AP PHYSICS 1
(Dual Credit with Ball State PHYS 110)
General Information Fall 2015
INSTRUCTOR: Hasan Fakhruddin
E-MAIL: hfakhrud@bsu.edu
OFFICE: Faculty House (Find me!) PHONE: 285 7415
OFFICE HOURS: M: 10 - 12 PM
W: 10 -12 PM
F: 10 -12 PM
Th: 12 - 2 PM
TEXT: Physics, 6 th
Edition
Ranking Task Exercises in Physics
Conceptual Physics Digital Textbook
THE AP PHYSICS 1 COURSE ( Two-semester course )
The syllabi for AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 courses were designed by the
College Board and together they are equivalent two semesters of algebra-based introductory college physics. Both courses are largely inquiry-based as required by the College Board.
You are not required to but are encouraged to take AP Physics 2 if possible next year. This will help you get college credit for the two semesters of algebra-based introductory college physics course.
In order for this course to be equivalent to a one year survey course required by the State, we will cover additional topics over what is needed for AP Physics 1 syllabus.
Laboratory work will be covered as an integral part of this course.
This course will also satisfy Dual Credit requirement for BSU PHYS 110 course.
EVALUATION:
Homework assignments: You will be assigned homework periodically at the end of various topics covered in class.
Tests: You will have three tests as indicated in Course Outline below.
Labs: You will have a 2-hour lab every week. Your lab report will be graded on your participation in the actual experiment and the written report. You must save all the graded lab reports until the semester grades have been awarded. You may also be asked to present evidence of your having lab experience when you apply for college credit. Hence, save all the graded report as a part of your college application portfolio.
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Final Exam : The final exam will be held during the finals week for the Academy. The exam will be of 2-hour duration.
MIDTERM GRADE: The midterm grade will be based on Homework (50%) and Tests
(50%). Labs will not count toward mid-term grade; they will for the semester grade.
FINAL GRADE: The final grade will be determined from the combination of the following scores.
Homework 20%
Tests
Lab
Final Exam
30%
30%
20%
GRADING SCALE (May be curved depending on the class performance):
92% - 100% = A
88% - 91% = A-
84% - 87% = B+
82% - 83% = B
78% - 81% = B-
74% - 77% = C+
72% - 73% = C
70% - 71% = C-
0% - 69% = D*
POLICY FOR MAKE-UP WORK:
Make-up work will be allowed only for the excused absences. You must make arrangements for the make-up work before or immediately after the excused absence.
You must make every effort to make contact with your instructor in this regard personally or by a written note, e-mail, or phone.
LATEWORK POLICY:
Late homework assignments may be accepted up to one week after the due date with a penalty of 20% of the maximum points on that assignment. However, if the delay is due to an excused absence or with valid reasons, the instructor may reduce or forego the penalty.
ACADEMIC PROGRESS REPORTS:
Your performance will be evaluated periodically through out the semester. If any problems is encountered an academic progress report will be sent out as per the
Academy policy.
TARDY AND UNEXCUSED-ABSENCE POLICIES:
A student late to class/lab up to 5 minutes will be marked ‘tardy’.
A student late to class/lab for more than 5 minutes will be marked ‘absent’.
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ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICY: [ Please see also your handbook ]
Academic dishonesty may be detrimental to a student’s grade for the course.
Academy dishonesty includes but is not limited to:
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Plagiarism
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Manipulating lab data to obtain expected results
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Copying lab report from another student
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Copying in the tests and exams
For details, please refer to the Academic Dishonesty Policy in the Student’s Handbook
USE OF LAPTOP COMPUTERS IN CLASSROOM
1. You may use the laptop in the lecture. You have option of writing notes on your
laptop or in traditional notebook.
2. Unless told otherwise, please boot up your computer as soon as you arrive in class so that you will be ready to go to work as soon as class starts.
3. You are responsible for maintaining the power of your computer.
4. Keep your laptop on until the class ends for the day.
5. The volume on your laptop should be turned all the way down during class. Your laptops should be silent except for the clicking of the keyboard.
6. You may not read or send email, play music or games, “IM”, participate in chat rooms, or download any files during class. If this becomes a chronic problem, you will be asked to leave the classroom, with an unexcused absence for that day.
7. You may take class notes using your laptop, but you also need to be prepared to use pen and paper when asked.
8. You are responsible for maintaining your computer. Please make sure your computer is working before coming to class. If your computer is not working or is not able to connect to the wireless server, you should follow the help instructions in your laptop management document.
9. Print assignments before coming to class.
10. Remember to save your work frequently. Loss of a file by accident is not an acceptable excuse.
11. Close your lid/screen half way during discussions or class presentations or when otherwise requested by the instructor.
12. Do not hide toolbars (the dock). Keep all items you are working on visible on the screen and available for teacher inspection.
13. Do not bring you laptop to an exam.
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Instructor: Mr. Hasan Fakhruddin
Aug. 10
– 21
Introduction + Math Review
Units and Dimensions
Scalars and Vectors
Motion in one Dimension
Aug. 24 – Sept. 4 [ Sept 3 – 8 Labor Day weekend ]
Projectile Motion
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Sept. 11 (Friday) TEST 1
Sept. 14 – 23
Weight and Weightlessness
Friction
Sept. 25 – Oct. 9
Uniform Circular Motion
Newton’s Law of Gravitation
Circular Orbits
Work, Energy, and Power
[ Oct. 10 -13 Fall break and Academy ]
Oct. 14 – 23
Linear Momentum
Conservation of Energy
Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Oct. 26 (Monday) TEST 2
Oct. 28 – Nov. 6
Impulse-Momentum Theorem
Law of Conservation of Linear Momentum
Torque
Mechanical Equilibrium
Nov. 9 – Nov. 20
Simple Harmonic Motion
Graphs of SHM
Simple Pendulum
Spring-Mass system
[Nov. 21-29 Thanksgiving Break]
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Nov. 30 – Dec. 10
Rotational Kinematics
Rotational Dynamics
Review
Dec. 11 (Friday)
Dec. 14
– 17
TEST 3
A C A D E M Y F I N A L S
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( 2 hours durations each)
( About10 of the following labs will be done )
All the labs involve uncertainties in measurement, graphical analysis, and error analysis where applicable.
This lab involves
Use of formula for areas and volumes for geometrical solids
Use of measuring instruments such as micrometer and Vernier Caliper
Measurement techniques
Conversion of Units
This lab involves use of trigonometry.
This lab involves
Prediction and sketching of x vs. t, v vs. t, and a vs. t graphs
This lab involves
Determination of g by using height and time measurements
This lab involves
Determination of muzzle velocity of projectile launcher using x and y displacement
Determination of range for various launch angles
Challenge to determine launch angle and position of the launcher to hit a given target suspended from the ceiling using
This lab involves
Determination of coefficients of friction between an inclined plane and a block by using
µ = tan θ relationship by determining acceleration of the block down the plane
c
This lab involves
Verification of relationship between F c
and r by measurement period of a circulating mass on which a spring applies centripetal force
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This lab involves
Verification of the Law of Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Determination of spring constant by measuring the speed of attached mass
This lab involves
Verification of Law of conservation of Linear Momentum for
Elastic collision
Inelastic collision
Completely inelastic collision
This lab involves
Determination of spring constant by Hooke’s Law
Study of relationships between mass, spring constant, and period of oscillations
This lab involves
Study of dependence of period of a simple pendulum on
Mass of the bob
Length of the Pendulum
Amplitude of the Pendulum
Determination of acceleration of gravity using the simple pendulum
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