Physics 40B
Section 001 (Tanedo), UC Riverside, Winter 20211
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This is the course navigation page for Physics 40B (Sec 001): General Physics with Professor Flip Tanedo at UC Riverside, Spring 2020.
General Physics, 5 Units, online
Lecturer: Prof. Flip Tanedo / TA Ian Chaffey
LEC TR 9:30 - 10:50am - lectures will be mostly asynchronousDIS (Sec 003): W 12:00 - 12:50pmDIS (Sec 005): W: 5:00 - 5:50pmDIS (Sec 006): F: 8:00 - 8:50amDIS (Sec 008): F: 10:00 - 10:50amLab: Prof. Michael Anderson
This course will be semi-asynchronous and mostly flipped classroom style. Please see the course information page for the full syllabus.
We will use iLearn for critical/secure communications. Please refer to your iLearn announcements for links to the Slack channel and Zoom information.
Mastering Physics: Our course id is tanedo18896. Instructions to log into Mastering Physics.
Primary Textbook: Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics, 4th Edition, by Knight.
Where's the important stuff?
Where's the important stuff?
Course syllabus: information page;
pdf version with a list of topic covered
Weekly lecture recordings and homework assignments: the link to this week at the top menu bar:
Weekly Schedule
Weekly Schedule
Monday
Due: explainer videos from previous week
Due: peer reviews from two weeks ago
Tuesday: overview of material
9:30 - 10:30am: lecture recording (Zoom, attendance optional)
Assigned: quick survey (due this Wednesday)
Assigned: Mastering Physics (due this Friday)
Assigned: explainer videos (due next Monday)
Wednesday
Due: quick surveys
Thursday: discussion of quick surveys, chance to ask questions
9:30 - 10:00am: lecture recording (Zoom, attendance optional)
10:00 - 10:30am: question & answer session (not recorded, attendance suggested)
Assigned: peer reviews (of explainers from last week)
Friday:
TA office hours (to be determined)
Office Hours
Office Hours
The best way to reach out to the teaching staff (and fellow students) is through our Slack channel. (See iLearn for the information)
Prof. Tanedo's Q&A Session: Thu 10:00 - 10:30
Ian Chaffey (TA): to be announced, Friday
Assessment
Assessment
Weekly assignments are due by 11:59pm of the date listed.
Weekly Explainer Videos [35%]: 5 min recording where you teach your classmates how to do homework problems. Assigned Tuesday, due Monday.
Weekly Peer Review [15%]: Survey where you grade other students' explainer videos and email them a copy of your feedback. Assigned Thursday, due Monday.
Weekly Mastering Physics [10%]: online practice problems. You are graded for completing the assignments, not on your correctness. Assigned Tuesday, due Friday.
Weekly Quick Surveys [10%]: short surveys with conceptual questions and direct feedback. (Like clicker questions.) Assigned Tuesday, due the next day on Wednesday.
Interview with Instructor [15%]: 15-min group interview with Prof. Tanedo.
Interview with Instructor [15%]: 15-min group interview with TA Ian Chaffey.
Older versions of this course
Older versions of this course
Physics 40B, Spring 2020: our first time with a "flipped asynchronous" approach. We developed a lot of this on the fly given the "emergency mode" COVID-19 remote teaching.
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