Physics 1250 - Autumn 2013

Questions about physics class: see your lecturer

8:00/ 8:00 Dr. Jesse Martin - SM 1082, 614-688-4714, martin.1095@osu.edu
9:10/ 9:10 Dr. Doug Schumacher - PY 4180, 614-292-7035, schumacher.60@osu.edu
10:20/ 6:30 Dr. Tom Barrett - SM 1106E, 614-292-8065, barrett.3@osu.edu
11:30/10,11 Dr. Tom Barrett - SM 1106E, 614-292-8065, barrett.3@osu.edu
12:40/ 5:20 Dr. Sharvil Desai - SM 1082, 614-688-4714, desai.226@osu.edu
1:50/ 4:10 Dr. Lei Bao - PY 1016, 614-292-2450, lbao@physics.osu.edu
3:00/ 3:00 Dr. Lei Bao - PY 1016, 614-292-2450, lbao@physics.osu.edu
For WebAssign issues (other than excuses): see the WebAssign administrator
Dr. Bolland - SM 1106D, 292-8065, bolland@physics.ohio-state.edu
For excuses or permission for anything: see the course manager
Dr. Ziegler - SM 1036A, 292-2067, ziegler.2@osu.edu
For help in physics: see your lecturer, TA, or visit the tutor room
tutor room: SM 1011A&B
my TA:
See http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/phys1250 for course policies
textbook: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 8th edition by Serway & Jewett
relevant chapter.section numbers in [brackets]
Homeworks & prelabs due through WebAssign ( https://www.webassign.net/osu/student.html )
Homeworks typically due 1/2 hour before recitation
Prelabs typically due 7 pm Monday
lab manual: Physics 1250 Activities & Worksheets, 2nd edition
Grading: homework (WebAssign)=15%, lab=12%, prelabs=3%, quizzes=15%, midterms=2*15%, final=25%
2 quizzes, 1 prelab, and 1 lab are dropped; see course manager only if you miss more than this.
Aug 21 L Introduction, Units [1.4]
Aug 23 L Acceleration [2]

LABORATORY: #1 1-D Kinematics
Aug 26 L Acceleration; prelab due at 7:30 am
Aug 27 R group work
Aug 28 L Vectors [3]
Aug 30 L Projectile Motion [4.1-3]

LABORATORY: no lab this week
Sep 2 L holiday
Sep 3 R Quiz 1 (acceleration); Homework #1 due
Sep 4 L Forces [5.1-4]
Sep 6 L Forces [5.5-6]

LABORATORY: #3 2-D Kinematics
Monday 8 am labs do this lab, and all labs thru #11, on the following Monday
Sep 9 L Forces [5.7]; prelab due at 7:30 am
Sep 10 R Quiz 2 (vectors); Homework #2 due
Sep 11 L Forces
Sep 13 L Friction [5.8]
Last Day to drop without a W

LABORATORY: #4 Dynamic Forces
Sep 16 L Friction; prelab due at 7 pm
Sep 17 R Quiz 3 (projectile motion); Homework #3 due
Sep 18 L Circular Motion [4.4-5, 6.1-3]
Sep 20 L Circular Motion [13.1] (end of first midterm material)

LABORATORY: #5 Static Friction
Sep 23 L Work & Energy [7.1-5]; prelab due at 7 pm
Sep 24 R Quiz 4 (forces); Homework #4 due
Sep 25 L Energy [7.6-9]
Sep 27 L Energy [8.1-4]

LABORATORY: #6 Conservation Of Energy
Sep 30 L Energy [8.5]; prelab due at 7 pm
Oct 1 R MIDTERM 1 [1-6] in recitation class; Homework #5 due
Oct 2 L Momentum [9.1-7]
Oct 4 L Momentum

LABORATORY: #7 Conservation Of Momentum
Oct 7 L Momentum [pp. 244-245]; prelab due at 7 pm
Oct 8 R Quiz 5 (work & energy); Homework #7 due
Oct 9 L Rotation [10.1-3]
Oct 11 L Rotation [10.5]

LABORATORY: #8 Energy And Momentum
Oct 14 L Rotation [10.6-7]; prelab due at 7 pm
Oct 15 R Quiz 6 (momentum); Homework #8 due
Oct 16 L Rotation [12.1-3]
Oct 18 L Rotation [10.8-9]

LABORATORY: #9 Rotational Dynamics
Oct 21 L Rotation [11.1-5] (end of second midterm material); prelab due at 7 pm
Oct 22 R Quiz 7 (rotation); Homework #9 due
Oct 23 L Oscillations [15.1-2]
Oct 25 L Oscillations [15.3-5]
Last Day to withdraw without petitioning

LABORATORY: #10 Vibrations
Oct 28 L Oscillations [15.6-7]; prelab due at 7 pm
Oct 29 R MIDTERM 2 [7-12] in recitation class; Homework #10 due
Oct 30 L Fluids [14.1-4]
Nov 1 L Fluids [14.5-7]

LABORATORY: #11 Fluids
Nov 4 L Thermodynamics [19.1-4, 20.1-3]; prelab due at 7 pm
Nov 5 R Quiz 8 (oscillations); Homework #11 due
Nov 6 L Thermodynamics [19.5, 20.4-6, 21.1-5]
Nov 8 L Thermodynamics



LABORATORY: #12 Heat Engine (except Monday labs)
Nov 11 holiday
Nov 12 R Quiz 9 (fluids); Homework #12 due; prelab due at 7:30 am
Nov 13 L Thermodynamics [22.1-8]
Nov 15 L Thermodynamics [20.7]

LABORATORY: #12 Heat Engine (Monday labs), #13 Special Relativity (Wednesday through Friday labs)
Nov 18 L Relativity [39.1-4]
Nov 19 R Quiz 10 (thermodynamics); Homework #13 due
Nov 20 L Relativity [39.6]; prelab due at 7:30 am
Nov 22 L Relativity [39.5]

LABORATORY: #13 Special Relativity (Monday & Tuesday labs only)
Nov 25 L Relativity [39.7-8]
Nov 26 R recitation
Nov 27 travel day
Nov 29 holiday

LABORATORY: #11 Fluids (Monday 8 am lab only)
Dec 2 L review
Dec 3 R review; "Flex" Homework* due
Dec 4 Homework #14 due at 6 pm

FINAL EXAM for 8:00/8:00 section at 8:00 am Monday Dec 9
FINAL EXAM for 9:10/9:10 section at 10:00 am Friday Dec 6
FINAL EXAM for 10:20/6:30 section at 8:00 pm Wednesday Dec 11
FINAL EXAM for 11:30/10,11 section at 12:00 n Monday Dec 9, location TBA
FINAL EXAM for 12:40/5:20 section at 8:00 pm Tuesday Dec 10
FINAL EXAM for 1:50/4:10 section at 6:00 pm Friday Dec 6
FINAL EXAM for 3:00/3:00 section at 4:00 pm Wednesday Dec 11
final exams in recitation rooms unless specified otherwise
* Flexible Homework Assignment: There is a flex-homework assignment that is part of the total homework grade.
This consists of participating in one 55 minute session, which could include an interview/discussion about physics
content, a short test, small group work, or short tutoring sessions. To find out more about the Flex homework and how
to complete it, see "Flexible HW Assignment" at carmen. As part of an ongoing effort to improve physics instruction,
data from student performance in this course may be used in research projects. Any data used will be compiled in
aggregate form and in no way will your name be used to identify you with the data. If you object to the use of data on
your performance in a research project, please contact your instructor and we will remove your data from any projects.
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nelhods of nodein science, lhe ieIalionship lelveen science and lechnoIogy, lhe inpIicalions of
scienlific discoveiies and lhe polenliaI of science and lechnoIogy lo addiess piolIens of lhe
conlenpoiaiy voiId.

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evoIving lody of knovIedge.
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4. Sludenls iecognize sociaI and phiIosophicaI inpIicalions of scienlific discoveiies and
undeisland lhe polenliaI of science and lechnoIogy lo addiess piolIens of lhe conlenpoiaiy
voiId.

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and is addiessed in aII conponenls of lhe couises.
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nelhods in nechanics.
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engineeiing appIicalions. LxanpIes of appIicalions aie piovided in lhe lexllook and in
denonslialions in Iecluies.
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physics lhe sociaI inpIicalions aie laken up noie appiopiialeIy in lhe engineeiing couises lhal
leach lhe appIicalions. The ieason foi lhis is lhal physics does nol go inlo delaiIs of hov lo luiId
insliunenls oi devices.

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so lhal aiiangenenls can le nade lo acconnodale you. Sludenls needing lhe seivices
piovided ly lhe Office foi DisaliIily Seivices (ODS) viII need lo le ceilified ly lhal
office. The ODS is Iocaled in 15O Ioneiene HaII, 176O NeiI Avenue, leIephone 292-33O7,
TDD 292-O9O1, hllp://vvv.ods.ohio-slale.edu/.
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seneslei, lheieaflei, lhey aie avaiIalIe on-Iine al lhe I125x and I124x velsiles, and in a
iack nexl lo ioon SM 1O11V. Assignnenl sheels incIude infoinalion aloul iequiied
lexllooks, specific couise poIicies, and giading.
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posled lheie foi lines. A piivale luloi Iisl is avaiIalIe al hllp://liny.cc/lulois.
1456? ;<= 145:? H>ACF@>CD These velsiles piovide geneiaI infoinalion foi lhe I125x
and I124x couises, and aie accessilIe lo anyone. Copies of lhe SyIIalus/Assignnenl
sheel, COURSL INIORMATION, CLNLRAL COURSL IOLICY AND INIORMATION,
SUMMARY OI COURSL IOLICY, On-Line Honevoik Insliuclions foi Ihysics 125O,
1251, 124O, and 1241, and lhe foin RLQULST IOR RLCRADINC can le found lheie.
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specific lo a couise, and is accessilIe onIy lo lhose sludenls vho aie iegisleied in lhe
couise. Il is heie lhal couise announcenenls, iesuIls of exans, giades, elc. nay le
found. Youi Iecluiei nay pIace a sanpIe nidlein, soIulions lo nidleins, quizzes,
and/oi honevoik, and olhei lhings heie. The sludenl shouId check lhis velsile
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lhe Ial any naleiiaI vilh dala laken al olhei lines, oi vilh any soil of ansveis viillen
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SUMMARY OF COURSE POLICY
for
PHYSICS 1250 1251
1
FAST FACTS

Quiz Excuse: Contact the P125x Course manager within two weeks from the date of the
missed quiz.
No Make-ups: Two lowest quizzes are dropped automatically, regardless
of the reason or circumstance.
Multiple missed quizzes are excused only with valid documentation.

Lab Excuse: Contact the P125x Course manager within two weeks from the date of the
missed lab.
No excuses are granted to miss your regular lab time for an exam or lab
in another course.
No Make-ups: Some lecturers allow one lowest lab to be dropped; if this
is the case for your course, the first missed lab is dropped automatically.
Multiple missed labs excused only with valid documentation.

Lab Make-Up: No lab make-ups are allowed under any conditions.

What if I exceed the Limit of the Number of Quizzes or Labs dropped Automatically, and
Then Missed Another One for a Valid Reason?

The total number of quizzes, or labs, dropped shall not exceed, without good reason, the
number dropped automatically. The cases of ALL missed quizzes, or labs, will have to be
considered by the Course Manager if you exceed the limit.

Missed Midterm: No Make-ups. If a student is absent when a midterm is given, the
midterm grade will be 0. If the students absence is excused, a grade for
the missed midterm is replaced by a prorated final exam grade. The
absence must be excused within two weeks of the midterm.

Missed Final Exam: If a student is absent when a final exam is given, the student must seek
permission to take a make-up final exam; otherwise, the final exam grade
will be 0. Permission to take a make-up final exam will be granted if the
student has a valid reason for the absence and is passing the course. The
final exam must be made up so that a course grade can reach the registrar
prior to the sixth Friday of the succeeding quarter.
Other Exam
Problems: Must be reported to the P125x Course Manager within 24 hours of the
exam.

Early Final Exam: FINAL EXAMS ARE NEVER GIVEN EARLY.

Homework: Because a week is given to complete each homework assignment,
deadline extensions are not granted for last minute illnesses or computer
failures. A request for a homework excuse must be in within one week of
the missed homework.

Only course supervisors have the authority to grant excuses.
COURSE MANAGER: Dr. Michael Ziegler, (ziegler.2@osu.edu), SM 1036A, 614-292-2067.

Regrade Request: Must be made within one week of return of a quiz or midterm, and no
more than two weeks after the exam has been returned to the rest of the
class. Request forms are available on the P125x websites, and in the rack
next to room 1011V Smith Lab.
SUMMARY OF COURSE POLICY
for
PHYSICS 1250 1251
2

The document GENERAL COURSE POLICY AND INFORMATION contains a more
complete account of policies and information about the Physics 125x courses. Below is a table
of contents of that document, which is available on the P125x websites:

COURSE INFORMATION
1. Course Description
2. Course Problems
3. Prerequisites
4. Recitation Policy
5. Wait List

EXAMS
1. Final Exam Schedule
2. ODS Exams
3. Missed Exams
4. Missed Final Exam
5. Pre-quarter ticket purchases
6. Other Exam Problems
7. Regrade Request

QUIZZES
1. Missed Quizzes
2. Regrade Request

LABORATORY
1. Diagnostic Tests
2. Lab Manuals
3. Missed Labs
4. Prior Lab Grade
What if I exceed the Limit on the Number of Quizzes or Labs dropped, and Then Missed
Another One for a Valid Reason?

HOMEWORK
1. Computer-Graded Homework
2. Missed Homework

SCHEDULE CONFLICTS
1. Schedule Conflicts with Employment
2. Schedule Conflicts with Other Schools
3. Schedule Conflicts with Other Courses and University Activities

MISCELLANEOUS
1. Cell Phones
2. Communications
3. Extra Help
4. Grades
5. Requests for Regrading
6. Section Changes
7. Tutoring

LEARNING ADVICE
1. Cognitive Dissonance
2. Problem-Solving Strategy
6/15/12

On-Line Homework Instructions for Physics 1250-1251

Homework will be submitted and graded via the online software package WebAssign.


ACCESSING WEBASSIGN:

Open Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator or Mozilla Firefox (Some other browsers may have
difficulty), and go to the WebAssign login page (https://www.webassign.net/osu/student.html). (The
WebAssign login page at https://www.webassign.net/login.html will get you to the site above as well, but
the OSU login site should be your primary site.)
At login: Enter your Ohio State username.# and password.
Username.# (for example, einstein.19). Enter your name exactly as you enter it when
you log into webmail at osu.edu
Password: Your OSU password, the same password you use for REGISTERING FOR
COURSES at OSU.

The first time you log into WebAssign at OSU, the system will check your course schedule and will add
you to the WebAssign roster if it finds you are registered for the physics course. Your password is not
sent to WebAssign and thus your security is preserved. The OSU authentication system simply verifies to
WebAssign that you are the person with the name.# that you entered.

Contact the WebAssign Administrator in the Physics Department, Dr. Bolland (bolland.1@osu.edu), if you
encounter difficulties when you try to log into WebAssign or have any other technical issues.

Please contact Dr. Bolland ONLY if you believe there is a problem with WebAssign itself. Consult your
recitation instructor or lecturer for help with the homework.

You may use WebAssign without a registration code for a short grace period, but you will need to get a
registration code, found on a WebAssign access card. WebAssign will prompt you for a registration code
each time you log in until you either enter it correctly or the grace period expires (WebAssign will list the
number of days left before the grace period expires). If you do not successfully enter the registration code
before the grace period expires, you will be unable to submit homework.

Access cards are available as part of the valuepak with the textbook when purchased as a new book from
the local bookstores. These cards give you access to the WebAssign homework combined with access to
the ebook on the web for that semester. You can purchase individual access cards directly from
WebAssign via https://www.webassign.net/login.html, or at a higher price in local campus bookstores.

If you have trouble entering your access code, keep in mind that access codes do NOT begin with the
letters ISBN. Also, access codes may contain the number zero or the letter "O". These are not easily
distinguishable so be careful and try both if necessary. If you have difficulty and have made a reasonable
effort, please contact the WebAssign administrator.

Once you have correctly entered the registration code, WebAssign will inform you that you are registered
for the course. This means that you are registered to use WebAssign for your course and is separate
from registration at OSU. If you switch recitation sections after the semester begins, notify the
WebAssign administrator and the instructors of both sections.

Once logged in, you will see your personalized WebAssign page showing the Physics class to which you
are registered. From this page you can access your assignments and see your grades on assignments.


SUBMITTING ANSWERS TO WEBASSIGN:

WebAssign provides a STUDENT GUIDE online. Read this to familiarize yourself with the package.
WebAssign also provides a tutorial so you can learn how the system works (the tutorial may be assigned
for credit in your course). Consult both the tutorial and the STUDENT GUIDE for definitive information on
how to use the program.


For each question press Submit New Answer to Question x to have WebAssign grade your response to
that question and tell you whether it is correct. The button Submit All New Answers at the bottom of the
page is to have WebAssign grade the whole set of problems instead of submitting each individually. You
may submit answers to part or all of the assignment at any time before its due date. Due dates are
specified on the course assignment sheet and on WebAssign.

You get more than one try at each problem, and the goal is to eventually get it right. The number of
tries you have used and may use are shown at the left of each problem. If you find yourself getting close
to the limit, you should get help from your lecturer, your recitation instructor, the tutor room, or any friendly
physics-speaking person you can find.

Responses should be either in decimal numbers or the "E" format for scientific notation.
For example: Enter "0.5" NOT "1/2".
For example: Enter "1E-3" NOT "10^-3".

WebAssign checks your answer to see if it is within 1% of the correct answer. You should keep at least
4 significant figures in intermediate steps and enter your answer to at least 3 significant figures, even if
there are fewer significant figures in the problem.

Failure to submit an answer for a problem or part of a problem results in a ZERO for that part or problem.
Also, WebAssign records the grade for the LAST answer submitted, even if that answer is incorrect and a
previous answer is correct.

POLICIES REGARDING ONLINE HOMEWORK
In order to administer the WebAssign homework fairly and consistently to thousands of students, the Ohio
State University Physics Department follows the following policies:

Due dates are specified on the course assignment sheet or by your lecturer. You may work on any
assignment up to its due date/time. NO EXTENSIONS will be granted for online homework assignments.
Assignments may be viewed but are no longer available to be worked on after the due date.

You may be excused from an online homework assignment ONLY in the following special cases:
enrolling late in a course
hospitalization
extended illness of the student --- (requires a physicians note stating that the student should be
excused from school for that week)
death of a parent or sibling
military duty for the entire week.
Should one of the above special cases arise, contact the course manager with appropriate documentation
in order to obtain an excuse.

Also, if you find that you are not in the database and fail to contact the administrator, you will receive zero
for your homework grade.

ONLINE HOMEWORK GRADES
The points on WebAssign are not the same as points in the class. Your homework score for the class is
calculated by multiplying the possible homework points by the percent of the WebAssign points that you
earned. If you are excused from an assignment (see POLICIES above), this information will not appear
on WebAssign but will be included in calculating your homework score.

WebAssign administrator: Dr. Bolland (bolland.1@osu.edu).

Course manager: Dr. Ziegler (614-292-2067, ziegler.2@osu.edu)
Contact Dr. Ziegler only about excuses from homework as given in the list above.