Fall 2010, Painter 2.48,
301 WEB HELP
SUNDAYS: anirudh2003@gmail.com (Ani Chaudhary)
MONDAYS: jacclauss@gmail.com (Jacob Claussen)
WEDNESDAYS: mattkoos@gmail.com (Matt Koos)
THURSDAYS: zacharystone@mail.utexas.edu (Zachary Stone)
FRIDAY: klimek@physics.utexas.edu (Matthew Klimek)
RECITATION AND OFFICE HOUR SCHEDULE:
MONDAYS
3-4: RLM 14.224 — Harry Swinney Office Hour
4-6: CPE 2.214 — Zachary Stone Office Hour
TUESDAYS
2-3:30: BUR 134 — Matt Koos Office Hour
6-7: RLM 7.124 — RECITATION: Jacob Claussen (leader), Matt Koos, Zachary Stone
7-8: RLM 7.124 — Jacob Claussen Office Hour
WEDNESDAYS
4-6: CPE 2.214 — Ani Chaudhary Office Hour
6-7: RLM 7.124 — RECITATION: Matthew Klimek (leader), Matt Koos, Zachary Stone
7-8: RLM 7.124 — Matthew Klimek Office Hour
THURSDAYS
6-7: RLM 7.124 — RECITATION: Matthew Klimek, Ani Chaudhary, Matt Koos
7-8: RLM 7.124 — Mathew Klimek Office Hour
FRIDAYS
8:45-9:45: RLM 14.224 — Harry Swinney Office Hour
http://chaos.utexas.edu/people/faculty/harry-l-swinney/phy301-home/
Unique number 56420, MWF 10-11
Unique number 56425, MWF 11-12
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Harry L. Swinney, email: swinney@physics.utexas.edu, Office hours: Mondays 3-4pm, Fridays 8:45-9:45am. Office RLM 14.224.
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS (TAs):
Matthew Klimek, email:klimek@physics.utexas.edu, 10 a.m. class
Jacob Claussen, email:jacclauss@gmail.com, 11 a.m. class.
The TAs will (1) lead the recitation/tutorial sessions, (2) guide the undergraduate Learning Assistants, and (3) handle (during their office hours) questions about grading.
LEARNING ASSISTANTS (LAs): The LAs appointed by The University to this PHY301 course are:
Matt Koos, mattkoos@gmail.com, 10 a.m. class.
Ani Chaudhary, anirudh2003@gmail.com, 10 a.m. class.
Zach Stone, zacharystone@mail.utexas.edu, 11 a.m. class.
The job of these Learning Assistants is to help you in this course: in the classroom, in the recitation sessions, and in group study sessions that you may choose to organize (a good idea!). Each of these undergraduates took a calculus-based introductory physics course and did exceptionally well in the course. They applied for and were awarded appointments as Learning Assistants assigned to this course. An LA or TA will not give you the answer to a problem, but rather will help you walk through the thought processes involved in solving a problem. NOTE: LAs do NOT participate in grading.
CLASS SEATING: Please leave rows 3, 6, and 9 empty. Also, please sit in groups of three or more so that you may work together. Always bring paper that you can write on and turn in.
TARDINESS: Tardy arrivals are distracting and disruptive to the class. Early departures are equally disruptive. Please be seated before the bell rings and remain for the 50 minute long class.
RECITATION SESSIONS: 6-7pm Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in RLM 7.124, starting on Tuesday, August 31. ( Exception: in the weeks before each test, the Recitation Sessions will be 6-8pm in CPE 2.214 on Sept 21-23, Oct 19-21, and Nov 16-18.) One TA and three LAs will be present to lead each session. Attendance will be taken at the Recitation Sessions and will be taken in consideration when assigning the final semester grade of any student who ends the semester just below the crossover between two letter grades.
GROUP STUDY SESSIONS: You are encouraged to organize a group study session and to ask a Learning Assistant to lead it. You can reserve a Group Study Room in PCL library by going to the Library web site www.lib.utexas.edu. Under the column “for students” click on “Reserve a Group Study Room”. The study rooms accommodate 6 or 12 people.
QUEST homework and classwork iClicker system: http://quest.cns.utexas.edu/student/
QUEST student instructions: http://cns.utexas.edu/quest/support/student/
iCLICKERS:The iClickers needed for class are available new for $30-$35 (e.g., from the Co-Op). Used iClickers are widely available since they are now used in many UT courses. Note: do not register your clicker on the iClicker web site since we use the Quest software rather than the iClicker software in this course.
CLICKER QUIZZES will begin on Friday, Sept 3. These quizzes will count 10% of the semester grade. On your personal grade sheet in Quest the quizzes will be labeled by date; the first clicker quiz will be q0903.
CLICKER REGISTRATION IN QUEST IS REQUIRED FOR COURSE ENROLLMENT: Log into Quest, go to My Profile, enter your iClicker ID, and click on Update Profile. Quest will respond by giving you a number that will be your box number in the Quest Clicker grid on the screen in the classroom. If you try using your iClicker without registering its serial number on the Quest site, then the serial number will appear at the bottom of the grid on Clicker screen in class.
TEXT: Physics for Engineers and Scientists, Third edition, by H.C. Ohanian and J.T. Markert, W.W. Norton & Company. The e-book is half the price of the printed book.
TEXTBOOK web site: http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail-students.aspx?ID=4591
ON-LINE RESOURCE: M.I.T. developed an online resource on the subject of this course (Physics I: Classical Mechanics) that you may find useful:http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/
CO-REQUISITE: Registration (or prior credit) for Physics 101L Laboratory is required for enrollment in PHY301. PHY 101L laboratory will begin meeting during the week of September 20, 2010. The 101L laboratory course is separate from PHY 301 and the grading is done independently.
PRE-REQUISITES: High school physics, PHY 306, or consent of the undergraduate advisor; Mathematics 408C, or 408K and concurrent enrollment in 408L.
NOTE: If you do not meet the prerequisites/co-requisites, you will receive an email on the first class day and on the 5th class day informing you that you must see Pat Morgan, the Physics Department Undergraduate Administrator, in RLM 5.216 to resolve the problem. Students who have not corrected a pre-requisite/co-requisite problem will automatically be dropped from the course on Friday, Sept. 10.
FREE COACHING: The Physics Department provides graduate student coaches to assist students in PHY 301 and other introductory courses. This coaching is available on a one-on-one basis. The physics coaches will be available starting Monday September 13, from about 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (hours will be posted next to the tables). The coaching tables are in the area by the elevators on the 5th floor of RLM. Since the RLM elevator does not stop on the 5th floor, take the stairs or escalator one flight up from the ground floor (4th floor) to the coaching area on the 5th floor.
HOMEWORK: Homework will be due every Tuesday and Thursday at 11 p.m. (see Syllabus for exceptions). The first assignment will be due on Thursday, September 2. The homework will be administered through the University of Texas Quest system. Seehttps://quest.cns.utexas.edu/student/help\/view Note that if you make random guesses, your grade will on average be zero. For this to be true, there have to be negative grades–see the description of grading in the Quest site. However, there will be no negative points on the iClicker class quizzes, the tests, and the final exam.
TESTS: There will be three tests, each given on a MONDAY at 7-9pm in WEL 2.224: (1) September 27, (2) October 25, (3) November 22. The tests will be in the multiple choice format and students will write their answers on Scantron sheets. There may be an additional question that will require a written answer. Each test will include concept questions like those given in class using the iClickers, as well as problems like those discussed in the tutorial sessions, in class, in the text, and on the homeworks. Bring to the tests only your UT ID and pencils. No calculators, cell phones, PDAs, iPODs, notes, etc. are allowed. You will be given scratch paper and a photocopy of Appendix 10 (“Formula Sheet”, page A33 of the textbook). You will also be given a sheet of trig tables since the calculators distributed for the tests do not have trig tables.
TEST PREPARATION SESSIONS: on Tues-Wed-Thurs in CPE 2.214, 6-8p.m., the week before each Monday test: Sept 21-23, Oct. 19-21, Nov. 16-18.
FINAL EXAM: The final exam will cover chapters 1-18 and the material covered in class.
GRADING: The three tests will each count 14% for a total of 42%. No tests will be dropped. If a test is missed due to an excused absence (e.g., hospitalization), that test grade will be replaced with the final exam grade. Class participation using iClickers will count 10%; two clicker grades will be dropped. Homework will count 10%; one homework grade will be dropped. The Final Exam is required. It will count 38%.
LAST POSSIBLE DROP DATE: See UT Austin Academic Calendar
A student may NOT drop after Wednesday October 20 except for urgent and substantiated nonacademic reasons.
CLASS PREPARATION: Read the material to be covered in class before coming to class, and a second time afterward. In some classes the first clicker question will concern the reading material. Start working on your homework as soon as possible. As soon as you have obtained an answer to a problem, submit it — don’t wait until you have solved other problems. You are allowed multiple tries for missed questions, but less credit is possible after each wrong answer.
Do not delay in getting help if you have trouble understanding the material. Here are some sources of help:
(1) The Learning Assistants and the Teaching Assistants in this course.
(2) Your instructor, Professor Swinney.
(3) Coaching tables on the 5th floor of RLM (see above).
(4) The UT Learning Center in Jester has a variety of individual and group tutoring services. The Learning Center also offers sessions on how to study physics.
(5) Group study sessions: organize your own or ask one of the Learning Assistants to help you organize a session.
(6) Private tutors: the Physics Undergraduate Secretary Pat Morgan in RLM 5.116 has a list. Group tutoring sessions and private tutors can also be arranged through the Jester Learning Center.
The importance of keeping up in this course must be emphasized. Very few students pass who fall behind are able to catch up. Test your understanding by answering the QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION and working PROBLEMS and the REVIEW PROBLEMS at the end of each chapter of the textbook.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE? This course is a calculus-based introductory course that is open to all. It is particularly suitable for students majoring in physics, math, chemistry, biology, computer science and geological sciences. Students in engineering should take PHY 303K. Most pre-med students take the course designed for pre-meds, PHY 317K.
WHY STUDY PHYSICS? Physics encompasses the study of the universe from the smallest subatomic particles to the largest galaxies. Physics is the basis of other sciences such as chemistry, oceanography, and astronomy. Physics is also becoming increasingly essential in molecular biology and biochemistry. Physics challenges our imagination with concepts like black holes and string theory, and it leads to technological developments such as computers, the internet, cell phones, MRI, and lasers, which change our lives. An education in physics prepares one to solve diverse problems. Many biological scientists, health care professionals, business leaders, financial analysts, and public policy wonks were trained in physics at the bachelors and/or PhD level.
Fall 2010: PHYSICS 301 Schedule
| DAY | DATE | CHAPTER | SUBJECT | HOMEWORK DUE | |
| W | Aug 25 | 1.1-1.4 | Introduction | ||
| F | Aug 27 | 1.5-1.6 | Intro. & Mathematics review | ||
| M | Aug 30 | 2.1-2.2 | Motion along a line | ||
| W | Sept 1 | 2.3-2.5 | Motion with constant acceleration | ||
| Th | Sept 2 | HW0902 due 11:00pm | |||
| F | Sept 3 | 2.6-2.7 | Falling objects | ||
| M | Sept 6 | Labor Day Holiday | |||
| Tu. | Sept 7 | HW0907 due 11:00pm | |||
| W | Sept 8 | 3.1-3.4 | Vectors | ||
| Th. | Sept 9 | HW0909 due 11:00pm | |||
| F | Sept 10 | 4.1-4.2 | 2-dimensional motion | ||
| M | Sept 13 | 4.3-4.5 | Projectiles and circular motion | ||
| Tu. | Sept 14 | HW0914 due 11:00pm | |||
| W | Sept 15 | 5.1-5.3 | Newton’s laws for particle motion | ||
| Th. | Sept 16 | HW0916 due 11:00pm | |||
| F | Sept 17 | 5.4-5.6 | Action-reaction forces | ||
| M | Sept 20 | 6.1 | Friction | ||
| Tu. | Sept 21 | HW0921 due 11:00pm | |||
| W | Sept 22 | 6.2-6.3 | Spring force (Hooke’s law) | ||
| Th. | Sept 23 | HW0923 due 11:00pm | |||
| F | Sept 24 | 6.3-6.4 | Circular motion; fundamental forces | ||
| M | Sept 27 | Test #1 review | Test #1 chap 1-6 tonight, 7-9pm WEL 2.224 | ||
| Tu. | Sept 28 | no homework due | |||
| W | Sept 29 | 7.1-7.2 | The physics concept of Work | ||
| Th. | Sept 30 | HW0930 due 11:00pm | |||
| F | Oct 1 | 7.3-7.4 | Kinetic and potential energy | ||
| M | Oct 4 | 8.1-8.2 | Conservation of energy | ||
| Tu. | Oct 5 | HW1005 due 11:00pm | |||
| W | Oct 6 | 8.3-8.5 | Power | ||
| Th. | Oct 7 | HW1007 due 11:00pm | |||
| F | Oct 8 | 9.1-9.3 | Law of gravitation | ||
| M | Oct 11 | 9.4-9.5 | Orbital energy | ||
| Tu. | Oct 12 | HW1012 due 11:00pm | |||
| W | Oct 13 | 10.1-10.2 | Momentum conservation | ||
| Th. | Oct 14 | HW1014 due 11:00pm | |||
| F | Oct 15 | 10.3-10.4 | Particle systems: energy and momentum | ||
| M | Oct 18 | 11.1-11.2 | Elastic collisions | ||
| Tu. | Oct 19 | HW1019 due 11:00pm | |||
| W | Oct 20 | 11.3 | Inelastic collisions | ||
| Th. | Oct 21 | HW1021 due 11:00pm | |||
| F | Oct 22 | 11.4 | Collisions in 2 dimensions | ||
| M | Oct 25 | Test #2 review | Test #2, Chap. 7-11, tonight | 7:00-9:00pm WEL 2.224 | |
| Tu. | Oct 26 | no homework due | |||
| W | Oct 27 | 12.1-12.3 | Rotation of rigid bodies | ||
| Th. | Oct 28 | HW1028 due 11:00pm | |||
| F | Oct 29 | 12.4-12.5 | Moment of inertia | ||
| M | Nov 1 | 13.1-13.2 | Rotational dynamics | ||
| Tu. | Nov 2 | HW1102 due 11:00pm | |||
| W | Nov 3 | 13.3-13.4 | Angular momentum conservation | ||
| Th. | Nov 4 | HW1104 due 11:00pm | |||
| F | Nov 5 | 14.1-14.2 | Static Equilibrium | ||
| M | Nov 8 | 15.1-15.2 | Oscillations | ||
| Tu. | Nov 9 | HW1109 due 11:00pm | |||
| W | Nov 10 | 15.3-15.4 | The simple pendulum | ||
| Th. | Nov 11 | HW1111 due 11:00pm | |||
| F | Nov 12 | 15.5 | Damped oscillations and forced oscillations | ||
| M | Nov 15 | 16.1-16.2 | Waves | ||
| Tu. | Nov 16 | HW1116 due 11:00pm | |||
| W | Nov 17 | 16.3-16.4 | Superposition; standing waves | ||
| Th. | Nov 18 | HW1118 due 11:00pm | |||
| F | Nov 19 | 17.1-17.3 | Sound | ||
| M | Nov 22 | Test #3 Review | Test #3, Ch. 12-17, tonight | 7:00-9:00pm WEL 2.224 | |
| Tu. | Nov 23 | no homework due | |||
| W | Nov 24 | no class | Happy Thanksgiving | ||
| Th. | Nov 25 | no class | Thanksgiving Day | ||
| F | Nov 26 | no class | Thanksgiving holidays | ||
| M | Nov 29 | 18.1-18.4 | Fluids at rest | ||
| Tu. | Nov 30 | no homework due | |||
| W | Dec 1 | 18.5-18.6 | Pressure, buoyancy, and fluids in motion | ||
| Th. | Dec 2 | HW1202 due 11:00pm | |||
| F | Dec 3 | 18.1-18.6 | Last class: finish fluids | ||
| W | Dec 8, Chapters 1-18 | Final Exam, 9a.m.-noon, Unique 56425 (11 a.m. class) | Final Exam, 2-5p.m., Unique 56420 (10 a.m. class) | ||