Physics 114A

Introduction to
Mechanics
John G. Cramer
Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Physics
Office: B451 PAB
jcramer@uw.edu

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Physics 114A Course Syllabus:

http://courses.washington.edu/p114a
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From the top of this web page, you will find
links to the other web locations you will need for
Physics 114A.

Problems? See Susan Miller,

Room C136 Physics-Astronomy Bldg.,
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Instructor: John G. Cramer, Professor Emeritus, jcramer@uw.edu
Office: B451 Physics Astronomy Building, Tel: (206) 543-9194
Lectures: MTThF 1:30 - 2:20 PM, A102 Physics-Astronomy Building
Laboratory:
Labs start the 2nd week of the quarter. It is recommended that you take the
117 laboratory simultaneously with the 114 lecture. If you are not enrolled
in the laboratory but wish to be, go to any lab section. If there is space, you
can do the first experiment and get into the lab; if not, try another section.
The instructor for the laboratory course is listed below. Purchase the Physics
117 Lab Manual at the Univ. Bookstore during the 1st week and before your
first lab meeting. Lab and lecture are separate courses. The lab is pass/fail.
Office Hours:
 Prof. John G. Cramer (Lecture)
Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30-1:20 PM in the Physics Study Center
(AM018) or by appointment,
 Prof. Henry Lubatti (Laboratory) by appointment,
lubatti@u.washington.edu
Office: B301 Physics-Astronomy Building, Tel: 543-8964
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Textbooks:
 James S. Walker, Physics, 4th Edition, Part 1, UW Edition, Pearson
(2010), ISBN 0-558-38504-4
 The Physics 117 Lab Manual may be purchased at the University
Bookstore. Purchase this during the 1st week and before your first lab
meeting.
Lectures:
Lectures will be given using PowerPoint. Lecture .ppt files are available
through links on the Class Schedule. See also Class Syllabus.
Study Center:
Teaching assistants will be available for consultation in the Physics Study
Center located in Room AM018. (To reach the Physics Study Center, go
down the stairs that circle around the Foucault pendulum and proceed
toward the end of the hall.) The Study Center is staffed from
approximately 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM on weekdays.
Class Interactions:
We will be using a HiTT response system correlated with the lectures,
which also records attendance.

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Course Schedule: The lecture schedule for Physics 114A is on the web at:
http://courses.washington.edu/p114aw12/schedule.htm . This contains a list of
lectures (with links to .ppt files), tutorials and labs, and shows holidays and the
final exam schedule.
Course Syllabus: The Syllabus for Physics 114A is on the web at
http://courses.washington.edu/p114aw12 . You should read this web page carefully
for detailed information about the course and grading policies.
Exams: There will be three one-hour midterm exams and a two-hour final exam. The
Midterms will cover the material as shown in the Schedule, and questions may be
based on the Walker end-of-chapter problems and the WebAssign homework. The
Final will be comprehensive. All exams will be closed book. One sheet of notes is
allowed for the Midterms (3 for Final). There will be NO make-up exams. If you
take all three Midterms, the Final is optional. (See the Syllabus for details.)
Homework:
Lecture homework is submitted on the WebAssign system (see below) and is
usually due at 11:59 PM on Thursdays. Assignment #1 is due at 11:59 PM on
Thursday, January 12 (i.e., one week from Thursday). Make sure to do the
Homework for Physics 114A (not 114B).
Course Grade: The Physics 114A grade is for this course only (not the lab) and is
based on exams, homework, and clicker responses. The Physics 117 laboratory is a
separate course that is graded pass/fail. (See Syllabus for details.)
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WebAssign Information
 The Physics 114A Class List of registered students will be
uploaded to WebAssign every day during Week 1. The names of
late-registering students will require one day to show up on
WebAssign. The first homework is due on January 12.
 Non-Matriculated students should go to see Susan Miller, Room
C136 PAB, immediately. They can anticipate WebAssign
problems.
 The WebAssign URL is:
https://www.webassign.net/washington/login.html
 Logging onto WebAssign:
WebAssign uses the standard UW login procedure. However, you
may have to provide a payment in order to use it.
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Clicker Information
 Physics 114A will use HiTT “clickers” that can be purchased at the
University Bookstore. If you buy a used one, it should be the “RF”
model. The old HiTT optical clickers and clickers used by the
Chemistry Dept. do not work with our system. RF clickers should
be set to Channel 01.
 You can register your HiTT clicker, using the link on the Cl
ass Syllabus, giving your name, UW Net ID, clicker ID (found
inside the battery compartment), and choosing a 3-letter screen
name.
 To receive credit for class participation, your clicker must be
registered by the end of the quarter. Register it at
Physics 114A Clicker Page . Class participation is worth up to 0.2
grade points of your Physics 114A class grade.
 We will hold off on using the HiTT clickers during this first week
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Useful Web URLs
 Physics Department:
http://www.phys.washington.edu
 Physics 11x Series:
http://www.phys.washington.edu/1xx/
 Physics 114A Lecturer:
http://faculty.washington.edu/jcramer
 Physics 114A Course Syllabus:
http://courses.washington.edu/p114aw12
 Physics 114A Course Schedule:
http://courses.washington.edu/p114aw12/schedule.htm
 WebAssign:
https://www.webassign.net/washington/login.html
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Physics 114A Course Syllabus:

http://courses.washington.edu/p114a
w12
From the top of this web page, you will find
links to the other web locations you may need for
Physics 114A (including this lecture).

Problems? See Susan Miller,

Room C136 Physics-Astronomy Bldg.,
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About Prof. John G. Cramer
I’m a Professor Emeritus of Physics. I’ve taught at UW since 1964, and
I retired on January 1, 2010. This Physics 114A class is the only course
I’ll be teaching until Winter Quarter, 2013.
I do experimental physics research in relativistic heavy ion physics
using the RHIC accelerator facility and the STAR detector at
Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York.
I’m the originator of the
transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics, and I’m also doing an
experimental test of quantum nonlocality in a laboratory on the 2nd floor
of this building.
I have written two “hard” science fiction novels, Twistor and Einstein’s
Bridge (U. Bookstore, 2nd floor), and I’m now working on novel #3.
I write a bi-monthly science column (The Alternate View) in every other
issue of Analog Science Fiction/Fact Magazine.
Often on weekends, I and my three
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Shetland Sheepdogs, Alex, Lance,
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and Vivi, compete at AKC Dog Agility Trials.
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