Class schedule and location: MWF 10:00 => 11:50 AM in Trailer PC1/PL1 (TR 514), Room 101.

Content: This is a four credit-hour, calculus-based physics course that is part of a two-semester sequence required for all UCF students majoring in engineering computer science, and the physical sciences. This course covers electricity and magnetism and possibly waves and optics (time permitting). The SCALE-UP (Student Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Physics) sections at UCF are experimental versions of the course that cover similar but not identical content as regular Physics 2049 sections. Prerequisites include PHY 2048 & PHY 2048L, Calculus 2, and Calculus 3 (as a co-requisite).

Approach: This is an integrated lecture/laboratory course with minimal lecture (no more than 1 hour out of 6 hours of classtime per week). The majority of classtime is spent of class activities to help you learn to understand and apply the material from the readings. The course will emphasize rigorous problem-solving in physics using interactive instruction, educational software, computer applications important for science and engineering students, and cooperative learning. Classtime will require students to be responsive, to think, and to perform hands-on tasks. Lab time will be interspersed with classroom discussion.

Collaborative Work: This course encourages collaborative teamwork, a skill that is valued by most employers of scientists, engineers, and technicians. As you work and study together, help your partners to get over confusions, ask each other questions, and critique your group homework and lab write-ups. Teach each other! You can learn a great deal by teaching your teammates.

Textbooks: All three books shown below are available from the campus bookstore.
They are also on 2 hour reserve in the campus library.

D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker, Fundamentals of Physics, 6th Ed., Enhanced Problems Version, (John Wiley & Sons, New York NY, 2003). ISBN 0-471-22863-X (Required)

R. Knight, Physics : A Contemporary Perspective -- Student Workbook, Vol. 2: Preliminary Ed., (Addison Wesley, 1997). ISBN 0-201-43166-1 (Required)

R. Knight, Physics : A Contemporary Perspective, Vol. 2: Preliminary Ed., (Addison Wesley, 1997). ISBN 0-201-43166-1 (Recommended)

You will also need to purchase WebAssign Access Code Card ($8.70 at the campus bookstore), but do not need Physics 2048 Laboratory Manual or Course Paks in the bookstore.

Assignments: You are responsible for reading the textbook and working assigned problems. Keeping up with the homework and the reading is essential for getting the most out of this class. If you don't come to class prepared, we won't be able to as much in class to prepare you for the homework assignments. HW will take much longer if you don't keep up. Remember that because this is a combined lecture/lab course, the workload is equivalent to two 3 credit lecture courses. Expect to spend 12-16 hours per week on readings and homework to do well in this course.

Readings: In SCALE-UP, the readings take the place of the lecture. It is your first introduction to course material and essential for understanding what we do in class. In class, we will do activities to help understand and learn to apply what you learn from the readings. From interviews with students, 1-2 hours per week spent going through the reading and outlining key points can save 4-8 hours per week on homework. Thus keeping up with the reading is essential to making sense of the course material and reducing the amount of time you spend on homework.

Homework: There are two types of homework in this class, textbook and workbook assignments. Textbook homework assignments are done through WebAssign while workbook assignments are from the student workbook described above and submitted on paper. Generally you will have 10 WebAssign and 10 workbook problems each week.

Notes: You must keep concise notes for all in-class work. Examples of good class notes and tips from previous students on how to take good notesare available.

Missing class or homework due to excused absences: In general, there are 4 acceptable excuses for missing class: illness or medical emergency, religious holiday, family emergency, and approved university activity (varsity sports, required club function, etc.). To receive an excused absence, you must bring me a signed paper note (with documentation) explaining why you were out, what work you missed, and what you will do to make it up. If you miss a test or a quiz for other than an excused absence, you will receive a zero.

Tests and Quizzes: A quiz consists of a few short problem-solving and descriptive questions (plus an occasional real-world problem from the week before) designed to take you 20 minutes or less. Starting in week 2, there will be a test or a quiz every Friday. Tests consist of questions pertaining to the previously assigned material. You will receive test notes including a list of objectives and a practice test (an old test) for each test. A comprehensive final exam will cover all of the course material.

Test Dates:

• Test 1 - Friday, February 7th
• Test 2 - Friday, March 7th
• Test 3 - Friday, April 11th
• Final Exam (TBA, but will be held during an open exam period on April 25th or 26th)

Grades: Grades will be assigned based on your overall, weighted class average using the weighting scheme presented below.

Grades are not curved. If everyone in the class does well, everyone has a chance to get an A.

Resources: Free help is available from the physics TAs & Faculty in the physics learning lab in MAP 418.

NOTE: This is an abridged syllabus. The full syllabus is available online on the course website. The syllabus is subject to revision at the instructor's discretion. Any changes will be discussed in class when they go into effect.