029:011 College Physics I
General Course Information
| Professor | Gregory Howes |
| Office | 505 Van Allen Hall |
| Phone | (319) 335-1221 |
| gregory-howes {at} uiowa dot edu | |
| Office Hours | Tuesday 11:00am-12:00pm Wednesday 10:30-11:30am Wednesday 2:00-3:00pm or by appointment |
| Catalog Description | This course is intended for pre-medical, pre-dental, and other students who desire a physics course without calculus. Mechanics, special relativity, sound, heat, and thermodynamics are covered. Numerical examples and lab experiments are chosen to illustrate basic physical principles. Grades are based on in-class tests, homework, a final exam, and lab performance. Each week three lectures are given by the course professor and one 3-hour lab is conducted by a TA. |
| Meeting | Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9:30am-10:20am, Lecture Room 1, Van Allen Hall |
| Textbook | Required: J.D.~Cutnell and K.W.~Johnson, Physics , 8th edition, Volume 1 |
| Lab Textbook | Required: C. Williamson and J. A. Goree, Experiments in Mechanics, Wave Motion, and Heat , Spring 2010 ed. | Clickers | The course will make extensive use of Student
Response Systems, or ``clickers,'' during class meetings. Clickers are
required for every class meeting and may be purchased along with your
texts at the bookstore. You must register your clicker online at
http://icon.uiowa.edu/support/int/tt/clickerid.php. If you require
help with your clicker or lose it, you can stop by the ITS front desk
in the Old Capitol Mall, or e-mail
clicker-support@uiowa.edu. The
clicker channel for LR1 VAN is 44. |
| Exams | Three Midterm Exams: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 9:30--10:20am & Chaps 1--4 Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 9:30--10:20am& Chaps 5--9 Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 9:30--10:20am& Chaps 10--13 Final Exam: Tuesday, May 11th, 2010, 2:15--4:15pm & Chaps 1--16 |
| Grading | Homework: 15% Labs: 15% Midterm Exams: 15% each Final Exam: 25% Reading Quizzes: extra credit |