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Physics 40A

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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY Fall 2021 Physics 40A Sep. 23, 2021 General Physics – Mechanics Web page: https:/elearn.ucr.edu Instructor: Office Hours: OH Location:

Dr. Michael G. Anderson [email protected] W 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Th 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Physics 3013

Class Schedule: Lectures:

40A

T Th

2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.

Exams:

Tues., Oct. 19th

Final Exam:

Wednesday, Dec. 8th, 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Physics 2000

Tues., Nov. 16th Physics 2000

Final Examination: The final examination will cover all of the material in the course. Please check your final exam schedule and inform the instructor of any conflicts within the first two weeks of the quarter. Text:

Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 5th Edition, Pearson (ISBN 978-0-137-31949-7)

Prerequisites:

Math 9A or Math 9HA. Trigonometry, vectors, and calculus will be used in lectures, homework, and exams.

Help Is Available: The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is the central resource for academic support at UCR. All students are strongly encouraged to visit the ARC, which is staffed by professional and student employees who are well trained to provide academic support and dedicated to fostering academic excellence. Resources provided by the ARC include Tutoring, Supplemental Instruction, Study Skills Workshops, as well as several peer-mentoring programs. Staff work with all students, at all skill levels, in all stages of their undergraduate careers. Participating in these services is most useful to students when used pro-actively for academic enrichment. Visit arc.ucr.edu or call 951-827-3721 for more information about hours, location and the schedule of services. Acad. Integrity:

Please read “Academic Integrity Policies & Procedures” at: http://conduct.ucr.edu/policies/academicintegrity.html

Discussion:

Every week you will attend a discussion section to elaborate on the lecture material. During this time you will work in groups on problems meant to enhance the scope of the subject matter presented in lecture. Discussion section will be graded on participation more than accuracy of your results.

Physics 40A HW (Mastering):

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Homework will be assigned two times a week. Each assignment consists of ~4-6 problems, similar to the ones at the end of the chapters. You will use the on-line homework system, Mastering Physics, to complete the assignments. To access the system, register as a student by following the Mastering HW link on the left side in eLearn. It is important that you register through the eLearn site for this course by following the link on the left, instead of going directly to Pearson’s web site. This will ensure your access to the material for this course. If you purchased Mastering Physics for Physics 40A within the last two years, your access is still active. Just enter your Pearson login and password when registering, and the system should recognize your account without an additional payment. Assignments will be posted after each lecture under the “Assignments” link on the Mastering Physics home page, and these assignments should be completed by 11:59PM (in the evening) on the day they are due. There will be no extensions. The homework schedule is: Posted after Due at lecture: 11:59pm Tuesday Saturday Thursday Monday For the problems that require a numerical submission, an answer will be considered correct if it is within 1% of the actual solution. This means that you should enter your answers with 3 significant digits. After each submission, the system will tell you if it is correct. This gives you an opportunity to rework and resubmit the problem. You will have a few chances with a small penalty for each wrong attempt. A link at the top of each assignment explains the grading policy. If you have problems with your homework, there are several options for getting assistance. You can get help from either the TA or Instructor during their office hours, or you can get help from the Academic Resource Center.

Exams:

Exams will be given twice during the quarter (Oct. 19th and Nov. 16th). There will be no make-up exams.

Labs:

Labs will normally meet once a week. Your last lab meeting will consist of a Lab Skills Assessment. Check the Student Information Guide on eLearn to learn about how your Laboratory Score will be determined.

Poll Everywhere:

You have the opportunity to participate in lecture by utilizing Poll Everywhere. Every question given in lecture is worth 1 point given for answering correctly. Poll Everywhere will become a part of lecture beginning first day of class (Tuesday, Sept. 23rd).

Physics 40A PreLecture Reading:

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It is vital that you prepare before our lecture time in order to get the most out of the experience. Every lecture will have prelecture slides posted by the end of the previous lecture. We will have Poll Everywhere questions at the beginning of every lecture to ensure you are keeping up with the prelecture material.

Lecture Participation: Every lecture will consist of activities, which are designed to help you process the material. It is very important that you work with others when attempting these activities either to get or give help on understanding the concepts behind the activities. You will get full credit for reasonable attempting the activities, but you may lose points for not following directions or for making very little attempt at answering the questions. Your lowest day will be dropped. Grading Policy:

Exams Final Exam Poll Everywhere Lecture Participation Mastering Physics HW Laboratory Score Discussion Section

25% 30% 10% 5% 10% 10% 10%

(Two Exams) (Dropping five questions) (Dropping the lowest day)

Physics 40A

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PHYSICS 40A TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE Week Date

Topics

Lecture

0

Sep. 23

Th

Introduction

1A

1

Sep. 28 Sep. 30

T Th

Motion Diagrams Vectors

2A 3A

2

Oct. 5 Oct. 7

T Th

Projectile Motion Newton’s 1st and 2nd Laws

4A 5A

3

Oct. 12 Oct. 14

T Th

Forces & Dynamics Friction

5B 6A

4

Oct. 19 Oct. 21

T Th

Exam 1 (Chap. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6) Newton’s 3rd Law

7A

5

Oct. 26 Oct. 28

T Th

Multiple Objects Circular Motion

7B 8A

6

Nov. 2 Nov. 4

T Th

Kinetic Energy Potential Energy

9A 10A

7

Nov. 9 Nov. 11

T Th

Conservation of Energy UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY

10B

8

Nov. 16 Nov. 18

T Th

Exam 2 (Chap. 7, 8, 9, & 10) Impulse & Momentum

9

Nov. 23 Nov. 25

T Th

Conservation of Momentum UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY

11B

10

Nov. 30 Dec. 2

T Th

Static Equilibrium Class Review

12A

11A...