Dr. W. Pezzaglia
Las Positas College
Physics 8C, Spring 2015
Syllabus
Page 1
2015Jan20
Physics 8C: Oscillations, Thermo, Waves, Optics
WHERE:
WHO:
EMAIL:
Office:
Room 1822
"Dr. Bill" Pezzaglia (Pez-al-ya)
DrBill@Clifford.Org
1824/1825
When: Tue/Thur 10:30am-12:20pm
http://www.clifford.org/~drbill
Phone/Messages: 650-430-0342 (cell)
Hours: Tue/Thur 12:20-12:40 pm
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PREREQUISITES:
TEXT:
Math 2 (calculus), Physics 8A
(completed with a “C” grade or higher)
Young and Friedman, University Physics
updated Technology edition.
[13rd ed ©2014, Addison-Wesley Publ.
with “Mastering Physics”]
----------------------------------------------------------------ATTENDENCE: Showing up at all classes is a college requirement (you can be dropped for
missing 2 classes). Role will be taken and attendance may influence your grade.
GRADES:
Approximate weighting: Two Midterms (25%), Three Quizzes (15%) (lowest
one dropped), . Comprehensive Final (25%), Homework-Activities (15%), and Lab (20%).
Missing multiple lab activities could lower your grade by up to one full grade point. To avoid a
“D” in the course your average exam performance will need to be better than 25 to 30%.
EXAMS:
Your lowest quiz score will be dropped (which allows for one absence). You
are required to attend the midterms and the final. Make up exams will not be given except for
college accepted reasons (e.g. death in family, documented illness). There will be some
example questions handed out before each exam. Any cheating on exams will automatically
result with a “zero” score, and result in referral to the student discipline office.
HOMEWORK:
There will be regularly assigned homework problems. Its important for you to
spend time on them, even if you don’t get it all correct. I’ll be grading half for effort. Most of
homework will use “Mastering Physics”, but some will be “old fashion” pencil on paper.
 Mastering Physics: login at www.masteringphysics.com
 Course: " LPC Physics 8C Spring 2015 Pezzaglia”
 Course ID “MPPEZZAGLIA21877”
 You will an “access code”, which came with your book, or buy online.
WEB: All material (handouts) and some additional useful links are at my own website. You
should check it regularly for announcements and downloading lecture supplements and
handouts.
 http://www.clifford.org/drbill/lpc/physics8c/
 Login needed for some parts, Login as “student”, password: “newton9”
In particular, download the PowerPoint Slides for the lecture, and other materials.
BLACKBOARD: Each student should have access to the Blackboard for this course.
However, there is some problem and I don’t have the necessary access to manage the account,
so until this is fixed, you should go to the above website for all materials.
LAB: Fridays 8:30-11:20 pm in 1831. A separate lab syllabus will be given at that time.

Lab Meeting #1 (Jan 23), will tentatively be “Elasticity”

Lab information at: www.clifford.org/drbill/lpc/physics8c/lab/
Dr. W. Pezzaglia
Las Positas College
Physics 8C, Spring 2015
Syllabus
Page 2
2015Jan20
LECTURE SCHEDULE for Physics 8C (TuTh 10:30am-12:20pm)
Week
Meeting
Day
Date
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
X
X
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
20-Jan
22-Jan
27-Jan
29-Jan
03-Feb
05-Feb
10-Feb
12-Feb
17-Feb
19-Feb
24-Feb
26-Feb
03-Mar
05-Mar
10-Mar
12-Mar
17-Mar
19-Mar
24-Mar
26-Mar
31-Mar
02-Apr
07-Apr
09-Apr
14-Apr
16-Apr
21-Apr
23-Apr
28-Apr
30-Apr
05-May
07-May
12-May
14-May
19-May
21-May
28-May
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
X
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Thur
Topic
Elasticity, Hooke, Young
Stress & Strain Tensors
Hydrostatics, Pascal
Hydrodynamics, Bernoulli
Gravity
Gravity
Harmonic Motion
Harmonic Motion
Driven Osc & Resonance
Mechanical Waves
Exam TBA
Wave Equation
Energy in waves
Sound, Hearing
Musical Instruments
Zeroth law of thermo
Thermal Expansion
Kinetic Theory of Gasses
Heat Capacity
First law of Thermo
Spring Break
Spring Break
Thermal Process
Exam coverage TBA
2nd law of thermo
Entropy and disorder
3rd law of thermos
Light & Polarization
Reflection, Brewster
Refraction, Dispersion
Geometric Optics, Lens Law
Optical Instruments
Superposition & Interference
Thin Film Interference
Diffraction, double slit
Diffraction, single slit
Final Exam 9:30-11:20 am
Reading
Note
11.4-11.5
Chap 12
Chap 13
Quiz 1 ?
Chap 14
Chap 15
Exam 1
Chap 16
Chap 16
Chap 17
Quiz 2
Chap 18
Chap 19
Exam 2
Chap 20
Chap 33
Quiz 3
Chap 34
Quiz 3
Chap 35
Chap 36
Textbook: Young & Freedman, University Physics, Technology Update [13rd edition, 2014, Addison-Wesley]
Note Exam dates are approximate
Note Topical progression may be varied slightly from the basic plan above