COURSE SYLLABUS
FALL 2014
PHY 1214-102 – General Physics II Instructor: Mirza Shahivand
Call No.: 13338 Office MC640
Hours: 1:30-3:00 PM MW
Lecture/Lab MW 5:30 – 6:50 PM MC502 email:
Lecture/Lab W 7:00 – 9:50 PM MC539 Mobile: (918)770-1658
Science and Math Division
Associate Dean: Dr. Connie Hébert
Office No.: MC314
Phone No.: (918)595-7334
COURSE PREREQUISITE
PHY 1114 – General Physics I
NEXT COURSE IN SEQUENCE
PHY 2034 – Engineering Physics I
TEXTBOOK AND OTHER MATERIALS
Physics, 4th Edition
Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc.
ISBN 9780321903037
or
9789321896502
For accessing Mastering Physics, your access code is MPSH59576
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
A continuation of Physics 1114 dealing with electrical charges, forces, fields, currents, magnetic forces, light, and topics from modern physics. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory: 3 hours.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. To be able to work, without the aid of the textbook, problems from each chapter during the semester.
2. To understand the scientific principles from physics that form the foundation on which all other technical courses are built.
3. To be able to perform experiments in the laboratory, analyze the data, and write neat, thorough and accurate technical reports.
TEACHING METHODS
While the lecture method will be used primarily, student participation is encouraged. Please feel free to ask questions and offer comments. Lectures will usually consist of definitions and examples to assist the student in the learning process.
EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
There will be three tests as noted on the course outline. Homework, labs and tests will be weighed as follows:
3 exams @100 points each 300
Lab 100
Homework 100
Total 500
GRADING SYSTEM
The final grade will be computed from the following scale:
90-100% (450-500 points) A
80-89% (400-449 points) B
70-79% (350-399 points) C
60-69% (300-349 points) D
59% (299 points) F
An incomplete grade will be considered only in cases of extreme situation and only if the student is passing and has not been excessively absent from class.
A request to change from credit to audit will be considered only if a student has not been excessively absent from class.
A grade of “AW” will not be assigned by the instructor. Withdrawing from the course is entirely the student’s responsibility.
LATE ASSIGNMENTS AND MAKE-UP TEST POLICY
No make-up tests will be given. Arrange with lab assistant for possible make-up of labs.
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
August 18, 2014 Classes Begin
August 18-29, 2014 100% Refund on Drops
September 1, 2014 Labor Day. No classes.
October 31, 2014 Deadline to file for Graduation
November 7, 2014 Last day to change from Credit to Audit, and last
day to withdraw with "W"
November 26-30, 2014 Thanksgiving. No classes.
December 8-14, 2014 Final week of classes.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Attendance in the student’s responsibility and will not affect your grade directly. However, good attendance is important if you wish to do your best.
Inclement Weather: You will not be counted absent from this class on days when Tulsa Public Schools are closed due to bad weather.
PLAGIARISM POLICY
Plagiarism is claiming, indicating, or implying that the ideas, sentences, or words of another writer are your own; it includes having another writer do work claimed to be your own, copying the work of another and presenting it as your own. The student should review the relevant sections of the TCC Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook.
CLASSROOM POLICY
Students will be treated as adults in this class, and it is expected that they will behave as such. Disruptive or rude behavior towards the instructor or a classmate will result in that student’s removal from the class.
No children are permitted in the classroom or teaching areas. This is a policy of TCC.
Please turn all pagers, cell phones, and other electronic devices off during class. In the case of an anticipated emergency call, you may turn your device to “manners mode,” and quietly leave class upon the call. Please do not carry on your conversation during class.
If you need to leave and return to the classroom at any time other than during exams, please do so quietly. If you must leave during an exam, you must turn in your exam at that time. You will not be allowed back in until the next class period, and no additional time will be given to complete the exam.
CALCULATOR POLICY
Calculators may be used in class and on tests, at the discretion of the instructor.
COMPUTER SERVICES ACCEPTABLE USE
Access to computing resources is a privilege granted to all TCC faculty, staff, and students. Use of TCC computing resources is limited to purposes related to the college’s mission of education, research, and community service. Student use of technology is governed by Computer Services Acceptable Use Statements/Standards found in the TCC Students Code of Conduct Policy Handbook.
ADA STATEMENT
Students with Special Needs: Students with documented disabilities are provided academic accommodations through the disabled Student Resource Center (918-595-7115) or Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (918-595-7248/TDD-TY 981-595-7434). If any student is in need of academic accommodations from either office, it is the students’ responsibility to advise the instructor so an appropriate referral can be made no later than the first week of class. Students may also contact the Disabled Student Services Offices directly at the telephone numbers indicated. ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED UNLESS APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED TO THE DISABLED STUDENT SERVICES OFFICES TO SUPPORT THE NEED.
TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE
Week of
AUG 18 Introduction. Chapter 16: Temperature and Heat
AUG 25 Chapter 17: Phases and Phase Changes
SEP 1 Chapter 18: The Laws of Thermodynamics
SEP 8 Chapter 19: Electric Charges, Forces, and Fields
SEP 15 Chapter 20: Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy
SEP 22 Chapter 21: Electric Current and Direct-Current Circuits
SEP 29 TEST 1
Chapter 22: Magnetism
OCT 6 Chapter 23: Magnetic Flux and Faraday’s Law of Induction
Chapter 24: Alternating-Current Circuits
OCT 13 Chapter 25: Electromagnetic Waves
OCT 20 Chapter 26: Geometrical Objects
OCT 27 TEST 2
NOV 3 Chapter 27: Optical Instruments
NOV 10 Chapter 28: Physical Optics: Interference and Diffraction
NOV 17 Chapter 29: Relativity
NOV 24 Chapter 30: Quantum Physics
Chapter 31: Atomic Physics
DEC 1 Chapter 32: Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Radiation
DEC 8 TEST 3
LAB SCHEDULE
:To be announced.