HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
NORTHWEST COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II –PHYS 1402
COURSE SYLLABUS
Fall 2012
Instructor:
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Dr. Cyril Anoka
832-660-8142
cyril.anoka@hccs.edu; canoka1@yahoo.com
Spring Branch Campus Room 610
6 – 9 PM MW
24021
Course :
A continuation of a Non-calculus Based Physics Course for medical related
majors, architecture majors, technology majors and other non-engineering and
non-science majors. Topics include wave motion, electricity, magnetism,
electromagnetic waves, optics, and topics in modern physics. Laboratory
exercises include selected topics on these topics. It is also a core curriculum
course.
Course Intent
This course is a second semester course intended for those student who plan to pursue a
pre-professional program in Medical related fields, (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy,
Optometry, Ophthalmology, Physical Therapy, Chiropractic, Veterinary Medicine, etc.),
Physics, and other science majors, Architecture and technology. It can also be taken to
satisfy a Lab-based science core- curriculum course.
Course Prerequisites
College Physics I (PHYS 1401). Any students without the required prerequisite should
consider withdrawing from the course, otherwise such student will have serious problems
in the course all semester and may not pass the course.
Course Text:
Physics, 4th Edition, James S. Walker
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Laboratory Text: None – Students will print lab exercise from Northwest college
website or exercises will be distributed before each lab.
Scientific calculator, slide rule or abacus – highly recommended
Optional items - 3.5” floppy disk or 100 meg zip disk (used to store graphs &
data). Not necessarily needed. Data can be sent by “email” to a home printer if
desired.
Exams
All exams will be closed book and closed notes. Exams will include problems
similar to both homework, and examples/concepts as discussed in class. A
formula sheet will be issued for each exam. Make-up exams are not
administered. If you do not appear for an exam, for any reason, it will be
graded as a zero. The final exam is mandatory. No exams are “dropped”.
Academic Responsibility
Please refer to the Student Handbook concerning grievances, complaints,
discipline (including student conduct), scholastic dishonesty and student rights.
Please contact me if you require any reasonable accommodation to achieve your
academic responsibilities.
Lab Reports are due at the start of class, 2 classdays following completion of
the lab. Make-up labs are not administered. Laboratory concepts will be
discussed prior to the beginning of the lab. Handouts will be provided prior to the
lab exercise or students will be asked to print lab procedures from “The Learning
Web” in advance of class.
Do not submit either Homework problems or Lab reports in a binder.
Submit as loose, stapled or paper-clipped sheets. You may wish to purchase a
3-ring binder for your own records.
Course Content Chapters 17 thru 30. Some sections of the chapters may be
dropped.
Examinations
Three regular exams and a compulsory comprehensive final will be administered during
the semester. Exams will consist of Multiple Choice, principles/ explanations, and word
problems, Calculations.
Make-up Examination
No make-up exam will be given. If a student misses one of the exams, the grade for
next exam will count twice.
Final Course Grade and Grading Scale
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The final Course grade will be computed as follows:
Scale
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Grading
Exam I---------------------------------20 %
A = 90-100 %
Exam II--------------------------------20 %
B = 80-89 %
Exam III-------------------------------20 %
Homework/assignment--------------10 %
C = 70- 79 %
D = 60-69 %
Lab. & Lab. Reports----------------10%
F = < 60 %
Final Exam---------------------------20%
Total
100%
Grading Scale – 100-90 =A, 89-80 = B, 79-70 = C, 69-60 = D, <60 = F
At the discretion of the instructor, either the grading scale may be adjusted or the
exam scores may be “curved” to reflect the degree of difficulty.
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. 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.
Syllabus subject to change.
Note: The state of Texas has begun to limit the money it will contribute to a
student’s education. The state contributes only to the first 2 times a student
registers for a course. Students are charged additional fees for subsequent
registrations.
Last Day For Administrative & Student Withdrawal
November 18, 2010 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
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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
November 2 (4:30pm)
November 22-25
December 9
December 12
Last Day to Drop with a grade of W
Thanksgiving Holiday
Instructions Ends
Final Examinations
Disability Support Services (DSS):
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision,hearing, etc.) Who
needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the
Disability Services Office at the respective college at the beginning of each semester. Faculties are
authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the
Disability Support Services Office. If you have any questions, please contact the
Disability counselor at your college or Donna Price at 713-718-5165
At the discretion of the instructor, either the grading scale may be adjusted or the exam scores may
be “curved” to reflect the degree of difficulty.
Schedule of Chapters – Subject to change.
Sections marked by an asterisk * are may not be covered
or de-emphasized as time permits.
Chapter 19 Electric Charges, Forces, and Fields – Week 1
Chapter 20 Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy – Week 2
Chapter 21 Electric Current and Direct-Current Circuits – Week 4
Chapter 22 Magnetism– Week 5
Chapter 23 Magnetic Flux and Faraday’s Law of Induction – Week 6
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Chapter 24 Alternating Current - Circuits– Week 8
Chapter 25 Electromagnetic Waves– Week 9
Chapter 26 Geometric Optics – Week 10
Chapter 27 Optical Instruments – Week 12
Chapter 28 Optical Optics: Interference and Diffraction – Week 13
Chapter 29 Relativity – Week 14
Chapter 30 Quantum Physics – Week 15
Lab Schedule There will 2 or 3 labs during each “quarter”
of the semester (total 8 to 12) depending on the progress of the
class. Lab investigations or class demonstrations will be selected
by the instructor.
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