PH 106 – GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS – Spring 2008
MEETINGS: see schedule, room 227 / 329 Gallalee Hall
CREDIT: 4 Hrs
INSTRUCTORS:
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Dr. Rainer Schad |
Christopher
Culbert |
Yinjun
Zhang |
Evan
Niner |
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Office: 131 Bevill |
Office: Gallalee Hall
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e-mail: |
caculbert(at)bama.ua.edu 348-3779
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yzhang79(at)bama.ua.edu 348-3489
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office hrs: by appointment |
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TEXT:
Serway
and Jewett, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Vol. II, …, 5th,
6th, or 7th Ed. [not much difference, except in price]
PREREQUISITES:
PH 105 (or PH 101)
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
This is an introductory calculus-based
course in electricity and magnetism for students in science and engineering.
Course Topics:
Electricity and Magnetism, simple electric circuits, optics.
COURSE
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
Upon successful completion of the course, you should have a basic introductory understanding
of classical electricity on both a qualitative and quantitative level. You
should be able to solve basic problems using mathematics through differential
and integral calculus. You should then have the necessary background so that
you can take modern physics. Expected learning outcomes include but are not limited to:
General learning outcomes
·
Scientific
method: You should be able to recognize and explain the scientific method, and
evaluate scientific information.
·
Effective
teamwork: You should be able to collaborate and perform effectively in team
activities.
Course specific learning
outcomes
·
Conceptual
understanding:
You
should be able to answer conceptual questions which require a solid
understanding of electrical and magnetic forces.
You should be able to apply the concepts of electric fields and electric
potential to relevant problems.
You should be able to apply the concepts of magnetic fields to relevant
problems.
·
Application
of basics laws of physics: You should be able to apply the laws of physics to
formulate a solution to a problem.
·
Analysis
of electric circuits: You should be able to analyze electric circuits and
predict their function.
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Knowledge
of optics: You should be able to solve problems which require the knowledge of
ray optics and optical image formation.
COURSE APPROACH:
The course will emphasize fundamental concepts and problem-solving techniques
in physics using interactive instruction, computer-based techniques, and
cooperative learning. There will be separate lab and lecture sections as is the
case in the traditional physics course. The course will be team-taught by a
faculty member (lecture section) and a graduate teaching assistant (Lab
section).
Lectures sections will occasionally be interrupted by clicker sessions.
CLICKERS:
[Sometimes conveniently being referred to as
Remote-In-Class-Student-Response-Systems].
We will be using the E-clicker system [http://einstruction.com/Solutions/HigherEd/index.cfm].
The ‘remote’ you will need to purchase from the supe store.
Instructions about how to enroll in our class are given in this document: EnrollingThroughCPSOnline.pdf
For this you will need to know:
Class Key: M41884E664
Class name: PH106
Fall08 Schad
HOMEWORK PROBLEMS:
Problems
from the textbook are assigned weekly. The problem solutions must be submitted
on the web using a web-based program called WEBASSIGN (http://webassign.net/).
Initially, there is some grace period – Ultimately, you will need for sign-up
an access code which comes with a newly bought book or can be purchased on the
WebAssign webpage. You would have to self- enroll in class using the
class key: ua
3046 0233
WEBASSIGN gives
immediate feedback on the correctness of each problem, and students can
resubmit problems if they are incorrect, up to a maximum of five attempts. The
numbers in the problem are different for each student, but are not changed each
time a problem is resubmitted. The first session will be devoted to explaining
how to use WEBASSIGN. It is important to understand how to work a problem
and not just to submit a correct answer. Students must keep a notebook of how
they work each problem and be prepared to turn this in for spot grading as
requested. Although students may collaborate when working problems, each
student should keep a record of problem solutions (not just answers) and should
submit their own answers – based on the particular numbers in their problems.
There is an
excellent website associated with the textbook that can be used by students for
assistance with working problems (http://www.pse6.com/),
including practice problems and detailed solutions to selected problems.
GRADING: See breakdown of total grade components and the respective weight listed below.
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Labs & Quiz** |
15% |
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In-class Clicker Questions |
10% |
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Homework Problems |
10% |
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Exam I * |
12.5% |
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Exam II * |
15% |
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Exam III * |
17.5% |
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Final |
20% |
* The
weakest of the 3 exams counting 12.5%, …
** The
2 lowest grades will be dropped.
ATTENDANCE AND MAKEUP POLICY: No makeup of in-class work or exams will
be given. If you have a legitimate reason for missing a major exam, then you
must inform me as soon as possible. If the reason is acceptable, then the final
exam will count proportionately more.
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT POLICY: All acts of dishonesty in any work constitute
academic misconduct. The Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Policy will be
followed in the event of academic misconduct.