PHYSICS 105 Summer 2007

§ All students must register for a lecture and recitation section, a workshop section, and a section of the laboratory course. Withdrawal from any of these causes withdrawal from all parts of Physics 106.

Course Materials:

§ Primary text (FOP): Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Seventh Edition, Halliday, Resnick and Walker (Wiley, New York, 2004). Physics 106 uses Chapters 10 - 14, and 15. (Abbreviation: FOP)

§ University of Texas Homework System: Each student must register by obtaining a guest UT ID and password (https://hw.utexas.edu/roster.html ) and by also signing up for the course using the course number provided by his/her instructor. Students who have a UT ID and password already can reuse it Homework assignments will be posted on-line. Students login at https://hw.utexas.edu, download assignments, solve the problems, and submit answers to the automated grading system. Specific information will be provided by the instructors and also below.

§ Web Sites: Instructors will use the course web site http://web.njit.edu/~sirenko and their own web sites for posting lecture notes, problems, exam results, study materials, etc. So go there often.

Assignments: The weekly text, practice problem, and homework assignments are listed in the schedule below.

§ The weekly text readings are in FOP (Halliday & Resnick). Read each assigned section before the Lecture covering the material in it. Download instructor’s lecture notes if available and bring them to class.

§ It is almost impossible to succeed in this course without working a lot of problems. There is a set of “practice problems” posted for you on-line, with solutions. These will not be graded, but they are a good way to get up to speed before doing the online homework and they are a favorite source of exam questions.

§ Each student must download the homework problem assignments from the University of Texas homework system and submit the solutions online before each assignment is due. Late work will not be accepted. In general, you will have about a week after homework is assigned to submit it.

§ Homework scores count for 8% of your final grade in the course. Students who do not turn in the homework are automatically lowering their class average by up to 8%.

§ Homework due dates will be announced by each instructor. They depend on the class schedule but will generally allow you at least one week-end to complete to complete.

Short Quizzes: Short quizzes covering the preceding week’s work will usually be given during each lecture and/or recitation. The grades count toward your final course grade. There will be no make-up quizzes.

Examinations: There will be three Common Exams and a comprehensive Final Exam during the term. You will be allowed to use formula sheets and calculators.

The schedule is:

Common QZ 1 Monday, June 4 9:00 am – 11:30 am TIER 108

Common QZ 2 Monday, June 11 9:00 am – 11:30 am TIER 108

Common QZ 3 Monday, June 18 9:00 am – 11:30 am TIER 108

Final Exam Monday, June 25 9:00 am – 11:30 am TIER 108

Grading: The final grade will be based on a composite score that includes each common exam, the final exam, the lecture quizzes, homework, and your workshop score. The weights we expect to use in calculating the composite score are:

§ 45% for all three common exams (15% for each)

§ 30% for the final exam

§ 15% for the total homework grade

§ 10% for the total lecture quiz grade

Grade %

A: 80+

B+: 75 - 80

B: 70 - 75

C+: 65 - 70

C: 50 - 65

D: 45 - 50

F: below 45

Attendance: Attendance at lectures, recitation classes, and workshops is mandatory. A total of 3 unexcused absences from lecture, recitation, and workshop in any combination can result in a student being dropped from the course. Instructors will take attendance regularly. The Dean of Students will be notified of excessive absences. Students with several excusable absences should contact the Dean of Freshman Studies. 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 an "F" grade for the course.

Study Groups: Students find it helpful to form small, informal groups that study work on homework together. Talking about the concepts, logic, problem-solving methods, etc. with others makes it much easier to learn. Collaborative learning works and produces better grades. Socialization is a bonus but should not be the main activity.

Honor Code Violations or Disruptive Behavior: 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 Studies. 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.

Courtesy: 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 are useless during class meetings and exams and must be turned off.

Specific information for the UT homework system:

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

Student Login Page (Univ. of Texas): https://utdirect.utexas.edu/security-443/UTEIDLogon.wb
UT EID Home Page (Forgotten Password): https://utdirect.utexas.edu/nlogon/eid_suite/general/

The 5 digit course number you need to use when you register for Physics 105 in the UT system is XXXXX

If you already have a UT Guest login ID and password, you can continue to use it.

Fill out the following for your own future reference, and keep it someplace where you can find it:

§ Unique course number to be announced by instructors: __11711________

§ Your Login ID on the UT system (generated when you register with UT; case sensitive!): ______________

§ Your own password (selected upon registration with UT; confidential!): ______________ ..

Note that NJIT instructors can not access your password.

Physics 105 Schedule and Assignments - Summer 2007

Date and Lecture Topic

Text Assignment

Homework Assignment

Labs

Monday May 21

Introduction and Measurements

FOP

Chap. 1

Recitation Problems: 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19, 23, 24

Tuesday May 22

Motion Along a Straight Line,

Motion Diagrams

FOP

Chap. 2,

Sect 1-7, 9,10

U of Texas: HW01

Recitation Problems: 2, 3, 12, 14, 18, 20, 26, 27, 39, 41, 43, 48, 61

intro

Wednesday May 23

Vectors

FOP

Chap. 3, Sect 1-7

U of Texas: HW02

Recitation Problems: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 18, 20

101

Thursday May 24

Motion in Two and Three Dimensions - Projectile Motion

FOP

Chap. 4, Sect 1-7

U of Texas: HW03

Recitation Problems: 5, 8, 12, 13, 19, 21, 28, 30

103

Monday 28 - Memorial Day

No classes

Tuesday May 29

Force and Motion – I

Free Body Diagrams

FOP

Chap. 5, Sect 1-6

U of Texas: HW04

Recitation Problems: Questions 3, 5, 6, 7

Problems 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

Reports WK1

109 (1)

Wednesday May 30

Force and Motion – I,

Effect of Forces on Motion

Newton’s Three Laws

FOP

Chap. 5, Sect 7-9

U of Texas: HW05

Recitation Problems: 10, 11, 17, 24, 26, 29, 33, 35, 43

111-1

111-2

Thursday May 31

Force and Motion – II

Properties of Friction

FOP

Chap. 6, Sect 1-3

U of Texas: HW06

Recitation Problems: 1, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 19, 23, 28

112

Monday June 4

Review and CQZ1

Reports WK2

Tuesday June 5

Circular Motion and

Centripetal Forces

FOP

Chap. 6, Sect 5

U of Texas: HW7

Recitation Problems: 36, 37, 39, 41, 45, 49

113

Wednesday June 6

Kinetic Energy and Work

(Vectors – Scalar Product)

FOP

Chap. 7

Chap3, Sect 8

U of Texas: HW8

Recitation Problems: 3, 8, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, 50

105

Thursday June 7

Potential Energy and

Conservation of Energy

FOP

Chap. 8, Sect 1-5

U of Texas: HW9

Recitation Problems: Questions 3, 4, 6

Problems 5, 7, 11, 16, 25, 29

107

Monday June 11

Review and CQZ2

Reports WK3

Tuesday June 12

Conservation of Energy

Problem Solving Tactics

FOP

Chap. 8, Sect 7, 8

U of Texas: HW10

Recitation Problems: 45, 49, 50, 51, 55, 58

122

Wednesday June 13

System of Particles

Linear Momentum

FOP

Chap. 9, Sect 1-5

U of Texas: HW11

Recitation Problems: 1, 3, 9, 15, 19, 20, 22

125

Thursday June 14

Collisions and Impulse

Conservation of Momentum

FOP

Chap. 9, Sect 6-8

U of Texas: HW12

Recitation Problems: 23, 25, 26, 33, 35, 39, 41

126

Monday June 18

Review and CQZ3

Reports WK4

Tuesday June 19

Collisions in One and Two Dimensions

FOP Chap. 9, Sect 9-11

U of Texas: HW13

Recitation Problems: 55, 56, 60, 65, 66, 67

128

Wednesday June 20

Review for the Final Exam - I

FOP Chap. 1 - 9

U of Texas: HW14

114

Thursday June 21

Review for the Final Exam - II

FOP Chap. 1 - 9

U of Texas: HW15

Reports WK5

Monday June 25

Final Exam

(Comprehensive)