PHY 221–001
General Physics ICredit:5 hours
OaktonCommunity CollegeLecture:4 hours
Spring 2012Lab:3 hours
Meets MW, 10:00 am – 11:50 amInstructor: John BaligaOffice: 2757
F, 9:00 am – 11:50 amEmail: ffice Hours:
Des Plaines campus, room 2262Web: – 9:50 am, MW
Division I office: 2100Phone: x19228:15 – 8:50 pm, F
Materials:
- Required: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 2nd ed.; Knight, Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2008
- Required:Scientific Calculator
Course Description:
Course presents fundamental elements of physics with quantitative methods utilizing vectors, and differential and integral calculus. Content includes kinematics and dynamics, conservation of energy and momentum, angular momentum, elastic properties of matter, simple harmonic motion, resonance, kinetic theory of gasses, and thermodynamics. Intended for engineering and physical science students. Prerequisite: MAT 250 with minimum grade of C or consent of instructor.
Classroom Policies:
1. Attendance: Attendance is expected at every course meeting, and attendance will be recorded at the beginning of each class. Arriving excessively late will count as an absence for that day. If you know that you will be absent for an excusable reason, make arrangements ahead of time to complete work early. If you have an excessive number of absences, you may be dropped from the course at midterm.
2. Reading: It is expected that you read the material before it is covered in class.
3. Academic Integrity: This is detailed in the next section.
4. Conduct: Appropriate conduct is expected in class. In-class discussion is a part of the learning process in this course, but it will be done at the instructor’s direction to maintain order. Cellular phones and pagers will be turned off during class. No electronic communication is allowed during tests.
5. Eating, drinking, smoking or the use of tobacco products is prohibited in class.
Course Objectives:
It is presumed that students will spend a minimum of two hours of study outside of class for each hour in class to meet the following objectives:
A. General Education Objectives. After successful completion of this course, students will have practiced and enhanced their ability:
1. To demonstrate proficiency in setting up and solving physics problems using differential and integral calculus.
2. To formulate predictions of the outcomes of experiments based on scientific reasoning and past experiments.
3. To carry out experiments to test hypotheses by analyzing and interpreting data while taking into account errors in the measurement process.
4. To demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of the history and development of current physical laws and theories.
5. To evaluate the validity of statements, that try to explain physical phenomena, by differentiating between fact and opinion.
6. To develop and compare alternate solution to problems in physics.
7. To communicate experimental results effectively through the writing of laboratory reports.
8. To carry out laboratory exercises by working effectively with people from diverse backgrounds in small groups.
B. Course Specific Learning Objectives. After successful completion of this course, students should be able to do the following at an acceptable level.
1. To theoretically and experimentally study motion and the forces which produce motion.
2. To be able to apply Newton's Laws to projectile motion, circular motion and accelerated reference systems.
3. To demonstrate an understanding of the Work-Energy Theorem, Potential Energy and the Conservation of Energy.
4. To demonstrate an understanding of the laws of conservation of Linear Momentum and Angular Momentum and their relations to collisions.
5. To be able to measure and calculate the various quantities relating to circular motion including satellite and planetary motion.
6. To apply the principles of statics and dynamics to stable and oscillatory systems and understand the conditions for equilibrium.
7. To be able to measure and calculate the various quantities relating to heat, temperature, thermal expansion, heat conductivity and elementary thermodynamics.
8. To be able to apply the ideas of elasticity and fracture to determine the minimum size of parts of a structure to ensure stability and safety.
9. To demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between torque and angular momentum for problems dealing with rigid body rotation as well as general rotation.
10. To work effectively in groups during lab and produce a well organized lab report explaining experimental procedures and findings.
11. To acquire an appreciation of the historical developments in science which lead to the great discoveries in physics.
12. To demonstrate an understanding of the measurement process and the errors involved.
Academic Integrity:
Students and employees at OaktonCommunity College are required to demonstrate academic integrity and follow Oakton’s Code of Academic Conduct. This code prohibits:
- cheating,
- plagiarism (turning in work not written by you, or lacking proper citation),
- falsification and fabrication (lying or distorting the truth),
- helping others to cheat,
- unauthorized changes on official documents,
- pretending to be someone else or having someone else pretend to be you,
- making or accepting bribes, special favors, or threats, and
- any other behavior that violates academic integrity.
There are serious consequences to violations of the academic integrity policy. Oakton’s policies and procedures provide students a fair hearing if a complaint is made against you. If you are found to have violated the policy, the minimum penalty is failure on the assignment, and a disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for a period of 3 years.
Details of the Code of Academic Conduct can be found in the Student Handbook.
Office Hours and Tutoring:
In addition to the office hours listed, I will generally be available in my office immediately before and after class on class days. I can also hold office hours by arrangement, but my availability for doing so can be limited.
Tutoring is one of the services available in The Learning Center, room 2400 (x1658). The hours for tutors of physics and astronomy courses are available at The Learning Center.
Assistance for Students with Disabilities:
Students who have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability, may be eligible for reasonable academic accommodations or services. The ASSIST program within the LearningCenter provides help to students with a documented physical or learning disability. To request accommodations or services, contact the Special Needs Coordinator in ASSIST for an evaluation. All students are expected to fulfill essential course requirements. No essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program will be waived. Retroactive requests for accommodations are not granted.
Academic Accommodations for Religious Obligations
“Oakton Community College recognizes the broad diversity of religious beliefs of its constituencies. The College has embraced a practice of shared responsibility in the event a religious observance interferes with class work or assignments. Students who inform instructors in advance of an intended absence for a major religious observance will not be penalized. The instructor will make reasonable accommodations for students, which may include providing a make up test, altering assignment dates, permitting a student to attend another section of the same course for a class period or similar remedies. Instructors are not responsible for teaching material again.”
A student whose religious obligations conflict with a course requirement may request an academic accommodation from the instructor. Any such requestshould be made before the conflict occurs. No essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program will be waived. Retroactive requests for accommodations are not granted.
Homework Policies:
1. There will be 19 homework assignments, and each will be due at the beginning of the following class meeting as indicated in the attached schedule. The best 15 scores will be used in the course grade.
2. Homework may be turned in one class meeting later than indicated in the schedule, but will receive a 50% point reduction. Any homework that is more than one class meeting late receives a zero.
3. Though working in groups is encouraged, each homework submission must be done individually. Photocopies will not be accepted.
4. Show all work. Clearly label each problem and draw a box around each answer.
Labs:
1. There will be ten lab experiments conducted on the days indicated in the attached schedule.
2. Labs can be made up. If you need to make up a lab, contact the lab coordinator.
3. Time will be allotted in the class meeting before each lab to discuss it. Be prepared for that discussion, and come to the lab prepared!
4. Your lab report will be due when the next lab or test is to take place. A report turned in one week late will have a 50% point reduction. A report that is two or more weeks late receives a zero.
5. Each lab will be worth 20 points, and all ten scores will be used to calculate your course grade.
Tests:
1. There will be 4tests, each covering three or four chapters from the text, as indicated in the attached schedule. Each test will be worth 100 points.
2. Generally speaking, there will be no make-up tests. A test may be made up or taken early, solely at the discretion of the instructor.
Final Exam:
1. The final exam will be comprehensive, covering all the course material.
2. The final exam is worth 250 points, one-fourth of the total possible points.
3. The final exam can not be made up, nor can it be taken early. You must take the final at the scheduled time.
Grading:
The course grade will be determined using a point system, with the total possible being 1,000 points. The points available from the tests, quizzes, homework, online problems and projects are as follows:
Homework:19 assignments, 10 points each, best 15 used:150 points
Labs:10 Labs, 20 points each:200 points
Tests:4 tests, 100 points each:400 points
Final Exam:comprehensive, 250 points:250 points
The course grade will be determined using the following scale.
A:880 points or moreB:760 to 879 points
C:640 to 759 points
D:520 to 639 points
F:519 points or less / The instructor reserves the right to move any border line lower, but not higher. Any such change would be solely at the discretion of the instructor.
Incomplete Policy:
A course grade of incomplete will only be given in serious cases, such as a serious illness, accident or death in the family. If you wish to withdraw from the course, it is your responsibility to withdraw officially. Simply ceasing to attend may lead to being dropped at midterm, but may also lead to a failing grade (F). If you have any questions regarding this policy, please ask. The withdraw deadlines are:
Withdraw with course dropped from record: / 12 / February / 2012Change to Audit: / 12 / February / 2012
Withdraw with a grade of W (Drop Deadline): / 11 / March / 2012
Homework Assignments
Homework problems are from the exercises and problems (not conceptual questions) at the end of the corresponding chapter.
HW 1 / 10, 12, 18, 19, 23, 24, 29, 53, 54, 55 / HW 10 / 4, 7, 11, 17, 21, 27, 28, 29, 42, 76HW 2 / 4, 5, 7, 9, 17, 19, 22, 26, 62, 66 / HW 11 / 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 17, 21, 25, 30, 48
HW 3 / 3, 8, 14, 25, 26, 28, 29, 35, 43, 44 / HW 12 / 8, 16, 17, 30, 37, 61, 63, 67, 71, 88
HW 4 / 5, 7, 8, 14, 18, 21, 27, 38, 42, 47 / HW 13 / 5, 11, 14, 17, 18, 28, 30, 47, 64, 77
HW 5 / 4, 14, 15, 18, 26, 30, 32, 34, 38, 41 / HW 14 / 2, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, 25, 27
HW 6 / 1, 6, 8, 14, 17, 26, 29, 30, 45, 49 / HW 15 / 4, 9, 13, 16, 24, 27, 45, 48, 50, 64
HW 7 / 1, 7, 10, 12, 16, 17, 23, 36, 37, 51 / HW 16 / 5, 6, 12, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 33
HW 8 / 1, 4, 8, 11, 14, 18, 27, 35, 46, 48 / HW 17 / 4, 13, 18, 22, 25, 29, 31, 40, 44, 62
HW 9 / 2, 3, 8, 12, 14, 17, 20, 23, 44, 55 / HW 18 / 2, 4, 10, 11, 12, 14, 22, 33, 36, 52
HW 19 / 2, 4, 9, 24, 29, 33, 52, 58, 71, 72
PHY 221–001
Spring 2012 Schedule
Reading assignments are to be done before the class for which they are indicated.
Any adjustments to this schedule will be posted at:
January 18Introduction
Sections 1.1 – 1.5 / 20
Sections 1.6 – 2.2
23
Sections 2.3 – 2.5
HW 1 due / 25
Sections 2.6 – 3.3 / 27
Measurement and Freefall Lab
30
Sections 3.4 – 4.2
HW 2 due / February 1
Sections 4.3 – 4.6 / 3
Projectile Motion Lab
6
Sections 4.7 – 5.4
HW 3 due / 8
Sections 5.5 – 5.7, Test 1 Review
HW 4 due / 10
Test 1 (Chapters 1 – 4)
Sections 6.1 – 6.3
13
Sections 6.4 – 7.2
HW 5 due / 15
Sections 7.3 – 7.5 / 17
Friction Lab
20
Presidents’ Day / 22
Sections 8.1 – 8.5
HW 6 due / 24
Sections 8.6 – 9.5
HW 7 due
27
Sections 9.6 – 10.3 / 29
Sections 10.4 – 10.7
HW 8 due / March 2
Centripetal Force Lab
HW 9 due
5
Sections 11.1 – 11.2
Test 2 Review / 7
Test 2 (Chapters 5 – 9)
Sections 11.3 – 11.5 / 9
Conservation of Momentum in Two Dimensions Lab
12
Spring Break / 14
Spring Break / 16
Spring Break
19
Sections 11.6 – 12.2
HW 10 due / 21
Sections 12.3 – 12.6 / 23
Ballistic Pendulum Lab
26
Sections 12.7 – 12.10
HW 11 due / 28
Sections 12.11 – 13.4 / 30
Static Equilibrium Lab
April 2
Sections 13.5 – 14.2
HW 12 due / 4
Sections 14.3 – 14.7 / 6
Moment of Inertia and Conservation of Mechanical Energy Lab
9
Sections 14.8 – 15.2
Test 3 Review, HW 13 due / 11
Test 3 (Chapters 10 – 13)
Section 15.3 / 13
Simple Harmonic Motion Lab
16
Sections 15.4 – 16.1
HW 14 due / 18
Sections 16.2 – 16.5 / 20
Archimedes’ Principle Lab
HW 15 due
23
Sections 16.6 – 17.4 / 25
Sections 17.5 – 17.8 / 27
Sections 18.1 – 18.6
HW 16 due
30
Sections 19.1 – 19.4
HW 17 due / May 2
Sections 19.5 – 19.6
Test 4 Review, HW 18 due / 4
Test 4 (Chapters 14 – 18)
7
Review for Final Exam / 9
Review for Final Exam
HW 19 due / 11
Final Exam
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