Physics 121 - Fall 2007 - Sections 007 & 009
Electricity & Magnetism
Lecture: Wednesdays, 11:30 am - 12:55 pm, Tiernan Hall, Lecture Hall 1
Recitation: Mondays, 10:00 pm - 11:25 pm (Section 007) & 1:00 pm - 2:25 pm (Section 009), Tiernan Hall, Room 105
| Announcements: Here are copies for printing of the rules UTexas Course Number for Dale Gary, Section 007, is 99756 Office Hours for Dale Gary: 2:30-5:00 pm, Mondays, in 101 Tiernan Exam 1 Grades |
Course Material
Course Material: Fundamentals of Physics, Part 3, Seventh Edition, by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker (Wiley).
Physics Laboratory Manual. The lab manual (Physics Laboratory Manual I & II) has to be purchased at the bookstore. The laboratory schedule can be found here.
The laboratory course, PHYS 121A, must be taken concurrently with PHYS 121. The student must register for both the lecture/recitation and the lab course. Withdrawal from either course will cause a simultaneous withdrawal from both courses.
Attendance: Attendance at lectures and recitation classes is mandatory. Any student missing a total of 3 classes, which can be any combination of lecture and recitation, can be dropped from the course by the office of the Dean of Freshman Studies.
Classroom Response System: We will be using a classroom response system called iClicker in sections 007 and 009. Each student will be loaned a clicker, which must be returned at the end of the semester. It is your responsibility to take care of it, and bring it to each lecture. If you lose it, you must pay for a replacement ($26.50). Your grade will be withheld at the end of the semester until you return your clicker.
Your final grade in Physics 121 will be determined by your performance on the following:
The final grades will be based on a composite score that includes each common exam score, the final exam, short quizzes, and the term's homework score. Here are the approximate weights to be used for calculating the composite score: Here are the approximate weights to be used for calculating the final grade and the final grade scale: The Physics Learning Center, located in 401T, is staffed by faculty and specially
trained Teaching Assistants. All Physics students are invited. The time it is open
will be announced.
NJIT policy is zero-tolerance for cheating of any kind and for student behavior that disrupts learning by others. Incidents will be immediately reported to the Dean of Students. The penalties for violations range from a minimum of failure in the course plus disciplinary probation up to expulsion from NJIT with notations on a students' permanent record. Avoid situations where your own honorable behavior could be misinterpreted. Students will be required to agree to the NJIT Honor Code on each exam. The weekly text, practice problem, and homework assignments are listed in the schedule below . It is almost impossible to succeed in this course without working a lot of problems Attendance at lectures, recitation classes, and exams is mandatory . Instructors will take attendance regularly. A total of 3 unexcused absences from lecture, recitation, and workshop in any combination is regarded as excessive: the Dean of First Year Students may be notified and a student may be dropped from the course. Students with several excusable absences should contact the Dean of First Year Students. If you withdraw from the course, do it officially through the Registrar; do not simply stop attending and taking exams. Students who withdraw unofficially force the instructor to assign a course grade of "F". Please do not eat, drink, or create noise that interferes with the work of students or instructors. Cellular phones, wireless devices, notebook computers, and messaging devices of all kinds must be turned off during class meetings and exams. If you are having difficulty visit or email your instructor; do not simply hope for a miracle and fall further behind. The Physics Learning Center (401 Tiernan) can provide ongoing help; it is s taffed by faculty and trained Teaching Assistants. The Physics Dept. office on the 4 th floor of Tiernan has more information. Tutors may also be available through the Residence Halls organization. UT Guest ID Registration: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/nlogon/eid_suite/essentials/create_eid.WBX?portal_role=O UT HW Student Instructions: https://hw.utexas.edu/bur/studentGuestEID.html Student Login Page ( Univ. of Texas ): https://utdirect.utexas.edu/security-443/UTEIDLogon.wb If you already have a UT Guest login ID and password, you can continue to use it. Your instructor will announce the 5 digit course number you need to use when you register for Physics 121 in the UT system. Any changes to the syllabus will be consulted with students.
Week (Tuesday – Monday) and Topics Covered Reading Assignments Homework Assignments Lab Monday September 03 Labor Day No classes Week 1: September 4 – 10 Begin HW 01 & Practice Probs. 1 (see ** below) MCAD Week 2 September 11 - 17 FOP Chap. 21, All sections Begin HW 02 & Practice Probs. 2 (HW 01 due, Sept. 13) MCAD Week 3: September 18 - 24 FOP Chap. 22 Sect. 1-6, 8 Begin HW 03 & Practice Probs. 3 (HW 02 due, Sept. 20) 201 Week 4: September 25 – October 1 FOP Chap. 23 All Sections Begin HW 04 & Practice Probs. 4 (HW 03 due, Sept. 27) 202 Common Exam 1: October 5 Covers Weeks 1, 2, 3 Fields + FOP Chapters 21 - 22 Week 5: October 2 – 8 FOP Chap. 24 Sect. 1 - 7, 9, 10 Begin HW 05 & Practice Probs. 5 (HW 04 due, Oct. 4) 203 Week 6: October 9 - 15 FOP Chap. 25 All Sections Begin HW 06 & Practice Probs. 6 (HW 05 due, Oct. 11) 205 Week 7: October 16 – 22 FOP Chap. 26 Chap 27, Sect. 1-3 Begin HW 07 & Practice Probs. 7 & 8A. (HW 06 due, Oct. 18) 215 Week 8: October 23 - 29 FOP Chap. 27 Sect. 4 - 9 Begin HW 08 & Practice Probs. 8A & 8B. (HW 07 due, Oct. 25) 216 Common Exam 2: November 2 Covers Weeks 4, 5, 6, 7 FOP Chapters 23 - 26 Week 9: October 30- November 6 FOP Chap. 28 1-4, 6-10 Begin HW 09 & Practice Probs. 9 (HW 08 due, Nov. 1) 217 Monday, November 5 Last Day to Withdraw Week 10: November 6 - 12 FOP Chap. 29 All Sections Begin HW 10 & Practice Probs. 10 (HW 09 due, Nov. 8) 212 Week 11: November 13- 19 FOP Chap. 30 Sect. 1-6 Begin HW 11 & Practice Probs. 11 (HW 10 due, Nov. 15) 210 Tuesday, November 20 FollowThursday Schedule Wednesday, November 21 Follow Friday Schedule Thanksgiving November 22 - 25 Recess No class on Thursday or Friday Common Quiz 3: November 21 Wednesday 08:30 - 9:45 A. M. Covers Weeks 8, 9, 10 FOP Chapters 27 – 29 Week 12: November 20- 26 Catch up, Review Recitation class only 223 Week 13: November 27 – December 3 FOP Chap. 30 FOP Chap. 31 Begin HW 12 & Practice Probs. 12 (HW 11 due, Nov. 29) 218 Week 14: December 4 – 10 FOP Chap. 31 Sect. 1-4, 6-7 Begin HW 13 & Practice Probs. 13/14. (HW 12 due, Dec. 06) 221 Week 15: December 11- 12 Ch. 31 Sect. 8-11 Last lecture class. (HW 13 due Dec. 14, but not gone over in class) Catch up Reading Day: December 14 No classes Optional Review Sessions Final Exam Period December 15 - 21 Comprehensive final exam ** Practice problems available at : http://web.njit.edu/~janow/Physics 121 Fall 2007/Phys 121Janow Fall 2007.html then navigate
Faculty
Grading
48% for all three common exams (16% each)
80% and more
A
32% for the final exam
65% - 79%
B 15% for the total homework grade
55% - 64%
C
5% for the total lecture quiz grade
50% - 54%
D
49% and less
F Physics Learning Center
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UT EID Home Page (Forgotten Password) : https://utdirect.utexas.edu/nlogon/eid_suite/general/ Syllabus
(all due 10 am on due date)
Introduction, Vectors, Scalar and Vector Fields 
(Lecture 1)
Electric Charge (Lecture 2)
Electric Field (Lecture 3)
Gauss' Law (Lecture 4)
Friday, 08:30 - 9:45 A. M.
Electric Potential (Lecture 5)
Capacitance (Lecture 6)
Current, Resistance, DC Circuits (Lecture 7)
Sect. 1-5, 7
Multi-loop and RC Circuits (Lecture 8)
Friday, 08:30 - 9:45 A. M.
Magnetic Fields (Lecture 9)
Magnetic Fields from Currents (Lecture 10)
Induction - I (Lecture 11)
No new material
Induction II (Lecture 12).
Begin Electromagnetic Oscillations (Lecture 13)
Sect. 7 – 10
Sect. 1-4
AC Cir cuits, LCR Circuits (Lecture 13)
LCR Circuits & Review (Lecture 14)