hys|cs 116 !

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lall SemesLer 2013

Locat|on, Instructors and Cff|ce nours:
LecLure LocaLlon: Chapman 201
LecLure SecLlon 1: MWl 8:00am-8:30am
LecLure SecLlon 2: MWl 9:00am-9:30am
lrlday lecLure Llmes are reserved for qulzzes, mld-Lerms, and revlew sesslons.
SLudlo sesslons: hllllps 208

Lead lnsLrucLor and LecLure lnsLrucLor 1: rofessor 8eyco Pennlng
rof. Pennlng's offlce: hllllps 244, *+,'&- .//'#" $.+,( ., 01 %22.'&34"&3 .&51
rof. Pennlng's hone: 962-1386
rof. Pennlng's L-mall: rhennlng[unc.edu

LecLure lnsLrucLor 2: rofessor Amy Cldenburg
rof. Cldenburg's offlce: 331 Chapman, *+,'&- .//'#" $.+,( ., 01 %22.'&34"&3 .&51
rof. Cldenburg's L-mall: aold[emall.unc.edu

SLudlo Sesslon CoordlnaLor: ur. SLefan !egllnskl
ur. !egllnskl's offlce: hllllps 242
ur. !egllnskl's L-mall: [eglln[physlcs.unc.edu

SLudlo Sesslons lnsLrucLor lnformaLlon posLed on Sakal.

Cfflce hours: osLed on Sakal slLe or by appolnLmenL

Sakal course lu (aL hLLps://sakal.unc.edu): P?S116.ALL.lA13
!"#$%&'() +,-#'.# course lu (hLLp://www.masLerlngphyslcs.com): MnLNNING94797

kequ|red Mater|a|s:
1hls class requlres Lhe followlng lLems:
- 1exLbook: Palllday, u., 8esnlck, 8., & Walker, !. (2011). lundamenLals of hyslcs. (9
Lh

ed.). LdlLlons 7 and 8 are also accepLable for Lhls course.
- MasLerlngphyslcs onllne access avallable aL hLLp://www.masLerlngphyslcs.com. 1he lu
for Lhls course ls MnLNNING94797
- l>cllcker + or l>cllcker2 (hLLp://www1.lcllcker.com/sLudenL-response-devlces)
- SclenLlflc calculaLor for exams and qulzzes. SmarLphones are not allowed durlng exams
and qulzzes - sLudenLs must have a sclenLlflc calculaLor.
- LapLop for sLudlo secLlons
- Cuadrllle-ruled noLebook for sLudlo secLlons.



Course Descr|pt|on:
hyslcs 116 ls Lhe flrsL semesLer of a calculus-based lnLroducLory physlcs course deslgned for
sLudenLs who lnLend Lo ma[or ln physlcs, chemlsLry, applled sclences, englneerlng, compuLer
sclence, or maLhemaLlcs. lL ls also sulLable for sLudenLs who lnLend Lo aLLend professlonal
school afLer recelvlng Lhelr undergraduaLe degrees. 1he course conLenL lncludes Lhe mechanlcs
of parLlcles and rlgld bodles, newLon's laws, conservaLlon prlnclples, LlnsLeln's Lheory of
8elaLlvlLy, flulds, osclllaLory and wave moLlon, and sound. 1he course ls LaughL ln Lhe lecLure-
sLudlo formaL LhaL puLs emphasls on sLudenL engagemenL and learnlng.

Co-requ|s|te:
MaLhemaLlcs 232 or permlsslon of Lhe lnsLrucLor

Course Iormat:
/%.$0&% #%##'1(#2 1here wlll be Lwo 30-mlnuLe lecLures per week, conslsLlng of
demonsLraLlons, LradlLlonal lnsLrucLlon, dlscusslons, and ln-class cllcker" quesLlons. SLudenLs
are requlred Lo brlng Lhelr l>cllcker+ or l>cllcker2 Lo all lecLures, and Lo flnlsh readlng
asslgnmenLs and warm-up exerclses ln advance of lecLure. l>cllckers are avallable aL Lhe
booksLore or on-llne. See Lhe webslLe for more lnformaLlon: hLLp://www1.lcllcker.com/sLudenL-
response-devlces. lnsLrucLors wlll &.3 allow Lhe use of >lcllcker CC for smarLphones or lapLops
durlng lecLure. LecLure aLLendance ls expecLed and wlll be Lracked vla responses Lo cllcker
quesLlons. SLudenLs wlll have Lo answer all buL one cllcker quesLlon Lo geL credlL for lecLure
aLLendance. SLudenLs wlll noL be penallzed for lncorrecL answers.

1he |nstructors do not have spare |>c||cker un|ts and students who do not br|ng the|r
|>c||ckers to c|ass w||| not rece|ve cred|t for attendance that day.

3$04'1 #%##'1(# wlll comprlse Lwo 2-hour meeLlngs per week. SLudenLs wlll be dlvlded lnLo
groups of Lhree and almosL all acLlvlLles wlll be performed ln Lhese groups. ln sLudlo, sLudenLs
wlll come Lo class havlng compleLed Lhelr warm-ups (vla MasLerlnghyslcs), and durlng class wlll
compleLe labs (Langlbles), problem-solvlng acLlvlLles (ponderables), and concepLual
quesLlons. uaLa, resulLs, and concluslons of Lhe sLudlo acLlvlLles are Lo be recorded ln your
noLebook, and reporLs of varlous klnds wlll be submlLLed vla Sakal for credlL. Speclflc
lnsLrucLlons wlll be provlded for each sLudlo secLlon ln class and wlll be also posLed Lo Sakal. lor
some sesslons appllcaLlon problems wlll be asslgned vla MasLerlnghyslcs.

nonor Code:
1he Ponor code and Lhe Campus Code, embodylng Lhe ldeals of academlc honesLy, lnLegrlLy
and responslble clLlzenshlp, have for over 100 years governed Lhe performance of all academlc
work and sLudenL conducL aL Lhe unlverslLy. AccepLance by a sLudenL of enrollmenL ln Lhe
unlverslLy presupposes a commlLmenL Lo Lhe prlnclples embodled ln Lhese codes and a respecL
for Lhls slgnlflcanL unlverslLy LradlLlon. ?our parLlclpaLlon ln Lhls course ls wlLh Lhe expecLaLlon
LhaL your work wlll be compleLed ln full observance of Lhe Ponor Code, whlch can be found aL
hLLp://sLudenLconducL.unc.edu/sLudenLs/rlghLs-responslblllLes.
ln Lhls course you wlll ofLen be collaboraLlng wlLh oLher sLudenLs, so you wlll be sharlng
daLa, resulLs, and ldeas. Powever you are encouraged Lo Lhlnk lndependenLly before
comparlng resulLs, and any wrlLLen concluslons LhaL are submlLLed lndependenLly and noL as a
group musL be ln your own words and noL copled from someone else.
Academlc dlshonesLy ln any form ls unaccepLable, because any breach ln academlc lnLegrlLy,
however small, sLrlkes desLrucLlvely aL Lhe unlverslLy's llfe and work. lf you have any quesLlons
abouL Lhe Ponor Code, please consulL wlLh someone ln Lhe Cfflce of Lhe SLudenL ALLorney
Ceneral or Lhe Cfflce of Lhe uean of SLudenLs.

Course competenc|es: 56$%& #0..%##607 .1897%$'1( 16 $,% .10&#%: $,% #$04%($ #,1074 ;% ";7% $1<
1. ldenLlfy Lhe baslc physlcal quanLlLles ln mechanlcs and Lhelr unlLs.
2. ldenLlfy Lhe physlcal concepLs and laws ln mechanlcs LhaL relaLe Lhose physlcal
quanLlLles Lo one anoLher ln Lhe physlcal world.
3. Apply Lhese physlcal concepLs ln example physlcs problems.
4. use maLhemaLlcal and loglcal reasonlng ln analyzlng example physlcs problems.
3. Lxplaln and lnLerpreL Lhe resulLs of solvlng Lhe example physlcs problems and relaLe Lhe
calculaLed resulLs Lo measured experlmenLal resulLs.

Course expectat|ons: =,% #$04%($ '# %>9%.$%4 $1<
1. lollow Lhe aLLendance pollcy (posLed on Lhe class Sakal slLe under Course lnformaLlon"
and glven below).
2. Adhere Lo Lhe Ponor Code and Lhe Campus Code:
hLLp://sLudenLconducL.unc.edu/sLudenLs/rlghLs-responslblllLes
3. 8e prepared for class. 1hls lncludes readlng Lhe asslgned secLlons of Lhe LexLbook ;%61&%
$,% .7"## 8%%$'() 61& ?,'., '$ '# "##')(%4 and compleLlng all homework, warm-ups, and
laboraLory asslgnmenLs by Lhelr due daLes. All asslgnmenLs and Lhelr due daLes are
posLed on Lhe class Sakal slLe.
4. arLlclpaLe acLlvely ln lecLure and sLudlo sesslons. AlmosL all sLudlo acLlvlLles wlll be
done ln groups of Lhree, and group members wlll be lndlvldually and collecLlvely
responslble for Lhe asslgnmenLs assoclaLed wlLh Lhose acLlvlLles.

Grad|ng we|ghts:
Weekly qulzzes: 3
Class parLlclpaLlon: 3
Pomework (!"#$%&'() +,-#'.#): 10
SLudlo: 30
ln-class exams (3): 30
llnal exam: 20



Grad|ng Sca|e:
1he medlan of Lhe flnal scores for all of Lhe P?S 116 secLlons wlll consLlLuLe Lhe approxlmaLe
8-/C+ boundary when leLLer grades are asslgned aL Lhe end of Lhe semesLer. Scores wlll be
scaled accordlngly and Lhe followlng correspondence of scores Lo leLLer grades wlll be applled:
A 94-100
A- 90-93
8+ 87-89
8 83-86
8- 80-82
C+ 77-79
C 73-76
C- 70-72
u+ 67-69
u 60-66
l 39 or below

Attendance po||cy:
8ecause vlrLually all acLlvlLles ln each sLudlo meeLlng wlll be conducLed ln small groups, absence
from class affecLs noL only Lhe absenL sLudenL buL also her/hls group members. Croup
dlscusslon and lnLeracLlve Leachlng Lechnlques wlll also be applled durlng lecLures. ALLendance
ls Lherefore expecLed for all lecLure and sLudlo meeLlngs. ?ou musL noLlfy Lhe lnsLrucLor prlor Lo
any lecLure or sLudlo sesslon LhaL you expecL Lo mlss (due Lo lllness or any oLher reason), or as
soon LhereafLer as ls pracLlcal lf Lhe absence could noL be anLlclpaLed. 1he unlverslLy pollcy
regardlng excused absences ls locaLed aL
hLLp://www.unc.edu/ugradbulleLln/procedures1.hLml#class_aLLendance.

kead|ng ass|gnments:
1here wlll be a readlng asslgnmenL from Lhe LexLbook for each lecLure. 1hls asslgnmenL
musL be compleLed before comlng Lo class, as all of Lhe acLlvlLles of Lhe day wlll be based on Lhe
assumpLlon LhaL Lhe sLudenLs have read Lhe asslgnmenL. 8eadlng asslgnmenLs are posLed on
Lhe class Sakal slLe under Lhe 8esources -> dally plans" folder for each lecLure daLe and also
under asslgnmenLs.

Course Ieedback uest|ons |n Ass|gnments:
1he course lnsLrucLors have lnvesLed slgnlflcanL Llme and efforL Lrylng Lo sLrucLure Lhls course
Lo provlde Lhe besL posslble learnlng experlence for you, buL Lhere ls always room for
lmprovemenL. We appreclaLe your lnpuL ln Lhls process and wlll provlde mulLlple opporLunlLles
LhroughouL Lhe semesLer for you Lo glve us feedback and advlce. ?ou wlll noLlce an opLlonal
leedback" quesLlon ln your bl-weekly asslgnmenLs for Lhls purpose. We wlll do our besL Lo
address Lhese, buL '6 -10 ,"@% "( '891&$"($ 1& .&'$'."7 A0%#$'1( -10 #,1074 &.3 #0;8'$ '$ "# "
6%%4;".B A0%#$'1(2 ?ou should conLacL Lhe relevanL lnsLrucLor(s) dlrecLly.

Lxam|nat|ons and qu|zzes:
1here wlll be Lhree mld-Lerm examlnaLlons, a laboraLory exam, and a flnal exam. 1he daLes
are:

M|d-term 1: Sept. 13
M|d-term 2: Cct. 11
Lab Lxam: Cct. 16
M|d-term 3: Nov. 1S
IINAL: Dec. 6 (8am)

1he lab exam wlll Lake place durlng a regularly-scheduled sLudlo perlod. 1he oLher Lhree
exams wlll be common Lo all secLlons of Lhe course and wlll Lake place durlng Lhe regularly
scheduled class-Llme on lrldays. 1he ln-class examlnaLlons and Lhe flnal examlnaLlon wlll be
closed-book and each sLudenL wlll be allowed Lo brlng a slngle 3"x3" noLe card wlLh lnformaLlon
(of any klnd) on boLh sldes of Lhe card. use of calculaLors ls permlLLed ln all ln-class
examlnaLlons and qulzzes, and on Lhe flnal examlnaLlon. Powever, cell phone use wlll not be
permlLLed. All sLudenLs musL brlng Lhelr own sclenLlflc calculaLor LhaL ls noL on a cell phone. 1he
mld-Lerms wlll only cover maLerlal covered slnce Lhe prevlous mld-Lerm, excepL for Lhe flrsL
mld-Lerm, whlch wlll cover maLerlal from Lhe sLarL of class. 1he flnal exam wlll be cumulaLlve,
buL wlLh an emphasls on maLerlal covered slnce mld-Lerm 3.
1here wlll be a shorL qulz glven mosL lrldays aL Lhe regular lecLure Llme (see Lhe class
calendar on Lhe Sakal slLe for exacL daLes), and posslbly aL oLher unannounced Llmes. 1he flnal
examlnaLlon wlll be cumulaLlve (lncludlng maLerlal from LhroughouL Lhe semesLer) and wlll Lake
place on uec. 6 aL 8am (locaLlon 18u)

nomework:
Pomework wlll be asslgned by chapLer and sLudenLs wlll submlL Lhelr work vla
!"#$%&'()+,-#'.#, a web-based program deslgned Lo dellver lndlvlduallzed asslgnmenLs and
provlde lmmedlaLe feedback. 1he !"#$%&'()+,-#'.# webslLe also lncludes addlLlonal sLudy
maLerlal and warm-up exerclse Lo ald sLudenLs ln undersLandlng physlcs concepLs. noLe LhaL
Lhe homework ls from a dlfferenL LexLbook Lhan whaL ls requlred for Lhe class. 1he lnsLrucLors
are aware of Lhls and accounL for lL when Lhey complle asslgnmenLs. uue daLes for homework
asslgnmenLs are posLed on Sakal and Lhe !"#$%&'()+,-#'.# slLe, and no credlL wlll be glven for
laLe submlsslons. 1he lu for Lhls course ls MnLNNING94797. lnsLrucLlons for how Lo slgn up
for !"#$%&'()+,-#'.# are posLed Lo Sakal under
8esources->01_lecLure_sLudlo_pollcles.

Instruct|ona| h||osophy:
ln Lhls course we wlll place slgnlflcanL emphasls on quallLaLlve physlcal reasonlng as an
lmporLanL foundaLlon Lo quanLlLaLlve problem solvlng. ln order Lo develop Lhose reasonlng
skllls, lL ls necessary for sLudenLs Lo parLlclpaLe acLlvely ln class. 1he lnsLrucLor wlll acL more as
a coach" who faclllLaLes sLudenL learnlng, as opposed Lo a lecLurer" who LransmlLs knowledge
wlLhouL necessarlly requlrlng LhoughL or acLlon on Lhe parL of Lhe sLudenL. Slnce Lhe
lnsLrucLlonal focus ls on learnlng raLher Lhan Leachlng, sLudenLs are expecLed Lo Lake more
responslblllLy for Lhelr own learnlng Lhan mlghL be requlred ln a more LradlLlonal lecLure
formaL. AL Lhe same Llme, frequenL course asslgnmenLs are deslgned Lo keep sLudenLs on
Lrack" Lhrough Lhe learnlng process. erformlng Lhe requlred readlng and warm-up exerclses
wlll be essenLlal for your success ln Lhls class. very llLLle, lf any, Llme wlll be spenL on revlewlng
Lhe maLerlals ln lecLure and sLudlo.
MosL sLudenLs who Lake Lhls lnLroducLory physlcs course wlll noL pursue advanced physlcs
degrees and wlll use mosL of Lhe physlcs concepLs LaughL ln Lhe course only as a means of
undersLandlng how Lhlngs work raLher Lhan as a parL of Lhelr worklng llves. ConsequenLly, you
wlll noL be requlred Lo memorlze loLs of physlcs equaLlons, buL you wlll be requlred Lo
comprehend and apply physlcs concepLs Lo a varleLy of slLuaLlons. 1he reason LhaL many
sLudenLs flnd physlcs dlfflculL ls LhaL lL goes beyond memorlzaLlon by requlrlng Lhe hlgher-level
Lhlnklng skllls of breaklng aparL complex ldeas, puLLlng ldeas LogeLher Lo form a compleLe
explanaLlon, and [udglng Lhe merlLs of ldeas and maklng declslons. Powever, Lhese skllls of
crlLlcal Lhlnklng and problem-solvlng are Lyplcally ranked near Lhe Lop of Lhe llsL of deslred LralLs
ln valued employees, so Lhey are well worLh expendlng Lhe efforL Lo acqulre.
Learnlng physlcs ls also llke learnlng a forelgn language slnce new words and symbols musL
be undersLood and applled correcLly wlLhln Lhe conLexL of varlous physlcal slLuaLlons. Some of
Lhe words are parL of our common Lngllsh language buL are glven a speclflc Lechnlcal meanlng
ln a physlcs conLexL, whlch can lead Lo confuslon.
lL has been demonsLraLed by abundanL research ln physlcs educaLlon LhaL sLudenLs acLlvely
lnvolved ln Lhelr learnlng of Lhe sub[ecL wlll galn a greaLer undersLandlng of physlcs Lhan Lhose
sLudenLs who are passlve. 1hls class wlll Lherefore be conducLed ln a way LhaL lnvolves acLlve
learnlng. lnsLead of llsLenlng Lo lecLures and waLchlng demonsLraLlons, on any glven day
sLudenLs wlll answer quesLlons, work ln groups, perform experlmenLs, and dlscuss concepLs.
Sclence ls a group acLlvlLy. hyslcs ls done ln experlmenLal research groups and
collaboraLlons among LheorlsLs. Worklng ln groups wlll help you develop skllls LhaL wlll beneflL
you LhroughouL llfe. ln addlLlon, group work wlll help you learn physlcs. 8y dlscusslng Lhe
concepLs and problems wlLh oLhers you wlll dlscover alLernaLlve ldeas and soluLlons. noLhlng
LesLs your undersLandlng of an ldea beLLer Lhan Lrylng Lo explaln lL clearly Lo someone else! ?ou
are sLrongly encouraged Lo sLudy LogeLher ouLslde of class. Powever, any work submlLLed for
an lndlvldual grade musL be your own.