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Course Information
- Instructor: Prof. Bin Chen
- Email: bin.chen at njit dot edu
- Class Time: Tuesdays and Fridays 4:00 pm—5:20 pm
- Classroom: Tiernan Hall 107
- Office & Office Hours: Tiernan Hall 101, Fridays 11:00 am-12:00 pm
- Tutoring: See this link for latest schedule.
- Textbook: Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics, 13th or 14th Edition, Young & Freedman. The publisher is PEARSON. Available at the NJIT Bookstore. If you purchase elsewhere, ISBN-13: 978-0321675460 is recommended (link to Amazon).
- Homework: Homework assignments will be posted on-line at www.masteringphysics.com. You will need a student access code, which comes with the textbook if you purchase from NJIT bookstore. If you purchase elsewhere, make sure that you also get an access code (which may or may not come with your textbook; if not, it can be purchased separately). Please refer to this webpage for information on access to MasteringPhysics (include purchasing an access code). Use this course name: MPCHENFALL18 to access homework assignments for this section.
- In-class quizzes and iClicker: We use iClicker for in-class quizzes, which counts into the final grade. Please purchase or rent an iClicker 2 student remote (NJIT Bookstore link) and bring it to every class (starting from the 2nd week). You need to register your iClicker device so I would know who the device belongs to. To do so, refer to this link for detailed information. You will be firstly prompted with two questions, select "iClicker Classic" and "My institution does not use an LMS" as the answers. Then you will be brought into another page to register your device on their webpage. Provide the information as necessary, and make sure to use your 8-digit student ID and the remote ID on the back of your iClicker remote.
- Exams: Three common exams will be given during the semester. Final exam will be given at the end of the semester. Schedule below:
- Common Exam 1 (exam info; review sessions; example test): Monday, Oct 08 4:15 – 5:45 PM KUPF 107
- Common Exam 2 (exam info; review sessions): Monday, Oct 29 4:15 – 5:45 PM KUPF 107
- Common Exam 3 (exam info; review sessions): Monday, Nov 19 4:15 – 5:45 PM KUPF 107
- Final Exam: Tuesday, Dec 18 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM ME 221
- SYLLABUS
Course Schedule and Lecture Notes
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
From the Syllabus: Course Policies
Attendance
It is expected that students will attend all lectures and recitations. Attendance will be taken at all classes and exams. More than 3 unexcused absences (in total) are excessive. If you have excusable absences, contact your instructor or the Dean of Students. If you must withdraw from the course, do it officially through the Registrar. Do not simply stop attending and taking exams: that forces the instructor to assign you a course grade of F. We require that cell phones and laptops be off during classes and exams.Grading
Your final letter grade will be based on a composite score for the term that includes the following:- Common Exams: Three common exams will be given during the semester (see above in "Announcements" for schedule and room assignment).
- Final Exam: A comprehensive examination of the entire semester's work will be given at the end of the semester, during December 15 - 21.
- Lecture Quizzes: Short quizzes covering the preceding week's work will usually be given during each lecture. The grades count toward your final course grade . There will be no make-up quizzes.
- Homework: All the homework is distributed and graded online at www.masteringphysics.com with the course id: MPCHENFALL18. Be sure that your textbook copy has a Mastering Physics student access code card, which you need for the homework assignments. Homework due dates are posted at the MasteringPhysics course site. Late homework receives no credit. The recommended problems from the text (see syllabus) will be discussed during the recitation class.
(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 | ||
