Course Syllabus
Course Description and Details
PHY2048 - Physics 1 with Calc. First semester of introductory Physics with Calculus. 3 credits
Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills: MAC 2311; High School Physics, PHY 2020 or the equivalent
Instructors: Prof. James Hamlin and Prof. John Yelton
Office Hours: Zoom links available within canvas here
Contact: Please send email only using phy2048@phys.ufl.edu. One of us will respond as soon as possible. However, email is not the way to get answers to physics questions. Physics and logistics questions (other than specific homework questions) can be put on "Discussions" (links to the left). There is a discussion board for each week's work. Please use class and office hours to seek help on specific homework problems.
Course Overview
There are around 600 students in this course, but they are divided into many sections (i.e. class numbers). In addition to the lectures, once a week there are discussion sessions at a time/day according to your class number.
The various aspects course are summarized below.
1. Synchronous lectures: These are M/W/F at 10:40 am or 11:45 am according to which section you are in. The course is being delivered in a HyFlex mode, which means you may choose to attend in person in NPB 1001 ("the large auditorium") or to observe the same lecture via zoom. The lectures will be given in blocks of 1-3 weeks by Professors Hamlin and Yelton. The PowerPoint slides and Zoom recordings of the lectures will be posted online. However, those not connected during their lecture period will miss the opportunity for extra credit using iClickers, and miss the possibility of real-time interaction with the professors and other students.
For students students who elect to attend in person, please review the following COVID-19 related information:
- We recommend that if possible you enter NPB 1001 through the lobby of the Physics building and exit using the door that goes directly outside. This reduces crowding during class changes.
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Masks. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences emphasizes that, in light of CDC recommendations, face coverings, though not required, are expected in all UF facilities, including your classrooms. Regardless of vaccination status, mask usage is a responsible and vital way of preventing transmission of COVID-19. Faculty and teaching assistants may also ask for mask usage in their offices during one-on-one meetings (with a provision for remote office hour meetings as an alternative).
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- If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms (Click here for guidance from the CDC on symptoms of coronavirus), click here for UF Health guidance on what to do if you have been exposed to or are experiencing Covid-19 symptoms.
2. Synchronous discussion sections: Discussion sections will also be delivered in a HyFlex mode, which means that you may chose to attend in person of via zoom. These will be with one of the team of discussion section leaders (Teaching Assistants) assigned according to your class number.
3. Discussion quizzes: The discussion sections will include quizzes to be taken in real time during your discussion section period. You may elect to take the quiz either remotely on canvas or in person in your discussion section classroom. The TA's will upload the grades to the gradebook within a week of the quiz and students will be able to see how they did. These are referred to as "Discussion Quizzes". The subjects in the quiz are those in the homework completed the end of the previous week. Your two lowest scoring quizzes will be dropped from your final grade. (This is in addition to the first two quizzes, Q0 and Q1, being "practice" and not counting).
4. iClicker questions during lectures: Short quizzes, performed using the iClicker system, in real time during the synchronous lectures. These count as extra credit. For every question (iClicker calls them "polls") that counts, you get 1 point for answering and a second point for getting it correct. There is then a "forgiveness" factor of 25% such that you can miss 25% of the points and still get the full 5% extra credit. (Note that iClicker keeps track of "attendance", but that does not give points).
5. Homework, is due weekly, using the Wiley Plus system that is packaged with the textbook. Each homework is scheduled and has a due date. These grades automatically get uploaded to the gradebook by WileyPlus when the homework is submitted. Your two lowest homework scores will be dropped from your final grade.
6. Exams They are synchronous (i.e. all students take the exams at the same time). Grades will appear in the gradebook and solutions will be available in a maximum of 72 hours after the exam.
Each of these are described in more detail below.
Despite the difficulties imposed by the current pandemic, we are determined that all students should be able to get help in understanding the material at any time. We have multiple office hours (through Zoom), discussion boards (online), and weekly discussion periods with Teaching Assistants via Zoom.
The discussion leaders for this semester are:
| Name | |
| Carlson, Brinden (Bear) | bcarlson1@ufl.edu |
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Katuwal,Sanjib
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sanjib.katuwal@ufl.edu |
| Michaloliakos,Ioannis | ioannis.michalol@ufl.edu |
| Sadek, David F. | david.sadek@ufl.edu |
| Thomas, July | jthomas125@ufl.edu |
| Wu,Zhenfei | zwu1@ufl.edu |
The specific sections that each discussion leader is responsible for are listed below (sorted by class #).
| Section | Class # | Day | Time | Classroom | Instructor |
| 2341 | 17330 | T | Period 7 (1:55 PM - 2:45 PM) | NPB 1220 | Wu, Zhenfei |
| 2468 | 17331 | M | Period 6 (12:50 PM - 1:40 PM) | NPB 1101 | Michaloliakos, Ioannis |
| 4470 | 17394 | T | Period 4 (10:40 AM - 11:30 AM) | NPB 1216 | Thomas, July |
| 7159 | 17395 | T | Period 5 (11:45 AM - 12:35 PM) | NPB 1216 | Katuwal, Sanjib |
| 3890 | 17362 | M | Period 4 (10:40 AM - 11:30 AM) | NPB 1011 | Carlson, Brinden |
| 3893 | 17365 | M | Period 2 (8:30 AM - 9:20 AM) | NPB 1216 | Carlson, Brinden |
| 3894 | 17366 | T | Period 2 (8:30 AM - 9:20 AM) | NPB 1011 | Katuwal, Sanjib |
| 3885 | 17334 | T | Period 6 (12:50 PM - 1:40 PM) | NPB 1101 | Katuwal, Sanjib |
| 3886 | 17359 | T | Period 2 (8:30 AM - 9:20 AM) | NPB 1220 | Carlson, Brinden |
| 2181 | 17328 | M | Period 3 (9:35 AM - 10:25 AM) | NPB 1011 | Sadek, David F. |
| 2479 | 17332 | T | Period 7 (1:55 PM - 2:45 PM) | NPB 1101 | Thomas, July |
| 3891 | 17363 | T | Period 8 (3:00 PM - 3:50 PM) | NPB 1216 | Thomas, July |
| 4283 | 17392 | M | Period 6 (12:50 PM - 1:40 PM) | NPB 1011 | Katuwal, Sanjib |
| 4292 | 17393 | M | Period 3 (9:35 AM - 10:25 AM) | NPB 1220 | Michaloliakos, Ioannis |
| 7193 | 17396 | M | Period 8 (3:00 PM - 3:50 PM) | NPB 1011 | Thomas, July |
| 3887 | 17360 | M | Period 5 (11:45 AM - 12:35 PM) | NPB 1011 | Michaloliakos, Ioannis |
| 3889 | 17361 | M | Period 8 (3:00 PM - 3:50 PM) | NPB 1216 | Michaloliakos, Ioannis |
| 3892 | 17364 | M | Period 9 (4:05 PM - 4:55 PM) | NPB 1220 | Carlson, Brinden |
| 3895 | 17391 | T | Period 3 (9:35 AM - 10:25 AM) | NPB 1101 | Sadek, David F. |
| 2182 | 17329 | M | Period 2 (8:30 AM - 9:20 AM) | NPB 1220 | Sadek, David F. |
| 3883 | 17333 | T | Period 4 (10:40 AM - 11:30 AM) | NPB 1101 | Sadek, David F. |
The zoom information for discussion and office hours is found here.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will have improved their existing foundation in the concepts, principles, terminology, and methodologies used to describe motion (translational, rotational, and combined) of simple objects, the basic properties of matter, harmonic oscillations, and wave motion. Specifically, students will be able to:
- Analyze particular physical situations, and thus identify the fundamental principles pertinent to those situations to make successful predictions of system behavior.
- Apply fundamental principles to formulate mathematical equations describing the relation between physical quantities in these particular situations.
- Solve mathematical equations to find the values of physical quantities.
- Communicate unambiguously both the principles that apply to a situation and the results of specific calculations resulting from the steps above.
Student Expectations
To achieve the learning outcomes, students are expected to:
- Visit each week's page to plan for the days ahead.
- Read the assigned chapters and sections in the textbook.
- Attend the synchronous lecture (MWF at 10:40 or 11:45 according to your section).
- Work through the examples presented in the text and in the practice problem videos in order to learn the physics concepts, principles, and problem-solving techniques of introductory physics.
- Complete homework assignments to self–assess your understanding of the module’s concepts and problem solving strategies on a weekly basis.
- Attend synchronous discussion section meetings for small group instruction.
- Seek help from your instructors and other students when specific content does not make sense, and to seek out additional practice when needed to gain mastery before moving on to future modules. These additional materials should include problems at the end of the chapter that are not assigned as part of your homework.
This course requires an extensive amount of time to do all of the above, and students should plan accordingly to spend 12 hours per week on course preparation and practice.
Required Materials
The required text is Fundamentals of Physics, 11th edition, by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker published by Wiley. The course is set up for an All-Access opt-in to purchase the text online for students who have registered in the course. The opt-in procedure begins with this link: https://www.bsd.ufl.edu/AllAccess/OptIn
In the Week 1 module there is a Textbook page, which has detailed information on how to do this.
The required online homework system is WileyPLUS, access to which is included in the purchase of the online textbook described above. Access WileyPlus using the links provided in the course Canvas website.
Synchronous Discussion Section Meetings
Discussion sections are HyFlex, which means you may attend either in person of via zoom. There you will get small group instruction on how to answer physics problems, both numerical and conceptual. All students are assigned to attend one discussion section meeting each week. The TA will guide you through the problem solving process that will be helpful for you as you practice the homework problems on your own outside of class. You will also receive formative assessment feedback on your learning through weekly quizzes. The content of these quizzes are based on the material assigned in homework and serve to assess not only the correct answer to quantitative problems, but also critique and provide feedback on how you justify your answer with an in-depth solution.
The zoom information for discussions and office hours is found here.
Course Policies
ATTENDANCE POLICY: You are expected to attend the lectures either online or in the auditorium. iClicker points based on questions during class will count as bonus points for the course.
ASSIGNMENT POLICY: Homework, quizzes, and exams are listed in the course calendar with more details provided in the weekly Canvas module pages.
HOMEWORK POLICY: Homework sets are completed in Canvas using WileyPlus at any time between the opening of the assignment and the deadline announced in the course calendar. You will access these assignments through links posted in Canvas and on the Module pages. These assignments are not timed or proctored, but they are subject to the UF Policy on Academic Misconduct (see below).
You can discuss with instructors or others how to approach homework problems, but the numerical values are individually set by the system and of course should be individually obtained. It is very important to master the techniques in the homework, as similar problems will appear in discussion quizzes and of course may appear in exams.
EXAM POLICY: Two mid-term exams and a cumulative final exam will be taken. The mid-term exams are scheduled for evenings (8.20 pm). Exams are not collaborative and are completed alone without any study or reference aids other than what is provided by the exam.
MAKE-UP POLICY: Requirements attendance, make-up exams, assignments, and other work are consistent with university policies that can be found here. For a foreseeable absence, it is your responsibility to identify yourself as requiring an accommodation prior to the absence. Contact your discussion section TA to request a makeup quiz. A makeup quiz must be requested within one week of its scheduled administration, and if approved, completed within two weeks of its scheduled administration.
Contact your course instructor to request a makeup exam before the scheduled administration of the exam.
Assessment and Grade Calculation
This course provides the following grading vehicles for formative and cumulative assessments:
Homework. Much of learning physics involves doing physics. This means practice applying physics principles through qualitative reasoning and quantitative problem solving and gaining experience when these approaches are correct and feedback when they fall short. Therefore you will complete weekly homework assignments. You should view this practice as the minimum necessary to prepare for higher stakes assessment. Weekly homework sets are due on Saturday at 10:00 PM EDT. There are 13 homework assignments, and the two lowest assignment scores will be dropped, bringing the total number of assignments that count toward your final grade to 11.
Quizzes. Discussion section quizzes provide feedback on your problem solving approach and are graded based on the reasoning supporting the answer you submit. The questions are based on the material covered in the most recent homework assignment. There are 11 quizzes, and the two lowest quiz scores will be dropped, bringing the total number of quizzes that count toward your final grade to 9.
Exams. There are 3 exams (2 mid-terms and one final). The mid-terms cover specific modules that will be announced beforehand. The final is cumulative, but with a stress on those modules not covered in exams 1 and 2.
Grades in the course are awarded based on an overall course score made up as follows:
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Assignment/Categories |
Max Points |
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Exam 1 |
25 |
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Exam 2 |
25 |
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Exam 3 (Final) |
25 |
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Homework Two homeworks are dropped, leaving 11 to count |
5 |
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Discussion Section Quizzes Two quizzes are dropped, leaving 9 to count |
20 |
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Total |
100 |
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iClicker questions (considered extra credit) |
5 |
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Syllabus quiz (considered extra credit) |
0.5 |
Grade Scheme
The following grading standards will be used in this class:
| Grade | Range |
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| A | 100 % to 85.0% |
| A- | < 85.0 % to 80.0% |
| B+ | < 80.0 % to 75.0% |
| B | < 75.0 % to 70.0% |
| B- | < 70.0 % to 65.0% |
| C+ | < 65.0 % to 60.0% |
| C | < 60.0 % to 55.0% |
| C- | < 55.0 % to 50.0% |
| D+ | < 50.0 % to 45.0% |
| D | < 45.0 % to 40.0% |
| D- | < 40.0 % to 35.0% |
| F |
< 35.0 % to 0.0% |
Proctoring
In order to maintain a high standard of academic integrity and assure that the value of your University of Florida degree is not compromised, course exams will be proctored.
- You are not permitted to utilize any resources in addition to what is provided during the exam.
- You are not permitted to discuss the contents of the exam following its administration.
- You are not permitted to receive any information prior to taking the exam about the exam contents.
Violation of any of these conditions is academic misconduct and will be dealt with according to the protocols for reporting Honor Code violations. This is your only warning and if you have questions about whether an action constitutes a violation, you should consult your instructor prior to following the course of action in question.
Canvas Information
Canvas is the where course content, grades, and communication will reside for this course.
- ufl.instructure.com
- For Canvas, Passwords, or any other computer-related technical support contact the IT Service Desk.
- 123 123-1234
- 877 878-8325
- http://it.myinstitution.edu
- itsupport@myinstitution.edu
Institutional Policies and Procedures
UNIVERSITY POLICY ON ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Students requesting accommodation for disabilities must first register with the Disability Resource Center (352-392-8565, http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/) by providing appropriate documentation. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the instructor when requesting accommodation. You must submit this documentation prior to submitting assignments or taking the quizzes or exams. Accommodations are not retroactive, therefore, students should contact the office as soon as possible in the term for which they are seeking accommodations.
UNIVERSITY POLICY ON ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT: Academic honesty and integrity are fundamental values of the University community. Students should be sure that they understand the UF Student Honor Code at https://www.dso.ufl.edu/sccr/process/student-conduct-honor-code/.
**NETIQUETTE, COMMUNICATION COURTESY: All members of the class are expected to follow rules of common courtesy in all email messages, threaded discussions and chats.
NetiquetteGuideforOnlineCourses.pdf
COURSE EVALUATION: Students are expected to provide professional and respectful feedback on the quality of instruction in this course by completing course evaluations online via GatorEvals. Guidance on how to give feedback in a professional and respectful manner is available at https://gatorevals.aa.ufl.edu/students/. Students will be notified when the evaluation period opens, and can complete evaluations through the email they receive from GatorEvals, in their Canvas course menu under GatorEvals, or via https://ufl.bluera.com/ufl/. Summaries of course evaluation results are available to students at https://gatorevals.aa.ufl.edu/public-results/.
ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-UP POLICY: Excused absences and allowances for make-up work are consistent with university policies in the undergraduate catalog (https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/attendance.aspx)and require appropriate documentation.
Course Schedule and Calendar
| Week | Start Day | Topic | Homework | Quiz |
| 1 | 8/23/2021 | Course Introduction, Units | 0 | |
| 2 | 8/30/2021 | Motion in 1 Dimension, Vectors | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 9/8/2021 | Motion in 2 and 3 Dimensions | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 9/13/2021 | Newton's Laws | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | 9/20/2021 | Circular Motion, Kinetic Energy, Work | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | 9/27/2021 | Conservative Force, Power, Review | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | 10/04/2021 | Energy Problems, Potential Energy | 6 | 5 |
| 10/06/2021 | Exam 1 (periods E2-E3) | |||
| 8 | 10/11/2021 | Center of Mass, Momentum | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | 10/18/2021 | Rotational Motion | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | 10/25/2021 | Angular Momentum | 9 | 8 |
| 11 | 11/01/2021 | Statics, Review | 10 | 9 |
| 12 | 11/08/2021 | Gravitational Force, Planetary Motion | 11 | |
| 11/08/2021 | Exam 2 (periods E2-E3) | |||
| 13 | 11/15/2021 | Fluids, Harmonic Oscillator | 12 | 10 |
| 14 | 11/22/2021 | Damped, driven harmonic oscillator | 11 | |
| 15 | 11/29/2021 | Waves, interference | 13 | |
| 16 | 12/06/2021 | Sound, Review | 12 | |
| 12/14/2021 | Final Exam (3 pm) |
Homework 0 and Quiz 0 are for practice. They do not count towards your final grade. Homework assignments are due on Saturdays at 10pm, and quizzes are in discussion sections. All discussion sections for this course are on either Monday or Tuesday. The quiz is always based on the homework completed a few days beforehand. Exam 2 will be on material covered since the last exam, and there will be a review in class on the Friday before Exams 1 and 2 to further clarify the content of the exam. The final exam contains material from throughout the course but with an accent on the material presented after Exam 2.
Disclaimer:This syllabus represents current plans and objectives. As we go through the semester, those plans may need to change to enhance the class learning opportunity or to react to weather related closures. Such changes will be communicated clearly to the class.
Required Technology, Privacy and Accessibility Policies
For information about the privacy policies of the tools used in this course, see the links below:
- Instructure (Canvas)
- Sonic Foundry (Mediasite Streaming Video Player)
- Zoom
- Adobe
Privacy Related Issues
Our class sessions may be audio visually recorded for students in the class to refer back and for enrolled students who are unable to attend live. Students who participate with their camera engaged or utilize a profile image are agreeing to have their video or image recorded. If you are unwilling to consent to have your profile or video image recorded, be sure to keep your camera off and do not use a profile image. Likewise, students who un-mute during class and participate orally are agreeing to have their voices recorded. If you are not willing to consent to have your voice recorded during class, you will need to keep your mute button activated and communicate exclusively using the "chat" feature, which allows students to type questions and comments live. The chat will not be recorded or shared. As in all courses, unauthorized recording and unauthorized sharing of recorded materials is prohibited.
Health and Wellness
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Counseling and Wellness Center: Visit the Counseling and Wellness Center website or call 352-392-1575 for information on crisis services as well as non-crisis services.
Student Health Care Center: Call 352-392-1161 for 24/7 information to help you find the care you need, or visit the Student Health Care Center website.
University Police Department: Visit UF Police Department website or call 352-392-1111 (or 9-1-1 for emergencies).
UF Health Shands Emergency Room / Trauma Center: For immediate medical care call 352-733-0111 or go to the emergency room at 1515 SW Archer Road,
Gainesville, FL 32608; Visit the UF Health Emergency Room and Trauma Center website.