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General information for Physics 251, Fall 2007
Class schedule:
Lecture
MWF 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. LD 010
Recitation
T R 12:00 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. LD 010
Laboratory
W 1:00 p.m. -
2:50 p.m. LD 011 (Nbr 3781)
R 2:00 p.m. -
3:50 p.m. LD 011 (Nbr 3782)
Website:
This web site is an important method for communication among faculty
and students in 251. The URL for the home page is
http://webphysics.iupui.edu/251/251f06/phys251home.html.
The site can also be reached conveniently through
http://webphysics.iupui.edu/introphysics.
In addition to basic information, the web site includes access to all assignments
and schedules, the course objectives page, a course bulletin board, and
instructor contact information.
Lecturer & Course Instructor:
Andrew J. Rader
Office: LD 156D
Office
Hrs: M W 11:00 - 11:50 a.m and by appointment.
Phone:
278-6903
Email:
ajrader@iupui.edu
Recitation Instructors:
B.D. Nageswara Rao
Office: LD 156L
Office Hrs: TBA
Phone:
274-6897
Email:
brao@iupui.edu
Marcos Betancourt
Office:
LD 156J
Office
Hrs: TBA
Phone:
278-6910
Email:
mrbetanc@iupui.edu
Chang-Hua Zhang
Office:
LD 156V
Office
Hrs: MW 4-5pm
Phone:
274-8497
Email:
chhzhang@indiana.edu
Graduate Mentors:
Jordan Siemon jsiemon@iupui.edu
Farbod Shafiei fshafiei@iupui.edu
Lab
Instructors:
Yu Ding
ding2@iupui.edu
 (W 1:00 - 2:50 p.m.) LD011 class Nbr 3781 section 0101
Xia Wei
xiawei@iupui.edu
 (R 2:00 - 3:50 p.m.) LD011 class Nbr 3782 section 0102
Other
Instructors:
Han Paik
Text:
UNIVERSITY PHYSICS, 11th edition: Young and Freedman, Addison-Wesley (2004).
Prerequisites:
PHYS 152, MATH 164. Co-registration in Math 261 is encouraged.
The ability to use algebra, trigonometry and calculus is essential.
Organization:
There are three lectures, two recitations, and one laboratory per week.
Most of the submissions for this course are done electronically. The web site
can be reached from
http://webphysics.iupui.edu/introphysics.
Click on the link to Phys251 for the course home page. The Course Information
link takes you to this page. Check out all the buttons to see what they do.
Writing:
You will have to do a little amount of writing in this course. You will
write one full lab report and write text responses to questions in lab each
week. Some of the WarmUp Exercises require written answers
as well. In all written assignments, you should write as if you were writing
a technical memo in a business situation. Please see the
writing page for more information
Tests:
All 251 tests will be closed book. No notes or study materials of any kind
will be permitted. However a formula sheet will be provided for use on the test.
This formula sheet will be available approximately one week before the test.
Only basic scientific calculators may be used.
Graphing calculators, calculators that are capable
of storing significant quantities of text,
calculators that can manipulate symbolic
expressions, and calculators with infrared
communications capability are not permitted. If you
are unsure about a calculator you plan to use,
please check with the instructor. PDAs and small
computers are also prohibited.
No makeup tests will be given. If you must miss
a test, please contact the lecturer or the physics
department office (274-6900) before the test, or as
soon after as is possible. You will receive credit for that test
equal to your average score on the other two tests.
If you miss a second test, you will be given no
credit unless you provide a legitimate documented excuse.
Assignments:
Homework assignments are due
before every recitation by 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Homework is handled by a server at the University of Texas. First,
you must create an electronic ID (EID).
Go to
https://hw.utexas.edu/bur/studentGuestEID.html
and follow the step-by-step directions. Once you have successfully
created your UT EID, then go to the Homework
Service URL https://hw.utexas.edu/
-- Please note the 's' on https and the trailing '/'.
After the UT EID login, you should be directed to your
personalized 'chooseClass' page. Use the 'Register
as a student' link to register in Physics 251.
Our course UT EID is '73783'. Then, for each homework assignment, go to
https://hw.utexas.edu/,
login, and do the current assignment.
Every assignment is graded on a 0 to 50 point basis by the UT server. This score
will be rescaled for your 251 homework grade.
From the Assignments page you can access a homework set with
numerical solutions. These sets are there for you to check your
procedure. Also you must read the
instructions which
contains important information about how the UT server grades your submittals.
Attendance and working on whiteboard problems at each recitation
gives you an additional 0.5 points per homework, for
a total of 5.5 points per recitation.
There is a link to the UT server in the navigation bar on all
of the 251 pages.
Warm-Up Exercises are due before lectures by 9
A.M. on days they are due. The list of WarmUps is available
through this web site.
They are worth 4 points each; partial credit is given. The
Warm-Up Exercises
have the following objectives:
- They introduce you to the new material, and
get you started thinking about important
topics
- They help you get motivated to stay caught up
in the reading
- Your answers give me a sense of what topics require the most stress during class
- They give us a few common "talking points" to
refer to in class
- They encourage you to put your ideas about
the material into words, a process that often
helps you clarify your thoughts
- They give you a little practice with your
writing skills
Grading:
There are a few basic policies for this courses. Check with the instructor if
any of these policies are unclear.
- A departmental policy for this class is that each student must obtain
a minimum of 50 % of the possible examination points. Therefore
one must have a total of at least 250 (out of 500) points on the three
hour tests and the final exam combined in order to pass the course.
Other credit cannot be used to supplement the test scores.
- Attendance in the lab is mandatory. An unexcused absence results in an F
for the course. Contact your instructor if you
must miss a lab.
- There is a single grade for the course
determined by test scores and performance in
laboratory and recitation.
- A total of 1000 points are available:
Three one-hour tests (100 points each) |
300 points |
Comprehensive Final Exam (two hours) |
200 points |
Recitation and Homework |
200 points |
WarmUps |
100 points |
Laboratory |
200 points |
TOTAL |
1000 points |
Cutoffs:
At the end of the semester, the following grade
cutoffs are guaranteed. These cutoffs may be
lowered at the discretion of the faculty, but we
promise that they will not be raised.
910 : |
A- |
800 : |
B- |
680 : |
C- |
540 : |
D- |
Withdrawal:
Withdrawal policy is the same as for most other
IUPUI courses. Students may withdraw from the
course up to the halfway point in the semester with
just their advisor's signature. For the third
quarter of the semester, the signatures of he
advisor and the instructor are required. During
this third quarter, students wishing to withdraw
from 251 will be given a W (rather than an F)
regardless of their performance to that point.
Students should check with the
registrar
or the School of Science to determine the exact dates
affecting withdrawal.
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