Course Syllabus

Fall 2021 Physics 2 PHY2054 - Course Syllabus

Syllabus Highlights

Instructors	Sujata Krishna, Ph. D. 2249 New Physics Bldg. Phone: 392-3898 Dr. Shawn Weatherford (he/him/his)  2142 New Physics Bldg Phone: 392-8747
E-mail	phy2054 @ phys.ufl.edu  This is the only email to contact either instructor for this team-taught course. This ensures both instructors can see it and have all information in one place. You may expect a response within 48 hours on weekdays. Messages sent to instructors via Canvas may not receive a response.  Note that homework help is given during your recitation section and during office hours, not through e-mail.
Class Lecture	TR Period 2: 8:30 - 9:20 am, NPB 1001 TR Period 3: 9:35 - 10:25 am, NPB 1001
Recitation Sections	See Recitation Sections page for details about meeting times and contact information for your instructor.
Assembly Exams	The Registrar approved special class times for the final assembly exam and two during-term assembly exams. These are official class meetings in addition to the regular schedule and the attendance policy applies. Other class conflicts with these assembly exam dates are handled according to the registrar policy for during term exams found in the undergraduate catalog. A list of these dates is found on the Exam Information page.
Textbook and Course Materials	College Physics: A strategic approach. (Knight, Jones and Field), 4th edition. Print ISBN-13:978-0-13-460903-4. The course requires students to purchase access to the online homework system, from Pearson called Mastering Physics iClicker account and mobile device/clicker to participate in lecture. Students are required to purchase access to Mastering Physics using the UF All Access program. This is the only way to gain access to your homework assignments. Access to Mastering Physics INCLUDES access to the ebook. Here is the link to have these charges direct billed to your student account: UF All Access website See this handout  for instructions for obtaining course materials with UF All-Access.  Access the ebook using the MyLab and Mastering link in the sidebar. The Mylab and Mastering tool is only utilized by students who elect to rent the ebook. All homework assignments are found in the Assignments link in the sidebar.
Technology Requirements	This course requires a stable internet connection and a laptop or desktop computer at a minimum for any online course work. Although, many of the resources are accessible using other mobile devices, if exams are online you will need to use a desktop device and not a mobile one. Your laptop/desktop computer must have a microphone and webcam for Zoom Office Hour visits. Only handheld calculators are permitted for performing calculations during exams or quizzes. Graphing and scientific calculators are acceptable. Mobile devices with calculator software are not permissible for use during exams or quizzes.

About the Course

PHY2054 - Physics 2 is the second semester of Physics without calculus, covering electrostatics, electric current, electric circuits and their components, magnetism, induction, electromagnetic waves, optics, optical devices, interference and diffraction. It is typically, but not exclusively, taken by biological sciences majors and pre-professional students, i.e., those planning careers in health care, optometry, pharmacy, etc. It is not a suitable course for physics, chemistry or engineering majors, who are encouraged to take PHY2049 (Physics 2 with calculus) or PHY2061 (enriched Physics 2 with calculus), both of which offer similar material but with more mathematical emphasis.

Course Description

Credits: 4; Prerequisites: PHY 2053 or the equivalent.

Second semester of introductory physics de-emphasizing calculus. Electric charge, fields and circuits; electromagnetism, applied electricity; geometrical optics, wave optics, applied optics; electrons and photons; atoms and nuclei.(P)

Lectures

Lectures offer instruction on the conceptual and problem solving topics covered by each weekly reading in the assigned textbook. The lectures may also expand in depth and focus upon the reading to include topics that the textbook author may have omitted. The lectures are designed to augment, not replace, the reading assignment. 

Lectures are streamed for viewing and synchronous iClicker participation only through Zoom. Lectures are not recorded. Chat and microphone will be disabled for the live stream. Links to attend the live stream will be posted on the Lectures and Schedule page Your attendance is expected. Please make arrangements accordingly. Students may record lectures according to UF policy stated here. 

Recitation Sections

Recitation sections are  class meetings where you will get small group instruction on how to answer physics problems, both numerical and conceptual. All students are assigned to attend a lecture period and a recitation section.  A highly skilled 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 problems 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.

Recitation section meetings are not recorded. Participation points will only be awarded if students participate in group work. Participation is not awarded if you are not present and engaged. Therefore the minimum requirement to earn any extra credit participation points is to attend and offer substantive discussion towards the completion of the assigned tasks.

Practicing physics is the best way to learn it, and the apprenticeship model works quite well as you see how experts identify which physics principles are needed to obtain a correct solution. Review the  Recitation Sections page for listing of meeting times.

Class Attendance and Missed Work

Attendance of lectures and recitation sections is required and counts from the first class meeting. Acceptable reasons for absence include: illness, serious family emergencies, special curricular requirements (e.g. judging trips, field trips, professional conferences), military obligation, severe weather conditions, religious holidays, court-imposed legal obligations, and participation in official university activities such as music performances, athletic competition or debate.

Absences due to circumstances listed above during scheduled quizzes or exams will necessitate you to request a makeup quiz or makeup exam following the procedures below. Unexcused absences are not entitled to makeup assessments. Requirements for class attendance and make-up exams, assignments, and other work in this course are consistent with university policies that can be found at this link.

Missed Recitation Quizzes: Students must request a makeup quiz from the recitation section TA, and if approved, sit the corresponding Makeup Quiz on the date noted on the course schedule (see Quizzes below for details.) Students must submit a written makeup quiz request to their recitation instructor no later than one week following the missed quiz. The written request must contain documentation substantiating the request. If a student has a substantiated excused absence for the Makeup Quiz date as well, students request a reschedule of the makeup to the section TA, receive approval from the TA, and complete the makeup  at a time mutually agreeable between the students and their section TA, all which must be completed no later than 3 days after the missed makeup quiz. An approved makeup for the final quiz must be completed prior to the first reading day for the semester.

Missed Recitation Sections: Students are not permitted to earn bonus participation points if they are not attending and participating in solving group problems during recitation sections. Instead of offering makeup recitation sections or providing alternate assignments, we include two dropped assignments into the calculation of the recitation section participation bonus. Students missing class for excused reasons are not permitted to makeup missed bonus opportunities. Note, that the bonus is not just attendance, but also awarded for your active participation during the class. This means that you should be prepared to work collaboratively in teams and contribute constructively to the assigned tasks. Students who attend without contributing to the group will not earn bonus participation points.

Missed Exams: Students missing an exam must notify the instructor BEFORE the beginning of the exam and provide documented evidence for a request for a makeup. Arrangements will be made to take a makeup exam as soon as possible for excused absences. The makeup exam will follow the same guidance given for the regular exam.

Missed Homework: Students have ample opportunity to complete available homework assignments prior to the due date. There are no extensions or makeups for homework assignments. Solutions to homework sets are posted immediately after the assignment is due to provide students feedback prior to the weekly quiz. Please plan your time accordingly.

Requirements for class attendance and make-up exams, assignments, and other work in this course are consistent with university policies that can be found at: https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/attendance.aspx

 Office Hours

Visit your instructors for free help! We're the ones writing your exams and quizzes and have a good idea about how to help you succeed in this course. You may visit any of the TAs or LAs, not just the one teaching your recitation section. Please find someone you can go to for help. Office Hours will be held via zoom if a zoom link is provided in the contact information below, otherwise they are in person in NPB.  Office hours Weekly Schedule (subject to changes):

Contact Information for Instructional Team

Grades and Assessments

Grades are based on total points accumulated from exams, recitation section quizzes, homework and extra credit. The canvas grading tool will calculate intermediate grades based on scores earned to date. The What If tool can project how hypothetical scores affect the overall grade calculation according to the scheme used in calculating your final score. Using the What If tool to place hypothetical grades in all grading categories will incorporate extra credit into an accurate grade calculation. Your final score is the sum of the following:

Letter grades will be reported to the Registrar at the end of the term corresponding to the total score and the minimum values to an accuracy of 0.01, following this grading scheme:

Exams

There are a total of two during term exams, with the third exam at the end of semester serving as a cumulative final. The dates, times, chapter coverage and allowed materials are described on the exams page. Please place these exam dates and times in your calendar today.

The  exam format is multiple choice and completed in person.  Your exam may be in a different building/classroom for in person exams. You are responsible for checking your exam room assignment on the exams page. This is typically available ~1 week before the exam. If the Exam modality shifts to online for any reason, an announcement will be made in the course. 

Unless superseded by a valid excuse a missed exam will result in a zero. Valid excuses are officially sanctioned UF events, medical excuses or family emergencies. Acceptable excuses require a coach's, doctor's or instructor sanctioned note with a verifiable contact phone number. The documentation must be provided to your instructor within 24 hours of the exam. A valid excuse will allow you to take a make-up exam.

Students who need special accommodations due to a disability must carry out the DRC procedures described below.

Quizzes

Each quiz in your recitation section is typically based on (though not  identical to) a homework problem from the homework turned in Monday of that week. The particular problem given in each recitation section is chosen at random and thus its difficulty will vary throughout the semester. Quiz numbering corresponds to HW numbering. Quizzes are given only on Tuesday or Wednesday. Quiz 0 and Quiz 14 include quizzes which serve as diagnostic tools to evaluate your overall conceptual knowledge of electricity and magnetism. Quizzes will not be assigned during exam weeks, and the Quiz time will be used by your TA to help you review for the exam.

Approved make-ups for missed quizzes will take place according to the absence and makeup policy stated above. The documentation must be provided to your TA within 1 week of the missed quiz or a rational reason for the delay in providing documentation must be e-mailed along with the projected receipt date of the documentation to your TA within that period. All quizzes must be made up within two weeks of the missed quiz, with the exception of the makeup of the final quiz, which must be completed before the first scheduled reading day. The Makeup Quiz is to be taken on the second Monday from the missed quiz at 8.30 pm in NPB 2165. You must bring a laptop that can connect to Canvas Quizzes to take this makeup in the assigned, proctored room. You will not need a webcam, but will be proctored by a TA, Adamya Goyal.

Students who cannot make the fixed Makeup Quiz date, must provide valid excusable absence to their TA within 3 days of the missed date. The TA will check the validity and  then make available another time for sitting this makeup. We expect very few students to fall in this category.   

Your quiz grade = 20 * (total quiz points / max points). The lowest quiz score (evaluated as a percentage of points earned) will be dropped. Only one quiz will be dropped from the calculation.

Homework

Homework is based on the MasteringPhysics online homework system and assignments are due Mondays at 12 noon ET (see schedule). Each student gets a unique set of numbers for each problem. Because of the length of time each homework set is available, there are no extensions on the homework. You are strongly encouraged to start entering your answers well ahead of the deadline to avoid possible technical problems that might occur on the day the homework is due. If an unforeseen technical difficulty like a down internet connection or computer virus causes you to miss the deadline, you will not receive credit for the unfinished work.

Please note: Scores do not sync immediately with Canvas. Weekly homework scores are synced to Canvas a few days after the homework deadline has passed.

Your homework grade = 5 * (total homework points / max points). Two of the lowest scoring (by percentage of total points earned per assignment) homework assignments are dropped at the end of the semester.

Homework and academic honesty: While we encourage students to discuss homework problems with one another, we regard it as a breach of academic honesty to get homework solutions or algorithms external sources, including websites or companies that give away or sell such solutions or algorithms (this is stated explicitly in our course Academic Honesty policy found below).

Recitation Section Participation Bonus

Recitation sections are designed to promote collaborative group problem solving while practicing the skills necessary to become successful in solving physics problems on your own. To reward your efforts, your recitation section TA will award weekly participation bonus points for your collaborative work in solving problems assigned to your group. On non-quiz days, students will work through collaborative group problem solving exercises. These problems require productive and focused application of what you have learned from reading the textbook and reviewing the lectures. You will be assigned to a small group, with each group receiving a problem to solve together. TAs will monitor attendance, evaluate your level of participation in the group and answer questions, as well as facilitate your discussion by asking specific students in the group to explain or justify decisions made by the group in arriving at a solution. 

As a participant you must have thoughtful discussion and engagement to be eligible for the participation bonus. The points are individual and the entire group does not necessarily get the same participation points.

Each week, you may earn points based on your participation and group's success. These points will sum over the course of the semester and will determine your individual participation bonus. This bonus will be added to your overall course grade. Your recitation section instructor will have details for showing evidence of participation.

Your participation bonus  = 2.5 * (total earned participation points / max points). Two recitation participation bonus meetings will be dropped from this calculation at the end of the semester.

You can't makeup missed participation bonus points with a group, nor complete alternate assignments to replace missed bonus points. You must be able to join the session at the meeting time arranged. Remember, this is not a course requirement, but an encouragement to participate in these meaningful exercises to gain both feedback and confidence in your problem solving ability.

iClicker Participation Bonus

Students will use free access to iClicker Cloud to submit responses to formative feedback questions during lectures. Each question provides students the opportunity to earn maximum of two points based on submitting a response (one point) and submitting a correct response (a second point).

Four iclicker session scores are dropped to allow for absences, broken devices, late answers, etc. However, to receive credit for your responses, your iClicker account must be linked to your Canvas course.  The deadline for completing a successful iClicker sync is the last day of class (prior to reading day). Students not completing an iClicker sync after this deadline forfeit their extra credit points. If you do not see iClicker session scores in Canvas Grades, then you have not completed the sync successfully and must try again. Please see the iClicker page regarding syncing your account with this course and contacts for iClicker customer service support.

You are responsible for maintaining the functioning of your device, including its connection to the internet. No credit will be given for questions if you forget your mobile device or your mobile device battery is dead or you do not respond to the question in the allotted time. 

Your iClicker bonus  = 2.5 * (total earned points / max points). 

Dropped Assignments

Dropped Assignments : A combination of planned and unforeseen factors may cause you to miss some classes or recitation sections, additionally, it is likely for most of us to have a bad day or week (for any number of reasons) during the semester.  To accommodate this reality, we drop the lowest scoring assignments as a "make-up" policy for excused and unexcused absences to accommodate circumstances that may arise throughout the semester that may hinder your performance in the online HW and the recitation quizzes. Homework, recitation participation bonus, and iClicker bonus assignment categories include dropped assignments as stated above, and recitation quiz will permit one dropped assignment. No exam will be dropped.

Canvas

The lectures notes (pre and post lecture) will be linked from the Schedule. Exam solutions will be linked from the Exam Information. Scores on homework, exams, and quizzes will be posted in the Grades section.  Occasional announcements may be sent by your instructional team. You are expected to read all announcements.

iClicker Sync

You are required to participate with the iClicker Cloud app on a smartphone, tablet or laptop. It is your responsibility to follow the steps below to properly register your iClicker account in a timely fashion. It is also your responsibility to regularly check your iClicker records for any discrepancies.

In order to participate in iClicker activities and ensure that your grades are properly reflected in the gradebook, follow the steps below:

1. Log in to the Canvas course and click the iClicker link in the PHY2054 left sidebar. If you do not already have an iClicker account, you will need to create one. It’s free!

• If you already have an iClicker account, sign in. DO NOT create a new account. You can only receive credit from one account.
• When creating your iClicker account, make sure you enter your name and email exactly as they appear in Canvas. Add your Gatorlink username in the “Student ID” field. Click here to create your iclicker account .
• When prompted to register a remote, you can Skip This Step if you are not using a handheld remote. Handheld remotes only work while answering questions in the lecture hall.

2. Set up the device(s) you’ll use to participate in our synchronous lectures.

• You can download the iClicker cloud app via the App Store or Google Play, or you can use iClicker on your laptop.
• If you have multiple devices, I recommend accessing our virtual class using your computer and participating in the iClicker questions using your mobile device.
• If you only have one device, you can open up a new tab in your web browser for iClicker cloud, or switch back and forth between our virtual class and the iClicker cloud app.

3. Now the fun part! Participate in iClicker class activities.

• When it’s time for class, make sure you have selected this course from the main screen of your iClicker cloud account.
  • When the instructor starts a class session in iClicker, select the Join button that appears on your screen, then answer each question asked in iClicker cloud.
  • For short answer, numeric, and target questions, make sure you select Send.

4. Review your work in iClicker cloud.

• You can review your grades, performance, and participation in iClicker cloud.
• Grades will be synced from iClicker cloud to Canvas on a regular basis. Please allow a week after lecture for the sync to occur. If you do not see scores in Canvas, you have not successfully completed step 1 above. The deadline for completing step 1 above is the last day of class for this semester (prior to reading days), but you are strongly advised to complete step 1 in the first two weeks of the semester.

Academic Integrity Information

iClicker activities fall under the provisions of our campus academic honesty policy. Students must not engage in academic dishonesty while participating in iClicker activities. This includes but is not limited to:

• Having another student participate for you
• Using more than one iClicker account at a time
• Sending your answer to other students in any way.

Any student found to be in violation of these rules will lose their iClicker points for the entire term and may be reported to the Dean of Student Discipline.

Need help with iClicker cloud?

• • If you are having trouble with your iClicker cloud access code, check out this guide to access code errors .
  • If you are having issues connecting to iClicker cloud, check out these iClicker cloud connectivity tips .
  • If you are having issues seeing your iClicker cloud points, use this troubleshooting guide .
  • Find answers to many of your questions and contact the iClicker Tech Support Team by visiting com/support at any time.

Proctored Exams and Quizzes

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 and weekly quizzes will be proctored.

• 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.
• You may only utilize resources expressly permitted during the exam.
• Sending exam or quiz questions to anyone is a violation at all times.

Violation of any of these conditions is academic misconduct and are 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. 

Mastering Physics

Homework is delivered and scored using MasteringPhysics. You gain access to the system with the purchase of your ebook access when using the UF All Access program, as documented here. You MUST participate in the UF All Access program. There is no other way to gain access to the homework system. Pearson office hours on campus during the first week of term offers troubleshooting help. 

You can access your homework assignment by clicking on a homework assignment listed on the Assignments page, from the ToDo list, or from MyLab and Mastering in the sidebar.

Details about Homework Assignments, Grading, and Late Policy

• You have five attempts to get the correct answer. To get credit your answer must be correct within 2% and you must enter at least three significant digits.
• Multiple choice and True/False question types. The points you can earn for correct submissions decreases by a constant amount for each attempt. The decrease per step is 100% / (N_options-1). Thus for a 5 part multiple choice question, the decrease in value is 25% per attempt.
• There are no extensions on homework assignments.
• Additional Ungraded Practice Assignments are available within MasteringPhysics. These are found in the Assignments section, but note they do not appear in your To-Do list since that is driven by deadlines. These additional practice assignments are not required. However it is wise to use these extra problems as an evaluation tool of your problem solving skill, as students report every semester that solving problems in addition to the assigned homework is the most beneficial way to improve exam performance.

Schedule

Information about the exams (chapters covered, times, allowed materials, etc.) can be found on the Exams page.

Academic Honesty Policy and Honor Code

We go to great lengths to ensure that our Physics course is administered fairly, by setting clear goals (what is needed to attain each grade) at the outset, by providing materials (lectures, applets, homework, office hours, reviews) to help you reach those goals, and by assessing progress towards those goals using easily understood procedures (exams, quizzes, online homework). We pledge to do the best job we can to make the material understandable and to bring out the best in every student.

Course Policy

Maintaining the integrity of the grading process demands fairness and compassion on our part and honor on your part. Accordingly, we take a very hard line on cheating in any form, including

1. Providing or copying answers on exams or quizzes
2. Taking an exam or quiz for another student
3. Entering online homework answers for another student
4. Distributing or copying exam or quiz questions
5. Obtaining course homework solutions or software algorithms from external sources, including websites or companies that give away or sell such solutions or algorithms.

Any person caught cheating in any form will fail the entire course automatically and will be subject to Honor Court penalties. Furthermore, we expect students to not tolerate cheating of any kind and to report incidents to your instructors.

Honor Code

The Dean of Students Office website has a detailed discussion about academic honesty and the University of Florida Honor Code, which was adopted by the Student Council. The Honor Code says

We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity. On all work submitted for credit by students at the University of Florida, the following pledge is either required or implied:

"On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment."

Disability Services

Students requesting classroom accommodation for disabilities must first register with the Disability Resource Center (352-392-8565) by providing appropriate documentation.

Students with disabilities who experience learning barriers and would like to request academic accommodations should connect with the Disability Resource Center by visiting the Get Started page  (Links to an external site.) . It is important for students to share their accommodation letter with their instructor and discuss their access needs, as early as possible in the semester.

Requesting an accommodation letter to be sent to instructors via the course email address (phy2054@phys.ufl.edu) is sufficient for receiving accommodations, as long as the letter is received at least three working days prior to the deadline for assessments. Letters received less than three working days before the assignment deadline will have the accommodations applied for the next and subsequent assessments.

Accommodations are not retroactive, therefore, students should contact the DRC office as soon as possible in the term for which they are seeking accommodations.

Failure to send a current accommodation letter before the three working day deadline is not a permitted excuse for taking a makeup exam.

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