Course Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in PHYS 1401, or equivalent. Algebra II and basic Geometry, or equivalent. Required Texts/Materials: No textbook recquired, OpenStax available at no cost.Scientific Calculator

Department Policies

A student must earn a grade of C or better in the laboratory portion of the course as well as a grade of C or better in the lecture portion of the course in order to earn a grade of C or better in the course. If he or she does not earn a grade of C or better in both the lecture and the laboratory sections of the course, then their grade for the course will be a D (unless due to their overall course average they have earned an F  for the course). The grade in each portion, either lecture or laboratory, of the course will be as outlined in the syllabus and the determination of the grades will be as stated in the syllabus (see Grading System). Attendance/Class Participation: Regular and punctual class attendance is expected of all students.  If attendance or compliance with other course policies is unsatisfactory (more than six days), the instructor may withdraw students from the class.

Grading System: Tests 40%Final Exam 20% (comprehensive), Laboratories 25%, Homework 10 %, Participation 5 %

All grades are final, there are no grade corrections, retakes, or resubmissions.

Homework Policies: Homework is assigned through an online homework system, with no access fees.

b. It is advisable to correct errors in homework, after the due date when the correct answers and explanations are made available by the homework system

Exam and Test Policies: No exam will be dropped. Usually a test will have around 30% mostly conceptual multiple choice and 70% free response questions.

You must show essential work like written explanations, making or modifying sketches and/or diagrams, working problems and deriving results in order to get credit for free response questions.

Missed Exam and Late Work Policies

A missed experiment must be made up by the end of the week.

Absences on a test date must be justified with paperwork (doctor’s note, work, other official documentation, etc.). Failure will result in a zero test grade for that particular exam.

More than 6 (six) days of absences (excused or not) are to be considered “excessive absences”. Under these circumstances an “F” grade for this course will be given, but the student has the option of withdrawing.

A student will be withdrawn from class if he/she doesn’t submit any work for two consecutive weeks, in any of the appropriate grading categories.

If an emergency situation, leading to the student to be absent more than a week occurs (medical, or any other impairing the student), justifying paperwork needs to be provided. In case the absence is predictable (like a planned surgery for example), the student needs to contact professor beforehand, to inform him about the situation.

Lab Policies

You must do all lab experiments to get credit for this course. A missed experiment must be made up by the end of the week. The grade in this portion of the course is based on the quality of the lab report that can be turned in at the end of the lab, or the next class day. Laboratory experiments are conducted based on phet simulations, video analysis, video with data, or simple home experiments, followed by lab reports. If the lab report is a group effort, each student should have an equal participation in doing the lab work. Lab reports will be submitted as attachments to emails, as scanned pdf, or jpeg images. 

Withdrawal Policy

It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that his or her name is removed from the roll should he or she decides to withdraw from the class.  The instructor does, however, reserve the right to drop a student should he or she feel it is necessary.  If a student decides to withdraw, he or she should also verify that the withdrawal is submitted before the Final Withdrawal Date.  The student is also strongly encouraged to retain their copy of the withdrawal form for their records.

Students who enroll for the third or subsequent time in a course taken since Fall 2002 may be charged a higher tuition rate for that course.

State law permits students to withdraw from no more than six courses during their entire undergraduate career at Texas public colleges or universities.  With certain exceptions, all course withdrawals automatically count towards this limit.  Details regarding this policy can be found in the ACC college catalog.

Incompletes

An instructor may award a grade of “I” (Incomplete) if a student was unable to complete all of the objectives for the passing grade in a course.  An incomplete grade cannot be carried beyond the established date in the following semester. The completion date is determined by the instructor but may not be later than the final deadline for withdrawal in the subsequent semester.

No textbook recquired. College Physics Chapters 18-31 OpenStax available at no cost.

COURSE OUTLINE/CALENDAR

Please note that schedule changes may occur during the semester.  Any changes will be announced in class and posted as a Blackboard Announcement (or other resource faculty is using to communicate).

 PHYS 1402 – General College Physics II

 Student Learning Outcomes: Course-Level Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Develop techniques to set up and perform experiments, collect data from those experiments, and formulate conclusions from an experiment.
• Demonstrate the collections, analysis, and reporting of data using the scientific method.
• Record experimental work completely and accurately in laboratory notebooks, and communicate experimental results clearly in written reports.
• Solve problems involving the inter-relationship of fundamental charged particles, and electrical forces, fields, and currents.
• Apply Kirchhoff’s Rules to analysis of circuits with potential sources, capacitance, inductance, and resistance, including parallel and series capacitance and resistance.
• Solve problems in the electrostatic interaction of point charges through the application of Coulomb’s Law.
• Solve problems involving the effects of magnetic fields on moving charges or currents, and the relationship of magnetic fields to the currents which produce them.
• Use Faraday’s and Lenz’s laws to determine electromotive forces and solve problems involving electromagnetic induction.
• Articulate and Solve problems applying the principles of reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, and superposition of waves.
• Solve practical problems involving optics, lenses, mirrors, and optical instruments.
• Describe the characteristics of light and the electromagnetic spectrum.

General Education Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate competence in:

• Critical Thinking

Gathering, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating and applying information.

• Interpersonal Skills

Interacting collaboratively to achieve common goals.

• Quantitative and Empirical Reasoning

Applying mathematical, logical and scientific principles and methods.

• Technology Skills

Using appropriate technology to retrieve, manage, analyze, and present information.

Written, Oral and Visual Communication
Communicating effectively, adapting to purpose, structure, audience, and medium.