Physics 160-001 3 credits
Fall 2009
Professor James L. Thomas
Office
hours: M 12-1 Regener, 1-2 Regener 114 (Problem session), M 3:30-5 P&A
1113.
List of
Homework Assignments (LINK)
and LINKS TO SOLUTIONS
Powerpoint
Class Slides, including iClicker Quizzes
Notes
on Elastic Collisions in the Center of Mass Reference Frame
MWF 11-11:50 Regener 103
Problems
Session (Phys 167) M1-1:50
Regener 114
Additional
Problems Sessions with Tiffany Hayes:
T 1-3 Regener 111, W 12-2
Regener 114, F 9-10 Regener 111; 10-11 Regener 114
Exam Dates:
M Sept 14 Chapters 1-3. EXAM1
SOLUTIONS.PDF
M Oct 12 Chapters 4-7. EXAM2
SOLUTIONS.PDF
M Nov 16 Chapters 8-11. EXAM3
SOLUTIONS.PDF
Final Exam: ½ will
cover Chapters 12-15; ½ is comprehensive. Equation
Sheet for Final Exam (pdf)
FINAL
EXAMINATION SOLUTIONS.PDF
Text: University Physics,
Young&Freedman. 12th Edition.
¥ iClicker keypad and
Mastering Physics online homework system (MP) are required. MP comes free with new texts purchased
in the bookstore. If you bought a
used text or obtained your text elsewhere you will have to purchase MP (details
below).
¥ The problem session
(Physics 167) 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.
¥
Physics is primarily about IDEAS, not
NUMBERS. You will probably want a
calculator for homeworks, but no calculators will be permitted during exams.
Grading: 1000 pts total.
Final exam: 400 pts.
Midterm exams – 200 pts
each.
NO MAKEUP EXAMS / Exams
scores are NOT curved.
1000..A..920..A-..880..B+..840..B..800..B-..760..C+..720..C..680..C-..640..D
and worseÉ
Homework & iClickers
ADD to your point total, scaled to up to 50% of the points missed on exams!
½ Online Homework,
1/3rd iClickers, 1/6th Written Homework, 1/12th Problem session
attendance. (total > 1)
Online homework will be due
frequently (more than once a week).
Please pay attention to
the deadlines: you will lose 5%/day for late Mastering Physics homework.
A written homework will be due each week. No late written homework accepted.
Note also: I may also
ÒassignÓ many problems, at the end of each homework set, that count zeroÉ these
are NOT REQUIRED, but if you feel you havenÕt mastered the material, please
work them.
Help!
¥ TA, problem/review sessions
TBD
¥ The Center for Academic
Program Support (CAPS, see http://www.unm.edu/~caps)
¥
For help in accessing Mastering Physics and for I-Clickers instruction, you may
contact Cathy Webster webster@unm.edu.
Her office hours are posted at
http://panda.unm.edu/Courses/StudentHelp/index.html
This should go without
saying:
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 and
other electronic devices 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. Turn cell
phones off and put them away.
Dropping the class. If you drop the course then please let
me know so I can give you a WP if appropriate. Otherwise, default is WF.
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 Thursday 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://panda.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 on-line homework system. Your new book comes with an 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 MP 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, Aug. 26.
Important notes for
registering: The UNM Zip code is
87131. Our Course ID is
MPTHOMAS00894. (careful about the
letter O versus the number 0!)
Your Student ID will be 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. Listed here are links where other
important aspects of the course are described. Please go to these links and read their contents.
For
problems with MP, you can go to http://247.pearsoned.com.