PHYSICS 317 K

General Physics I

(Mechanics/ Heat/ Sound)

Spring 2008, Unique number: 60645

Painter 2.48, TTH 3:30 - 5:00 pm

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TEXTBOOK:   Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Eighth Edition, by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker (Wiley)

PREREQUISITES:  Math 408C, or Math 408K and concurrent registration for M 408L; and concurrent registration for the laboratory course PHY 117M.

INSTRUCTOR:

·        Name: Christina Markert, Assistant Professor Physics

·        Office hours: Tuesday 5-6 pm, Wednesday 3-4 pm, RLM 10.305                

·        Office phone: 512-471-8834

TEACHING ASSISTANTS:

·        Name: Dongil Kim,

·        Email: dikim012@gmail.com

·        Office: RLM 7.204          

·        Office phone: 512-471-7253

DISCUSSION SESSIONS by TA (Dongil):        

·        Thursday 5:00-7:30 pm, RLM 6.114 (Main discussion session)     (if Dongil is not in room RLM 6.114 please go to his office RLM 7.204)                                       

·        Friday 2 - 4 pm, RLM 5.104  (Main discussion session)

·        Monday 6 - 7 pm, RLM 6.124 (Question an answer session)

HOMEWORK: Access code: hta288

Homework will be due once a week, always on Monday nights (technically, on Monday at 11:59 PM). The first assignment will be due on Monday, January 21. The computerized homework system will be used. You will need to register at https://ttt.ph.utexas.edu/instructions.html See Students' Instructions at https://ttt.ph.utexas.edu/workSubmissionInstructions.html The fee will be $10. Please make sure that payment gets thought because access to homework server will stop. There are no make-ups for homework due to access problems. The homework consists of questions covered mainly by my lecture and the material in the text book with some additional question from the new material (chapters) which I am going to cover in the following lectures. The questions of the new material of the following lectures are easier, but you need to read the corresponding chapters in the book in advance to answer this questions.

CLASSWORK: Students must be seated by 3:30 pm. Class attendance is strongly encouraged but not required.

TESTS:  There will be three tests given at Feb 7, Mar 20 and Apr 29. All tests will be given in Painter 2.48. These tests will include concept questions like those given in class as well as problems like those in the textbook and the homeworks.

FINAL EXAM: The final exam will cover chapters 1-20 and the material covered in class. The final exam will be given at the time scheduled by the University (please find the day, room and time yourself).

GRADING: 12 homeworks, the two lowest homework grade will be dropped; the 10 highest grades will count 20%. 3 Tests, the lowest test grade will be dropped; the 2 highest test grades will count 40% ; The final exam will count 40%, there will be NO make up for homework, tests or final exam. The final letter grades will be assigned as follows:  A: >=85%, B: >=75%, C: >=65%, and D: >= 55% of the total possible score. (This are threshold numbers so 84.99% = B, 85.00% = A). Below 55.00% is failing.

PHY 117M: The laboratory course PHY 117M is a co-requisite for PHY 317K: unless you have already passed it, you are required to register for it. For more information please contact Pat Morgan RLM 5.216 , tel: (512) 471-8856.

DROP DATES: ( UT Austin Academic Calendar )

STUDY SUGGESTIONS: Students are responsible for assigned sections of the book even if they are not all covered in class. Read the material to be covered in class before coming to class, and a second time afterward. Start working on your homework as soon as it is available and turn your work in as soon as you have completed your work (you get multiple tries for missed questions, but every wrong answer will give you some small negative credit). Get help if you have trouble in understanding the material. There are 3 hours per week of discussion sessions provided by the TA.  The importance of doing the homework assignments (and understanding them) can not be overemphasized. Also, work the problems at the end of the chapter and looking for particularly interesting ones to solve in addition to those which you have done for homework.