PH10702ElementaryPhysics1

Fall2015
Instructor
Dr.JenniferL.Poor
PhysicsOffice
GallahueHall(GH)205..........Phone:(317)9409222
LASDeansOffice(Mon.,Wed.,Fri.25p.m.,Tues.9a.m.noon,andThurs.11:30a.m.2:00p.m.)
JordanHall237.......................Phone:(317)9409604
Email:
jpoor@butler.edu
OfficeHours(GH205):
Tuesday 12p.m.1p.m.
Friday 11a.m.12p.m.
Iamalsogenerallyavailableatothertimes,butyoushouldmakeanappointmenttobe
sureI'llbeintheoffice.

CourseInformation
Lecture:
Recitation:
Labs:

Mon.,Wed.,Fri.
Thursday

10a.m.10:50a.m....................GH105
10a.m.10:50a.m....................GH105

Section02A,Instructor:Dr.Poor
o Thurs................................3p.m.4:50p.m.......GH212
Section02B,Instructor:Dr.ShannonLieb
o Tues..................................3p.m.4:50p.m.......GH212
Section02C,Instructor:Dr.Lieb
o Tues..................................5p.m.6:50p.m.......GH212

Credit

4.0SemesterHours
NOTE:PH107doesnotfulfilltheNaturalWorldrequirementoftheCoreonitsown
althoughitdoescounttowardtheeighthoursoflabscienceneededforanexemption.It
doesnotfulfilltheDivision4:NaturalSciencesrequirementoftheoldcore.

Prerequisite

Masteryofalgebraandtrigonometry.

Required
Materials

CollegePhysics,1stedition,Etkina,Gentile,andVanHeuvelen,2014Pearson.
MasteringPhysicsaccesscode(packagedwithbookinbookstore).Youwillneedto
registeryourselfforMasteringPhysicsat
http://www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com/northamerica/masteringphysics/.You
willneedourCourseIDwhichisPH107POORFALL2015.DoNotLoseYour
AccessCode.Itwillcost$66tobuyanewone.
College Physics Active Learning Guide, 1stedition,Etkina,Gentile,andVan
Heuvelen,2014Pearson.Thiscomespackagedwithyourtextbook.
RealTimePhysicsActiveLearningLaboratoriesModule1:Mechanics,David
R.Sokoloff,RonaldK.Thornton,andPriscillaW.Laws,2012Wiley.
Calculatorseparatefromyourphone

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OnReserve

IntheScienceLibraryinHolcomb202,youwillfindthefollowingonreserve:

Physics,FifthEdition,DouglasC.Giancoli,1998.

StudyGuidetoAccompanyPhysicsbyGiancoli,FifthEdition,JosephBoyle,
1998.ThishasworkedoutsolutionstoGiancoliproblemsandstudyguides.

CollegeAlgebraandTrigonometryandPrecalculus,SecondEdition,Lial,
Hornsby,andSchneider,2001.Note:theanswerstomostoftheproblemsareinthe
backofthebook.

CourseObjectives
Thiscoursetogetherwithitscontinuationcourse,PH108ElementaryPhysics2,aredesignedasasurvey
ofthefundamentaltopicsinclassicalphysicsbasically,thephysicsweknewbefore1900.
Understandingthesebasicsisstillfundamentalfordescribingmosteverydayphysicalphenomenaandis
alsoessentialforunderstandingmodernphysics.Inthisfirstsemesterofthesequence,thefocuswillbe
onthestudyofmacroscopicmotionfirstthroughkinematicsinoneandtwodimensionsthenthrough
Newtonslaws,conservationofmomentum,andconservationofenergy.Thesemethodsofanalyzing
motionwillthenbeappliedtorotationalmotion.WewillaimtocovertheintroductionandChapters
OnethroughSevenofthetextbook.Developmentofproblemsolvingskillswillbeemphasized
throughout.Competenceinusingalgebraandtrigonometrywillbenecessary.Thelaboratory
componentwillallowthestudenttoexperiencethephenomenadiscussedinlectureandwillstrengthen
theabilitiestoquantifyphysicalobservations.
StudentLearningOutcomesThegoalsforthiscoursecanbegroupedintothreebroadareas:
Thestudentshouldgainfactualknowledgeincludingtheterminologyusedtodescribemotion,
methodsforsolvingproblems,andhowtouseequationsthatdescribemotion.
ThestudentshouldlearnfundamentalprinciplesandtheorieswhichincludeNewtonslaws,
conservationofenergy,andconservationofmomentum.
Thestudentwilllearntoapplythoseprinciplesandproblemsolvingmethodstonovelsituations.

CoursePolicies
LecturesThelecturetimewillbeusedforyoutotestwhetheryouhaveunderstoodthematerialyou
havereadinthebook,todeepenyourunderstandingofconcepts,toapplythemtonewsituations,to
stimulatediscussion,tosolveproblems,andtoshowyouhowthingsfittogether.Notmuchtimewillbe
devotedtodefiningandexplainingbasicconceptsthatarecoveredinthebook;youwillbeexpectedto
gatherthatinformationfromyourreading.
ReadingQuizzesYouwillbeexpectedtohavereadthebasicdefinitionsandterminologyfromthebook
beforecomingtoclasssoyouarereadytoapplythemtophysicalsituationswhenyougetthere.To
encouragecarefulreading,frequentshortreadingquizzeswillbegivenatthebeginningofclass.The
quizzeswillcoverthereadingassignmentforthatdayandwillfocus,notontheconcepts(whichwillbe
clarifiedinlecture),butonmaterialintheassignmentthatcanbememorized.Note:itisexpectedthat
studentswillattimesandforgoodreasonsneedtomissclassandthusmisstheopportunitytotakea
readingquiz.Therefore,thelowesttwoquizgradeswillbedropped.Inaddition,studentscanmakeup
formissingquizzesbyattendingrecitationwhichisextracredit.Therearenomakeupreadingquizzes.

RoleofHomeworkandRecitationBeingabletoapplyphysicsconceptsandbeingabletosolve
problemsarenotmerelyamatterofmemorizingthedefinitionsandsymbolsoftheconceptswelearn,
althoughthoseareessential.Thoseskillsarelearnedthroughpracticebydoingconceptualand
numericalproblems.Thispracticecannotbeaccomplishedbylookingatthesolutionstoproblemsthat
someoneelsehasdone.Lookingatpreparedsolutionsdoesnotallowyourbraintogothroughthe
decisionmakingprocessesitwillneedwhenyouareanalyzingasituationbyyourself.Thepointisthat
youneedtopracticesortingthroughthewrongpathstotakeandfiguringoutwhythosearewrongpaths.
Thequestionsandproblemsyoudoforhomeworkandinrecitationaretheretohelpyougetthat
practice.Themoresituationsyouveappliedtheconceptstobyyourself,thegreateryourcomfortlevel
andsuccesswillbewhennewsituationsarethrownatyou.andthatisexactlywhatwillhappentoyou
onthetests.Thelectures,recitations,studytables,andIarealltheretohelpyoualongasyoupractice.
Alsotheanswerstotheoddproblemsareinthebackofthebook.
HomeworkHomeworkwillbeassignedforeachchapter.Typicallyeachassignmentwillbea
combinationofwrittenexercisesfromthetextbookandonlineexercisesfromMasteringPhysics.
Homeworkassignmentswillbegivenoutapproximatelyonceeveryweekortwoandwillhavesixorso
problemsand/orquestions.Theassignmentsforallchapterswillbeweightedequally.Studentsmay
discusstheassignmentswitheachother,butthesolutionshandedinmustbeeachstudentsownwork.
Copiedassignmentsorparaphrasingswillresultinazerogradeforallpartiesinvolved.Homework
assignmentswillbedueatthebeginningofclassontheduedateandwillnotbeacceptedlate.Thisis
firm.However,becauseattimesunforeseencircumstancesorillnessmaykeepyoufromhandinginan
assignmentorfromgettingtoclassontime,onehomeworkgradewillbedropped.Writtenassignments
mustbeneatlywrittenandallintermediatestepsandanyassumptionsmademustbeshownexplicitly.
Everyanswermustbejustifiedevenifthequestiondoesnotspecificallyaskforanexplanation.Thefull
solutionswillbepostedonMoodleaftertheassignmentisdue,andeachstudentwillhavethe
responsibilityforstudyingthesolutionsandaskingquestionsuntilheorsheunderstandsthosesolutions.
Opportunitiestoseetheproblemsworkedoutandtoaskquestionswillbeavailableduringofficehours,
studytables,andbyappointment.
RecitationDuringtherecitationperiod,studentswillformgroupsthatwillworkonquestionsand
problemsthatareassignedtothemfromtheEtkinaActiveLearningGuideandhandouts.Studentswill
receiveextracreditforattendingrecitationandparticipatinginthediscussions.Somequestionsonthe
testswillberelatedtothematerialdiscussedinrecitation.
StudyTablesAtwohourstudytablewillbeheldonceeachweek.TheywillbeheldinGallahueHall
228.Thetimeanddaywillbeannouncedinthefirstweekofthesemester.Studentsareencouragedto
attendandaskquestionsaboutclassmaterial,bookmaterial,recitationexercises,andproblems.
LaboratoryStudentswillberequiredtoattendweeklylabsessionsandturninaprelabassignment,a
labreport,andalabhomeworkassignmentforeachlab.Aseparatelabsyllabuswillbehandedoutwith
details.
TestsTherewillbethreetests.Theywillbeheldonthefollowingdates:
Wednesday,September30
Wednesday,November4
Wednesday,December2

Testswillconsistofconceptualquestionsandnumericalproblems.Theconceptualquestionsmaybe
inseveralformatsincludingmultiplechoice,rankings,orshortanswer.Sincephysicsisasubjectthat
buildsonitself,sometestquestionsmaydependonmaterialcoveredonpreviousexams.Amissed
examcanbemadeuponlywithdocumentedproofofanemergencysuchasaseriousillness(need
doctor'sletterexplainingseriousnessofillness)ordeathinthefamily(notefromfuneraldirector).Ifa
studentcannotattendanexamforanyreason,heorsheisexpectedtonotifymebeforetheexam.Leave
meavoicemailoremail;thestudentshouldleavecontactinformationwhereheorshecanbereached.
FinalExamAcomprehensivefinalexamwillbegivenonMonday,Dec.14,from8a.m.to11a.m.
Thepolicyformissingthefinalexamisthesameasforthetests.Ifastudentknowsheorshecannot
attendthefinalexamatthescheduledtimeduetoaconflict,thisclassshouldbedroppednow.The
examwillnotbegivenearlyperuniversitypolicy.
GradesThecoursegradewillbebrokendownasfollows:
LabReports....................................................12%
LabHomework..............................................12%
ThreeExams@12%each.............................36%
FinalExam.....................................................20%
Homework......................................................12%
ReadingQuizzes............................................8%
Recitation(ExtraCredit)................................2%
TOTAL:.........................................................102%
Thegradescaleinpercentagewillbeasfollows:
A......93100
B......8386
C......7376
A....9092
B.....8082
C.....7072
B+....8789
C+....7779
D+. . .6769

D......6366
D....6062
F......<60

Plagiarismwillnotbetoleratedandasingleincidentmayresultinfailureofthecourse.Pleasesee
https://www.butler.edu/student-handbook/academic-integrity for theuniversitypoliciesonacademic
integrity.
It is the policy and practice of Butler University to make reasonable accommodations for students with
properly documented disabilities. Written notification from Student Disability Services is required. If
you are eligible to receive an accommodation and would like to request it for this course, please discuss
it with me and allow one week advance notice. Otherwise, it is not guaranteed that the accommodation
can be received on a timely basis. Students who have questions about Student Disability Services or
who have, or think they may have, a disability (psychiatric, attentional, learning, vision, hearing,
physical, medical, etc.) are invited to contact Student Disability Services for a confidential discussion in
Jordan Hall 136 or by phone at (317)940-9308.