WEEKS |
TOPICS |
TEXT STUDIES |
LAB |
Week 1: 9/4 |
1D Motions and Units | Chapt.1 Sect.1–4 |
Introduction |
Week 2: 9/10 |
2D Motion and Vectors | Chapt. 1.7-9 and 3 | 109: 1D motion |
Week 3: 9/17 |
Newton's laws | Chapt. 1.7-9 and 4 | 111: Projectile motion |
Week 4: 9/24 |
Linear Static Forces | Chapt. 5.1, 5.2 |
112: Newton's 2nd law |
Week 5: 10/1 |
Friction; Excercises | Chapt. 5.3 | 103: Linear statics |
Common exam 1: 10/08 |
Weeks 1-4 Review | Topics in Weeks 1-4 |
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Week 6: 10/8 |
Work and Kinetic Energy | Chapt 1.10 and 6 | 106: Friction |
Week 7: 10/15 |
Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy |
Chapt. 7 | New: Work and kinetic energy |
Week 8: 10/22 |
Linear Momentum and Collisions | Chapt. 8 | 125: Conservation of energy |
Common exam 2: 10/29 |
Weeks 5-7 | Topics in Weeks 5-7 |
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Week 9: 10/29 |
Circular Motion | Chapt 3: Sect. 4; Chapt. 5: Sect. 4 | 126: Conservation of momentum |
Week 10: 11/05 |
Rotation of Rigid Bodies | Chapt. 9 | 114: Circular motion |
Week 11: 11/12 |
Dynamics of Rotational Motion | Chapt. 10: Sect. 1–6 | 127: Torque and rotation |
Common exam 3: 11/19 |
Weeks 8-10 | Topics in Weeks 8-10 |
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Week 12: 11/19 |
Static torques | Chap. 11: Sect. 1–3 | 120: Conservation of angular momentum |
Week 13: 11/26 |
Fluid Mechanics | Chap. 12: Sect.1–5 | 121: Rotation static forces |
Week 14: 12/03 |
Universal Gravitation | Chap. 13 | 7: Archimedes principle |
Week 15: 12/10 |
Final Review: Weeks 1-14 | Topics in Weeks 1-14 |
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(From the Syllabus) Policy on missed quizzes and exams: There are no make-ups for in class activities. Students missing an I-Clicker question or other quiz will receive a grade of zero for that item. The general policy is that students who miss a common exam will receive a score of zero for that Exam. That score will be included in the calculation of your final grade. Students that miss two common exams automatically fail the course. Students who anticipate an absence from a common exam should discuss their situation with their instructor PRIOR TO their absence. In order to be qualified to receive a "make-up" common exam score (a very rare occurrence), the student should present documentation for not being able to take the test as scheduled. As is the standard policy of NJIT, this documentation should be presented to the student’s Physics 111 instructor AND to the Dean of Students - (973) 596- 3466, Room 255 Campus Center. BOTH the Physics 111 instructor and Dean of Students must concur in permitting a "make-up" common exam. Students who miss common exams that do not present documentation within 7 days of the common exam will receive a score of zero for the common exam. In the event that the above qualification is met, a separate make-up test for the missed common quiz will not be offered. Instead, the portion of the final exam relevant to the contents of the missed test will be considered for giving a grade for the missed test. The instructor will evaluate the final exam questions from those chapters and normalize this portion of the student's grade for the missed common quiz.
Here are the approximate weights to be used for calculating the final grade and the final grade scale:
48% for all three common exams (16% each) | >85% | A |
32% for the final exam | >80% - 85% | B+ |
10% for the total homework grade | >70% - 80% | B |
10% for the total lecture quiz grade | >65% - 70% | C+ |
>55% - 65% | C | |
>50% - 55% | D | |
less than 50% | F | |
Grades are not negotiable. A score of 85.00% is a B+, not an A |