PHYSICS 2211 C and D-INTRO. PHYSICS
Announcements
Check here frequently for Late
Breaking Announcements
April 10
Only students with official conflicts can choose one
and only one of the time slots shown below for the new exam time.
Official conflicts mean that there are three or more final exams
scheduled on the same date. Students without official conflicts must
take the final exam for their section; failure to do so will result in
ZERO grade for the final exam.
May 2nd (Tue) 2:50 - 5:40 Phys2211A
May 1st (Mon) 2:50 - 5:40 Phys2211B
May 5th (Fri) 2:50 - 5:40 Phys2211C
May 2nd (Tue) 8:00 - 10:50 Phys2211D and Phys2211E
Jan. 24, 2006
Extra material:
"Transforming Physics
Education", Carl Wieman and Katherine Perkins, Physics Today,
Nov. 2005
(for color version, click
here. note: 61.7MB)
Jan. 17, 2006
Note Taker Announcement for 2211 D:
A student note taker is needed in this course to take notes for a
student with a disability. The note taker will be paid a stipend for
this assignment. Skills needed are the ability to take accurate,
legible, and organized notes and a commitment to attend every
lecture. If interested, please contact Nyla Hughes office phone at
404-894-2561 or via email at nyla.hughes@vpss.gatech.edu as soon as
possible. Be sure to indicate the Professor's name, time, day and
course number in the subject line of the announcement.
Jan. 9, 2006
The class ID's for
Mastering Physics is
YOU2211C06
or
The class ID's for
Mastering Physics is
YOU2211D06
HOME
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Goals:
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The goals of this course are to teach you to
understand basic classical mechanics at the conceptual level, and to make
you adept in solving relevant problems. The approaches used to achieve
these goals involve 1) lectures to discuss and demonstrate the
principles, 2) laboratory experiments allowing you to explore actively
these principles, 3) electronic homework on the Web to engage you in
problem solving, and 4) interaction with instructors to help with
concepts and problem solving.
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Good Advice:
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Here is some good advice.
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Pre/Co-requisites:
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MATH1502 is a corequisite for this course.
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Text and Other Required Materials:
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TEXTBOOK: Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A
Strategic Approach, Knight VOLUME 1 ONLY.
*Mastering Physics Online Homework Student Access Kit
(included with new Textbooks). You MUST use this kit to
register online for Mastering
Physics.
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Grading Policy:
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Quizzes, best 4 out of 5
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500 points
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Laboratory
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150 points
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Homework/Class Participation
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150 points
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Final Exam
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200 points
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Total
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1000 points
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Letter grades:
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A
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900 or more
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B
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800-899
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C
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700-799
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D
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600-699
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F
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599 or less
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Lectures:
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Attendance for all lectures and recitations is
strongly recommended. A large amount
of material will be covered in a short amount of time. Successful
completion of this course will require a sustained effort on your part to
keep up with the material and understand the topics as they are
presented. You are strongly encouraged to read the indicated portion of
the text prior to the lecture. Please turn off all cell phones during
lecture.
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Laboratory:
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Labs start the week of January 16. You are responsible
for reading all the lab policy and administrative pages at
www.physlab.gatech.edu,
before your first lab. Check the
"Lab Hours, Rooms, and TAs"
page shortly before your first lab meeting, in case the room has been
changed.
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Homework/Class Participation:
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Electronic homework will be assigned and graded
through the internet-based system called
Mastering Physics. You will
be given instructions on how to submit electronic homework during the
first week of class. The due dates for electronic homework are listed in
the
course
schedule.
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Quizzes/Final:
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Five regular quizzes and one final will be
administered in this course. Attendance at the regular quizzes and the
final exam is MANDATORY. The quizzes will
be here on the dates indicated in the
course
schedule. The final will be held at a common time for all sections of
2211 and will be announced later in the term. You are responsible for
reading and following the
Rules
and Procedures for Quizzes and Final before coming to the first
regular quiz.
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Academic Honesty:
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The policy on academic honesty as stated in the
GIT
Honor Code will be fully enforced during this course. In particular:
· Collaboration on homework assignments and in-class activities is permitted and encouraged
(unless your instructor explicitly indicates otherwise).
· Collaboration is NOT permitted during the examination
periods for regular quizzes or the final.
· Students are NOT permitted to use another student’s PRS
transmitter in lecture.
Violations of these “Rules of Engagement” will be
prosecuted as violations of the GIT Honor Code.
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