College of DuPage
Physics 1100 – Spring 2012
Instructor: Dr. James Wolfson
Credit Hours: 4
Office: M-164H
Hours: By Appointment
Phone: 630-942-2413 E-mail: wolfson@cod.edu
Mailbox: M-161
Course Description:
Conceptual study of laws of motion, forces, momentum, energy, properties of matter, heat, wave motion, sound, electricity, magnetism, light, atomic and nuclear physics.
Text: Conceptual Physics, 11th ed. (Paul G. Hewitt)
Material: Chapters 1-34
Lab Manual: Laboratory Investigations for Basic Physics, 4th ed. (David R. Fazzini)
Keypad: iClicker
Supplement (optional, but recommended): Practicing Physics (Paul G. Hewitt)
Location: Lec.: M - 122 Lec. Time: MWF: 2:00 - 2:50pm
Lab: M - 164B Lab Time: T or Th: 1:00 - 3:50 pm
Class Web Page: http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/wolfson/PHY1100/
Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course you
should be able to do the following:
1.
Use observations to formulate
hypotheses
2.
Demonstrate a functional
understanding of physical phenomena and their relationships to daily living
3.
Describe the relationships among
different units of measure
4.
Interpret and explain the
relationships among an object’s position, displacement, velocity, and
acceleration
5.
Identify and distinguish
different types of forces and identity the reaction force to any action force
6.
Describe and calculate the
effect of external forces on an object’s motion
7.
Create and label simple
free-body diagrams
8.
Identify and calculate the
different forms of energy (potential, kinetic, and mechanical) and describe how
energy is converted from one form to another
9.
Deduce the outcome of collisions
of two particles
10.
Interpret and describe the
relationships among an object’s angular position, displacement, velocity, and
acceleration
11.
Describe and calculate the
effect of external torques on an object’s rotation
12.
Determine the stability of an
object using the relationship between center of gravity and support base
13.
Classify matter and
differentiate among elements, compounds, atoms, and molecules
14.
Identify the constituents of an
atom and how they are organized
15.
Differentiate among density,
mass, volume, and weight
16.
Calculate stretch or compression
of an elastic body using Hooke’s law
17.
Determine buoyancy using
Archimedes’ principle
18.
Identify the differences among
heat, temperature, and internal energy
19.
Explain how matter behaves when
it absorbs or releases thermal energy
20.
Apply the relationship among
heat, mass, and change in temperature
21.
Explain the differences among
conduction, convection, and radiation and identify thermal conductors and
insulators
22.
Identify the direction of heat
23.
Recognize that energy is
conserved and that energy goes from more useful to less useful forms
24.
Distinguish between transverse
and longitudinal waves and provide examples of each
25.
Describe the relationships among
amplitude, frequency, period, wavelength, and wave speed of a wave
26.
Calculate positions of maximum
destructive and constructive interference for waves
27.
Explain how sound waves travel
and describe Doppler shifts
28.
Identify, construct, and analyze
simple electric circuits (series and parallel circuits)
29.
Describe the flow of electricity
in terms of voltage, current, and charge and demonstrate mathematical
understanding of the relationship among amperes, volts, and coulombs
30.
Explain what happens when a
magnet moves through a wire coil (and vice versa)
31.
Explain how electromagnets and
transformers work
32.
Describe the relationship
between the color of a glowing object and its temperature
33.
Compare color mixing of light
and color mixing of paints
34.
Describe image characteristics
produced by plane, concave, and convex mirrors
35.
Describe image characteristics
produced by plane, concave, and convex lenses
36.
Explain the phenomena of
reflection and refraction
37.
Identify components of the
electromagnetic spectrum
38.
Differentiate incandescence,
fluorescence, and phosphorescence in light emission
39.
Explain why atoms are radioactive
40.
Describe different types of
radiation and their effects
41.
Describe nuclear fission and
fusion processes and their importance in society
Course
Logistics:
READING and HOMEWORK assignments will be provided “on-line” using the
TYCHO homework system. You will be provided a username and a temporary
password to access your assignments. Check the class webpage regularly
for assignment updates.
It is assumed that you have read the assigned
material by the due date (see QUIZZES). “On-line Questions” consist of 10
multiple-choice questions and are based upon the reading and discussions from
the assigned chapter(s). The On-line Questions must be submitted at 11:30
PM on the due date unless otherwise announced. Once the cut-off time has
elapsed, you will not be able to submit answers or make any changes.
In addition to the On-line Questions, short
in-class exercises are used to monitor conceptual understanding. (See REMOTE KEYPADS.) These can typically be answered
by keeping up with the reading assignments and class discussions.
“Exercises and Problem-Solving” assignments
will be due according to the dates listed on the assignment web page.
These assignments typically consist of about 10 online exercises/problems and
are due at 11:30 PM of the date shown. Check the web page for the
exact due dates. In general, these assignments involve a numerical answer
and may be printed for off-line completion if you desire. You may return
to the computer to enter your answers or ask for additional assistance.
Up to 10% extra credit is given for all exercises/problems completed before the
48 hours prior to the cut-off time on the due date. Those
exercises/problems submitted after the cut-off time of the due date receive 50%
credit.
Be aware
that it is very important that you make an honest attempt to work through the
questions, exercises, calculations and problems since doing the homework is a
primary technique for learning the material. It is also very important
that you be able to understand the solutions conceptually rather than just
memorizing formulas since the exam questions and problems generally require you
to demonstrate application of the concepts being assessed. Be sure that
you can answer any assigned question or solve any assigned problem since they
may appear on an exam. It is your responsibility to seek assistance from
your instructor and/or other resources if you are having difficulties.
EXAMS will consist of two “one-hour” exams and a
“2-hour” final exam. The one-hour exams and the first hour of the final
exam typically consist of 40-45 multiple choice questions and 5-8
problems. The second hour of the final exam is comprehensive and
typically has 40 -50 multiple choice questions. The questions and
problems are derived from homework sets, sample problems from the text and
examples worked in class or the laboratory. All exams are closed book and
closed note. However, you will be provided with a sheet of “possibly
useful information” that contains formulas, constants, etc.
Tentative Exam schedule:
Exam
I: Friday, February
24th
Chapters 1-10
Exam
II: Friday, March 30th
Chapters 11-21
Final
Exam: Monday, May 7th
Chapters
1-34
NOTE: Not
every topic in the each assigned chapter may be discussed in class.
However, you are responsible for every topic in each assigned chapter unless
otherwise stated. If you are having trouble with a topic that is not
discussed in class, it is your responsibility to
QUIZZES consisting a few multiple-choice, matching,
or short response questions based upon the reading assignment due that day are
administered with warning or without warning prior to the start of each chapter
of the text—almost every class. (You must be in class for the quizzes at
the time they are administered. There are no “make-ups.”)
These are primarily designed to make sure that students keep up with the
assigned reading and thus have some familiarity with the topics that are about
to be discussed.
REMOTE
KEYPADS (iClickers)
purchased by each student will be required. The system will allow you to
further interact with the instructor during the lecture. You will be able
to respond to questions and give feedback as the course progresses.
Responses are recorded and scored. Keypad questions typically consist of
surveys, conceptual questions or short calculations and are used to monitor
conceptual understanding. The questions are designed to surface possible
misconceptions and uncover some of the common pitfalls that confuse many
students. In most cases, students are encouraged to participate in small
group discussions with fellow students while answering these questions.
The scoring is used as a measure of class attendance and participation and may
be used for as part of the final grade determination particularly in borderline
situations.
LABORATORY sessions meet once per week and are required
for this course. (When you meet depends on the section in which you are
enrolled. Check your course schedule.) The laboratory section is
designed to provide you with hands-on experiences related to the topics that
are discussed in the classroom. During the lab, you will make
predictions, answer questions, and record observations. Throughout the
session and upon successful completion of the lab, the instructor will initial
your work and record attendance. Laboratory homework assignments are to be
completed over the week and submitted at the beginning (that is, 1:00
PM) of the next laboratory session. Only officially initialed work will
be accepted for credit. Each lab is graded in two parts: 1) completion of
the required measurements and “in-lab” questions and 2) completion of the
laboratory homework. Each piece is worth 50% of the total grade for that
lab. There is a 10% penalty for any lab that is not submitted by 1:00 PM of the
due date.
PRE-LABS for each laboratory session are found in
laboratory manual. Each pre-lab consists of a few short questions based
on the reading of that week’s lab. These are to be completed prior
to entering the lab. Pre-labs are due at the beginning (that is, 1:00 PM)
of the lab session. (Suggestion: do not be late for lab.) Each
pre-lab is submitted by 1:00 PM of the particular session is worth up to 10%
bonus credit of the standard lab grade. The pre-labs must be
submitted by 1:00 PM of the lab session in order to receive the bonus.
Pre-labs received after 1:00 PM are recorded, but do not count for bonus.
There is a 10% lab score penalty for not submitting the pre-lab for that week’s
lab before the end of that week’s lab session.
PARTICIPATION in the course can have a reflection in the
overall final grade. Items such as attendance, attitude, sincerity,
changes in performance, keypad scores, etc. will be considered in borderline
situations.
GRADING is tentatively based on the following
breakdown:
|
Homework: |
15% |
A: |
> 90% |
|
Quizzes /
Participation: |
15% |
B: |
> 80% |
|
Laboratory: |
15% |
C: |
> 70% |
|
2 Hourly
Exams: |
15% each |
D: |
> 60% |
|
Final
Exam: |
25% |
F: |
< 60% |
Depending
on other factors involved with the course, it is possible for the grade
cut-offs to be lowered by up to 5%, but do not count on it.
CLASS
WEB-PAGE
http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/wolfson/PHY1100/
Monitor
this site for important announcements and course updates such as reading and
written homework assignments. This site is updated on a (nearly) daily
basis.
Miscellaneous:
LATE MATERIAL & MAKE-UPS:
All quizzes and exams must be completed on
the scheduled date at the time they are scheduled. There are no
make-ups for any reason. If absent for either “one-hour” exam,
then the score of the final exam will be applied to one (and only one) missing
exam. All online homework must be submitted by the cut-off time and laboratory
requirements must be submitted at the beginning (1:00 PM) of next lab session
to receive credit.
Any lab submitted after 1:00 PM of the lab
session due date but still during that session receive a 10 % penalty.
After that, the penalty is an additional 10% for each 24 hours past the
original due date and time. After a particular lab is returned, that lab cannot
be submitted for credit. (Note that you can still receive up to 50%
credit from the completion of the data acquisition and “in-lab” questions as
long as it was officially stamped by the instructor and submitted on
time.)
CALCULATORS:
Students
may use their own calculator during exams. There is no sharing of
calculators during exams and NO CELL PHONES CALCULATORS may be used during
exams.
WITHDRAWAL
POLICY:
Students
may withdraw from the class without instructor permission anytime through Tuesday,
March 20th, 2012. Students who have missed 5 or more classes and/or labs
AND are not passing with a grade of “C” or better by Thursday, March 20th,
2012 will be considered in “non- pursuit” and dropped from the course by the
instructor. The last day to drop from the class with instructor
permission is within one week after the return of the second exam.
INCOMPLETE
POLICY:
Under
extraordinary circumstances (such as an extended medical emergency or family
tragedy) a student currently earning “C” or better may not be able to complete
all of the course requirements. In such instances, the student may
petition the instructor for an “incomplete” grade. Only if the
instructor deems the request as warranted will a contract agreement be made between the student and instructor as to how the
course will be completed. After the contract is signed by both the
students and the instructor, the student will receive a grade of “I”.
Note: The course must be completed with the same instructor and within one
calendar year of the end of the term for which the student was enrolled.
If the
student does not complete the requirements for the course as prescribed in the
agreement, the “I” grade will automatically revert to a grade of “F.” It
is advised that the students be fully aware of the consequences of receiving an
incomplete grade and understand the terms described in the COD Catalog, p. 56: Incomplete
Grade.
CONDUCT:
Anyone
caught cheating or plagiarizing will receive an automatic failure for the
course. You will not be allowed to drop the class if you are found in
violation of this section. It is expected that you are aware of and
follow the guidelines for conduct as described in the COD Catalog, p. 41-42: Conduct—Rules
and Regulations and that you are aware of the definitions of the terms
described therein.
DISRUPTIONS:
The
proprietors of any cell phones or pagers that are heard to go off in class or
the lab ensure themselves a "0" on the next homework assignment.
Disruption during an exam will result in 5%-deduction off that exam score (10%
if during the final exam).
PHYSICS 1100 COURSE EXPECTATIONS
Dr. Wolfson
What I Expect from You:
What You Can Expect from Me:
Disclaimer:
To the best
of the instructor’s knowledge, the information in this syllabus was correct and
complete at the start of the semester. However, the instructor reserves
the right, acting within the policies and procedures of the College of DuPage, to make changes in course content, instructional
techniques or grading policy during the term.
NOTE: Not
every topic in the each assigned chapter may be discussed in class.
However, you are responsible for every topic in each assigned chapter unless
otherwise stated. If you are having trouble with a topic that is not
discussed in class, it is your responsibility to seek out the instructor and/or
other resources to ensure understanding of that topic.
It is
assumed that you have read this course syllabus. Your continued
enrollment in this course means that you accept the terms and conditions
outlined in this syllabus.
PHYSICS 1100 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE for SPRING 2011
|
Week |
Dates |
Chapter(s) |
Topic(s) |
|
1* |
Jan. 12-13 |
– |
Introduction |
|
2* |
Jan. 16-20 |
1 |
Nature of Science |
|
2 |
Inertia & Newton’s 1st Law of Motion |
||
|
3 |
Jan. 23-27 |
3 |
Describing Linear Motion |
|
4 |
Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion |
||
|
4 |
Jan. 30- Feb. 3 |
5 |
Interactions & Newton’s 3rd
Law of Motion |
|
6 |
Impulse & Momentum |
||
|
5 |
Feb. 6-10 |
7 |
Work & Energy |
|
8 |
Rotational Motion |
||
|
6 |
Feb. 13-17 |
8 |
Torque |
|
9 & 10 |
Gravity & Projectile/Satellite Motion |
||
|
7 |
Feb. 20-24 |
Exam I |
Chapters 1-10 |
|
11 |
Atomic Nature of Matter |
||
|
8 |
Feb. 27- Mar. 2 |
12 |
Solids & Elasticity |
|
13 |
Liquids |
||
|
9* |
Mar. 5-9 |
14 |
Gases & Plasmas |
|
15 & 16 |
Temperature, Heat, & Heat Transfer |
||
|
10 |
Mar. 12-16 |
17 |
Phase Changes |
|
18 |
Thermodynamics & Entropy |
||
|
11 |
Mar. 19-23 |
19 |
Vibrations & Waves |
|
20 & 21 |
Sound & Music |
||
|
12 |
Mar. 26-30 |
Exam II |
Chapters 11-21 |
|
22 & 23 |
Electrostatics & Electric Circuits |
||
|
13 |
Apr. 2-6 |
NO CLASS |
SPRING BREAK |
|
14 |
Apr. 9-13 |
24 |
Magnetism |
|
25 |
Electromagnetic Induction |
||
|
15 |
Apr. 16-20 |
26 & 27 |
Light Properties |
|
28 & 29 |
Light Rays & Light Waves |
||
|
16 |
Apr. 23-27 |
30 & 31 |
Light Emission & Light Quanta |
|
32 |
The Atom |
||
|
17 |
Apr. 30 -May 4 |
33 |
Radioactivity & Nuclear Processes |
|
34 |
Nuclear Fission & Fusion |
||
|
18* |
May. 7 |
Final Exam |
All covered material: Chapters 1-34 |
* Denotes shortened week due to holidays, college “in-service” days, or
final exams:
Classes start on Thursday, January 12th
There are NO CLASSES on the
following dates:
Monday, January 16th
due to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
Friday, March 9th
due to a COD in-service day
Monday-Friday, April
2nd – 6th due to Spring Break