Physics 6A (Lecture 1) Syllabus Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Mechanics

2012 Fall Quarter, UCLA

Prerequisites: Sections: Mathematics 3A, 3B (3C is not strictly necessary) Youre registered with Lec. 1, which is 1 out of 4 possible lecture sections (Lec. 14). Register with and attend 1 out of 4 available discussion sections (Dis. 1A1D). Register with and attend 1 out of 25 available laboratory sections (Lab. G1G25). https://ccle.ucla.edu/course/view/12F-PHYSICS6A-1 MWF 8am 8:50am, PAB 1-425 Andrew Forrester Email: aforrester@ucla.edu Oce: PAB 1-707L Oce hours: W 9am 10am, F 3pm 4pm, or by appointment Julio Rodriguez Email: jrodriguez@physics.ucla.edu Oce: TBA Oce hours: (tentatively) MW 12pm 1pm, TR 10am 11am Title: Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 4th Edition (Volume 1) (Chapters 120) (Custom/UCLA edition) (more information below) Author: Douglas C. Giancoli Note: Other versions of the 4th edition may work just as well, and perhaps even other editions will suce. We will be covering chapters 112. The textbook will function as a study tool and a source for the homework. Your homework solutions will be entered online via the Mastering Physics website (see below), and the website material is based on this text. You can either obtain this textbook as a physical hard copy or an electronic copy (in the form of the eText or Interactive ebook available from Mastering Physics) you do not need both. Assignments will be available and your solutions will be entered and graded online via the Mastering Physics website (http://www.masteringphysics.com). Again, the problems are the same as those in the textbook, and the textbook is geared toward enabling you to solve these problems, so you are required to get the textbook in some form (physical or virtual). You need to buy an access code and have the option of buying the eText either through the website directly or through the UCLA bookstore (i.e., the Textbook area of the UCLA Store, in the A-level of Ackerman Union). The access code is valid for two years, so you should plan to nish the Physics 6 series (A, B, and C) within two years. From what I hear, it is not possible to buy just a quarter-long subscription. If you bought the book from the UCLA bookstore, the access code should be inside the book. You cannot re-use or share access codes from other students. In addition to an access code you will need the following information to register with Mastering Physics: Course ID: FORRESTER6A2012FALL Course title: Physics 6A Lec 1 Title: Physics 6A Mechanics: A Laboratory Manual/Workbook (binder) Authors: Art Human and Ray Waung

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Composition: Homework . . . . . . Laboratory . . . . . Midterm Exam 1 Midterm Exam 2 Final Exam . . . . . Scale: 95 100 85 94 80 84 75 79 65 74 60 64 55 59

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These letter grades are based on a students overall course percentage calculated at the end of the quarter. Letter grades are not assigned to exam scores. I will try to design the exams so that the mean course score is roughly 70%, which corresponds to a B. If student performance is better than expected, this scale will not be adjusted. Everyone will simply receive higher grades. However, if student performance is worse than expected, the scale may be adjusted accordingly. Exams: Midterm Exam 1: (tentatively) Mon Oct 22, (in class) PAB 1-425 8am 8:50am Midterm Exam 2: (tentatively) Wed Nov 21, (in class) PAB 1-425 8am 8:50am Final Exam: Tues Dec 11, (location TBA) 11:30am 2:30pm The exam questions and problems will focus on material covered in lecture, homework assignments, and any supplementary documents that may be posted on the course website. The questions and problems may require application of knowledge to a new scenario. The exams are closed book. You are allowed one 3" 5" card with equations for the midterm exams, and one 5" 7" card for the nal exam. Calculators are allowed. Please use a pencil (and eraser), not a pen. Also, please bring your student ID card in case I decide to check IDs. Missing exams: No make-up exams are guaranteed. A valid excuse with sucient documentation (e.g., a medical note signed by an M.D.) is needed to avoid a score of 0 if you miss an exam. In such cases we may rearrange grade percentages to make up for the missing exam. Exam regrades: Do not write on your exam after it is returned to you, as this will negate your chances for a regrade. When the exams are returned, youll be told who graded which problem. Directly contact the grader of the problem you are contesting to make your argument. Holidays: Veterans day Thanksgiving Mon Nov 12 Thurs and Fri, Nov 2223

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Lab and rough lecture calendar:

Days Lab experiments (MR) R,F MF MF MF MF MF MF M TF M TF MF MF no meeting no meeting Orientation & Heart Rate Meter Kinematics Newtons Second Law Conservation of Energy Momentum & Impulse no meeting1 Biceps Muscle Model Biceps Muscle Model no meeting2 Rotation & Gyroscopic Precession no meeting Approx. lecture material Problem solving Kinematics, Projectiles Newtons laws Friction Circular motion, Gravity Kepler, Conservation of energy Momentum, Collisions, Impulse Energy in collisions, Center of mass Rotational dynamics Angular momentum, Gryoscopes Statics

(Sep 27 Sep 28) (Oct 01 Oct 05) (Oct 08 Oct 12) (Oct 15 Oct 19) (Oct 22 Oct 26) (Oct 29 Nov 02) (Nov 05 Nov 09) (Nov 12) (Nov 13 Nov 16) (Nov 19) (Nov 20 Nov 23) (Nov 26 Nov 30) (Dec 03 Dec 07)

Lab timing: At rst the lab topics lag behind the lecture topics, but they eventually lead the lecture. Lab policy: If you miss THREE or more lab sessions during the quarter for any reason, your course grade will be an I, Incomplete (or worse) and you will need to make up these labs in another quarter (or summer session). Prior lab credit: Any student who is retaking the course and has already completed ALL of the experiments does not have to retake the lab section and should be moved to the unscheduled lab section. If you are such a student, please contact Elaine Dolalas <edolalas@physics.ucla.edu> (Student Aairs Ocer / Undergraduate Advisor / TA Coordinator / etc., PAB 1-707D, 310-206-1447). She prefers email contact; when emailing please include your name, student ID number, and quarter you originally took the lab.

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Tentative lecture, reading, and homework calendar:

Week 0 1 F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F T Day 9/28 10/1 10/3 10/5 10/8 10/10 10/12 10/15 10/17 10/19 10/22 10/24 10/26 10/29 10/31 11/2 11/5 11/7 11/9 11/12 11/14 11/16 11/19 11/21 11/23 11/26 11/28 11/30 12/3 12/5 12/7 12/11 Lecture Material (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) Intro, Problem solving 1D motion problems 2D, 3D motion, Projectiles problems Newtons laws of motion Free body diagrams problems problems Friction and Newtons laws Midterm Exam 1 Circular motion Gravitation Keplers laws / Conic sections, Work Work, Kinetic Energy, Work-Energy thm. Conservation of mechanical energy Conservation of energy, Power Potential energy diagrams Momentum, Collisions, Impulse Holiday (Veterans Day) Energy in collisions Center-of-mass, trans. motion, Var. mass Rotational dynamics, Torque Midterm Exam 2 Holiday (Thanksgiving) Moment of inertia, Rotational K.E. Angular momentum, Torque Conservation of ang. mom., Gyroscopes Statics Trusses, Stress, Fracture Buer day / problems Final Exam Reading Material 1-1 1-5, 1-7; 2-1, 2-2, 2-6 2-3 2-8 review/elaboration 3-1 3-9 review/elaboration 4-1 4-6 4-7, 4-8 review/elaboration review/elaboration 5-1 Ch.s 14 5-2 5-5 6-1 6-4 6-5, 6-7, 7-1 7-2 7-4 8-1 8-3 8-4 8-6, 8-8 8-7, 8-9 9-1 9-3 9-4 9-7 9-8 9-10 10-1 10-5 Ch.s 19 10-6 10-10 11-1 11-5 11-6, 11-7 12-1 12-3 12-4 12-6 review/elaboration Ch.s 112 Due

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The homework will usually be due (submission completed online) the night before the indicated day in the table above. So, since most indicated days above are Mondays, most homework will be due on Sunday night (perhaps at 8pm). See the course Mastering Physics pages for exact due dates and times. Note: You are encouraged to work and discuss with other students on the homework. However, when you submit your answer to the homework assignment you must pay attention to each problem of your own. The computer may randomly substitute numerical numbers in problems for each student, and you need to get the correct answer for your own assignment. Also note that you need to train yourself to do the problems by yourself, so you can succeed in the exams, where you must work independently.