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Phys109-MECHANICSPhys107-Physics Laboratory I

Altug Özpineci

METU

PHYS107-PHYS109

Altug Özpineci ( METU ) Phys109-MECHANICS Phys107-Physics Laboratory I PHYS107-PHYS109 1 / 48

First Week Your Lecturer

Your Lecturer

Title and Name: Prof. Dr. Altug ÖzpineciAdministrative Duty: Vice to Dept. Chair. responsible for thecourses given by the departmentSpecialization: High Energy Physics, Hadron Physics (propertiesof quarks and gluons)e-mail: [email protected] method to contact: through e-mailWeb Page: http://www.metu.edu.tr/~ozpineciCourse Web Page: Course Material -> Phys109


mailto://[email protected]

http://www.metu.edu.tr/~ozpineci

First Week Syllabus

Syllabus

Text Book: “Physics for Scientists & Engineers,” 4th Edition, C.GiancoliSubjects to be covered:

Physics as a ScienceDescribing Motion-KinematicsCauses for Changes in Motion - DynamicsApplications of Newton’s Laws(?)Probability in Physics - Thermodynamics


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Applications of Newton’s Laws:FrictionCircular MotionGravitationWork and EnergySystems of ParticlesCollisionsRotationStaticsFluidsOscillations and Waves...


First Week Supplamentary Material and References

Supplamentary Material and References

H. C. Ohanian, “Physics”R. P. Feynman “Lectures on Physics, Vol. 1”http://www.feynmanlectures.info

Open Courseware Project (OCW)MIT OCW (http://ocw.mit.edu) (in particular see Physics I:Classical Mechanics, Prof. Walter Lewin, Turkish translation is alsoavailable)TÜBA OCW (in Turkish) (http://www.acikders.org.tr)METU OCW (http://ocw.metu.edu.tr)

“Feynman’s Lost Lecture: The Motion of Planets Around the Sun ”Any other related book in the library


http://www.feynmanlectures.info

http://ocw.mit.edu

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-01-physics-i-classical-mechanics-fall-1999/

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-01-physics-i-classical-mechanics-fall-1999/

http://www.acikders.org.tr

http://ocw.metu.edu.tr

First Week Grading

Grading

Grades are NOT the aim of studying! They are only means ofmeasuring how much you have learned!


First Week Grading

Grading: Phys109


5% Pop Quizes25% each midterm (two midterms in total)25% Final Exam20% Homework0% PrereportsBonus: Can increase your grade upto half a letter

Translate 5 items from English wikipedia to Turkish wikipedia(oryour mother tongue if different). You have to let us know in a month(deadline: November 22, 2014) which items you are planning totranslateAsk good questions on discussion in METUClass


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Grading: Phys107


60% Experiments20% Final Exam10% Term Project10% Lab Book

Experiment Grades:5% Quiz (on Monday Lecture)10% Prereport10% Lab Performance75% Experiment Report


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Pop Quizes

The purpose is to encourage youto attend the lecturesto study regularly,

Will be simple question that can be easily done if you have payedattention to the lectureTheir time and number will not be announced! They can be anyday, and any time during the lecture


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Prereports

The purpose is to make attend the lecture/lab already having anidea about the material to be covered/experiment to be done.Phys109: one page report: half page a summary of what youunderstood from the reading assignments, half a page questionsthat you have.Phys107: Summary of the lab manual. Will be the introduction ofyour lab report.


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HOMEWORK

Their purpose is to encourage you to study regularly and topracticeYou can discuss the solutions in groupsThe homework you hand in should be what YOU understand


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Term Project:

The purpose of the report isEncourage you to work on your ownEncourage you to work in groupsPractice presenting your findings to your colleagues


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Term Project:

Project should be prepared by your lab groupIn the project, you will construct something (of your choice) andprepare a report about it.Subject of your project should be chosen before October 24, 2014.Preferable, your group should choose your own project based onyour own interest. After the deadline, the instructor or theassistants will assign your group a projectYour report should be like a lab manualA mid report should be handed in before November 24, 2014.


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Term Project:

At the end of the semester, Each group will present their project(PARTIALLY) HANDWRITTEN REPORTS WILL NOT BEACCEPTED


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Lab Book

Experiments should be repeatableYour group should write in the lab book what you have doneduring the lab

how did you build the setuphow did you run the setupwhat kind of problems did you have and how did you solve it

At the end of the semester, you should hand in your lab bookYour assistant can ask your group to hand in your lab book at anytime during semester


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Final Exam

Conditions under which you will NOT be allowed to take the final examand receive an NA:

Being absent in more than 30% of Pop Quizes (Phys109)Not taking any of the midterms without any excuse (Phys109)Not preparing more than two pre reports (Phys107 and Phys109)Not completing the term project (Phys107)


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10 ways to annoy a college professor (and lose a reference)


http://www.ragan.com/Main/Articles/10_ways_to_annoy_a_college_professor_and_lose_a_re_47910.aspx

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10 ways to annoy a college professor (and lose a reference)2. Arrive late for class and then ask questions abouttopics discussed before you arrived. Please anticipatetraffic or parking issues, and build in extra time to get to class.If you had a plane to catch, a red carpet event to attend, or abusiness deadline, would you be late? If yes, then PR is notthe industry for you.



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10 ways to annoy a college professor (and lose a reference)3. Skip class and arrive the following session asking,“Did I miss anything?” No, of course you didn’t. We staredat the wall and contemplated why you decided not to show up.



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10 ways to annoy a college professor (and lose a reference)9. Complain about the workload. Do you think we enjoytaking 200 or more pages of students’ work home to edit,grade, and assess? We give you work to help you learn andto prepare you for future success. Professors spend countlesshours outside of class creating meaningful assignments,grading, and assessing your work to help you learn.



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10 ways to annoy a college professor (and lose a reference)10. Don’t do your homework and then make excuses.Please take responsibility for your own life and academicchoices and success. In the job market, your employer willnot care about your really great excuse regarding why youmissed a deadline.



First Week Ethics

Ethics

You should never claim the work to be yours if you have not doneit

Handing in somebody else’s (from your friends, from internet, orfrom some other source) solutions in homework/midterms(cheating/plagiarism)Claiming that your data/solution is correct even if you know thatthey are not (falsification/data fabrication)

If you quote somebody else’s work, make sure that you citehim/her so that the reader understands that you do not claim to bethe owner of your workAccording to discipline regulation of committee of highereducation, cheating is punished by sending the student away forat least one semester (YOK Ögrenci Disiplin Yönetmeligi)


http://www.yok.gov.tr/web/guest/icerik/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_rEHF8BIsfYRx/10279/17960

First Week Prerequisite Courses

Prerequisite Courses

Phys109/110 and Math117/118 are prerequisites to the higherlevel coursesIf you fail them, most probably, you can not graduate in four years.

Math 117 Math 118 Phys 109 Phys 110Phys 107 Phys 108

Phys 209 Phys 210 Phys 200 Phys 202 Phys 203 Phys 221

Phys 222

Phys 301 Phys 331 Phys 300 Phys 307

Phys 302 Phys 332

Phys 430 Phys 431


First Week Special Physics Group

Special Physics Group

Students are required to work harderThey learn more subjects in more detailA small group (15-20) of students selected at the beginning ofsecond yearSelected based on the success in the first year


First Week Learning/Lecturing Physics

Learning/Lecturing Physics

Watch: Confessions of a Converted Lecturer, by Eric MazurMain lessons:

”Traditional lecturing is nothing but the transfer of lecture notes fromthe notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without passingthrough the brains of neither” by XXX YYYIn a traditional lecture, students only learn 22% of what they knowno matter what the lecturer does/doesn’t doIt can increase to 44% on average if the students participate in theclass


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwslBPj8GgI


Learning/Lecturing Physics

Watch: Confessions of a Converted Lecturer, by Eric MazurMain lessons:

”Traditional lecturing is nothing but the transfer of lecture notes fromthe notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without passingthrough the brains of neither” by XXX YYYIn a traditional lecture, students only LEARN 22% of what theyknow no matter what the lecturer does/doesn’t doIt can increase to 44% on average if the students participate in theclass


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwslBPj8GgI


“LECTURING”

Lecture: late 14c., "action of reading, that which is read," fromM.L. lectura "a reading, lecture," from L. lectus, · · ·lesson: l early 13c., "a reading aloud from the Bible," · · ·

Source: http://www.etymonline.com



“LECTURING”

Lecture: late 14c., "action of reading, that which is read," fromM.L. lectura "a reading, lecture," from L. lectus, · · ·lesson: l early 13c., "a reading aloud from the Bible," · · ·

Source: http://www.etymonline.comThe way we lecture did not change since 14th century.



Learning

When do you think that you have LEARNED a subject?I think that I have learned a subject if I can

carry out derivations without looking at any other referencerepeat the reasonings

starting from the first principlesLearning physics is NOT about memorizing formulas and applyingthem (you will be given formulas in all the exams)



Pay Attention To Answers That are Not Answers

Not all answers are really answers.Why the leaves are green?Because they reflect green light.Rephrase the question: Why do leaves reflect green light?Because they contain chlorophyll.Rephrase the question: Why does chlorophyll reflect green light?...



Best Teachers:

Your best teachers are (in order of importance):1 Yourself: learn to learn on your own. (use the library!) You are the

only person that will know when you have really learned a subject.2 Your friends: Collaborate. Your professors will not have a clue why

you do not understand things that are obvious for them.3 Your professor. Even if you think that a professor does not know

anything, s/he still knows more physics than you, and has moreexperience.


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What is Physics?

Student participation is crucial for students to learn.Not so easy in large classrooms with ⇡ 150 studentOptimum number of students in a class ⇡ 17 (PHED graduatestudents)Try the SMS system: send your answers to 4660 (Turkcell, Avea,or Vodafone free of charge)


http://echoice.mobilogren.net

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Physics

Physics is about everything around you!Physics tries to find relationship between observations.Measurement is a crucial part of physics


First Week Physics

Physics

Physics is about everything around you! Look around yourself!Physics tries to find relationship between observations.Measurement is a crucial part of physics


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