Welcome to Phys 001 Your professor: Dr Silvina Gatica Office: Thirkield Office Hours: MW 11:10 to 12:10 pm or by appointment Recitations: Dr. Kayode Ogungbemi: Office: Thirkield Office Hours: TBA Lab: Dr. A. Thorpe and TAs Office: Thirkield Office Hours: TBA be sure you have the contact information of your LAB TA!

Course Description: Algebra-based Lecture- laboratory-recitation course that deals with mechanics, waves and thermodynamics. Pre-Requisites: Knowledge of algebra, geometry and trigonometry.

you have class every day! Lectures: MWF 10:10 AM to 11 AM, room 300 TKH Recitations: Tuesdays or Thursdays Sec. 03 (CRN# 82751) T 10:10 AM to 12, room 300 Sec. 04 (CRN# 84894) R: 10:10 AM to 12, room 300 Sec. 05 (CRN# 82752) T: 3:10 to 5PM, room 300 Sec. 06 (CRN# 80700) R: 3:10 to 5PM, room 300 Lab: Tuesdays or Thursdays Sec. 03 (CRN# 82751) R 10:10 AM to 12, room 305 Sec. 04 (CRN# 84894) T: 10:10 AM to 12, room 305 Sec. 05 (CRN# 82752) R: 3:10 to 5PM, room 305 Sec. 06 (CRN# 80700) T: 3:10 to 5PM, room 305

Don’t be late for class! All students are expected to attend classes regularly and promptly. Students who are absent from class or lab are responsible for the entire work of the course. It is the responsibility of students to find out about announcements given in class.

BOOK Requirements: Text: Physics, by Cutnell & Johnson 8th edition vol. 1, Ed. John Wiley Supplemental material may be added later. (WileyPlus is NOT required)

How to learn physics Read, listen Practice Do the homework!

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HOMEWORK Every week. The first homework: August 27. Homework will be assigned and graded through WebAssign. All students are required to register with WebAssign*. Homework problems must be worked out on paper and then answers entered through WebAssign. The work done must be kept in a notebook and brought to Recitations where it may be requested by the instructor. Each homework assignment will have its own due date posted on WebAssign. In general, a week or so will be given for each assignment, with perhaps only short assignments given 5 days. No late homework is accepted and no extensions will be granted. Missing homework counts as zero points.

QUIZZES There will be short quizzes given in the recitations based on the topics and examples discussed in class, the reading assignments and the homework problems. NO MAKE UP QUIZZES WILL BE GIVEN. A student that is absent in recitation gets zero points in the Quiz.

Writing assignments At the end of the lectures students may be asked to write a short paragraph related to the material discussed in class.

Exams There will be three Midterm exams (the best two scores will count) and a Final exam. Each midterm exam will consist of 3 or 4 problems (homework style). The Final exam will consist of a set of questions. Tentative dates (to be confirmed): Sep :10-11AM (Midterm 1) Oct :10-11AM (Midterm 2) Nov :10-11AM (Midterm 3) Dec. 6 (Final). Make-up for exams will NOT be given.

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web Internet: Part of the material of the course will be web- based. All students are required to have access to the internet and register in Blackboard and WebAssign All students have access to computers in the iLAB ( bs.htm).

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