Physics 160 Spring 10. Course Title: General Physics I
(calculus-based), Section 001, Call Number 16258, Cr 03, MWF 1100-1150 Regener
103, instructor is Dinesh Loomba, 277-4521, dloomba@unm.edu , office in room
1146 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, 12th ed. Various text supplements are
available and may be helpful but are not required. However, purchase and use of
a iClicker keypad and Mastering Physics (MP) are 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 167 section 001) should be helpful but is not required. The laboratory
(Physics 160 L) is very relevant to the course and is recommended but is not
required. You will need a simple calculator with trig functions
that you should bring to class regularly. You will need it for tests iClicker
quizes.
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Office hours and tutoring help. My office hours will be on Mondays from 12-1PM in Regener 109 and Tuesdays 10:30-11:30AM in room 131 of the Physics and Astronomy building. Monday from 1PM to 1:50PM I will be teaching the problems session in Regener 114 and you are welcome to drop by to ask questions when I am not busy. If none of these times work for you then please make an appointment. Please do not ask questions via email! All questions regarding Mastering Physics and the iClickers should be addressed to the Arts and Sciences Service Center (see below). With a class this size I will not have time to communicate effectively via email so make an appointment if you have questions! Other resources will be the Supplemental Instructions provided by Matthew Koppa, and his hourse will be posted here shortly.
Tue: 9:30-10:20am Humanities 309
Wed: 1:00-1:50pm Zimmerman 345
Sat: 12:00-12:50pm Zimmerman 345
Tue: 2:00-3:00
Sat: 1:00-2:00.
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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 OUT 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 test keys and other class
information there so check it often. If you don't take the lab and have
no idea what I am talking about, here are directions to the basement
hallway: Exit our classroom to the outside by the east door. Walk
south about 25 yards. Enter the door and take the steps down to the
basement hallway.
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Student ID. Your Student ID is your Banner
ID. Use this as your 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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I-Clickers (Keypads): The I-Clickers/keypads we are using this semester can be purchased from the bookstore. You must register your keypad before class on Friday and bring it to class every day. To register your i-clicker go to: http://www.iclicker.com/registration/ following the directions provided using your BANNER ID as your "Student ID". You can also go to http://physics.unm.edu/Courses/StudentHelp/index.html for instructions and help on registering. When you register your keypad be sure to provide your name (even though the registration Website treats your name as an optional field).
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.
There will be no grade for the first assignment. (In the course there will be some homework that will be assigned that will not be graded. The ungraded homework is just as important as the graded homework. Material from the ungraded homework is just as likely and maybe more likely to show up on tests.)
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 MPLOOMBA0004 (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://physics.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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