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  • INSTRUCTORS
    • For the TuTh 9:30-10:45 lecture:
    Roger Freedman
    Office: Broida Hall Room 4133
    Telephone: 893-2345
    e-mail: airboy@physics.ucsb.edu
    Home page: http://www.physics.ucsb.edu/~airboy/
    Office hours: Tuesdays 1:00-3:00 p.m.     		           For the TuTh 2:00-3:15 lecture:
    Ernest Freund
    Office: Building 407, Room 205B
    Telephone: 893-7633
    e-mail: ernest@physics.ucsb.edu
    Office hours: TBA

    A NOTE ON THE USE OF E-MAIL: When sending e-mail to your instructor, please be sure to include your full name, your perm number, and your e-mail address, and put "Physics 1" in the subject line of your message. This will help him to address your needs more efficiently. Failure to include "Physics 1" in the subject line of your message may result in the response being delayed 24 hours or more.

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  • TEACHING ASSISTANTS
    • Michael Blume --- e-mail: mike@physics.ucsb.edu
    Office hours: TBA
    Ann Hermundstad --- e-mail: ann_hermundstad@umail.ucsb.edu
    Office hours: TBA
    Hyejin Ju --- e-mail: ju@physics.ucsb.edu
    Office hours: TBA
    Andre Van Rynbach --- e-mail: avanrynb@physics.ucsb.edu
    Office hours: TBA

    The TAs will hold their office hours in the Physics Study Room, Room 1019, Broida Hall.

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  • COURSE MEETING TIMES
    • Physics 1 Lectures:
      Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-10:45 a.m., 1610 Broida Hall (instructor: Roger Freedman)
      or
      Tuesday and Thursday 2:00-3:15 p.m., 1610 Broida Hall (instructor: Ernest Freund)

      IMPORTANT NOTE #1 ABOUT LECTURES: Attendance in the lecture is required. Your attendance and particpation in lecture are worth 5% of the total points toward your Physics 1 course grade.

      IMPORTANT NOTE #2 ABOUT LECTURES: You may attend either the 9:30-10:45 lecture or the 2:00-3:15 lecture. However, on the days of the midterm exams and final exam you must take the exam in the lecture in which you are enrolled.


    • Physics 1 Discussion Sections:
      IMPORTANT NOTE #1 ABOUT DISCUSSION SECTIONS: Attendance in the discussion sections is required. Your attendance and participation in the discussion sections are worth 5% of the total points toward your course grade.

      IMPORTANT NOTE #2 ABOUT DISCUSSION SECTIONS: All discussion sections will meet for the first time during the first week of classes (January 7-11). That includes discussion sections scheduled for Monday, January 7, even though the first lectures are on Tuesday, January 8. Make sure that you attend!

      38554 Monday 2:00-3:50 p.m., HSSB 3202   TA: Hyejin Ju
      38562 Monday 5:00-6:50 p.m., HSSB 4201   TA: Michael Blume
      38570 Monday 5:00-6:50 p.m., HSSB 4202   TA: Hyejin Ju
      38695 Monday 5:00-6:50 p.m., BSIF 1217   TA: Ann Hermundstad
      38588 Monday 7:00-8:50 p.m., HSSB 1207   TA: Ann Hermundstad
      38596 Tuesday 3:00-4:50 p.m., Phelps 1444   TA: Hyejin Ju
      38604 Tuesday 3:00-4:50 p.m., Girvetz 2116   TA: Andre Van Rynbach
      38703 Tuesday 5:00-6:50 p.m., HSSB 3201   TA: Hyejin Ju
      38612 Tuesday 7:00-8:50 p.m., HSSB 4201   TA: Michael Blume
      38729 Wednesday 5:00-6:50 p.m., HSSB 4202   TA: Andre Van Rynbach
      38687 Wednesday 7:00-8:50 p.m., HSSB 1207   TA: Ann Hermundstad
      38711 Wednesday 7:00-8:50 p.m., HSSB 1210   TA: Michael Blume
      38737 Wednesday 7:00-8:50 p.m., HSSB 1214   TA: Andre Van Rynbach
      38646 Thursday 3:00-4:50 p.m., Girvetz 2120   TA: Ann Hermundstad
      38653 Thursday 3:00-4:50 p.m., Girvetz 2116   TA: Michael Blume
      38620 Friday 2:00-3:50 p.m., Phelps 3523   TA: Andre Van Rynbach

      For a campus map showing the locations of these classrooms, click here.
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  • REQUIRED TEXTBOOK AND TOOLS

    You will need three items for this course.


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    1. Your textbook.

    The required textbook for this course is H. D. Young and R. A. Freedman, University Physics with Modern Physics, 12th edition (Addison Wesley, 2008). This same textbook will be used in Physics 2, 3, 4, and 5.

    All of of your reading assignments will be from this book, and you will be assigned homework questions based on these readings.

    The UCSB Bookstore sells a shrink-wrapped bundle that includes the textbook, a $10 mail-in rebate coupon for an i>clicker remote transmitter (see below), and a MasteringPhysics access code (see below).



    2. An i>clicker remote transmitter.

    You'll bring your i>clicker remote transmitter with you to every lecture. At least twice during each lecture, your instructor will ask a multiple-choice question based on the topic under discussion. You'll punch in your answer using your i>clicker remote, and a radio-frequency receiver will record your response. Your instructor will be able to see everyone's individual response on a computer monitor, and will use your responses to start a discussion and to help you better understand the material.

    Whether you give the correct answer or not, you'll get points for your participation in lecture using your i>clicker remote transmitter.

    You can purchase an i>clicker remote transmitter from the UCSB Bookstore.

    IMPORTANT NOTE #1 ABOUT i>clickers: The use of i>clickers is required. Your in-lecture participation using your i>clicker remote transmitter is worth 5% of the total points toward your course grade.

    IMPORTANT NOTE #2 ABOUT i>clickers: In order to receive credit for your in-lecture participation, you will need to register your i>clicker remote through the manufacturer's web site by Friday, January 11. You must have come to lecture at least once and voted on at least one question in order to complete this registration properly --- do not attempt to register before you have come to a lecture and have voted with your i>clicker at least once. To learn how to register your i>clicker remote, click here.


    3. Access to MasteringPhysics.

    You will use the MasteringPhysics system on the World Wide Web to submit your answers to weekly homework. Typically there will be three assignments a week. The first assignment is due on Wednesday, January 9, at 11:59 p.m.

    IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT MasteringPhysics: The use of MasteringPhysics is required. Your performance on the online MasteringPhysics assignments is worth 15% of the total points toward your course grade.

    Click here to learn how to use this system, including how to enroll in the MasteringPhysics class for Physics 1 for Winter 2008.

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  • READING ASSIGNMENTS
    • Daily reading assignments for the course can be found at the Schedule and Assignments page.

    IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT READING ASSIGNMENTS: In order to get the most out of the lectures, you must read each assignment BEFORE the lecture.

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  • ON-LINE ASSIGNMENTS AND MasteringPhysics
    • Each week you will have three MasteringPhysics assignments. Most weeks these will be due at the following times:
    • Monday night at 11:59 p.m.: A reading quiz with a single problem based on the reading assignment for the following day's (Tuesday's) lecture.
    • Wednesday night at 11:59 p.m.: A reading quiz with a single problem based on the reading assignment for the following day's (Thursday's) lecture.
    • Sunday night at 11:59 p.m.: A homework assignment with 12 problems based on the material covered during the previous week's lectures.
    There will be a different schedule of MasteringPhysics assignments during the weeks of January 21 (due to the Martin Luther King Day holiday), January 28 (due to the first midterm exam), February 18 (due to the Presidents' Day holiday), February 25 (due to the second midterm exam), and March 10 (the last week of classes). A complete schedule of all MasteringPhysics assignments can be found at the Schedule and Assignments page.

    IMPORTANT NOTE #1 ABOUT MasteringPhysics: The first MasteringPhysics assignment is due Wednesday, January 9, at 11:59 p.m. You must have completed the MasteringPhysics registration and enrollment process in order to do this assignment. For details about how to do this, visit the MasteringPhysics page.

    IMPORTANT NOTE #2 ABOUT MasteringPhysics: Your performance on the online MasteringPhysics assignments is worth 15% of the total points toward your course grade.

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  • IN-CLASS EXAMINATIONS
    • Midterm exam: There will be two midterm exams, given in lecture on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 and Thursday, February 28, 2008. Each midterm exam is worth 20% of the total points toward your course grade.

    Final exam: The final exam is worth 35% of the total points toward your course grade.
    • The final exam for the TuTh 9:30-10:45 a.m. lecture section will be given on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m.
    • The final exam for the TuTh 2:00-3:15 p.m. lecture section will be given on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
    IMPORTANT NOTE #1 ABOUT EXAMS: You must take the midterm exams and final exam for the lecture section in which you are enrolled.

    IMPORTANT NOTE #2 ABOUT EXAMS: Cell phones are not permitted to be used during the midterm exams and final exam (but calculators are allowed),

    IMPORTANT NOTE #3 ABOUT EXAMS: It sometimes happens that a student is unable to take an exam due to illness or a family emergency. If this should happen to you, you must contact your course instructor at the earliest opportunity by e-mail or in person. Do not contact the TAs, since they will only tell you to contact the instructor.

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  • HOMEWORK AND EXAM SOLUTIONS
    • Soon after each reading quiz, homework assignment, or exam is due, the solutions will be made available on the Sakai web site for Physics 1. You can log in to Sakai at

    https://sakaiapp2.isc.ucsb.edu/portal

    To log in, you'll need your UCSBnetID and the associated password. If you're not sure what these are, you can retrieve them at

    https://secureweb.umail.ucsb.edu/identity/

    Once you're logged in to Sakai, click on Physics 1 W2008. You'll find the solutions under Resources. Solutions for each assignment will generally be available a day or so after the assignment is due.

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  • GRADING
    • Your Physics 1 course grade will be determined as follows: on-line homework assignments, 15%; lecture participation using your PRS transmitter, 5%; discussion section participation, 5%; first midterm exam, 20%; second midterm exam, 20%; and final exam, 35%.

    THIS COURSE IS NOT GRADED ON THE CURVE. Your grade in Physics 1 will depend on what percentage of the total possible points you receive (from online homework, lecture participation, discussion section participation, and in-class exams), using the following scheme:

    Course
    grade
    Percentage of
    possible points
    needed for this grade
    A+
    95%
    A
    90%
    A-
    85%
    B+
    80%
    B
    75%
    B-
    70%
    C+
    65%
    C
    60%
    C-
    55%
    D
    45%
    F
    zero to 45%


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  • WHERE TO GET HELP
    • How to succeed in physics: On pages vii-viii at the front of your textbook you will find an essay entitled "How to Succeed in Physics by Really Trying." This essay, written by Professor Mark Hollabaugh of Normandale Community College in Minnesota, contains many excellent suggestions for how to do well in your physics courses. Read this essay carefully, and heed this advice well!
    • Instructors' office hours: Your instructors are available to answer your questions about any aspect of Physics 1 (or anything else concerning physics or astronomy) during their office hours, or at other times by appointment. Please come by!
    • Physics Study Room (PSR): Located in Room 1019, Broida Hall, the PSR is where all physics TAs hold their office hours. The PSR is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and TAs are on duty at most times. Note that all the TAs you'll find in the PSR are able to provide assistance with Physics 1, not just the TAs assigned to the course. This is a unique and extremely helpful component of our Physics Department. Make full use of it!
    • Campus Learning Center (CLAS): CLAS provides tutorial assistance for all courses, including special tutorial groups for Physics 1. CLAS is located in the Student Resource Building (telephone 893-3269). For more information, click here to visit the CLAS web site and to enroll on-line in a Physics 1 tutorial group. Click here to see a map that shows where CLAS is located.
    • Pearson Tutor Services: Your subscription to MasteringPhysics gives you complimentary access to Pearson Tutor Services, powered by Smarthinking Inc. Get live, online tutoring assistance from highly qualified instructors during peak study hours. Duration restrictions apply and offer subject to change without notice. MasteringPhysics login name/password or access code required. For access to Pearson Tutor Services, click here.
    • Stressed Out? This can help: Stress is a natural part of student life. Santa Barbara physician Jay Winner, MD has created an effective program for dealing with stress of all kinds. For details, click here.
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  • WHERE NOT TO GET HELP
    • Academic dishonesty is not acceptable in Physics 1 or any other course at UCSB. If you copy another student's homework assignment or exam, both you and the student from whom you copied will receive a grade of zero for that assignment or exam. In addition, a Faculty Report Form for Academic Misconduct will be sent to the Office of the Dean of Students, and your case will be referred to the Student-Faculty Committee on Student Conduct. It is not uncommon for a first-time offender to be suspended from the University for one quarter for committing one act of cheating. A second offense commonly leads to permanent suspension from the University.

    This is not an idle threat, but a description of what has happened on previous occasions when cheating occurred. Remember that cheating hurts everybody, and you should not hesitate to inform your instructor or teaching assistant if you witness an act of cheating. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated.

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