University Physics I -- Fall 1997

Course:Physics 231N, call # 10071, 4 credits

Lecture:T,Th 9:30--10:45

when the room is built: Oceanography and Physics Room 200

until the room is built: Powhatan Community Center

Prerequisite: Calculus I (Math 211)

Lecturer: Prof L. Weinstein

Office: Nuclear Facility, 1021 W 47 St, Room 104, 683--5803

Email: weinstein@oduvax.physics.odu.edu

Office Hours: Monday 3:00--5:00 and by appointment

If you are confused or don't understand something, come for help immediately. You can avoid large problems by getting help early.

Textbook:

Lecture: University Physics, 9th ed, by H. Young, Addison Wesley, 1996.

Optional: The Cartoon Guide to Physics, by L. Gonick.

Lab: Physics 231 Lab Manual, ODU Physics Dept

Lecture Notes: Coursepack in Monarch Copy Center

Grading: This course is uncurved. Everyone can get an A.

10% -- Homework

45% -- 3 Exams, 15% each

30% -- Final Exam

15% -- Laboratory

Quizzes: There will be many short quizzes in lecture. If you get 2/3 of the total correct, you can drop your lowest midterm exam.

Exams: No make-up exams will be given. Bring a calculator and a one page crib sheet (no xeroxes)

Homework:Write name, ID#, Course #, and `Prof Weinstein' on front

Homework assignments are listed on page 4

Homework due at the beginning of lecture on due date

Late assignments will not be accepted

Lowest two homework scores will be dropped.

You may work together (copies not accepted)

Solutions will be posted. Location to be announced.

You will be quizzed on the previous week's homework in recitation section.

Use of published homework solutions is considered cheating.

Laboratory:Oceanography and Physics, Room 138.

See Laboratory Schedule for details

Students who fail the laboratory will fail the entire course.

Due to the nature of this course, topics will not always be covered in the lecture before the laboratory.

Bring a calculator, graph paper, and a straight edge.

Purchase a bound notebook. You will use this book to diagram your equipment, record data and write your lab reports.

Read the assigned experiment before the lab begins and bring the required items.

Attendance is mandatory. You will be allowed one (1) unexcused absence during the semester. If you have two or more unexcused absences, you will fail the entire course. It is your responsibility to inform your instructor of any absence and to arrange to make up the missed work.

Laboratory reports should be prepared according to the instructions in the Physics 231 Laboratory Manual. Your lab instructor will also discuss the format for your lab reports and the grading procedure.

The final lab exam will be given as scheduled in the Laboratory Experiments page. It will count 15% of the lab grade.

Recitations: These are used to work problems, to answer your questions, and to identify and help you with difficulties you might have. There will be quizzes on the previous week's homework which will be part of your homework grade. Attendance is mandatory. Attending fewer than 10 recitation sections will lower your grade 5 points (unless you are getting an A).

Students may consult the ``Student Disciplinary Policy and Procedures'' Manual (located in the department secretarial office) for details. A significant item is the following:

``All official disciplinary sanctions, including grade sanctions, which are assigned to a student as a result of an act of academic dishonesty, will be recorded on the student's official University transcript.''