Tentative Outline of Topics, Physics 124A, Fall 2006

Physics 126- General Physics 2 San Diego Miramar College, Spring 2012 TIME/ LOCATION: M/W 11:10-1:15, M105; W (Lab) 8:00-11:05, S5111 INSTRUCTOR: Ms. Gina Bochicchio (Bo-kee-kee-o) CRN #55412 TELEPHONE: (619)388-7496 EMAIL: [email protected] Office Hours: Room M211M M/W: 1:15-2:15, T: 4:35-5:35pm; TH: 10-11am Online Office Hour: W: 8:30-9:30 pm Web Site: http://faculty.sdmiramar.edu/gbochicchio/index.htm (or see online faculty directory) COURSE TITLE/# : General Physics 126-UNITS: 5.00 Student Learning Objectives: At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:  Evaluate simple DC circuits using Ohm's Law  Reason about image formation using principles of reflection and refraction.  Discuss basic ideas concerning radioactive decay CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION/ METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: This combined lecture/laboratory course is the second in a two-part introductory survey which explores the concepts and principles of physics. Topics include electricity, magnetism, light and modern physics. This course is for students in those liberal arts and pre-professional courses not requiring physics with calculus (if you plan to major in biology, engineering, computer science, chemistry or physics, check with counseling to be sure you’re in the right course). PREREQUISITES: Physics 125, with a grade of C or better REQUIRED TEXTS: 1. CUTNELL & JOHNSON, PHYSICS 8th edition, WILEY www.wiley.com/college/cutnell (Online version is available from Webassign at a very reasonable price – see below 2. KNIGHT&ANDREWS, STUDENT WORKBOOK FOR COLLEGE PHYSICS, VOLUME 2, ADDISON WESLEY http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Student-Workbook-for- College-Physics-A-Strategic-Approach-Volume-2-Chs-1730-2E/9780321596338.page 3. Labs – Download from my website 4. Student Solution Manual – optional, but handy. REQUIRED SUPPLIES: Ruler, protractor, calculator, red, blue pencil, print card (for downloads) TRANSFER APPLICABILITY: CSU General Education; IGETC UC Transfer Course List: Physics (PHYS) 180A,B, 121A,B ; 125, 126; and 195,196,197 combined: maximum credit, one series (per catalog) deduct credit for duplication of topics. METHODS OF EVALUATION Celebrations of Knowledge (aka exams) 60%: There will be 5 celebrations given throughout the semester (see topic outline for tentative dates). These will have a multiple choice section, so bring a Scantron. The chapters for each celebration are given, but to the extent that learning the new material is based upon comprehension of older material, all celebrations are cumulative. They are closed-book, but you may bring a sheet of paper (both sides) on which you may write formulas and notes. NO GRAPHS, DRAWINGS OR XEROXED MATERIAL. I will drop the lowest grade for celebrations # 1-4. Celebration #5 (last day of class) cannot be dropped. There are no exam makeups, since you can use a missed exam as your lowest grade. Labs 20%: Labs are held in the 2nd half of the class period. The tentative lab schedule is below. You are responsible for downloading labs from my website unless I hand them out. You have to do this some other place than in the laboratory. You, personally, must have a copy of the lab in your possession before you can start working on the lab. Some labs will have a prelab. In this case, the prelab must be turned in at the start that day’s class, at 8:00 am. If you are not ready to start the lab with the rest of the class for any reason (late arrival, no prelab, no lab) you risk not being able to do the lab, or having to work alone, depending the equipment available. You just can’t join some group that has already started; that would be unfair to all concerned. If do not hand in the prelab at the start of class, you cannot participate in the

1 lab. I will not accept a prelab writeup if I see you working on it during the class, even if the lab experiment has not yet started. I will drop the lowest lab. There are no make-up labs. Webassign: 10% (See quick-start guide below) Reading quizzes and problem sets will be assigned over the Internet, using the program Webassign. Problem sets are a mix of multiple-choice (limited submissions) and end of chapter problems (unlimited submissions). The reading quizzes are multiple choice and are one-shot deals, based on the reading assignment for the day as shown on the syllabus. You will have to purchase a subscription online with a credit card. The cost is $39.95($57.20 with ebook). To purchase a subscription, go to the Webassign log-in page https://www.webassign.net and enter the CLASS KEY - MIRAMAR 8679 8482. Once you have logged in, you can enter yourself in the class. There is a 10-day grace period during which you can log on and do assignments without paying. Eventually you will have to pay with a credit card. If you do not have access to a credit card, please see me as soon as possible. Workbook Exercises 10%: See schedule for problems and due dates. PARTICIPATION: Each person will receive 5 index cards marked A-E. Each time you don’t vote on class questions, you will lose 0.25 points from your final grade (no penalty for wrong answer). If you are not present when I call roll, you will be marked as late. After the second time, you will lose 0.25 points from your final grade for each late arrival. LATE WORK POLICY: I do not accept late labs Webassign has a cut-off date, after which it will not accept submissions. Don’t wait until the last minute, because your computer will sense your state of panic and crash. CELL PHONE/TABLET/LAPTOP: These items should be used for classwork only. Cell phones should be silenced. Please be courteous. Fine Print Stuff:  It is the student’s responsibility to drop all classes in which he/she is no longer attending.  It is the instructor’s discretion to withdraw a student after the add/drop deadline, (see below for date) due to excessive absences. I define excessive absences as more than 3.  Students who remain enrolled in a class beyond the published withdrawal deadline, as stated in the class schedule, will receive an evaluative letter grade in this class.  The final grade in this class will be affected by active participation, including attendance, due to the in-class activities and laboratory work.  If you have a disability and need academic accommodations, please notify me as soon as possible.  Academic Dishonesty: At the instructor’s discretion, you can receive a zero for the assignment, a failing grade for the class and be reported to the administration for further sanctions.  Please contact me before withdrawing. There may be options that allow you to remain enrolled. Excused Absences: Military obligations, religious holidays for which work is not permitted, and illness/injury with doctor’s note. Other emergencies or work obligations on a case-by-case basis. Please let me know as much as possible in advance. IMPORTANT DATES: Feb 3 Last day to add. Last day to drop with no “W” recorded, March 30: Last day to withdraw without an evaluative grade, Wed, May 16, 2012: Last Exam

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2 Tentative Outline Of Topics, Physics 126, Spring 2012

Due Date Chapter Webassign Workbook due Today’s Lab Celebration of Reading due today today Knowledge M 1/23 18 W 1/25 18.1-8 126RQ18 Electrostatics M 1/30 18 cont’d Ch20: 7-17, OMIT 8 W 2/1 19.1-2 126RQ19 Ch20: 22-34, Physlets OMIT 27 and 31 M 2/6 19.3-5 Ch21: 1-7 OMIT 5a, 6ai W 2/8 19, cont’d 126HW18- Potential and #32 by hand field map M 2/13 20.1-8 126RQ20A Ch21: 8-10, 13-14, 19-20,23,25,27 W 2/15 126HW19 Bulbs and # 1-Ch.18, 19 Batteries W 2/22 20 cont’d 126RQ20B Ch23:1-5 Circuits M 2 /27 21.1-4, 9 126RQ21A Ch 23:10-12, 16-20 126HW20 W 2/29 21.5-7 126RQ21B Ch 24:1, 4-12 magnets M 3/5 21 cont’d 126HW21 Ch24: 14-15, 18- 23a W 3/7 22.3-5 126RQ22 Ch 24: 29-32 motors M 3/12 22 cont’d Ch 25: 6-7 W 3/14 16.1-6 126RQ16 Ch 25: 8-11 Lenz’s Law M 3/19 126HW22 #2-Ch 20, 21, 22 W 3/21 16.9 Speed of Sound M 3/26 17.1-2 126RQ17 126HW16 W 3/28 17.4-6 Wave Lab M 4/9 23.5, solar 126RQ23_24 e n e r g y p d f W 4/11 24.2-3,5 126HW17 Solar Energy Lab M 4/16 25.1-6 W 4/18 126HW24 Mirror lab # 3-Ch 16, 17,23,24 M 4/23 25 cont’d W 4/25 26.1-5 126RQ26 Ch 18:6-9,21-22 Lenses Lab 126HW25

3 M 4/30 26.6-9 Ch 18: 10-19 W 5/2 28.1-4 126HW26 #4-Ch 25,26 M 5/7 28.6 126RQ28 W 5/9 31.1,2,4,6, 126RQ31 Ch 27: 1 Radioactivity 7 126 HW28 M 5/14 31, cont’d Ch 27: 10-13 W 5/16 126 HW31 #5-Ch 28,31

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