PHY 102 Essential Elements of Physics Class Section 10 and Lab. Section 510 and 520 Syllabus‐ Tentative Instructor: Dr. Shaukat Goderya Office: Science Building Room 213B Phone (O): (254) 968 ‐ 9730 E‐mail: goderya@tarleton.edu Office Hours: *M,T, W 1‐2 PM or by appointment Lab Assistant: TBA *I may not be able to keep some office hours, due to other engagements. Catalog Description This course introduces fundamental physics and astronomy concepts. Students are expected to design and conduct inquiry based experiments including the development of hypothesis, collection and analysis of data, and the use of appropriate laboratory equipment. Topics include motion, forces, energy, waves, light, electricity, magnetism, stellar and planetary evolution, and the atom. This course is required for Interdisciplinary Studies Majors. Class Web Page The syllabus and other relevant material can be accessed through the class web page. http://faculty.tarleton.edu/goderya Pre‐requisites Students are expected to satisfy all the necessary pre‐requisites requirements for this course. Math 107 College Algebra is required. Students are expected to have skills in, Basic Trigonometry, Basic Geometry, Basics arithmetic manipulations, working with scientific numbers, scientific calculators, significant digits etc (all at the high school level). Required Materials 1. Required ‐ Text Book ‐ Conceptual Physics, 11th edition, by Paul G. Hewitt, Pearson Addison Wesley 2. Required – Laboratory Manual – by Paul Robinson for above text: ISBN 0‐8053‐9199‐1 3. Registration on online tool WebAssign: Most likely access code is bundled with your textbook. Course Requirements Participation in the following activities is required in order to earn a letter grade in the class. 1. Lectures (10% of class grade): Class meets M, W, from 10:00 to 10:50 PM in Science 110. Lectures will be brief introduction to chapter material often with the help of demonstrations. No lecture notes or worksheets will be provided. It is your responsibility to take notes, go home and fill in the missed materials and learn the material including problem solving. Reading the text is not enough; you have to understand how the concepts are applied to solving problems. You will also need to pay attention to what math skills are used in each chapter. Some example problems solving will be done during lab period. You will be learning by process of inquiry which is different approach to learning compared to the traditional method in which the professor uses the white board and PowerPoint to 1
lecture. Lecture participation grade will be determined by way of attendance or pop quizzes 2. Laboratory (30 % of class grade): The laboratory component is the most vital part of the class. Official time is 2:00 – 4:50PM Monday for section 20 and 2:25‐5:25 PM Tuesday for Section 20 in science 235. Expect to stay for full period during the Lab. No excuses will be accepted. Do not take this class if you do not have time for the full lab period. 2.a) Laboratory work (10%): Credit will be determined by sign in sheet during the lab and/or material submitted by students for other assigned work. Activities and experiments from the lab manual or handouts given on the class web page. Problems solving session: I will do some examples and you will do a few yourselves. 2.b) Projects (20%): This will include field work, library/internet based activity or model making. 3. Homework (15% of Class grade): I will assign homework using WebAssign. The problems are based upon your textbook end of chapter problems. Homework will help you prepare for exams and the final. 4. Exams (30% of Class grade: Exam will consist of two parts. Part I is a multiple choices and Part 2 will be questions in which you have to show your detail correct solution, including making diagrams and plotting graphs or questions of experimental nature. Details will be provided later (See absence and makeup policy for makeup exams). 5. Final (15% of Class grade): The final exam will be comprehensive and multiple choices (See absence and makeup policy). Absence and Makeup Policy Class absence policies will be established and enforced. The course instructor may recommend to the Dean of Students that a student be dropped from a course if excessive absences prevent satisfactory progress (TSUSH). Random attendance will be recoded for this course. The student is responsible for any material covered. 1. No makeups for missed test or exams will be allowed after they are handed back to the students in class (in most cases one week). 2. No makeup for missed labs or activities will be allowed beyond the next lab period. 3. There is no makeup for finals, although you may be able to reschedule the exam for an earlier date. ADA accommodations In compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations will be made for any student with documented physical or learning disabilities. Students with disabilities may request appropriate accommodation by contacting the Director of Student Disability Services in the Mathematics Building, Room 201, at 254‐968‐9400 or at disability@tarleton.edu Drop Policy A student who withdraws from a course before the thirteenth class day of a regular semester or before the fifth class day in summer term receives no grade, and the course will not be listed on that student’s permanent record. A student who withdraws from the course before the end of 2
the tenth week of a regular semester or the fourteenth class day of a summer term receives a grade of W (TSUSH). Academic Conduct 1. Students are responsible for knowing and abiding by the policies and information contained in the Tarleton Student Handbook (TSUSH) 2. In accordance with University's Academic Dishonesty Policy (See TSUSH) any act of dishonesty, cheating, or plagiarism in pursuing course work will be penalized. Examples include cheating during the exam or on the final and copying answers from someone else in homework projects or laboratory report. 3. If your classroom is equipped with computers, you should not use computers in any activity (email, internet browsing, chat, etc) during class time, unless the instructor specifically gives you special permission for doing class related work or the computers are used in conjunction with lecture materials. 4. Cell phone use is not allowed in lecture class. During the lab period you can go out of the room to use your cell phone. 5. During the test and exams no electronic devices other than a scientific calculator will be allowed. Storing answers in calculator memory is considered cheating. You will be allowed to bring an equation sheet. Advise: Your continued registration in the class is considered as a binding agreement on your part to follow the university requirements, rules and policies. University Closure 1. In the event that the university is closed for a scheduled class time, whatever was scheduled for that day and/or whatever was due that day will be scheduled and/or due on the next scheduled class time Grades Your grade for the academic progress alert will be based on class test and/or exam if it is given before the grades are due. Letter Grades will be assigned according to the following scale after rounding your scores to 4 significant digits. Lecture/Quizzes 10% Laboratory 30% Homework’s 15% Exams 30% Final 15% Total 100% A ‐ 89.96 – 100% B ‐ 79.96 – 89.95% C ‐ 69.96– 79.95% D ‐ 60 – 69.95% F ‐ Less than 60% These letter grade scales are fixed, that is after the final exam no scaling will be done. However, I reserve the right to decrease the lower boundaries (that is your grade might increase if you are near a boundary). All items contained in this syllabus are subject to change as the semester progresses. Student will be notified in advance of any changes. 3
Intended Student Outcomes for this course 1. Conduct laboratory investigations using safe and appropriate practices to include: a. Planning and implementing procedures b. Formulating hypotheses c. Selecting and using equipment and technology d. Collecting experimental data e. Analyze data to include constructing graphs and charts, draw inferences and predict trends f. Communicate valid conclusions 2. Apply the concepts of motion and Newton’s Laws to analyze and explain physical phenomena 3. Apply the energy concepts including definitions of heat, potential energy, radiant energy, and kinetic energy to analyze and explain physical phenomena 4. Apply wave concepts including reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference to analyze and explain wave phenomena 5. Apply the properties of light to analyze and explain various optical phenomena including the formation of shadows, color patterns in oil slicks, why the sky is blue, etc. 6. Be able to describe various historical models of the solar system and the experimental observations that each model correctly and/or incorrectly predicts 7. Describe the characteristics of the universe such as stars and galaxies 8. Be able to relate the movements of the Earth and moon relative to the sun to various physical phenomena including the phases of the moon, seasons, length of the day, etc. 9. Be able to use basic concepts in electricity and magnetism to analyze or describe various electromagnetic phenomena including electromagnetism, DC circuits, motors, and electrical power generation by electromagnetic induction. 10. Effectively communicate mathematical and scientific information in written and oral form. 11. Be able to distinguish between an investigable and non‐investigable question 12. Be able to describe the cultural, economic, philosophic and political impact of science discoveries in mechanics, astronomy, and electromagnetism upon society. Important Dates Labs every week unless noted on dates in this table Date/Week Events Sep 5 Labor Day Holiday Sep 6 No Lab this week due to Labor day holiday on Monday Sep 14 Last Day to drop class with no record Oct 13 Exam I During Class Oct 19 Midterm grades due Nov 24‐25 Thanksgiving Break Nov 28 & 30 Exam 2 During Class Dec 5&6 No Labs Dec 8 Finals Begin Dec 14 Final Exam for Class (Wednesday at 3:00‐5:30 PM) Normal class room unless changed. 4
Topics to be covered Week Topic 1 Mechanics: Measurements, Significant Figure, Powers of Ten, Kinematics 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Mechanics: Free Fall, and Newton’s Laws, Law of Gravity Mechanics: Kinetic energy, Potential energy, Impulse, Momentum, Conservation Laws and Collisions Mechanics: Rotation, Centripetal Force, Torque, and Equilibrium, Center of mass. Mechanics: Moment of Inertia, Angular Momentum and Conservation of Angular Momentum Fluid Motion: Density, Archimedes principle, Pascal’s principal, Continuity equation and Bernoulli’s theorem Heat: Temperature Scales, Expansion, Heat Energy, Phase Change and Calorimeter Waves and Vibrations: Waves, Reflection, Refraction, Interference, Diffraction, Hooke’s Law and Simple Harmonic Motion Electricity: Charges, Electric Force, Electric Field, Electric Potential, Current, AC/DC and Circuits Magnetism: Bar Magnets, Magnetic force, Current and Magnetic Field, Electric generator and Electric motor. Electromagnetism: Charge Oscillations, Radiation Electromagnetic waves, EM‐Spectrum Optics: Wave fronts, Rays, Reflection, Refraction, Mirrors and Lenses, and pinhole camera Astronomy‐I: Greek Astronomy, Size of Earth, Precession, Lunar Phases, Eclipses, and Seasons Astronomy‐2: Black body radiation, Stars, Stefan’s Boltzmann Law, Wien’s Displacement Law, H‐R diagram, Classification of Stars, Stellar Evolution Astronomy‐2 Continuation 5