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PHYSICS 1401: General PHYSICS I SYNONYM 24429 (MW) Fall 2008

INSTRUCTOR: JEFF J. BECHTOLD

CREDITS: (4-3-3)

Course Description: Study of principles and applications of concepts in mechanics, energy, heat, wave motion, and sound. Phys 1401/1402 is the standard algebra-based physics sequence and may, in addition, serve as a prerequisite for the calculus-based sequence.

Prerequisites:    Grade of "C" or better in MATH 1314, College Algebra, or equivalent.

Text:                         Wilson, Buffa, Lou, College Physics, 6th edition

Other Materials: Scientific calculator

Instructional Method: This class is taught in “lecture/lab” format with one grade for the class. Examinations cover all aspects of the class including lab.

Lecture: CYP 2222 MW 910-1025am

Lab: CYP 2236 MW 1035-1150am

Office: CYP 2204.11 Phone: 223-2119 e-mail: bechtold@austincc.edu

Office Hours: MTWTh 840-910am, M 1200-200, T/Th 1255-125pm, other hours by appointment.

Course Rational: This course is designed for students pursuing degrees in scientific and technical majors other than physics and engineering. It provides an overview of basic physics to assist these students in their further studies in science and technology. It is taught at the University level to meet transfer requirements.

Course Objectives:

Students will: understand the basic principles of physics, be able to communicate these principles clearly, be able to use algebra and the laws of physics to solve simple problems, be able to work together in collaborative groups to perform experiments, gather data, reach conclusions, and solve problems.

Examination Schedule – Changes announced in class:

Quiz 1, September 17

Quiz 2, October 22

Quiz 3, November 19

Final exam, December 10

Exam Policies

❖ You may bring one 3”x5” card of notes for reference during the quizzes, and one 8.5”x11” page of notes to the Final Exam.

❖ Attendance at the scheduled quizzes is mandatory. No make-up quizzes are given. The first missed class quiz will be replaced by the Final Examination score (if no quizzes are missed the Final Exam score can be used to replace a lower Quiz score). Subsequent missed quizzes receive grades of zero.

Final Exam

Departmental policy dictates that the final exam be comprehensive. It will be similar in format to the other quizzes, but longer.

Studying

To do well in this class you should study at least 5 days a week for 1-2 hours per day (2-3 hours/day for a summer session). Pre-view the material before class and before reading the chapters. After class, review your notes and write down your questions.

Work hard at understanding the material before attempting the homework problems. Homework problems test your understanding of the material but do not teach you the material. After completing problems, retry them multiple times after short, medium, and long time periods, without any help at all. If you cannot repeat it, you still don’t understand it even though you have done it before.

Keep up to date with your homework and ask questions about it as needed during the semester. Use your homework notebook as a place to log your efforts, note your questions and concerns, and to practice sketching, diagramming, and problem solving techniques.

Homework

Your homework must be done in order assigned in a spiral-bound single-subject notebook. Homework is due at the beginning of each exam. Study collaboration is encouraged, but the submitted homework must be individually prepared and worded or it will receive a grade of zero. The Homework score is the points earned divided by points possible.

Homework Scoring Rubric

✓ Work is legible and is done in the order assigned without gaps, class-notes, etc.

✓ No pages are inserted in the notebook and no work is stapled in, pasted in, etc.

✓ The context of what is being asked is clear for each question.

✓ Complete-sentence answers are made to multiple-choice and conceptual questions.

✓ Sketches and labeled diagrams are used frequently.

✓ Equations are always written before use. Work is clearly shown.

✓ Answers are clearly marked and include correct units.

✓ All work is attempted with the above points clearly displayed.

✓ Work on spot-checked questions shows appropriate and detailed effort.

Homework Policies

▪ Homework is late if you start the exam without turning in the homework first. Homework placed in my mailbox will be late according to the next class.

▪ Maximum scores for late homework are in parentheses ():

▪ Homework turned in anytime after an exam has begun up to the beginning of the next class meeting after the exam (score ≤ 9/10). Homework turned in anytime after the next class meeting up to the start of second class meeting after the exam (score ≤ 7/10).

▪ Homework is not accepted more than one week after the exam (receives zero).

▪ Homework is not accepted or graded if not in a single-subject spiral notebook.

▪ Homework that is difficult to assess, e.g., out of order, illegible, interspersed with class notes, copied from some other source, etc., will be assigned an arbitrary lower grade and will not be marked.

Return Policies

Homework and labs turned in on time receive top priority for grading. Homework and labs turned in late or made up cannot be graded quickly. If homework is turned in late you will need to buy a new spiral homework notebook.

Lab

Lab time will be spent on experiments, activities, demonstrations, homework help, discussion, and lecture, and some labs may be performed in the lecture time. Report labs are generally worth three times more than worksheet labs, and some lab activities will not be graded. Attendance is required since exams cover all time spent in lab.

Lab Policies, Late & Makeup

▪ You are required to learn ACC’s lab safety rules and sign the Lab Safety Contract. If the safety presentation is missed it is the student’s responsibility to arrange for this training and sign the contract. Students who do not do this risk being withdrawn from the class.

▪ A maximum of (3) labs can be made up. No labs are dropped. The 3 make-ups are reserved for sicknesses, etc. Attend all class-time otherwise.

▪ Missed labs can be made up at open lab on Fridays by appointment. See the lab assistant for details and available times. You must bring a written copy of the lab to your appointment.

▪ Worksheet Labs are due at the end of lab.

▪ Report Labs are due one week after the experiment is completed. Report labs must be typed unless otherwise indicated. Equations & work can be handwritten.

▪ Report labs cannot be made up during the next to last week of the semester.

▪ Labs are not accepted more than (3) weeks late. Less makeup time is available at the end of the semester since no Labs are accepted or graded during the last week of the semester.

Grade Policies

Your overall score in the class is composed of 75% of the lecture + 25% of the lab. The lecture score is 90% of your exam average + 10% of your homework score. The exam average is the equal-weight average of the quizzes and final exam score. The lab score is the sum of points achieved on reports, worksheets, and lab quizzes divided by the total possible points.

Your class grade is then determined by applying the grade scale below to the following Physics Department policy.

You must earn a grade of “C” or better in the laboratory portion of the course as well as a grade of “C” or better in the lecture portion of the course in order to earn a grade of “C” or better in the course.

If you do not earn a grade of “C” or better in both the lecture and the laboratory sections of the course, then your grade for the course will be a “D” unless due to your overall course average you have earned an “F” in the course. 

90-100 % ------A

80-90 %-------B

70-80 %-------C

60-70 %-------D

0-60 %-------F.

|Week |GPI Lectures |Labs |

|1 |Ch. 1, 2 |Orientation, Safety, 1D Walk |

|2 |Ch. 2 |Acceleration, Projectile Motion |

|3 |Ch. 3 (sections 1-3) |Newton’s 2nd Law |

|4 |Ch. 4 |Friction and Newton’s 2nd Law |

|5 |Ch. 4, 5 |Work and Energy |

|6 |Ch. 5 |Collisions & Impulse |

|7 |Ch. 6 (sections 1-4) |Circular Motion |

|8 |Ch. 7 (sections 1-5) |Statics, Rotational Motion |

|9 |Ch. 8 |Rotational Dynamics |

|10 |Ch. 8, 9 (sections 1-3) |Thermal Expansion |

|11 |Ch. 10 (sections 1-4) |Specific Heat |

|12 |Ch.11 (sections 1-4), 12 (sections 1, 2, 4) |Mechanical Equivalent of Heat |

|13 |Ch. 12, 13 |Simple Harmonic Motion |

|14 |Ch. 13 |Waves |

|15 |Ch. 14 (sections 1-3) | |

|16 |Review & Final Exam | |

COLLEGE POLICIES:

Attendance Policy: Attendance is required. Instructors can withdraw students after the 4th unexcused absence.

Withdrawals: Please consult the class schedule for the deadline for withdrawals and keep an official record of your drop until you have received your grade report.

Incomplete Rule: See incomplete rule in college catalog.  Be aware that incompletes are given to students only if they have emergency situations that occur after the withdrawal date.

Record Keeping: Keep all class materials, or your withdrawal paperwork, until you receive your grade. These records may be necessary to correct administrative errors.

Scholastic Dishonesty: “Acts prohibited by the college for which discipline may be administered include scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating on an exam or quiz, plagiarizing, and unauthorized collaboration with another in preparing outside work. Academic work submitted by students shall be the result of their thought, research or self-expression. Academic work is defined as, but not limited to tests, quizzes, whether taken electronically or on paper; projects, either individual or group; classroom presentations, and homework.”

Academic Freedom: “Students are free to disagree with instructors on matters of opinion or personal philosophy, and will incur no penalty from doing so. However, instructors will judge student work based upon its relation to the current state of mainstream scientific fact and theory. Students are allowed to voice opinions, concerns, complaints and suggestions to the instructor. However, it is up to the instructor to decide how to use the student’s comments to meet the class’s best interests.”

Statement on Safety "Health and safety are paramount values in science classrooms, laboratories and field activities. Students are expected to learn, understand and comply with environmental, health and safety (EHS) procedures and protocols, and must agree to abide by the ACC science safety policy. Students are expected to conduct themselves with appropriate professional behavior and with respect and courtesy to all. Anyone who thoughtlessly or intentionally jeopardizes the health or safety of another individual will be immediately dismissed from the day’s activity, may be withdrawn from the class, and/or barred from attending all activities. Specific safety information for each activity will be discussed at the beginning of the activity. For those activities that require specific safety training, a student who is late and misses the safety training will not be able to participate in the activity. The comprehensive science safety policy can be found at: .

Students with Disabilities: “Each ACC campus offers support services for students with documented physical or psychological disabilities. Students with disabilities must request reasonable accommodations through the Office for Students with Disabilities on the campus where they expect to take the majority of their classes. Students are encouraged to do this three weeks before the start of the semester.” Students who are requesting accommodation must provide the instructor with a letter of accommodation from the Office of Students with Disabilities (OSD) at the beginning of the semester. Accommodations can only be made after the instructor receives the letter of accommodation from OSD.

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TESTING CENTER POLICY:

Physics tests are not given in the testing center.

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