Physics 201*: Newtonian Mechanics

Spring 2014

Course Information
Instructor: Meredith Bell Email: meredith.bell@ttu.edu Website: http://bellphysics.weebly.com Phone: 469-323-9166 Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 1:30-3:00 pm via Lync or phone Platform: Blackboard 9- http://blackboard.ttu.edu Textbook: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 6th edition by Tipler & Mosca Pre-/Co-requisites: Students must be enrolled in Physics 211, the face to face laboratory course and recitation. Students must also have completed or be co-enrolled in Calculus 201 or its equivalent. *This course is 100% online.

Course Description
Newtonian Mechanics is an intermediate level physics course that introduces students to the fundamentals of physics using calculus. Derivations will be used to cover the six content areas: kinematics, Newton's Laws of motion, work and energy, rotation, momentum and oscillations/gravitation. The course is intended to provide physics or engineering majors with the foundation needed to be successful in future coursework. Students are expected to have a basic understanding of calculus and must at least be co-enrolled in a first semester calculus course. The laboratory component is extremely important, and students are required to be coenrolled in the lab course. All lectures, discussions, assessments and assignments will be communicated through Blackboard. Students must have access to a computer with internet access in order to complete each module. The course will be fully available on the first day, so students can move forward at their own pace. However, each module does have a deadline to keep students from falling too far behind. It is recommended that students move through the modules in order, but it is not required. In physics, each unit builds on the last, so it is extremely important that students master each module before moving on to the next. In addition to the text and provided lecture, other resources like Hippocampus, PhET and Khan Academy are beneficial because of their graphics and different presentation styles. The course is mostly asynchronous with most communication taking place within Blackboard or email. Questions may be emailed to the instructor directly or through Blackboard, but it is also beneficial to post them in the open discussion board for full class participation. Tutorials and study sessions may be done through Microsoft Lync chat or video. Participating in some form of synchronous communication with classmates is highly recommended and is highly beneficial! All software is available through the university helpdesk, and they should be contacted if you have any problems with the technology.

Course Policies and Grading

Attendance: All required coursework may be completed online, so no regular attendance is required. Individual or group tutorials may be scheduled during office hours. Online meetings will take place using Microsoft Lync which can be downloaded through the university website. Peer-to-peer meetings or instructor tutorials are highly encouraged to improve understanding and build class culture. Participation in online discussions keep students involved in the "classroom". Coursework: Readings and problem sets should be completed each week, and the answers will be available on Blackboard. Please remember that the final answer is not always the most accurate measure of mastery. Use the answer keys to confirm that your process is correct. Retakes are allowed on all assessments because the ultimate goal is mastery of the concepts. Using Blackboard allows students to obtain immediate feedback on most assessment questions, and the provided internet resources provide a wide variety of remediation. An assessment worth 100 points will be available on Blackboard based on the chapters, lecture and problem set and should be completed by Sunday night of each week. Assessments may be multiple choice, open-ended or a combination of both. You may retake the assessment as many times as you wish prior to Sunday, and only the highest score will count. Students may use a calculator, notes or the textbook, but students may not work together. Please be aware that the questions may change, it is important to get proper remediation on topics that are not mastered the first time around. There will be a one hour time limit for weekly assessments. A mid-term and a final assessment will be available through Blackboard. Each exam will cover the three previous modules and will have both open ended and multiple choice questions. Students are allowed to use a calculator but may not use any other study materials. The test may be taken up to three times prior to the due date, but questions will change. There will be a two hour time limit for the mid-term and final exam. Class Participation: Each week a prompt or question will be posted on the discussion board in Blackboard. Each student is expected to post a new thread and provide a thoughtful response to at least two others. Posts should be respectful, insightful and grammatically correct. Postings will be graded using the following rubric: Original post that is insightful and on topic Thoughtful responses to at least two other threads Posts are accurate and grammatically correct 10 pts 10 pts 5 pts 25 pts

Late Work: On-time work is expected in accordance with school policy. Please contact the instructor directly if special circumstances arise. Please plan ahead to ensure work is completed by the due date. Plagarism: Plagarism is not acceptable and will be dealt with according to school policy. You may receive a zero for the assignment, fail the course and/or be dismissed from the university.

Grading: The course has a total of 750 possible points based on the coursework described above. Assignment Weekly Discussion Postings (6) Weekly Assessments (6) Mid-term Assessment Final Assessment Individual Points 25 50 150 150 150 300 150 150 750 Total Points

A........675-750 pts B........600-674 pts C........525-599 pts D........450-524 pts F......... < 450 pts

Course Objectives
The course is broken down into six modules so that one major topic is covered each week. Weeks Week 1 (January 13-19) Week 2 (January 20-26) Week 3 (January 27-February 2) Kinematics Newton's Laws of Motion Work, Energy & Power Topic

Midterm must be completed by February 5 Week 4 (February 3-9) Week 5 (February 10-16) Week 6 (February 17-23) Systems and Momentum Circular Motion and Rotation Oscillations and Gravitation Final must be completed by February 25

As described in the previous section, each week students are expected to complete a reading and homework assignment, participate in a class discussion and take an assessment. All assignments, prompts, answer keys, assessments and grades will be posted on Blackboard, so students are required to log-in on a regular basis.

Week 1: Kinematics Students will use Blackboard to view the lecture, complete the discussion postings and take the assessment. Students will use the internet to complete an online simulation. A video chat with a classmate is highly recommended to solidify mastery of graphing.

Objectives: Students should be able to: -Analyze, describe and create position, velocity and acceleration graphs from given scenarios or other graphs. -Derive and apply the kinematics equations under the condition of constant acceleration. -Write a differential equation for velocity as a function of time to analyze non-constant acceleration. -Analyze the motion of a particle in two dimensions using functions of position, velocity and acceleration Lecture: Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions Reading: Chapter 2 & 3; Students should complete the Moving Man lab activity on the PhET website. Optional assignment: Video chat with a classmate and do a real time "Moving Man" activity. Problem Set: Odd questions for Ch. 2 & 3 Discussion Posting: List 3-5 examples of kinematics that you observe in your daily life. Select one example and describe what the position, velocity and acceleration graphs would look like. Be sure to comment on at least two other threads to provide your own feedback and analysis. Other Resources: http://www.hippocampus.org http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2013/03/06/understanding-kinematics-and-newtons-laws-of-motion/ http://phet.colorado.edu/

Week 2: Newton's Laws of Motion Students will use Blackboard to view the lecture, complete the discussion postings and take the assessment. Students must meet synchronously with their assigned partner to create identical edible cars. The design must be justified using the laws of physics. A video of the final products and justifications will serve as the discussion posting for the week. Objectives: Students should be able to: -Define and apply Newton's three laws of motion -Analyze the motion of objects that are moving with a constant velocity under the influence of multiple forces -Analyze and calculate the motion of an object based on the net force as a function of time -Create and evaluate appropriate free body diagrams -Analyze the motion of an object experiencing friction or drag -Identify force pairs on all objects -Derive differential equations for the motion of objects with respect to time Lectures: Newton's Laws, Special Cases: Friction, Drag and Inclines Reading: Chapter 4 & 5 Problem Set: Odd questions for Ch. 4 & 5 Discussion Posting: A partner list is posted in Module 2 on Blackboard. Partners should meet either synchronously or asynchronously to design an edible gravity powered egg car. Partners should meet synchronously to record the launch of their products and discuss the physics concepts that went into the design. This recording should be posted in the discussion board. Other Resources: http://www.hippocampus.org

http://phet.colorado.edu/

Week 3: Work, Energy and Power Students will use Blackboard to view the lecture, complete the discussion postings and take the assessment. Students should critique and evaluate at least two other postings this week. Objectives: Students should be able to: -Define and analyze the relationship between work, energy and power -Evaluate the work done on an object based on the force as a function of time -Derive functions for energy or force based on the other value -Explain and apply the work energy theorem -Explain and apply the Law of Conservation of Energy -Calculate the power of an object based off of work, force or time Lectures: Work and Power, Energy Reading: Chapter 6 & 7 Problem Set: Odd questions for Ch. 6 & 7 Discussion Posting: Revisit the homework from Chapters 2-5 and select a two dimensional kinematics or inclined plane problem. Show your work and final answer using the original method. Rework the problem using the conservation of energy. Did you get the same answer? Why or why not? Other Resources: http://www.hippocampus.org http://phet.colorado.edu/

Week 4: Systems and Momentum Students will use Blackboard to view the lecture, complete the discussion postings and take the assessment. Students will work in pairs to create an electronic poster displaying the different types of collisions (elastic, inelastic, perfectly inelastic and explosions) as well as a comparison of how changing the mass or velocity of an object changes momentum and energy. Objectives: Students should be able to: -Identify and calculate the center of mass for any particle or system -Derive the impulse momentum theorem from Newton's second Law -Define and apply the Law of Conservation of Momentum in one or two dimensions Lectures: Center of Mass, Momentum Reading: Chapter 8 Problem Set: Odd questions for Ch. 8 Discussion Posting: Students will work in pairs to create an electronic poster displaying the different types of collisions (elastic, inelastic, perfectly inelastic and explosions) as well as a comparison of how changing the mass or velocity of an object changes momentum and energy. Other Resources:

http://www.hippocampus.org http://phet.colorado.edu/

Week 5: Circular Motion and Rotation Students will use Blackboard to view the lecture, complete the discussion postings and take the assessment. Students will critique rotation problems written and solved by their peers in the discussion. Objectives: Students should be able to: -Identify and calculate the centripetal acceleration and/or force of an object moving in a circle at a constant speed -Describe the difference between circular motion and rotation -Compare and contrast force and torque -Analyze and calculate rotational kinematics -Derive the rotational inertia for any symmetrical object -Calculate torque and angular momentum Lectures: Circular Motion, Rotational Kinematics, Torque Reading: Chapter 5, 9 & 10 Problem Set: Odd questions for Ch. 5, 9, 10 Discussion Posting: Students should create their own rotation problem based on sample problems in the text. The problem and its solution should be posted on the message board. Students should then solve and critique the problems and solutions for at least two of their classmates. Other Resources: http://www.hippocampus.org http://phet.colorado.edu/ Week 6: Oscillations and Gravitation Students will use Blackboard to view the lecture, complete the discussion postings and take the assessment. Students will work in pairs to create graphic organizer that compares and contrasts oscillations and gravitation. Organizers will be posted and critiqued in the discussion board. Objectives: Students should be able to: -Analyze and graph the motion of an object undergoing simple harmonic motion -Derive equations to represent an object in simple harmonic motion -Explain the energy patterns of oscillating objects -Compare and contrast the motion of a pendulum and mass on a spring with gravity -Define and apply Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation -Derive and explain Kepler's Laws -Calculate the period and escape velocity of an object in orbit Lectures: Oscillations, Gravitation Reading: Chapters 11 & 12 Problem Set: Odd questions for Ch. 11 & Ch. 12

Discussion Posting: Students will work in pairs to create graphic organizer that compares and contrasts oscillations and gravitation. Organizers will be posted and critiqued in the discussion board. Other Resources: http://www.hippocampus.org http://phet.colorado.edu/