Physics 214: The Nature of PhysicsSpring 2004

Lecturer:Professor D. Koltick

Office:Room 335 Physics Building

Phone:494-5557

Email:Koltick@purdue.edu

Web:http://koltick.physics.purdue.edu/

Office Hours:Right after class

Textbook:The Physics of Everyday Phenomena: A Conceptual Introduction to Physics (Fourth Edition) by W. Thomas Griffith (MacGraw-Hill).

Fundamental goal of this course:

To understand the physical world around us.

Topics:

falling bodies projectiles, satellites gravity energy, momentum heat, temperature electricity & magnetism waves

light optics atoms nuclei relativity

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INFORMATION:

Check Course web page for homework and reading assignments :

http://koltick.physics.purdue.edu/phys214/physics214.html

Powerpoint Lecture Notes Assignments, schedules, policies

HELP:

Ask Questions in Class. If you have a question most likely others have the same question. Physics Help Center. Room 237 Physics Building. Discuss with other students in the class.

The distribution of final grades?

If you do average work, you will probably get a C.

I would like to give all As and Bs

Everyone can get an A if all the material is learned!

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Final Grade

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PHYS 214 Grades in Fall 2002

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SessionDayDateTopicReadingCHIP Reading QuizCHIP Homework

1Mon24-Aug1 Scientific Method

2Wed26-Aug2 Velocity2.1-2.3RQ 1

3Fri28-Aug2 acceleration2.4-2.5RQ 2Ch2 2,4,6

Labor DayMon31-Aug

4Wed2-Sep3 falling bodies3.1-3.3RQ 3Ch2 12,14,17; CP2

5Fri4-Sep3 projectiles3.4-3.5RQ 4Ch3 1,2,3,5,7

6Mon7-Sep4 Newton: First Law4.1-4.2RQ 5Ch3 11,12,14,CP5

7Wed9-Sep4 Second law4.3-4.4RQ 6Ch4 2,3,5, CP1

8Fri11-Sep4 Third Law4.5RQ 7Ch4 7,8,11,CP2

9Mon14-SepReviewCh4 16,CP5,CP6

10Wed16-SepExam I

11Fri18-Sep5 circular motion5.1-5.3RQ 8

12Mon21-Sep5 Gravitation5.4-5.5RQ 9Ch5 2,4,6,8

13Wed23-Sep6 KE & PE6.1-6.3RQ 10Ch5 10,11,12,13

14Fri25-Sep6 Cons of energy6.4-6.5RQ 11Ch6 1,4,6,7

15Mon28-Sep7 momentum7.1-7.3RQ 12Ch6 12,13,14,16

16Wed30-Sep7 collisions7.4-7.5RQ 13Ch7 1,3,4,7,12

17Fri2-Oct8 Torque8.1-8.3RQ 14Ch7 14,15,CP3

18Mon5-Oct8 Angular momentum8.4-8.5RQ 15Ch8 3,4,5,8,9

19Wed7-Oct9 Pressure, Archimedes9.1-9.3RQ 16Ch8 12,13,14,18

20Fri9-Oct10 Temp & heat10.1-10.3RQ 17Ch9 2,7,10,11,13

October BreakMon12-Oct

21Wed14-Oct10 First Law Thermo.10.4-10.5RQ 18Ch10 4,8,10,CP3

22Fri16-Oct11 Second law11.1-11.2RQ 19Ch10 13,14,17,CP5

23Mon19-OctReviewCh11 1,2,3,4

24Wed21-OctExam II

25Fri23-Oct12 Electrostatics12.1-12.3RQ 20

26Mon26-Oct12 Electric field12.4-12.5RQ 21Ch12 1,2,3,4,6

27Wed28-Oct13 current13.1-13.3RQ 22Ch12 10,11,12,15,16

28Fri30-Oct13 series & parallel13.4-13.5RQ 23Ch13 2,4,6,8

29Mon2-Nov14 magnets14.1-14.3RQ 24Ch13 9,10,11,12,CP1

30Wed4-Nov14 induction14.4-14.5RQ 25Ch14 2,3,6

31Fri6-Nov15 waves15.1-15.3RQ 26Ch14 9,11,CP3

32Mon9-Nov15 doppler, music15.4-15.5RQ 27Ch15 3,4,6,7

33Wed11-Nov16 color16.1-16.3RQ 28Ch15 9,15,16,17

34Fri13-Nov16 interference16.4-16.5RQ 29Ch16 1,2,5,6

35Mon16-NovReviewCh16 9,10,CP1

36Wed18-NovExam III

37Fri20-Nov18 atoms18.1-18.3RQ 30

38Mon23-Nov18 Bohr model18.4-18.5RQ 31Ch18 1,2,4,5

ThanksgivingWed25-Nov

ThanksgivingFri27-Nov

39Mon30-Nov19 nuclear reactions19.1-19.2RQ 32Ch18 12,CP4

40Wed2-Dec19 fission19.3-19.4RQ 33Ch19 3,4,7,8

41Fri4-Dec19 fusion, bombs19.5RQ 34Ch19 6,11,CP2

42Mon7-Dec20 special relativity20.1-10.3RQ 35Ch19 12,CP3

43Wed9-Dec20 general relativity20.4-20.5RQ 36Ch20 5,9,CP4

44Fri11-Decspecial topics

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Final Grade

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PHYS 214 Grades in Fall 2002

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Grading Procedures

Your final grades will be determined by five different components:

Evening Exams (3)300Final Exam200CHIP Homework100Reading Quizzes50Lecture Quizzes50TOTAL700

C. CHIP Homework

Homework problems are assigned for every lecture day of the semester. The problems are taken from the Exercises section at the end of each chapter, as well as a few from the Challenge Problems sections. The assignments are listed on the PHYS 214 web pages under Problem Sets.

These homework assignments must be done using the CHIP web-based system. You must connect to the CHIP homepage for PHYS 214, using a standard browser. Instructions can be found via the link to CHIP on the PHYS 214 web page.

C. CHIP Homework, cont.

Each problem will initially be awarded 10 points. You can make five attempts to get the correct answer. That is, you will be notified if the answer you submit is incorrect, and you can resubmit your answer for a total of five attempts without penalty. To get full credit, the solution must be submitted by 7:30 am on the due date. Half credit will be awarded to late solutions submitted within a week of the deadline; no credit will be awarded past that date.

At the end of the semester, the final homework grade will be normalized so that a perfect score would be 100 points. That is, your homework score is equivalent in weight to one evening exam.

D. CHIP Reading Quizzes (Pre-Lecture Quizzes)

You must also log in to CHIP and take a Pre-Lecture Quiz before each lecture. This will be a single, multiple choice question based on the posted reading assignment for that day. You can take this quiz only during the two days preceding the lecture. You have only one attempt, and will have only five minutes to submit an answer. You should read the assigned material carefully before taking the reading quiz.

Reading quiz scores will be normalized at the end of the semester to make a maximum score equal to 50 points. This is equal to half of one exam, and is more than enough to raise or lower a students final grade. Having read the assigned material is essential for the discussions and lecture quiz for each lecture.

E. Lecture Quizzes

Lecture quizzes be taken with the Audience Response System in Room 112. These questions are designed to test your understanding of the material, to stimulate discussion with your fellow students, and give you an opportunity to improve your understanding of the underlying physical principles. After you have answered a question, you may be asked to defend your answer to your neighbors, or to decide that perhaps they had a better answer. You would then be quizzed again on the same question. These will also be worth 50 points towards your final grade. Answers will be weighted so that some credit is earned for incorrect answers also, rewarding all who attend and participate and penalizing those who do not.

How to use CHIP (see Handout)

go to CHIP web site for PHYS 214 After clicking on Homework enter: USER NAME first 4 letters of last name, last 4 numbers of SSN: char5432 PASSWORD 214mn, where mn are the 4th and 5th digits of SSN.

Follow instructions in handout for changing your password (highly recommended)

Active Learning & the Audience Response System (ARS)

Research: Lecturing/passive listening does not work well.

Active engagement is needed: Observe phenomena, discuss and defend your answers to quiz questions.

Lecture DemonstrationsLecture Quizzes

This can only work if you are prepared, by reading the assigned material in advance. You MUST do the reading assignments!

Penalty for this system: less material can be covered in class. You will have homework problems and exam questions on material from the reading, that may not have been discussed in class.

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