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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA School of Physics & Astronomy Physics 1301W.200 – Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I (Fall 2017) Instructor: Vuk Mandic Office: 328 PAN Phone: 612-624-6844 E-Mail: not an effective communication tool for this class. Please approach me after lecture or come to office hours. Office Hours: M 2:30-3:30pm and W 10-11am in 328 Physics and Nanotechnology (PAN) building. Please try to come at the beginning of the office hours if you need help with a number of problems. Class Times and Place: Lecture: M Tu W 9:05–9:55 in Tate B50. Fridays (9:05–9:55) will be reserved for quizzes and for occasional make up lectures. Quizzes: will take place on the following Fridays: September 29, October 20, November 10, and December 1, 9:05–9:55. Rooms will be split by last names: go to Tate B50 if your last name begins with A-Lim, otherwise go to Fraser 101 (i.e. if your last name begins with Liu-Z). Final exam: Scheduled for December 16th from 6:30-9:30pm. The common final make up exam is on December 18th from 8-11am. The sign up form for the physics make up final is here: https://goo.gl/forms/DPDR7yZaeFgRbknQ2 . Students will need to be logged in to their UMN email to access the form. Students must sign up two weeks before the end of the semester (by November 29th) for the make up final. Signing up does not guarantee that students will be allowed to take the make up final. They must have a University approved absence (three finals in one day, finals overlap, or another University approved conflict). For all quizzes you will be allowed to prepare and use one (8.5 in x 11 in) crib sheet (2 pages), as well as one (nonprogrammable) calculator. Required Materials (available at the bookstore): Textbook: Eric Mazur, Principles of Physics, First Edition, Volume 1, Chapters 1-13, 15. Access code for MasteringPhysics (bundled with textbook at the university bookstore). The course ID is MANDIC30115. An iClicker 2. Quadrille-ruled, hardbound laboratory notebook. Free download of Lab Manual from class website. Class Webpage (go to http://www.physics.umn.edu/classes/ and choose 1301W.200): Please visit the class webpage regularly for official announcements regarding lectures, lab, homework, quizzes, and the final exam. Solutions to the quizzes will be posted here after they are graded. You must log in using your University X.500 Username and password. Responsibilities: The University of Minnesota assumes that all students enroll in its programs with a serious learning purpose and expects them to be responsible individuals who demand of themselves high standards of honesty and personal conduct. All students are expected to behave at all times with respect and courtesy toward their fellow students and instructors, and are expected to have the highest standards of honesty and integrity in their academic performance. Any behavior which disrupts the classroom 1

learning environment or any attempt to present work that the student has not actually prepared as their own work, or to pass an examination by improper means, is regarded as a serious offense which may result in the expulsion of the student from the University. The minimum penalty for such an offense is a failing grade for this course. Aiding and abetting the above behavior is also considered a serious offense resulting in equally severe penalties. Open-Door Policy: If any difficulties or problems arise in this course that interfere in any way with your learning or optimum performance, please contact the instructor or your TAs. We will do our best to deal with problems promptly and effectively. Discussion Sections and Laboratories: Sec. 202 204 206 208 210 214 220 222 224 226 228 230 232

Dis. time 8:00am-8:50am 8:00am-8:50am 8:00am-8:50am 8:00am-8:50am 8:00am-8:50am 8:00am-8:50am 9:05am-9:55am 9:05am-9:55am 9:05am-9:55am 9:05am-9:55am 9:05am-9:55am 9:05am-9:55am 9:05am-9:55am

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Room Amund 162 Amund 120 Ford B80 Kolth 135 Kolth 137 Tate B85 Kolth 135 Blegen 140 Tate 120 Folwel 116 Ford 155 Blegen 230 Vin 313

Sec. 203 205 207 209 211 215 221 223 225 227 229 231 233

Lab. time 12:20pm-02:15pm M 11:15am-01:10pm T 03:35pm-05:30pm T 04:40pm-06:35pm T 11:15am-01:10pm W 01:25pm-03:20pm W 02:30pm-04:25pm W 04:40pm-06:35pm W 12:20pm-02:15pm TH 12:20pm-02:15pm TH 01:25pm-03:20pm TH 04:40pm-06:35pm M 03:35pm-05:30pm TH

Room B26 B63 B63 B25 B25 B26 B25 B63 B61 B26 B63 B26 B25

TA Ziyan (Kate) Yang Peter Stoeckl Jacob Ritz Rohith Saradhy Nick Mast Chi-Huei (Kelly) Lin Rohith Saradhy Chi-Huei (Kelly) Lin Peter Stoeckl Jacob Ritz Ziyan (Kate) Yang Dmitry Chichinadze Nick Mast

TA Office Hours in Tate B25: TA E-mail Ziyan (Kate) Yang [email protected] Peter Stoeckl [email protected] Jacob Ritz [email protected] Rohith Saradhy [email protected] Nicholas Mast [email protected] Chi-Huei (Kelly) Lin [email protected] Dmitry Chichinadze [email protected]

Office hours MW 10:10am W 12:20pm T 11:15am, Th 4:40pm T 2:30pm, W 5:45pm see below Th 1:25pm T 4:40pm

In addition, the lead TA Nick Mast will hold office hours on F9-10am in Tate B50 (except when we have an exam). Note that this is just before the homeworks are due. The Class: This is the first semester of a two-semester introductory course in physics for science and engineering students. We will study Mechanics and Dynamics. The reason that your major requires you to take this course is to prepare you for work in your chosen field by: • Having a solid understanding of how the real world works based on a very small number of fundamental principles of physics. 2

• Being able to solve complex problems by applying the fundamental principles of physics both qualitatively and quantitatively. • Being able to decide on the applicability of principles and techniques. • Communicating technical information in an organized and intelligible manner. The pace of this course should allow you to understand the material in depth, but it does move right along. Don’t fall behind! It is extremely difficult to catch up and the longer you leave it the harder it gets. While parts of the material may seem rather abstract and mathematical, the best ways to counteract that is to actively participate from day one by thoroughly reading the textbook and the lab manual, by doing as many problems from the textbook as you can (think about the physics needed for those that you do not explicitly solve), and by making sure to get all your questions answered during office hours. We will require that you always use and communicate a logical and organized problem solving technique. What you get out of the course will depend on the productive effort and quality time you put into it; all the help you need is readily available! How to do well in this course: • Come to class regularly. • Read/scan the relevant chapter before coming to class, and re-read it closely after the class. • Participate actively and be involved in class and discussion/lab sections. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, even if you think they are ”stupid” - chances are, many others in the class will have the same question, so this will benefit them as well. It is by asking questions that we truly learn! • Do the problems, as many as possible. This is by far the best way to learn the material in this course! • Keep up, don’t fall behind! We will move quickly through various topics, so it is critical that you keep up with reading and with homework problems. • Do not approach the course through memorization: it is much more important to understand underlying concepts than to memorize various formulae! Laboratory: Because this course satisfies University requirements as a laboratory science class and as a writing intensive course, you must pass the laboratory (60% or more of the maximum possible points) to receive a passing grade in the course; note that your use of English and your grammar are important. The laboratory grade will be based on the demonstration of a well-organized and correctly-written technical communication of the physics concepts of this course in your laboratory journal and reports, well-thought-out predictions brought to class, and collaborative skills as evidenced by effective group work. 60% of your laboratory grade will be determined by laboratory reports (a total of 4, each for a different topic). The specific part of the laboratory for which you will write a report will be assigned to you by your TA at the end of the relevant laboratory topic. Reports should be about 4 typed pages (use of a word processor is encouraged and such facilities are supplied by the University) including all necessary predictions, graphs, data tables, and calculations. Reports must be given to your TA for grading within 1 week after they are assigned. Late reports will not be accepted. Graded reports 3

will be returned to you no later than your next laboratory meeting. For the first lab only, and with TA’s permission only, the report may be revised to achieve a higher grade. If a revised report is allowed, it must be given to your TA within 1 week. The remaining 40% of your laboratory grade will come from maintaining a legible and complete logbook, including answering the warm-up questions. Your TA will review your logbook every week and assign a grade. Lateness by more than 10 minutes will result in zero logbook score for that day. Further details about the laboratory grading will be announced in the lab. Your TA will assign the lab problems a week ahead of time (they are also listed in the schedule in this document). All the laboratory problems have sections called Warm-up Questions. You are required to turn in the answers to these sections to your TA at least one day before the laboratory takes place. No one will be allowed to participate in the laboratory unless they have turned in their solutions to warm up questions on time. Since the laboratory involves teamwork, no laboratory makeup will be allowed except in situations officially recognized by the University. In that case, the laboratory work must be made up by arrangement with your TA before your next scheduled laboratory period. In–class response: On average, you will be asked one multiple choice question per lecture, to be answered with the electronic response system. Answering will give one point. Answering correctly will give two points. You are allowed to miss (not answer) 20% of the questions. In many cases, it will be a simple question on something which has just been explained on the same day. This is a way to reward your active participation to the lecture! The student responder (iClicker 2) shall be acquired at the bookstore. Quizzes: Four quizzes will be given on the Fridays specified at the beginning of this syllabus. These quizzes will usually consist of 2 problems together with five multiple choice questions and this will count for 75% of the quiz score. The remaining 25% of the score will come from a problem solved collaboratively by your group in the discussion session the day before (all group members get the same group score). (Note 10 minute rule: – if you arrive for the discussion session quiz more than 10 minutes late you cannot join your group and will have to do the quiz by yourself.) Those participating in discussion session during the preceding: 2 weeks – full group score; one week – half score; zero weeks zero score. We hope to return quizzes during the discussion session the following week. Solutions will be posted on the class webpage. Homework: Homework problems will be assigned each Friday via MasteringPhysics and will be due the following Friday. They will be graded and will count for 10% of the overall grade. You are strongly encouraged to work on the problems from the textbook, as many as possible - solving problems is by far the best way to learn the material in this course. You are encouraged to approach TAs or the instructor if you need help with solving problems. Peer-Assisted Learning sessions: • Every Thursday, 3:35-4:25, classroom Lind H 203. • Begins September 14. No need to sign up. Just come! • Led by a trained, experienced undergraduate PAL facilitator. 4

• Reinforce lecture and text material through small group work with other motivated peers. • Focus on course concepts. • Practice solving problems. • Meet classmates in an informal learning environment. • Efficient way to get in study time. • Research shows consistent participation in PAL (10 or more times) can improve grades by a half to a whole letter. Grade: The course grade will be determined from the various components of the course in the following way: • The laboratory will count for 20%. Remember, your laboratory score must be higher than 60% in order to pass the course. • The homeworks will count for 10%. • The in-class response will count for 5%. • Each quiz will count for 10%. • The total grade will then be determined as the maximum over the following 5 possibilities: 1. Four quizzes at 10% each and final at 25%. 2. Three quizzes at 10% each and final at 35%. 3. Two quizzes at 10% each and final at 45%. 4. One quiz at 10% and final at 55%. 5. Zero quizzes and final at 65%. This grading scheme allows you to not count a quiz that you missed or a quiz on which you did not perform well toward your final grade. The scheme also allows you not to take any quizzes and base your final grade heavily on the final exam - you are strongly encouraged to take the quizzes regularly, this is the best way to ensure your good progress in the class. The letter grade for the course will be assigned according to the following approximate scale: A, A− (83–100), B+ , B, B− (68–82), C+ , C, C− (50–67), D+ , D, D− (40–49), F (below 40 or a lab grade below 60%). The exact dividing lines will be determined later. Tentative Schedule, Fall 2017:

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Week 1 (9/5–8) 2 (9/11–15) 3 (9/18–22) 4 (9/25–29) 5 (10/2–6) 6 (10/9–13) 7 (10/16–20) 8 (10/23–27) 9 (10/30–11/3) 10 (11/6–10) 11 (11/13–17) 12 (11/20–24) 13 (11/27–12/1) 14 (12/4–8) 15 (12/11–13)

Topic Foundations 1D Motion Momentum Energy, Rel. Interactions Force Work 2D Motion 2D Motion Rotations Torque Static Equil. Gravity Oscillations Special Topics

Ch. 1 2, 3 4 5,6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 15

Lab Organizational Lab I: 1a, 1b Lab I: 5, 8 Lab II: 1, 2 Lab II: 3, 4 Lab III: 1, 6 Lab II: 7, 8 No Lab Lab III: 2; Lab IV: 1 Lab III: 3, 4, 5 Lab IV: 3, 4; Lab V: 1 No Lab (Thx) Lab VI: 1, 4 Lab VII: 1, 3, 4 FCI

Lab Report Quiz Assigned Due 9/29 Returned Revised Due Assigned 10/20 Due Returned Assigned 11/10 Due Returned Assigned 12/1 Due Returned

DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES ATHLETES must provide their official University of Minnesota athletic letter containing the approved competition schedule to their instructor and the staff in office 148. Away exams will be arranged with the athletic adviser traveling with the team. Accommodations will be made for official university sports only (i.e. no accommodations will be made for intramurals, club sports, etc.) DISABILITY SERVICES: If you have accommodations for this course, please provide the staff in office 148 with a copy of your accommodation letter for the current semester. Exams will be arranged according to accommodations and sent to the testing center for administration. MANDATORY POLICY INFORMATION: Student Conduct Code The University seeks an environment that promotes academic achievement and integrity, that is protective of free inquiry, and that serves the educational mission of the University. Similarly, the University seeks a community that is free from violence, threats, and intimidation; that is respectful of the rights, opportunities, and welfare of students, faculty, staff, and guests of the University; and that does not threaten the physical or mental health or safety of members of the University community. As a student at the University you are expected adhere to Board of Regents Policy: Student Conduct Code. To review the Student Conduct Code, please see: http://www1.umn.edu/regents/policies/academic/Student Conduct Code.html. Note that the conduct code specifically addresses disruptive classroom conduct, which means ”engaging in behavior that substantially or repeatedly interrupts either the instructor’s ability to teach or student learning. The classroom extends to any setting where a student is engaged in work toward academic credit or satisfaction of program-based requirements or related activities.” Scholastic Dishonesty You are expected to do your own academic work and cite sources as necessary. Failing to do so is scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty means plagiarizing; cheating on assignments or examinations; engaging in unauthorized collaboration on academic work; taking, acquiring, or using test materials without faculty permission; submitting false or incomplete records of academic achievement; acting alone or in cooperation with another to falsify records or to obtain dishonestly grades, honors, awards, or professional endorsement; altering, forging, or misusing a University academic 6

record; or fabricating or falsifying data, research procedures, or data analysis. (Student Conduct Code: http://www1.umn.edu/regents/policies/academic/Student Conduct Code.html) If it is determined that a student has cheated, he or she may be given an ”F” or an ”N” for the course, and may face additional sanctions from the University. For additional information, please see: http://policy.umn.edu/Policies/Education/Education/INSTRUCTORRESP.html. The Office for Student Conduct and Academic Integrity has compiled a useful list of Frequently Asked Questions pertaining to scholastic dishonesty: http://www1.umn.edu/oscai/integrity/student/index.html. If you have additional questions, please clarify with your instructor for the course. Your instructor can respond to your specific questions regarding what would constitute scholastic dishonesty in the context of a particular class-e.g., whether collaboration on assignments is permitted, requirements and methods for citing sources, if electronic aids are permitted or prohibited during an exam. Disability Accommodations The University is committed to providing quality education to all students regardless of ability. Determining appropriate disability accommodations is a collaborative process. You as a student must register with Disability Services and provide documentation of your disability. The course instructor must provide information regarding a course’s content, methods, and essential components. The combination of this information will be used by Disability Services to determine appropriate accommodations for a particular student in a particular course. For more information, please reference Disability Services: http://ds.umn.edu/student-services.html. Use of Personal Electronic Devices in the Classroom Using personal electronic devices in the classroom setting can hinder instruction and learning, not only for the student using the device but also for other students in the class. To this end, the University establishes the right of each faculty member to determine if and how personal electronic devices are allowed to be used in the classroom. For complete information, please reference: http://policy.umn.edu/Policies/Education/Education/CLASSROOMPED.html. Makeup Work for Legitimate Absences Students will not be penalized for absence during the semester due to unavoidable or legitimate circumstances. Such circumstances include verified illness, participation in intercollegiate athletic events, subpoenas, jury duty, military service, bereavement, and religious observances. Such circumstances do not include voting in local, state, or national elections. For complete information, please see: http://policy.umn.edu/Policies/Education/Education/MAKEUPWORK.html. Appropriate Student Use of Class Notes and Course Materials Taking notes is a means of recording information but more importantly of personally absorbing and integrating the educational experience. However, broadly disseminating class notes beyond the classroom community or accepting compensation for taking and distributing classroom notes undermines instructor interests in their intellectual work product while not substantially furthe...