a week on the notice board
outside your lab (134 Burson).
5.
If
you have a question about an assignment, email me (make sure you have “Phys1101-online” in the subject line of your
email) and I will BCC your question and my reply to the entire class (names
removed) or post it on the discussion board in Moodle. If you are
stumped, it is likely that some of your classmates are too. DO NOT WAIT FOR MY REPLY TO FINISH YOUR HOMEWORK!
I will do my best to answer all questions quickly, but this can be a
challenge! You are responsible for
incomplete assignments. Seek help from other resources as well (see below).
6.
WORK TOGETHER ON HOMEWORK whenever possible. Please take advantage of the
1.
You
are encouraged to form study groups. You can sign up for study groups
outside the resource center (Burson 135A).
IN ANY PHYSICS COURSE, YOUR CLASSMATES ARE YOUR
BEST TUTORS! Do not spam your classmates! ONLY EMAIL WILLING PARTICIPANTS in your study
groups!
2.
LATE HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. It is better to turn in unfinished homework and get some points rather
than not turn in anything and get 0 points. The two lowest
homework grades will be dropped at the end of the semester.
3.
THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP EXAMS. The final exam is comprehensive. You may replace the score of ONE midterm exam with your final exam score.
4.
Work
together on the homework as much as possible. However, YOU MUST
COMPLETELY DO YOUR OWN WORK ON THE MID-TERM EXAMS AND THE FINAL EXAM.
Failure to do so will be a violation of academic integrity. There will be
consequences.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
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.