Physics 161 Fall 09. Course Title: General Physics II
(calculus-based), Section 001, Call Number 16273, Cr 03, MWF 10:00-10:50 Regener 103, instructor
is Dinesh Loomba, 277-4521, dloomba@unm.edu , office in room 1146 of the
Physics and Astronomy (P&A) Building at the northeast corner of Lomas and
Yale. This course is for physics/astrophysics, engineering, or science
majors.
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Text and other material. Mandatory Text: University Physics
by Young & Freedman, 12th ed. Various text supplements are
available and may be helpful but are not required. However, purchase and use of
a keypad and Mastering Physics (MP) are required. MP comes free with new
texts purchased in the bookstore. But if you bought a used text or
obtained your text elsewhere you will have to purchase MP (details are given
below). The problem session (Physics 168 section 001) should be helpful but is
not required. The laboratory (Physics 161 L) is very relevant to the course and
is recommended but is not required. You will need a simple
calculator with trig functions that you should bring to class regularly. You
will need it for tests and homeworks.
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Office hours and tutoring help. My office hours will be on Mondays 11-12
in Regener Hall lobby, and Tuesdays from 12-1 in room 131 of the Physics
and Astronomy building. Wednesday from 3:00 to 3:50 I will be teaching the
problems session in Regener 114 and you are welcome to drop by to ask questions
when I am not busy. If none of these times work for you then please make
an appointment. Please do not ask questions via email! All questions
regarding Mastering Physics and the CPS E-instruction should be addressed to
Cathy (see below). With a class this size I will not have time to communicate effectively
via email so make an appointment if you have questions! Other resources are:
Monday &
Wednesday 1-1:50 PM room 111 Regener Hall
Friday 3-3:50
PM room 114 Regener Hall
Wednesday 2-2:50 PM Regener
Hall lobby
Friday 2-2:50 PM Regener Hall lobby
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Class rules.
Do not cheat. Any form of cheating behavior will be dealt with severely. I use the words cheating
behavior because if you are looking in the direction of your neighbor's paper I
can't read your mind and determine whether you are cheating. But I can
tell what you are looking at. Do not wear a baseball hat or any other
type hat that covers your eyes during a test. All cell phones must be turned
off and placed out of sight. If I even see a cell phone during a test the
owner will receive a zero. I will not tolerate this or other
cheating behavior, period. And there are many other examples. Use common
sense about this.
Do not talk in class. This is the most difficult problem of a large
class. Some students think nothing of disrupting other students who have
paid money to learn physics. Most students can't concentrate when
others are talking. Please leave the lecture hall if you must talk.
TURN CELL PHONES OFF AND PUT THEM AWAY.
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Class bulletin board. The class bulletin board is in the basement
hallway of Regener (by the labs). I will post grades and other class
information there so check it often. Make sure I have the correct grades
on my spreadsheet. If a grade is incorrect, see me right away. Do
not wait until more than 2 weeks after the grade has been posted to see me for
correction. If you don't take the lab and have no idea what I am talking
about, here are directions to the basement hallway: Exit our classroom to
the outside by the east door. Walk south about 25 yards. Enter the
door and take the steps down to the basement hallway.
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Student ID. Your Student ID is your banner
ID. Use the Student ID on tests,
etc. Due to privacy concerns, DO NOT write your social security number on anything you hand in.
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Dropping the class. If you drop the course then please let me
know. Sometimes this information does not get to me and this can lead to
grade difficulties at the end of the semester. If you do not
drop the class and stop attending I will not know it and you will receive a WF at the end of the course! So, it is critical that you file the appropriate
paperwork and let me know when you drop the course.
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I-Clickers (Keypads): The I-Clickers/keypads we are using this semester
can be purchased from the bookstore. You must register your keypad before class
on Friday and bring it to class every day. To register your i-clicker go
to: http://www.iclicker.com/registration/
following the directions provided using your BANNER ID as your "Student
ID". You can also go to http://panda.unm.edu/Courses/StudentHelp/index.html
for instructions and help on registering. When you register your keypad
be sure to provide your name (even though the registration Website treats your
name as an optional field).
Mastering Physics (MP)
is the homework grading system. Your new book came with a MP package (no extra
cost to you). If you have a used book you need to buy the Mastering Physics
package from the bookstore or you can go on line with a credit card and buy it.
To buy access online, go to www.masteringphysics.com_
then click on the title of your textbook. Then click Buy Now and follow
instructions.
Whether your MP package came with the text or whether you bought access from the bookstore or online, everyone must register on line and complete the first MP assignment and start becoming familiar with MP before class on Wednesday.
There will be no grade for the first assignment. (In the course there will
be some homework that will be assigned that will not be graded. The ungraded
homework is just as important as the graded homework. Material from the
ungraded homework is just as likely and maybe more likely to show up on tests.)
You can register simply by following the instructions available online at www.masteringphysics.com._ Important
notes for registering: The UNM Zip code is
87131. Our Course ID is
MPLOOMBA0003 (careful about the letter O versus the number 0! The first 2 are
the letter, the last 3 are the number). Student ID: You must use your banner ID. Student Access Code: This is a six-"word" printed code
supplied beneath the pull-tab inside your Mastering Physics Student Access
Kit. It is valid for registering one student. If the tab in this kit has
been pulled back, the code may no longer be valid. If you buy a
secondhand textbook, any code supplied with it is probably not valid. In
either case, you can purchase a Student Access Code online using a credit card
or you can go to the bookstore and buy a mastering physics package. If you need
help then click on the ? icon._ There are more detailed Mastering Physics
registration instructions at http://panda.unm.edu/Courses/StudentHelp/index.html.
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Here I list links where other important
aspects of the course are described. Please go to these links and read
their contents.
COURSE GRADE.
This link contains information about how your course grade will be assigned.
CLASS SCHEDULE,
READING & HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. This link contains a
tentative schedule of material covered in the course. It also lists your reading assignments and homework assignments and the dates they are due.
HOMEWORK and
CPS KEYPAD GUIDE. This link gives you a description of the types
of homework that will be assigned. It also gives you a description of how
your CPS Keypad will be used and graded.
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