Physics 11       Spring 2004        Course Outline

Instructor:  Perry Hacking; Office Planetarium; 660-3593 (x3245); Office Hours: Mondays 5-6PM, Wednesdays 10:30-11:30 AM;  Saturdays 2-3PM.  Note, office hour for Saturday is in MCS 100E.

Tutor:

Text:  Conceptual Physics, 9^th ed., by Paul Hewitt.

Prerequisites:  Curiosity about the world around you and the way things work!  Arithmetic and basic algebra skills assumed.

The official course objectives can be found at:  Physics 11 Course Objectives.

Disabilities:  If you have a documented disability and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please contact me as soon as possible.

Exams:  There will be 5 normal exams, each worth 50 points.  There will be a comprehensive final exam worth 100 points.   If you must miss an exam, you can take a makeup exam, but will only receive 50% credit for it.

Homework:  There will be homework assignments for every chapter of the book that we cover.  Each will usually be worth 5 points. They will total 150 points.  No late homework assignments are allowed.

Extra Credit – 50 points, maximum.  See me for details.

Grading:  Course grade is based on the exams, homework, and extra credit.  I total all of your points at the end of the semester to determine your grade.  The grade scale is as follows:

           each exam          for the course

           90 - 100   A       450 – 500  A

           80 - 89    B        400 - 449   B

           65 - 79    C        325 - 399   C

           50 - 64    D        250 - 324   D

Students who withdraw after May 10 will receive a letter grade based on the entire semester's requirements. 

Preparation:  Make certain that you are ahead in your reading, and current on your homework!  Homework will be due every week and tests will be given about every other week. 

  Advice:  The only stupid questions are the ones that you don't ask.  Don't be concerned with what others think.  If you don't understand something, ask questions.  When you get lost in a lecture, raise your hand immediately.  Curiosity is directly related to intelligence.  Success does not come without learning; asking questions is an integral part of learning.  It also makes it more fun for me because I know you are not just zombies staring into space.

 If I see that you are not asking questions, I will randomly select questions to ask YOU!

ASK QUESTIONS.

Lectures                  Topic   (Reading Assignment)

Weeks 1-2  The Scientific Method and Newton’s Laws (Chapters 1-5)

Weeks 3-4  Energy and Momentum  (Chapters 6-7)

Weeks 5  Rotational Motion (Chapter 8)

Weeks 6-8  Properties of Matter (Chaps 11-14)

Weeks 9-10 Heat (Chaps 15-18)

Weeks 11-12 Waves and Sound (Chaps 19-20)

Weeks 13-14 Electricity and Magnetism (Chaps 22-24)

Week 15 Light

Week 16 Final exam