Physics 161-001 3 credits Fall 2011 MWF 10-10:50 Regener 103
Professor James L. Thomas jthomas@unm.edu
Office hours in Regener 111: MWF 11-12 (arrive early, as I will return to PandA if no one shows at Regener)
Problem session (168) Wednesdays 3-4 RH 114
SI: Matt Curry mattjcurry@gmail.com SI Sessions: T3-4, W12-3, Th5-6:30 Regener 111
Grader: Ninnat Dangniam ninnat@unm.edu
Text: University Physics, Young&Freedman. 12th Edition. Chapters 17-32.
¥ iClicker keypad and Mastering Physics online homework system (MP) are essentially 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 168) should be helpful but is not required. The laboratory (Physics 161 L) is very relevant to the course and is recommended but is not required.
Written Homework Assignments from Y&F
17-44, 17-104 Due Friday, 8/26 Solutions
18-10, 18-14, 18-42 Due Friday, 9/2 Solutions
19-28, 19-44, 19-48 Due Friday, 9/9 Solutions
20-26, 20-40, 20-46 Due Friday, 9/16 Solutions
You can do either of the following two assignments for Friday 9/23
Chapter 21 Q4,6,13,15,22 and Exercises 21-58, 21-59, and 21-62 Solutions
or
21-22, 21-90, 21-104 Solutions
For Friday, 9/30, you need to turn in whichever of the above 2 assignments you did not turn in on 9/23!
22-38, 22-41, 22-44 Due Friday, 10/07 Solutions
23-52, 23-87 Due Wednesday, 10/12 Solutions
24-46, 24-66 Due Wednesday, 10/19, (exam day, ch 21-24) Solutions
25-52, 25-63, 25-66 Due Friday, 10/28 Solutions
26-46, 26-69, 26-73 Due Friday, 11/04 Solutions
27-20, 27-44, 27-72 Due Friday, 11/11 Solutions
28-54, 28-62, 28-66 Due Friday, 11/18 (Exam day, ch 25-28) Solutions
29-26, 29-46 Due Wednesday, 11/23 Solutions
29-36, 30-10, 30-60 Due Friday 12/02 Solutions
31-42, 31-51, 31-54 Due Friday 12/09 Solutions
For exam 2, you will NOT BE GIVEN formulas for surface area of a sphere, volume of a sphere,
surface area of a cylinder, volume of a cylinder.
You may want to memorize fields from infinite planes, infinite lines, and near conductors.
Blank Exams – Print these out and rework them without having the solutions in front of you!
Midterm1 Midterm2 Midterm3 Final Exam
Midterm Exam 2 Solutions Note: if your performance on the final exam (on this material) is better than on this midterm, I will substitute the final score for the midterm score.
Potential Worksheet Part 1(P168)
Circuits & Lightbulbs Worksheet (Blank)
Circuits & Lightbulbs Worksheet Answers
More Circuits & Capacitors (Blank)
More Circuits & Capacitors Answers
Magnetic Field Sources (Blank)
Grading: Not curved. Fractional weighting:
Homework 25%* (written HW 5%, online 20%) Late HW 1/3 off/day ! HW due EVERY CLASS !
Final Exam 25%, Midterm Exams (3) 14%, iClickers 8% (half credit for wrong answers!)
Lowest A- = 80%, Lowest B- = 70%, Lowest C = 60%.
It is mathematically impossible to get an A in this course without doing the homework.
It is in practice impossible to get a B in this course without doing the homework.
* Students who score in the top 20% on a midterm may choose to substitute very difficult (but interesting) written problems for online homework. Ask me for appropriate assignments if this applies to you.
Exams:
All are closed book, closed notes. An equation sheet will be provided. You will need a calculator.
We will use 10-answer scantron sheets. Some questions will be multiple choice; for others, I will ask you to give your answer to 1 significant figure in scientific notation. (This strongly discourages guessing.) Some practice exams from last year are posted at the bottom of this page.
EXAM 1 (Chapters 17-20, Thermodynamics) Fri Sept 16
EXAM 2 (Chapters 21-24, Electric Fields, Potential, & Dielectrics) Wed Oct 19
EXAM 3 (Chapters 25-28, Circuits & Magnetic Fields & Forces) Fri Nov 18
FINAL EXAM (Chapters 17- 31, Emphasis on Induction) Fri Dec 16, 7:30-9:30 am. (Ugh!)
Some examples of how to use the 10-answer scantron for numerical answers:
Numerical results require two scantron "answers"
All answers should be given to ONE significant figure only, in scientific notation.
Round to the nearest digit.
Example 1&2. The calculated result was 32.
This is 3.2 x 101, which rounds to 3 x 101,
so A1 is 3 and A2 is 1.
Example 3&4. The calculated result was 474.
This is 4.74 x 102, which rounds to 5 x 102,
so A3 is 5 and A4 is 2.
Example 5&6. The calculated result was 0.62334 x 108.
This rounds to 6 x 107, so A5 is 6 and A6 is 7.
Example 7&8. For zero, fill in both answers as zero.
(The scantron computer cannot figure out that, for example, 0 x 104 = 0.)
Help!
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 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 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 PHYC161THOMAS. 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://physics.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.
iClicker Powerpoint Slides from 2010 |
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Practice Exams 2010 & Solutions Given Exams & Answer Key
W Sept 8 Exam 1 Exam 1 Solutions ClassExam1
W Sept 22 Exam 2 Exam 2 Solutions ClassExam2 Key
W Oct 6 Exam 3 Exam 3 Solutions ClassExam3
F Oct 22 Exam 4 Exam 4 Solutions ClassExam4
F Nov 5 Exam 5 Exam 5 Solutions ClassExam5
F Nov 19 Exam 6 Exam 6 Solutions ClassExam6
M Dec 6 Exam 7 Exam 7 Solutions ClassExam7