Welcome to Physics 105!
Fall 2009
Instructor: John S.
Colton
Email address: "john_" (including the underscore) plus "colton" at "byu dot edu"
Office hours: Wed 2:30 - 4 pm, Fri 3:30 - 5 pm, in the Tutorial Lab N304 ESC.
Office: N335 ESC, available by appointment
T.A./grader: Sara Hyde
TA's email address: "byuphysics105" plus "at" plus "gmail dot com". This is NOT
Dr. Colton's address. Don't send stuff to him here.
TA's office hours: Thurs 3 - 3:50 pm and Fri 11 - 11:50 am, in the Tutorial Lab N304
ESC (times now finalized)
Announcements
- 18 Nov 2009 - I added two problems
(on Wednesday morning) to the lecture notes for the in-class exam review, so if
you printed out a copy of the notes before then, you might want to print the
additional problems (HW19-3 and 19-5b).
-
17 Nov 2009 - The front page for
exam 4 edited another time or two.
- 9 Nov 2009 - I posted the front page
for exam 4 below, since I changed it just a little from the front page for exam
3.
- 13 Oct 2009 - Exam 2 solutions
posted
- 28 Sep 2009 - The TA-led review for
the 2nd midterm has been set: Thurs 6 - 7:30 pm, in room 455 MARB.
-
28 Sep 2009 - I posted a simulation of
the "racing balls" demo in the "videos of demos" section, since I couldn't film
the actual demo.
- 28 Sep 2009 -
I posted the first 1.2 pages of exam 2. That's the page of equations, plus
instructions for the exam.
- 14 Sep 2009 - I have to cancel my
Friday office hours this week (I'll be out of town). That's Fri, 9/18/09.
- 8 Sep 2009 - The "moving man" and
"vector web demo" links from lecture 3 posted at the very bottom. A few links
from lecture 4 posted also.
- 7
Sep 2009 - Sara (the grader/TA) has finalized her office hours. If you have a
grading question regarding extra credit, free body diagrams, etc., you can talk
to her in person.
- 24 Aug 2009 - These links now
working: homework submission, check grade, obtain CID, register clicker.
-
17 Aug 2009 - Wed office hour
changed to 2:30 - 4 pm (instead of 3:30 - 5 pm). The syllabus has the incorrect
hour listed.
- 6 Jul 09 - Posted syllabus/course packet below
- 29 Jun 09 - Website set up, now open for business. As I add things to the
website, I will post announcements here in this section.
Textbook
The textbook for the class is College Physics, by
Serway & Faughn (5
th,
6th,
7th
editions) or by Serway & Vuille (8th
edition). Only volume 1 is needed for
Physics 105; but volume 2 is used in Physics 106, so if you’re planning to
take that course too it may be cheaper to get a book with both volumes
combined. Feel free to obtain an inexpensive used copy.
Syllabus and Course
Packet
Physics 105 syllabus - Fall 09.pdf
- The syllabus will also be available in the bookstore for purchase (for
about $2.34). Or, if
you prefer you can print out your own copy from this pdf file.
Warm-Up Exercises
Lecture Notes
Videos of Demos
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Homework
Scores and Grade
Class Identification Numbers
I-Clicker
registration
Tutorial Lab Info
Discussion Forum
(Google Groups)
Old Exams
I strongly recommend working through the old exams entirely on your
own before looking at the solutions. Pre-curve averages are listed for
the multiple choice parts of the exams. I intend to make this year's
exams a bit easier, but no guarantees! Notice that there are some major
differences between the old exams and what I plan for this year. Some
key differences: no time limit this year, no note cards, and calculators
should not be needed. In style, this year's exams will likely be closest
to the Fall 2008 final exam.
This year's exams
- Here's the page which shows you which equations are given on the
exams: Front
page of exam 1 (but has all equations for entire semester). Anything
not on that page should be learned by heart. Obviously there are a lot
of equations on the sheet that are not applicable for the first few
exams.
- Here's the first 1.2
pages of exam 2. The equations are the same as the "front page of
all exams" link above, but the instructions are a little more detailed.
- Here's the first 1.2
pages of exam 4. I added two equations related to thermodynamics.
- Exam 1 solutions |
Exam 2 solutions |
Exam 3 solutions
How
to get started
- You need to do the following things as soon as the semester begins. (If you
have added the class late, it's even more important to do them ASAP.)
→ If you have not received one in an email, get a "class ID number" using the "Obtain your class ID
number" link on this page. You will use the CID as your personal identifier for all your
assignments.
→ Read the syllabus, available either as a pdf file elsewhere on this
web page, or from the bookstore. Among other things, the HW problems are found in the syllabus.
→ Get a copy of the textbook (see textbook info, elsewhere on this web
page). If you can't get one
soon, you can use one of the copies available in the Tutorial Lab (see Tutorial Lab info
elsewhere on this web page).
→ Do the reading assignments for each upcoming lecture as marked on pg 1 of the syllabus;
if joining late, do the past reading assignments.
→ For each upcoming lecture, answer the warm-up quiz for the lecture via
the website form. Those quizzes are due by 8 am the day of the lecture.
→ Get an "i-clicker" at the bookstore if you don't already have one. Bring your
clicker to each class.
→ Register your clicker (via the link elsewhere on this page) so that you get credit for in-class clicker
quizzes.
→ Get your individualized homework data numbers which you will plug into the HW
problems in your syllabus, using the "Print HW data sheet" link on this page.
→ Start working HW problems! The first assignment is due Sat, Sept 5. You can get credit for late assignments, so work
the HW sets you miss/have missed, in addition to the ones coming up. The syllabus
has much more
about our online HW system.
→ Submit your HW answers via the online system using the "Submit HW" link. Again, read
how to do this in the HW section of the syllabus. Learn how to get partial
credit by re-submitting the problems you get wrong. Talk to other students to
figure this out, if necessary. HW due-dates are marked on page 1 of the
syllabus.
→ Register for
the class Google group.
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