Instructor: Dr. Romashets
Email evgeny.romashets@hccs.edu
Course Calculus-based course including motion and forces, work and energy, momentum and
collisions, fluids, and wave motion. Contact your school regarding transferability of this course.
Prerequisites - Completion of the first semester of calculus. Contact the instructor if you are taking
calculus in parallel with this course. The University of Houston-Engineering will not accept classes
that were taken “out of order”.
Course Text: Fundamentals of Physics, Halliday, David, Robert Resnick, and Jearl Walker (2014),
John Wiley & Sons, 10th edition.
Students should purchase a scientific calculator.
Course Content Chapter 1 thru 17. See below for sections covered.
Exam Schedule and content – subject to change.
Exam One: Ch. 1 – 5, 15%
Exam Two: Ch. 6 – 9, 15%
Exam Three: Ch. 7 – 13, 15%
Final Exam Ch. 14 – 17, 15%.
Grade Calculation
Four exams 60%
Homework 20%
Quizzes 20%
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.
Students are responsible for materials covered during their absences, and it is the student’s
responsibility to consult with instructors for make-up assignments.
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. 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”.
Handwritten homework assignments are due at the start of the exam covering the corresponding
chapters. Homework and other problems will be addressed during lecture as time permits. Problems
should be clearly numbered and answers should be “boxed” or circled to receive credit. All answers
must be written in a student’s own handwriting. Photocopies of answers will not be credited.
Do not submit homework problems in a binder. Submit as loose, stapled or paper-clipped sheets.
Quizzes will contain multiple choice and other questions.
You may wish to purchase a 3-ring binder for your own records.
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policies require that student with more than 12% absences be withdrawn from the class. Students
may be withdrawn if missed 3 classes in the summer sessions and 4 classes in the regular
semester. Two late arrivals or two 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. Please contact me if you require any
reasonable accommodation to achieve your academic responsibilities.
Syllabus is 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.
Dropped classes – The HCCS administration has instituted a strict policy regarding withdrawal
from a course.
Texting, laptops, computers and cell phones – Students may not use electronic devices of any
type in the classroom during class time. These devices are a detriment to learning in that they break
the concentration of students during lecture and lab. In particular, texting is not allowed during
class time. Students needing to respond to a text or cell phone call must leave the classroom. (Do
not speak on the phone until outside the classroom.) Student grades will be docked for violation
of this policy.
The following chapters will be covered:
Week 1
Ch. 1 – Measurements.
Week 2
Ch. 2 – Motion Along a Straight Line.
Week 3
Ch. 3 – Vectors.
Week 4
Ch. 4 – Motion in Two and Three Dimensions.
Week 5
Ch. 5 – Force and Motion -I.
Week 6
Ch. 6 – Force and Motion -II.
Week 7
Ch. 7 – Kinetic Energy and Work.
Week 8
Ch. 8 – Potential Energy.
Week 9
Ch. 9 – Center of Mass.
Week 10
Ch. 10 – Rotation.
Week 11
Ch. 11 – Torque.
Week 12
Ch. 12 – Equilibrium and Elasticity.
Week 13
Ch. 13 – Gravitation.
Week 14
Ch. 14 – Fluids.
Week 15
Ch. 15, 16 – Oscillations. Waves - I
Week 16
Ch. 17 – Waves - II.
The final grade is based on accumulated scores from home work, tests, and the final exam, and it is based on
attendance. The weighting factors and the grading scale are applied to determine the class-room grade. This
grade then becomes the final grade providing that the attendance grade is at least as high. If not, the classroom grade is dropped by one letter to become the final grade. Class attendance is checked daily by the
instructor. At the end of the semester, an attendance percentage is determined, and the grading scale is
applied to determine the final attendance grade. This grade is then used as specified above to determine the
final grade.