LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
Winter Term 2011
PH 212 - GENERAL PHYSICS (CALCULUS-BASED)
COURSE:
PH 212 (5 credits)
INSTRUCTOR: Jared Stenson
OFFICE HOURS:
W 2:00-2:50;
and by appointment
OFFICE LOCATION: SCI 190B
CLASS HOURS:
MF 11:00-12:50PM
W 10:00-12:50PM
EMAIL: stensonj@lanecc.edu
REQUIRED TEXTS:
PHONE:463-5050
Physics for Scientists & Engineers with Modern Physics,
Douglas C. Giancoli, 4/e
4/e Study Guide and Student Solutions Manual, Frank L. H. Wolfs
Physics Journal Packet (distributed in class)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is the second of a three-course General Physics sequence that provides an introduction to the methods,
concepts, problem-solving and problem-posing of physics. Such General Physics courses can be
adequately structured within a mathematical framework of algebra and trigonometry. However, because
calculus more completely and precisely expresses physical phenomena, physics and engineering majors are
generally required to take the calculus-based General Physics, which, at LCC, is PH 211,2,3. Mathematics
majors are generally required to take this course because of the mathematics used. As use of mathematics
has increased in biology, chemistry and other sciences, more students majoring in those fields are electing
to take the calculus-based General Physics.
PH 212 concerns a variety of topics: Rotation in Classical Mechanics; Fluids; Special Relativity; Oscillations,
Waves, and Sound; Light and Optics; and some modern topics in the last wave-related topics.
Math 252 must be taken concurrently or it (or the equivalent calculus course) must have been successfully
completed previously.
EXAMS, HOMEWORK, CLASSWORK and GRADING:
There will be two midterms and a comprehensive final. It might be possible to reschedule exams for valid
reasons and if you contact the instructor or the Science Office (463-5446) before the exam time (assuming
this is possible). There will be extensive class activities, online reading questions and forum questions,
homework, labs, weekly journal entries and specific projects that will, in addition to exams, contribute to your
learning and provide a basis for your grade. More information on this work will be provided in class.
Grades depend on overall performance on all class activity. Parts of the course will generally contribute in
the proportions listed below; however, because these components are not linearly independent, the instructor
will exercise a more holistic and non-linear grade determination as the situation warrants.
Auditing students do not take exams, but may have some different subject matter to meet their needs.
Exams
60%
Homework
15%
Labs
10%
Projects
15%
(includes class activities,
online work, journaling)
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Letter grades are based on the following criteria:
A
excellent performance
B
good performance
C
satisfactory performance
D
less than satisfactory performance
F
unsatisfactory performance
HELP!:
The Science Division offers free tutorial help in the Science Resource Room Science 193. Check the room
for time schedule. Help is available from the instructor during office hours, or by appointment. Online
resources and class handouts are also available. Space for group studying is available. If you are not
learning as well as you want, contact the instructor. Please make use of all the help available.
ATTENDANCE:
Attendance is expected because your participation is a part of this lecture-lab class. If you miss
class, make arrangements to (1) find out if there are changes in the schedule, (2) hand in homework, (3) get
notes of what is covered in class, which is sometimes not in the textbook, and (4) make up missed work. If
you attend, you are expected to respect the right of all students to get the most from the class. Please
refrain from inappropriate talking, unnecessarily arriving late, or otherwise disrupting the class.
QUESTIONS/FEEDBACK:
Please feel free to ask questions in class, during office hours, in your journal, and email. Comments
and suggestions on making the class a better learning experience for you are welcome throughout the term
and in the final student evaluation.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY:
Academic dishonesty has no place in this class. Students registered in this class are assumed to be giving
their word to the college that they will not cheat. Therefore, generally all students proven guilty of academic
dishonesty in this class will receive an F/N grade with the recommendation that they be suspended. (i.e.
Don't waste time thinking about cheating, beyond deciding it’s something you don’t do.)
TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE:
Chapter 10: Rotation about a Fixed Axis
Chapter 11: General Rotation
Chapter 13: Fluids
Chapter 36: Special Theory of Relativity
1st MIDTERM: Friday, February 4
Chapter 14: Oscillations
Chapter 15: Wave Motion
Chapter 16: Sound
Chapter 32: Light: Reflection and Refraction
Chapter 34: Wave Nature of Light: Interference
Chapter 35: Diffraction and Polarization
2nd MIDTERM: Wednesday, March 9
FINAL EXAMINATION:
8:00-9:50AM, Monday, March 14
Students With Disabilities: If you need Support or assistance because of a disability, you may be
eligible for academic accommodations through Disability Services. For more information contact
Disability Services at (541) 463-5150 (voice), or 463-3079 (TTY), or stop by Building 1, Room 218.
IN CASE OF
EMERGENCY
CALL 
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Student Health at 463-6666 or x6666
Campus Security at 463-5555 or x5555
City Emergency Call 911
In case evacuation of the building
is needed, this class has a door
directly to the outside.