Physics 1101 - Concepts of Physics I

Syllabus and Schedule for Summer 1997

Instructor Information

Dr. Patricia E. Allen, 162 or 159c Rankin

Phone: 262-2989; email: allenpe@appstate.edu

Office Hours: Mon through Thur 2 - 3 pm.

Course Meetings

Classes meet Monday through Thursday from 8 to 10 am, 142 Rankin. Labs meet on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday from 10:20 am to 12:20 pm, 141 Rankin.

Course Description

Concepts of Physics I is a four (4) credit hour introductory course which presents a broad view of Physics and its interrelationships with other disciplines. Topics include, but are not limited to: Motion, Mechanics, Relativity, Electricity, Magnetism, and Quantum Physics.

Core Curriculum & Prerequisites

PHY1101 and PHY1102 together satisfy the university science requirements. Each course also counts toward the required Numerical Data courses. MAT1010, 1020 OR 1025 are PRE-REQUISITES for PHY1101 and PHY1102.

Required Texts

Conceptual Physics, Hewitt, 7th Edition AND Laboratory Manual, Physics 1101, Fall, 1996 Edition are required texts. Because of policy during the summer, these texts HAVE to be purchased. Sorry!

Attendance

Roll will not be taken, however, attendance is essential for picking up information and material not presented in the text. Attendance and class participation IS a factor when determining borderline grades. NOTE: Three (3) missed labs result in an automatic "F" for the entire course!

Grading

Four (4) Hour Exams for a total of 50%;

Laboratory work & reports for a total of 25%; and

Homework, Current Events, Quizzes, etc. for a total of 25%

*Homework will be collected and graded four times during the session, as indicated on the schedule of activities. Current Events topics (anything in the media which discusses Physics, just make sure to reference the information [date, source, etc.]) will be discussed on Exam days after the exams. The first two CE topics will be obtained from "traditional" sources (TV, radio, journals, newspaper, etc.), while the last two will be obtained from the Web. Quizzes will be given with one day's notice.

Final grades will be assigned according to the following guidelines: 90%+ = A; 80% B; 70% C; 60% D; <55% F. Actual plus/minus cutoffs will be determined at the end of the session.

Make-up Policy

Missed Exams, Labs, Homework, etc. will be assigned a grade of ZERO. Only in extenuating circumstances will a make-up grade be permitted.

Date	Class	Homework*	Lab
Tu, May 27	Intro; CH1	CH 1 E: 2,3	Math Review
We, May 28	CH 2	CH 2 E: 4,5,7,9,11,16 CH 2 P:1.4.7.9
Th, May 29	CH 3	CH 3 E: 3,4,10,13 CH 3 P:1,5,6	Measurements
Mo, June 2	CH 3 & 4	CH 4 E: 4,7,8,10,11,16,17, 19,21,31,33,45	Graphs 1
Tu, June 3	CH 4	CH 4 P: 1,3,4	Intro to Computers
We, June 4	EXAM #1 CH 1 - 4	HW due CH 1 - 4 Current Events due
Th, June 5	CH 5 & 6	CH 5 E: 2,9,13,18,25,26 CH 5 P:1.2,3	Sonic Ranger
Mo, June 9	CH 6	CH 6 E: 1,2,5,7,8,17,23 CH 6 P:1,2,7	Air Track I
Tu, June 10	CH 7	CH 7 E: 1,2,6,21,28,29 CH 7 P: 1,2	Acceleration
We, June 11	CH 10	CH 10 E: 3,10,11,13,25
Th, June 12	EXAM #2 CH 5 - 7, 10	HW due: CH 5-7, 10 Current Events due	Vectors
Mo, June 16	CH 21	CH 21 E: 1,5,7,13,16,18,24 CH 21 P: 1,2,5	Batteries & Bulbs
Tu, June 17	CH 22	CH 22 E: 5,6,12,15,16,17,18, 27,29,33; CH 22 P: 2,3,5	Ohm's Law
We, June 18	CH 23	CH 23 E: 2,5,10,12,17,25
Th, June 19	EXAM #3 CH 21-23	HW due: CH 21-23 WEB Current Events due	Circuits
Mo, June 23	CH 24	CH 24 E: 8,10,12,13,19,22,23 CH 6 P:1,2,4	Lamp Power
Tu, June 24	CH 32 & 33	CH 32 E: 1,3,4,5,7,13,15 17,18,20,25,30	Magnetism
We, June 25	CH 33 & 34	CH 33 E: 1,4,6,7,8,12,13,24 CH 34 E: 6,7,10,13,14,15
Th, June 26	EXAM #4 CH 24, 32-34	HW due: CH 24, 32-34 WEB Current Events due	Radioactivity & Statistics

* Exercises will NOT be graded, although they will be checked if they are submitted. The exercises require one or two sentence responses and are very important for the multiple guess part of the exams. Problems will be graded for credit and will comprise a smaller portion of the exam.