Faculty Syllabus

Course Prerequisites:

• Grade of “C” or better in MATH 2412 Pre-Calculus or MATH 1316 –Trigonometry

Required Texts/Materials

· College Physics by Hugh D. Young & Philip W. Adams 11th edition

Optional Texts/Materials

Fundamentals of Physics, Halliday and Resnick, 10th Edition

Course-Level Student Learning Outcomes:

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

· Demonstrate techniques to set up and perform experiments, collect data from those experiments, and formulate conclusions from an experiment.

· Record experimental work completely and accurately in laboratory notebooks, and communicate experimental results clearly in written reports.

· Determine the component of linear motion (displacement, velocity, and acceleration), and especially motion under conditions of constant acceleration.

· Apply Newton’s laws to physical properties including gravity.

· Solve problems using principles of energy.

· Use principles of impulse and linear momentum to solve problems.

· Solve problems in rotational kinematics and dynamics, include the determination of the location of the center of mass and center of rotation for rigid bodies in motion

· Solve problems involving rotational and linear motion.

· Demonstrate an understanding of equilibrium, including the different types of equilibrium.

· Discuss simple harmonic motion and its application to quantitative problems or qualitative questions.

· Describe the component of a wave and relate those components to mechanical vibrations, sound, and decibel level.

· Solve problems using the principles of heat and thermodynamics.

· Solve basic fluid mechanics problems.

General Education Competencies:

After the successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:

1. Analyze and solve the problems involving the linear motion (displacement, velocity, and acceleration) of an object.
2. Apply Newton’s law of motion to physical problems including circular motions and gravity.
3. Understand the concept of work and energy including the conversation energy.
4. Discuss the concept of collision including both elastic and inelastic collision and apply the concept to solve the problem.
5. Solve the problem involving the rotational motion and its conservation, and demonstrate the understanding of different kinds of equilibrium.
6. Discuss about the elastic and plastic behavior of materials, simple harmonic motions and its mathematical formulations.
7. Basic understanding of mechanical and sound waves including interference and doppler’s effect.
8. Understand and solve the basic fluid problems.
9. Basic understanding of thermodynamics including the first and second law of thermodynamics.
10. Demonstrate the techniques to set up and perform the experiments, collect data, and formulate the conclusion from an experiment.

The Department grading and testing criteria is as described below.

The following scale will be used for grading students.

The official ACC Department of Physical Science Policy requires each student to earn a grade of ‘C’ or better separately as a passing grade in both lecture and lab section of this course. If you fail to score a grade of ‘C’ or better both in lecture and lab section separately, then your grade for the course will be ‘D’. The lab component is defined as the lab report and the lecture component is defined as rest of the course.

There will be homework every week. Students are encouraged to discuss the problems and work together on homework. However, each student must work and submit his/her work separately. Don’t rely on your classmates so much that you can’t solve problem by yourself on tests or exams. Students are encouraged to keep record of their work so that students are go through the details when needed.

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.

Thus it is possible for you to earn an “A” in the lecture/lab portion of the course, but then because you earned either a “D” or an “F” in the other portion you will get a “D” for the course even if your overall course average is > 70%.

Lab Policies

Doing experiments is mandatory and are part of student’s grade.

• Students will make a group of three or four and do the experiment. However, each student in a group will require to submit lab report separately.
• There will be 12 lab works in the course. Students are required to do all these experiments.
• Lab report should consist of brief introduction, experimental methodology, data, graphs (if necessary), result, and the discussion. Each section of lab weighs equally.
• Students are required to submit the lab work the beginning of next week’s lab work. Lab report turned in after due date will be considered as a late lab report.
• Late lab reports are entertained only twice without penalty under following restriction. Late lab report is accepted only in an emergency situation. Students are, however, required to get an approval for late lab report submission. Instructor may ask students the document as a proof of emergency.
• If the student misses a scheduled lab session due to emergency, the student must discuss with instructor for make-up lab. The pre-approved or an approved missed lab can be done during a make-up period. The report from make-up lab will be considered a late lab report.

Lab Safety

Safety of students is the top most priority. Specific safety training will take place before lab activities.  If you are late or miss this training, you will not be able to participate in the activity.  The complete ACC science safety policy can be found at    http://www.austincc.edu/sci_safe/

Exam Policies

There will be total three exams including final exam. This class may require students to take proctored exams.

Missed Exam and Late Work Policies

Students are required to attend in all three exams. In case you cannot attend exam due to unavoidable/unforeseen situation (such as medical emergency, funeral, jury duty, accident etc.), you will be allowed to take exam in different date. However, you need to submit a written proof to validate your absence. Such an excuse will be given only one time. Students are required to be present on their final exams. There won’t be a second chance for final exam.

Homework and Homework Policies

Students are required to solve homework problems from each chapter. Home works are due at the end of the lecture session on the day they are due. Late homework will not be accepted unless a student has an excused absence for that day.

Attendance Policies/Class Participation

Students are required to attend all of their classes. Attending class will allow students to learn the basic principles of physics, interact with the faculty and friends and prepare students for their exams. Everything mentioned in class will be asked in exam in one form or the other. So, your success is so much linked with your attendance, we will have following attendance policy:

Student can be withdrawn from his/her class without further notice if s/he has two or more unexcused absences. This will not happen automatically but, I do reserve the right to do so. Your excused absence includes but are not limited to

• Personal illness or medical emergency
• Illness or death of a family members
• Jury duty
• National Guard duty

Valid excuses must come with documentations. It is the responsibility of student to inform me about the absence as soon as possible.

Attendance will be taken either verbally or using the blackboard record sheet.

Regular and timely class participation in discussions and completion of work is expected of all students.  If attendance or compliance with other course policies is unsatisfactory, the instructor may withdraw students from the class.

In the event of disruption of normal classroom activities due to an emergency situation or a continuing illness outbreak, the format for this course may be modified to enable completion of the course. In that event, students will be provided an addendum to the class syllabus that will supersede the original version.

The student is responsible for communicating with their professor during the closure and completing any assignments or other activities designated by their professor.

Withdrawal Policy

It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that his or her name is removed from the rolls should they decide 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 recorded before the Final Withdrawal Date. The student is also strongly encouraged to keep any paperwork in case a problem arises.

Course Outline/Calendar

PHYS 1401-004