Instructor contact information
Instructor:
Oladipo Ogunjimi
Office Phone:
Office:
Houston Community College Katy
Campus
oladipo.ogunjimi@hccs.edu
Office Hours:
E-mail:
Available upon request
(or hours of availability)
Website:
http://learning.hccs.edu/facult
y/oladipo.ogunjimi
Welcome to
Course Title:
College Physics 1
Semester and Year:
Course Prefix:
PHYS.
FALL 2014
Aug 25 – Dec 14
Course Number:
Credit Hours:
1401-0005 (28446)
Class Days
MW
4
Lecture Location/Time:
96
Lab Location/Time
Room 380
8:00am – 9:25am
Room 380
9:35am – 11:00am
Contact Hours:
Course Overview
Topics - force, motion, work, energy, momentum, thermal properties of matter. For premedical, pre-dental, architecture, construction management, pre-vet etc. Contact your school
regarding transferability of this course.
Prerequisites – College algebra and trigonometry.
Course Text:
PHYSICS; JAMES S WALKER ; FOURTH EDITION.
Students should purchase a scientific calculator.
Laboratory Text: Students should print manuals on line before lab.
GRADE DETERMINATION:
Your grade will be determined
by the following
Quizzes/Classwork
Exams
Homework
Laboratory
Final
Details
Percent of
Final
Average
Pop quizzes/Working problems from end of
the chapters exercise
There will be four exams for the semester.
All exams and the final exam will be closed
book and closed notes . Exams and the final
exam may have any combination of multiple
choices, true/false and show- your- workpartial credit. Exams may include problems
similar to homework problems, text example
problems and concepts as discussed in
class.
Homework grades will be based on a scale
from 0 to 10, 10 being equivalent to 100%.
Each lab report will be worth 10 points .
10%
Final
exam
comprehensive
and
20%
Total:
100%
is
mandatory
40%
10%
20%
LETTER GRADE ASSIGNMENT:
Final Average in Percent
Letter Grade
90-100
A
80-89.9
B
70-79.9
C
60-69.9
D
0-59.9
F
ASSIGNMENTS:
Homework assignments are due at the beginning of the next class after each chapter is
completed. Some assignments are collected and graded (to be specified by the professor).
Late homework assignments are not accepted. Homework and other problems will be
addressed during lecture as time permits.
Lab reports are due on the day the experiments are performed. No make-up labs (Late
Lab reports is only accepted under special circumstances with the prior consent of the
instructor
MAKE-UP EXAMS:
No make-up exams. If an exam is missed, the final automatically counts as two exams.
Should you miss more than one exam, you will be administratively dropped from the
course.
WITHDRAWAL/ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Withdrawal from the course after the official day of record (see current catalog)
will result in a final grade of “W” on the student transcript and no credit will be
awarded. Prior to the official day of record, it is the student’s responsibility to
initiate and complete a request for withdrawal from any course.
Last Day For Administrative & Student Withdrawal
Oct. 31, 2014 (@ 4:30pm) is the last day for student to withdraw from the
course and receive a grade of “W” in the course. It is the responsibility of
any student contemplating on dropping the course to do so by or before
that day. I recommend that any student planning to drop the course should
discuss his/her performance in the course with me first before dropping.
Sometimes it may not be as bad as it looks. "NOTICE: Students who repeat
a course three or more times may soon face significant tuition/fee
increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities. If you
are considering course withdrawal because you are not earning passing
grades, confer with your instructor/counselor as early as possible about
your study habits, reading and writing homework, test-taking skills,
attendance, course participation, and opportunities for tutoring or other
assistance that might be available."
A STUDENT CAN NO LONGER ASK THE INSTRUCTOR TO WITHDRAW
HIM/HER FROM A CLASS AFTER THE LAST DAY FOR ADMINISITRATIVE &
STUDENT WITHDRWAL. ANY STUDENT WISHING TO WITHDRAW FROM A
CLASS MUST DO SO BEFORE OR BY THE LAST DAY FOR WITHDRWAL.
THIS IS A NEW RULE FROM THE COLLEGE AND THERE WILL BE NO
EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE. A student who fails to withdraw by due date will
automatically receive the grade of F since the instructor cannot with him/her after
that date. Please take note of this new requirement.
Besides, there is a new law in Texas which stipulates that beginning fall 2007, an
undergraduate student attending any Public College/universities in Texas is
allowed to have a maximum of six (6) withdrawals in his/her records prior to
getting his/her first degree.
Important Dates
Aug 25 Classes Begins
Oct 31 Last Day to Drop with a grade of W
Dec 07 Instructions Ends
Dec 10 Final Examination (check school website for specifics exam day)
.
Attendance – Students are expected to attend all classes. Texas state
guidelines and HCCS policies require that student with more than 12%
absences be withdrawn from the class. Effectively, students are subject to
withdrawal when 3 classes are missed in the summer sessions and 4 classes in
the regular semester. Three late arrivals or three early leavings will count as one
absence. Attending class and paying attention is the key to a good grade. Stay
current in your studies – be prepared for lectures. Class participation will be
monitored and often adds to the course. Please do not hesitate to contact me if
you are struggling with the class.
Academic Responsibility:
Please refer to the Student Handbook concerning grievances, complaints,
discipline (including student conduct), scholastic dishonesty and student rights.
.
Students with Disabilities – Any student with a documented disability who
needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability
Service Office (713 -718 – 5422) at the beginning of each semester.
EGLS3 -- Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System
At Houston Community College, professors believe that thoughtful student feedback is
necessary to improve teaching and learning. During a designated time, you will be asked
to answer a short online survey of research-based questions related to instruction. The
anonymous results of the survey will be made available to your professors and division
chairs for continual improvement of instruction. Look for the survey as part of the
Houston Community College Student System online near the end of the term.
Student Discipline – “Adult behavior is expected. Disruptive behavior/activities
which interfere with teaching and/or learning will not be tolerated, and may result
in an administrative withdrawal without refund”
Electronics in the Classroom – All cellphones and other electronic devices
must be turned off .
Note: The instructor reserves the right to change/modify the
syllabus, should there be any conflict with the schedule or
policy of the college
Tentative Instructional Outline:
PHYS 1401
CALENDAR
General Physics 1
M/W: 08:00a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
WKS
CHAPTERS
EXAMS
1
CHAPTER 1&2
2
CHAPTER 3
3
CHAPTER 4
.
4
EXAM 1 Chs. 1,2,3,4
4
CHAPTER 5
5
CHAPTER 6
6
7
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
8
EXAM 2 Chs. 5,6,7,8
8
CHAPTER 9
9
CHAPTER 10
10
CHAPTER 11
.
11
CHAPTER 12
12
EXAM 3 Chs 9,10,11,12
.
12
13
14
CHAPTER 13 & 14
CHAPTER 15 & 16
CHAPTER 17 & 18
15
EXAM 4 Chs 13,14,15,16
16
Dec. 10, 2014
FINAL EXAM (Comprehensive)