Physics 211
College Physics I
Introduction
Instructor: Larry Watson
Office:
105 Witmer
Phone:
777-3525
e-mail:
larry_watson@und.nodak.edu
web:
und.nodak.edu/instruct/lwatson/211
Textbook
“Physics”
by Cutnell and Johnson, fifth edition
Lab Text
“Physics Introductory Laboratory Exercises”
Save your reciept!!!!
Labs
211 labs are on Mondays and Tuesdays
beginning Sep 9
Attendance is mandatory!
You must complete all labs to pass the
course!
15% of course grade
Homework
Assigned daily
Collected randomly, beginning of class
Two late assignments accepted by 5 p.m.
same day
Two lowest scores dropped
25% of course grade
Exams
Four two-hour evening exams Thursdays 5-7
(I will post a schedule soon)
Two hour final
Final is on Monday, Dec 16, 8:00 a.m.
Please make travel plans accordingly as I
CANNOT change this date or give early finals!
Questions are “explain your reasoning” type
Exams
Questions are “explain your reasoning” type
Exams
No multiple choice
Explain your reasoning-show your work
Correct numerical answers not the most
important thing
Quality thinking is important
Grading
Grading Scale:
90 or above = A
80 or above = B
70 or above = C
60 or above = D
The lower cutoff may be lowered, if necessary,
but never raised.
Class (lecture)
Eventually, Billy came
to dread his father’s
lectures over all other
forms of punishment.
Lecture
Active participation by YOU!
Practice problems
Life threatening demonstrations!
I prefer discussion so:
ask questions
make comments…
Take notes? Lecture time may be better
spent thinking rather than writing.
Study Ideas
Start HW the day it is assigned!
(I will take questions the next class day.)
Study some each night.
Working in groups is encouraged.
Doing Homework
Do something even if you think it’s the
wrong thing.
Don’t try to write your final solution on the
first try, use scratch paper.
Draw a diagram or picture.
Write large.
Neatness counts!
Do not copy!
Getting Help
See me anytime but please avoid stopping
by just before class.
Physics Guidance Center room 209 Witmer
Start HW the day it is assigned and ask
about it the next day.
Web Site
Lectures (power point)
Homework assignments (from text or in
word format)
Practice problems
Old exams
Caution: Printing lectures can be time and
paper intensive. You can print up to 6
slides per page.
Math Required
Algebra
manipulate mathematical expressions
use a calculator effectively
Geometry and Tri gonometry
Sin, Cos, Tan
Pythagorean theorem
vector manipulation (see chapter 1)
For Thursday
Begin looking at chapter 2 sections 1-3.
Friday we look at chapter 1, coordinate
systems and vectors.
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