WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
PLAINVIEW CAMPUS
SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS & SCIENCES
Wayland Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an
academically challenging, learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for
professional success and service to God and humankind.
Course Title and Number: PHYS 2401-PL01; University Physics I
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Catalog Description: Calculus-based course is designed to give science and engineering
students an understanding of the fundamental concepts of physics; emphasis on problemsolving; topics include mechanics (both statics and dynamics) and thermodynamics.
Lecture three hours, laboratory three hours. Note: Students cannot receive credit for both
PHYS 1401 and PHYS 2401. Fee: $45.
Prerequisite: MATH 2306 (Calculus I), or can be taken concurrently.
Required Textbook: Giancoli, Physics for Scientists & Engineers, 4th ed, Pearson Prentice
Hall, 2008, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-227559-0, ISBN-10: 0-13-227559-7.
*Refer to official booklist
Supplies: scientific or graphing calculator, protractor, graph paper, lab notebook
Course Outline/Outcome Competencies: Students successfully completing this course
must be able to demonstrate understanding of the following concepts through discussion,
labs, and problem-solving:
Measurement and Estimation
Kinematics in One Dimension
Kinematics in Two and Three Dimensions
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Friction, Circular Motion and drag Forces
Gravitation
Work and Energy
Conservation of Energy
Linear momentum
Rotational Motion
Angular momentum
Statics
Fluids
Oscillatory Motion
Waves
Fluids
Sound
Temperature, Expansion, Ideal Gas Law
Kinetic Theory
Heat and First law of Thermodynamics
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Attendance Requirements: After two absences, each one will result in a 10 point drop in
“Attendance & Participation” grade. Anyone gone for Wayland activity will be exempt from
this, if I have signed, dated note. Anyone caught faking an absence note receives zero for
“Attendance & Participation”.
Any student who requires special arrangements to meet course requirements should inform
the instructor immediately. If you know ahead of time you will miss an exam,
arrangements may be made. Ordinarily, an exam can be taken if it is before the class
meets again. After that, grade is zero- but one exam grade is dropped.
Statement on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty: Wayland Baptist University
observes a zero tolerance policy regarding academic dishonesty. Per university policy as
described in the academic catalog, all cases of academic dishonesty will be reported and
second offenses will result in suspension from the university.
Disability Statement: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(ADA), it is the policy of Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with
a disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to
discrimination under any educational program or activity in the university. The Coordinator
of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be
contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291-3765. Documentation of a
disability must accompany any request for accommodations.
Course Requirements and Grading Criteria: suggested
Labs: A lab notebook will be kept by each student. This must be a bound book (70
page spiral is suggested), and notes from all labs must be included, in date order.
Allow the first page to be the title and table of contents, so you can easily find what
you need later. You may firmly clip all handouts for labs in the back. Each lab or
demo should be recorded, with sketches or descriptions so that you could remember
how to set up the experiment. All original data must be included- if an error is found
while performing the experiment, make a note, and start recording again. Do not
erase. Include enough information so that you could recreate the lab. This
notebook must be carried to every class meeting. Failure to have lab book present
can result in lowering of “Attendance & Participation” grade by 5 points for each
occurrence.
Exams: Four tests given, low grade dropped
Grading:
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Tests
Homework
Comprehensive Final
Attendance & Participation
Quizzes
Term Paper & Biography
A: 90 – 100
B: 80 – 89
C: 70 – 79
D: 60 – 69
F: Below 60
Students shall have protection through orderly procedures against prejudices or
capricious academic evaluation. A student who believes that he or she has not been
held to realistic academic standards, just evaluation procedures, or appropriate
grading, may appeal the final grade given in the course by using the student grade
appeal process described in the Academic Catalog. Appeals may not be made for
advanced placement examinations or course bypass examinations. Appeals are
limited to the final course grade, which may be upheld, raised, or lowered at any
stage of the appeal process. Any recommendation to lower a course grade must be
submitted through the Executive Vice President/Provost to the Faculty Assembly
Grade Appeals Committee for review and approval. The Faculty Assembly Grade
Appeals Committee may instruct that the course grade be upheld, raised, or lowered
to a more proper evaluation.
Tentative Schedule:
Academic Honesty: Disciplinary action for academic misconduct is the responsibility of the
faculty member assigned to this course. The faculty member is charged with assessing the
gravity of any case of academic dishonesty, and with giving sanctions to any student
involved. Anyone caught cheating will receive a zero for that assignment- homework, quiz,
paper, or test. Any zero due to cheating cannot be dropped or replaced. Copying work
from another source without crediting that source is plagiarism, a form of cheating. Both
the biography and term paper require that you use at least three cited sources, but
synthesize the information and write your own ideas, do not copy whole sentences or
paragraphs.
Important Dates:
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day to drop without record
day to withdraw with “W”
day to withdraw with a “WP/WF”
Class
This syllabus is only a plan. The teacher may modify the plan during the course. The
requirements and grading criteria may be changed during the course if necessary.
rev. 06/17/14