Instructor:
Darrin Johnson
Office hours:
9:00 - 11:00 a.m & 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Office: MWAH 354
Telephone: 726-7210
E-mail: djohns30@d.umn.edu
Text:
Walker, Physics, 4th edition
Website:
Well - you're on it!
Grading:
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Assignments |
14 % |
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Quizzes |
8 % |
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Tests (3 @ 15% each) |
45 % |
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Class Participation |
5 % |
| Lab | 10 % |
| Final | 18% |
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90 - 100 % |
B+ |
84 - 86 % |
C+ |
74 - 76 % |
D+ |
64 - 66 % |
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87 - 89 % |
B |
80 - 83 % |
C |
70 - 73 % |
D |
60 - 63 % |
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B- |
77 - 79 % |
C- |
67 - 69 % |
F |
0 - 59 % |
Attendance - Class participation is counted directly towards your grade through the use of
student response devices (clickers). If you forget your clicker you do not receive points.
Laboratory - Incomplete lab work will result in an F for the course.
Labs begin the second week of classes. The lab schedule is posted on
the website. Lab grades will be based on the average grade given by
your lab instructor.
General Guidelines:
Exams & Late Homework - Exams may be started at 7:30 a.m. Make up exams will be allowed only for verifiable emergencies. Late assignments will not be accepted.
Laptops, Headphones, and Cell phones - None of these are permitted during class.
Special Needs - Individuals who have a disability, either permanent
or temporary, which might affect their ability to perform in this
class are encouraged to inform the instructor.
Assignment Guidelines:
These are posted on this website.
Turning in homework - Assignments are to be turned in before class in the front of the classroom.
Late assignments will not be accepted.
Turning back homework - Assignments will be handed back before class in the front of the
classroom. If you think it may be a problem we can make special arrangements.
Objectives:
Liberal Education Objectives - Successful completion of this
course will develop and exercise abilities in critical and creative
thinking and in analytical and experimental methods applied to
problem solving and to interpretation of events in the the natural
world. It will also provide a conceptual understanding of physical
phenomena that is important for substantive participation in public
policy debates in an increasingly technological world.
Topics:
Motion, Forces, Energy, Momentum, Rotational motion, Gravity, Waves, Sound, Oscillations, Fluids, and Thermal Physics.