PHYSICS 105; Winter 2007

§ Primary text (FOP): Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Seventh Edition, Halliday, Resnick and Walker (Wiley, New York, 2004). Physics 105 uses Chapters 1 - 9. (Abbreviation: FOP)

§ 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 is 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 10% of your final grade in the course. Students who do not turn in the homework are automatically lowering their class average by up to 10%.

§ 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:

Midterm Exam Friday, Jan 5^th 9:00 am – 11:30 am KUPF 105

Final Exam Friday, Jan 12^th 9:00 am – 11:30 am KUPF 105

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:

§ 40% for Midterm Exam and common QZ’s

§ 50% for the final exam

§ 10% for the total homework 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.

SPhysics 105 Schedule and Assignments - Winter 2007

Date and Lecture Topic

Text Assignment

Day 1

Introduction and Measurements

FOP

Chap. 1

Day 2

Motion Along a Straight Line, Motion Diagrams

FOP

Chap. 2,

Day 3

Vectors;

Motion in Two and Three Dimensions - Projectile Motion

FOP

Chap. 3, Sect 1-7

Chap. 4, Sect 1-7

Day 4

Force and Motion – I

Free Body Diagrams

Force and Motion – I,

Effect of Forces on Motion

Newton’s Three Laws

FOP

Chap. 5, Sect 1-9

Day 5

Force and Motion – II

Properties of Friction

FOP

Chap. 6, Sect 1-3

Day 6

Circular Motion and

Centripetal Forces

Review

FOP

Chap. 6, Sect 5

Day 7

MIDTERM EXAM

Day 8

Kinetic Energy and Work

(Vectors – Scalar Product)

Potential Energy and

Conservation of Energy

FOP

Chap. 7

Chap3, Sect 8

Chap. 8, Sect 1-5

Day 9

Conservation of Energy

Problem Solving Tactics

FOP

Chap. 8, Sect 7, 8

Day 10

System of Particles

Linear Momentum

Collisions and Impulse

Conservation of Momentum

Collisions in One and Two Dimensions

FOP

Chap. 9, Sect 1-11

Day 11

Review for the Final Exam

FOP Chap. 1 - 9

Day 12

FINAL EXAM (Comprehensive)