Physics 262 Fall 12. Course Title: General Physics III
(calculus-based), Section 001, Call Number 16294, Cr 03, MWF 12:00-12:50 Regener 103, instructor
is Dinesh Loomba, 277-3604, dloomba@unm.edu , office in room 1164 of the Physics
and Astronomy (P&A) Building at the northeast corner of Lomas and
Yale. This course is for physics/astrophysics, engineering, or science
majors.
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Text and other material. Mandatory Text: University
Physics by Young & Freedman, 13th
ed. and Special Relativity: A Modern Introduction, H.C. Ohanian. Various text supplements are
available and may be helpful but are not required. However, purchase and use of
a clicker and Mastering Physics (MP) is required. MP comes free with new
texts purchased in the bookstore. But if you bought a used text or
obtained your text elsewhere you will have to purchase MP (details are given
below). The problem session (Physics 267 section 001) should be helpful but is
not required. The laboratory (Physics 262 L) is very relevant to the course and
is recommended but is also not required. You will need a simple
calculator with trig functions that you should bring to class regularly. You
will need it for tests and homeworks.
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Office hours and tutoring help.
SI instructor: Jonathon Gross (jagross@unm.edu)
SI sessions and office hours:
M: 1500-1600, 1600-1700 (Problem Sections in Regener 111)
T: 1300-1400 (Office Hours in PandA lobby)
W: 1400-1500 (Office Hours in PandA lobby), 1700-1800
(Problem Section in Regener 114)
My office hours are on W 2-3 in Regener and by appointment
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Class rules.
Do not cheat. Any form of cheating behavior will be dealt with severely. I use the words
cheating behavior because if you are looking in the direction of your
neighbor's paper I can't read your mind and determine whether you are
cheating. But I can tell what you are looking at. Do not wear a
baseball hat or any other type hat that covers your eyes during a test. All
cell phones must be turned off and placed out of sight. If I even see a cell
phone during a test the owner will receive a zero. I will not tolerate
this or other cheating behavior, period. And there are many other
examples. Use common sense about this.
Do not talk in class. This is the most difficult problem of a large
class. Some students think nothing of disrupting other students who have
paid money to learn physics. Most students can't concentrate when
others are talking. Please leave the lecture hall if you must talk.
TURN CELL PHONES OFF AND PUT THEM AWAY.
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Class bulletin board. The class bulletin board is in the basement
hallway of Regener (by the labs). I will post grades and other class
information there so check it often. Make sure I have the correct grades
on my spreadsheet. If a grade is incorrect, see me right away.
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Student ID. Your Student ID is your banner
ID. Use the Student ID on tests,
etc. Due to privacy concerns, DO NOT write your social security number on anything you hand in.
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Dropping the class. If you drop the course then please let me
know. Sometimes this information does not get to me and this can lead to
grade difficulties at the end of the semester. If you do not
drop the class and stop attending I will not know it and you will receive a WF at the end of the course! So, it is critical that you file the appropriate
paperwork and let me know when you drop the course.
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Mastering Physics (MP) is the homework grading system. Your new book came
with a MP package (no extra cost to you). If you have a used book you need to
buy the Mastering Physics package from the bookstore or you can go on line with
a credit card and buy it. To buy access online, go to www.masteringphysics.com_ then
click on the title of your textbook. Then click Buy Now and follow
instructions.
Whether your MP package came with the text or
whether you bought access from the bookstore or online, everyone must register
on line and complete the first MP assignment and start becoming familiar with
MP before class on Wednesday.
You can register simply by following the
instructions available online at www.masteringphysics.com._
Important notes for registering: The
UNM Zip code is 87131. Our Course ID is MPLOOMBA007 (careful about the letter O versus the number 0! The
first 2 are the letter, the last 3 are the number). Student ID: You must use your banner ID. Student
Access Code: This is a
six-"word" printed code supplied beneath the pull-tab inside your
Mastering Physics Student Access Kit. It is valid for registering one
student. If the tab in this kit has been pulled back, the code may no longer be
valid. If you buy a secondhand textbook, any code supplied with it is
probably not valid. In either case, you can purchase a Student Access
Code online using a credit card or you can go to the bookstore and buy a
mastering physics package. If you need help then click on the ? icon._ There
are more detailed Mastering Physics registration instructions at http://panda.unm.edu/Courses/StudentHelp/index.html.
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Here I list links where other important
aspects of the course are described. Please go to these links and read
their contents.
COURSE GRADE.
This link contains information about how your course grade will be assigned.
CLASS SCHEDULE,
READING & HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. This link contains a
tentative schedule of material covered in the course. It also lists your reading assignments and homework assignments and the dates they are due.
HOMEWORK and
CPS KEYPAD GUIDE. This link gives you a description of the types
of homework that will be assigned. It also gives you a description of how
your CPS Keypad will be used and graded.
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