YANBUUNIVERSITYCOLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL STUDIES

PHSC 101 – PHYSICAL SCIENCE

First Semester 2010-11 (101)

Course Schedule, Syllabus and Grading Policy

Instructor: Sadia Khan

  1. COURSE DESCRIPTION

The aims of this course is to provide students a strong base physics, chemistry, earth science and astronomy so that they are prepared to undertake a range of courses that require knowledge, competency and applications of physical science in their chosen discipline of studies.

  1. PRE-REQUISITIE(s): None
  2. CO-REQUISITIE(s): None
  3. TEXTBOOK

P. Hewitt, J. Suchocki and L. Hewitt, Conceptual Physical Science, ISBN: 0-321-54593-1

Publisher Pearson Addison-Wesley, Edition: 4, Year: 2008

  1. GRADING POLICY

(A)Course Grade:

The course grade will be evaluated as follows:

Home works and quizzes0 % + 10%

Lab Report10 %

Lab Exam10 %

First Major Exam20 %

Second Major Exam20 %

Final Exam 30 %

  1. Class Works:

The class work shall comprise of quizzes, home works etc., and any other assignments.

  1. Laboratory Works:

The lab work will be based on any or a combination of the lab reports, lab quizzes, lab exam, etc. as chosen by the Lab Instructor.

  1. Major and Final Examinations:

Major and Final Examinations are scheduled as follows:

First Major Exam / 30 Oct-3 Nov, 2010 / (Topics covered from Chapters 1-7)
Second Major Exam / 18-22 Dec, 2010 / (Topics covered from Chapters 8-13)
Final Lab Exam / 1-5 Jan, 2011 / (All experiments covered throughout the semester)
Final Examination / 22 Jan-1 Feb, 2011 / (All topics covered throughout the semester from the chapters)
  1. ATTENDANCE

Attendance will be evaluated according to current university regulations. If your absences exceed (20% without official excuse or 30% with and without excuse) of the actual number of classes (contact hours), then a grade of DN is assigned to you in this course.

  1. Exams:

Sheet of important formulae will be provided in all exams.

Scientific calculators are allowed in all exams.

Cell phones and any type of dictionary are not allowed in the examination room.

WEELY COURSE SCHEDUAL AND COURSE POLICY

Physical Science [PHSC101]Semester 101

Week / Chapter / Topic/ Page / Topics / Review Questions / Exercise / Problems / RAT
1 / 1 / 1.3/13 / Mass- A Measure of Inertia / 6,7,8,9,
10,11,12,13,
14,15,16,17,
22,23,24,25,
26,27,28 / 6,7,10,11,
12,13,32 / 1,2,3,4,
5,10 / 1,2,3,4,
5,7,8,9,
10
1 / 1 / 1.4/20 / Net Force
1 / 1 / 1.5/22 / The equilibrium
1 / 1 / 1.6/23 / Support Force
2 / 1 / 1.7/23 / Dynamic Equilibrium
2 / 1 / 1.9/25 / Speed and Velocity
2 / 1 / 1.10/27 / Acceleration
Week-3 / Assignment #1
3,4 / 2 / 2.1/38 / Newton’s First Law of Motion / 1,2,6,7,8,10,
12,15,21,22 / 7,11,18,21 / 2,6,7 / 4,5,7,10
3,4 / 2 / 2.2/40 / Newton’s second Law of Motion
3,4 / 2 / 2.4/46 / Newton’s Third Law of Motion
Week-4 / Quiz 1
5,6 / 3 / 3.4/68 / Energy and work / 14,15,16,,17,
18,21 / 30,35 / 10 / 7,8
5,6 / 3 / 3.6/74 / Conservation of Energy
Week-5 / Assignment #2
5,6 / 4 / 4.1/88 / The Universal law of Gravity / 4,5 / 1 / 1,2,3
5,6 / 6 / 6.1/142 / Temperature / 1,3,9,11 / 1,4 / 1,3,4
6 / 6 / 6.3/144 / Heat
6 / 7 / 7.1/160 / Conduction
Week-6 / Major 1
7 / 7 / 7.2/161 / convection
7 / 7 / 7.3/163 / Radiation
7 / 8 / 8.1/182 / Electric Charge / 1,18 / 13,25,26,43,
44,45 / 8,9 / 3,5,8,9
7 / 8 / 8.6/191 / Electric Current
8 / 8 / 8.8/194 / Ohm’s Law
8 / 8 / 8.9/197 / Electric Circuit
Week / Chapter / Topic/ Page / Topics / Review Questions / Exercise / Problems / RAT
Week-8 / Assignment #3
9 / 9 / 9.1/210 / Magnetic poles / 2,3,4 / 4,7
9 / 9 / 9.2/211 / Magnetic Field
9 / 10 / 10.2/233 / Wave Motion
Week-9 / Quiz 2
10 / 10 / 10.3/234 / Transverse and Longitudinal waves / 8,9,12,13,
24 / 8,13 / 3,4,7
10 / 11 / 11.3/260 / Reflection
10 / 11 / 11.4/262 / Refraction
Week-10 / Assignment #4
11 / 11 / 11.6/272 / Dispersion
12 / 12 / 12.2/287 / The Elements / 5,6,7,8,9,
10,11 / 8,10,15,16,
17
12 / 12 / 12.3/288 / Protons and Neutrons, fig;12.5
12 / 12 / 12.5/292 / The Periodic Table
12 / 13 / 13.1/312 / Radioactivity / 1 / 4
12 / 13 / 13.5/323 / Nuclear Fission
Week-12 / Major 2
13 / 13 / 13.7/330 / Nuclear Fusion / 1 / 4
13 / 14 / 14.5/345 / Elements to Compounds / 1,3,10
13 / 15 / 15.3/359 / Ionic Bonds
13 / 15 / 15.5/362 / Covalent Bonds
13 / 20 / 20.2/508 / Minerals / 5,13
13 / 20 / 20.5/514 / The Formation of Rocks and Minerals
14 / 20 / 20.7/521 / Volcanoes
14 / 22 / 22.1/566 / Earth Quake and Seismic Waves / 5,6,8
14 / 22 / 22.2/567 / Earth ‘s Internal structure
14 / 26 / 26.1/690 / Solar System / 1
14 / 26 / 26.3/695,/
26.4/699 / Planets of Solar System
14 / 26 / 26.6/709 / Asteroids, Meteorites, and comets
Week / Chapter / Topic/ Page / Topics / Review Questions / Exercise / Problems / RAT
Week-14 / Final Lab Exam
15 / 27 / 27.1/720 / Stars / 24 / 3,6,9
15 / 27 / 27.5/732 / Black Holes
15 / 27 / 27.6/735 / Galaxies
15 / 28 / 28.1/750 / The Big Bang / 1
Week-16 / Revision
Week-17 / Final Exam

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