Lecture 1 Physics I

Chapter 1

Units and Significant Figures Course website: http://faculty.uml.edu/Andriy_Danylov/Teaching/PhysicsI Lecture Capture: http://echo360.uml.edu/danylov201617/physics1.html

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Course website Everything you need to know about the course can be found on the course website: http://faculty.uml.edu/Andriy_Danylov/Teaching/PhysicsI.aspx

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Course Organization •

Lectures : 9:00-9:50 MW, Olney 150 Lecture slides will be posted on-line Lecture recording (video and audio) will be posted: http://echo360.uml.edu/danylov201617/physics1.html • Recitation Sections Various times (M/W or Tu/Fr) and locations. Text: The textbook for the course is “Physics for Scientists and Engineers, a Strategic Approach,” Fourth Edition by Randall Knight (Pearson, 2017).

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Course table Problems from the textbook which will be solved in class by your recitation instructor

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Online HW (done in MasteringPhysics)

Clicker registration http://student.turningtechnologies.com/

Channel Number of a clicker:

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 Class name: xxxxxxxxxx (tell you later)

Weekly Homework • Online HW is on www.masteringphysics.com  Course title: 95141Fall2016  Course ID: danylov16557 • The online HW is typically due midnight on Sunday (You are penalized 25% for each day late)

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EXAMS 3 Mid-Term (in-class) Exams Each worth 100 pts. Covers incremental material from previous exam No rescheduling (Extra time available for students with note from Student Disability Services) Final Exam 200 pts (in-class) . Date/Time/Location To Be Announced PHYS.1410 Lecture 1 Danylov

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Course Grading Item Attendance HW Quizzes Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3 Final Exam Total

Points 50 100 100 100 100 100 200 750

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Range

Grade

>80%

A

75-80%

A-

70-75%

B+

65-70%

B

60-65%

B-

55-60%

C+

50-55%

C

45-50%

C-

40-45%

D+

35-40%

D