Physics 111, General Physics I
MWF 12:30-1:20, Spring 2016
Room 112 HWWE

Dr. Jeff Wragg ("dw")
Office: 209 JCLong
Office Hours: - MW: 10:00 - 10:50, → But come by any time
phone: 843-953-5781
email link or send me an anonymous web-based email

You may purchase lab manuals at Sas-E ink. It is located at 219 Calhoun St. between Pitt and Smith streets, close to Norm's Pizza.

Text

Fundamentals of Physics Extended, 10^th Ed. by Halliday, Resnick and Walker, published by John Wiley & Sons. You can get the e-book, loose-leaf version (to put in a binder), or hardcover. The bookstore will probably have both the loose-leaf and the Volume 1 options in stock.
We will NOT be using the WileyPLUS service.

Wiley E-Text
ISBN : 978-1-118-54787-8

Loose-leaf, Binder Ready Version
ISBN : 978-1-118-23061-9

Hardcover
ISBN : 978-1-118-23072-5

Hardcover
Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1 (Chapters 1 - 20), 10th Edition
ISBN : 978-1-118-23376-4

Tentative Schedule (To be updated)
Labs begin the first week. Details, homework assignments and test dates may change somewhat. Of course the final exam date and time is written in stone by the College.

• Your classmates
• Private tutors (several of our majors do this)
• The Center for Student Learning (CSL) - 1st floor, Addlestone Library.
• Private Tutor Matching Services affiliated with CSL
• The Math Lab is part of the CSL.
• Paul's Online Math Notes

Syllabus Fine Print

Assumed Knowledge
You should be very comfortable with algebra, trigonometry, graphs and their interpretation, and at the least be in calculus-I now. Math is a skill needed in the modern world outside of physics. Do the Math exercises I sent you. Feel free to talk with me about it if you have concerns.

Study Chapter 1 before our first class.

Preparation
Here is an article, "Learning at the University Level," that I hope will give you a sense of some aspects of the learning philosophy I hope we can all embrace. I expect you to have studied the relevant material for each day, such that you could answer simple questions about the material before it is presented in class. Assume that I may give you a short quiz at any time to help motivate you to be prepared for class. The best advice I can give you is come to every class, participate, take good notes, read the book, do the problems and keep up. The most common, and perhaps the deadliest habit is to postpone your assault of the material.

Bring your calculator every day!

Attendance
Attendance and participation is critical to the learning process and an integral part of this course. In general, I believe that absence is its own punishment, that is, you miss things you can't possibly get by going over a classmate's notes. You are responsible for material covered that day. There are things we do that are not in the book, and there is a lot of information in the book we do not cover. Contact one of your classmates for the notes. Failure to attend class on the day an assignment is assigned or due does not mean that you may turn in a late assignment without penalty. There are certain aspects of the course for which the information can be obtained only in class, thus, a student who misses class will miss material they will need on quizzes and tests. There will be no makeup quizzes. If you have a medical or personal issue please follow the process below to get it documented. After I get notified by the Student Affairs Office I will judge whether you get an excused miss or a zero for the late or missed material.

• Go to 67 George Street (white house next to Stern Center) to discuss absences and fill out the appropriate forms.
• If you have questions consult Constance Nelson or Dean Evelyn Nadel in that office.
• Forms are available online and can be faxed to the office at 953-2290, or you can fill them out in the office on George Street.
• You will need documentation for health, personal, or emergency situations.
• It is your responsibility to get me timely information if you are on an athletic team or on a College-sponsored field trip.

Each student who attends class is expected to participate in a positive manner. This means being on time (so as not to disturb the learning of others) and making positive contributions to the learning environment. Students who disturb others will be asked to leave.

I keep daily attendance sheets which you will initial in class. These sheets are used to identify problem attendance patterns, and may be used to help me make decisions in borderline cases when I am assigning final grades.

Responsibilities
You have responsibilities to yourselves, your classmates and me. One responsibility is to be to class every day and on time. Another responsibility is to keep up with the pace of the class. Do not think it is my responsibility to teach you. IT IS NOT. It is my job to create an environment and situations in which you can teach yourself. This course is organized by the above goals and objectives in order to achieve this end. The goal of education is to empower the individual student to be self-taught. I can't really do this for you, but I can help a lot.

Homework and Quizzes
To learn, you must do. Listening closely in class, even though I am a mesmerizing speaker, is only a prelude to doing problems on your own. I assign homework problems from each chapter. You should attack the homework promptly as we cover the material. I assign relevant problems, but you are encouraged to do others as you identify your needs. Also, it would be very wise of you to invest time in the conceptual questions at the end of each chapter. They are a good skill builder and self evaluation tool. I am willing to go over homework problems in class, and often will, even without being asked. If you keep up on your reading, and homework, and are attentive in class you should be fine on quizzes. I usually give quizzes at the end of the class period. Make-up quizzes are not given. I will throw out the lowest quiz score.

Tests
We will have three mid-term tests plus the final exam. The final exam will be comprehensive and include material covered beyond test #3. My tests tend to require you to solve problems, draw or interpret graphs, make sketches, and provide explanations. I generally do not have multiple choice or true/false questions, although they are somewhat more likely on the final exam. I will provide equations for quizzes. You will provide the knowledge to use them. For the tests you will be allowed to bring notes written on one side of a standard (8 1/2 X 11 inch) sheet of paper. You can write anything you want on it–EXCEPT no worked problems. I will collect those sheets with with each test and you will use them for the final exam. If you question your score on an exam you must bring it to my attention within 24 hours after the graded exams were handed out in class.

I cannot consider alternate times unless the Registrar's Office has approved your request. If you need to request a change in final exams go to "Request to Change Final Exam" form on line. Your request must be submitted BEFORE finals start!!!!!

There are limits on when it can be rescheduled, because I can't just do five of them at five different times. So please get your paperwork together, and I can coordinate them and get an alternative time and place scheduled.