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NV
ALEXANDER:
n.alexander.igc
@gmail.com
OFFICE
HOURS
Mechanics,
Heat, Thermodynamics, Electricity& Magnetism, Light, Optics, Modern
Physics:
Aug 17- Dec 16 2015
Course Description, Schedule of Topics
TEXTBOOK YOUNG COLLEGE PHYSICS, 9th Ed. (with
Mastering Physics.)
LECTURES Will generally follow the text. Try
to read
the assigned
material before you come to class. Please
ask questions in class or during my office
hours.
FINAL EXAM
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DECEMBER 16.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
Last day to Add or Drop
NGR (No Grade of Record) in person
for Full-Term courses |
August 28 |
Last day to Add or Drop
NGR (No Grade of Record) online
for Full-Term courses |
August 30 |
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY |
September 7 |
FLEX DAYS - No Instruction
for classes before 4 pm |
September 8
TUESDAY |
DEADLINE P/NP |
September 11 |
FLEX DAY |
OCT 16, FRIDAY |
Last Day to WITHDRAW with a "W" in
person for Full-Term courses |
NOV 6 |
Last day to WITHDRAW with a "W" online
for Full-Term courses |
NOV 7 |
VETERANS DAY HOILIDAY |
NOV 9 |
THANKSGIVING HOILIDAY |
NOV 25- 28 |
LAST DAY INSTRUCTION |
DEC 16 |
EMAIL Upon enrollment through the college, you will subscribe to a class email list for updates, reminders,
corrections, discussion of the course material and
more! Please fill in your own info in the college forms provided. The list is
in full effect.
HOMEWORK Homework will be assigned in the form
of
weekly quizzes based on
problems in the text book and posted online at masteringphysics.com. My blogs discussing many of the problems may help and will be
posted on this web site with discussions via links provided in the schedule
of topics below. CLICK LINKS BELOW UNDER THE SCHEDULE OF TOPICS
TO FIND THE QUIZ PROBLEMS. The problems are mission critical. The problems
are crucial to learning the material. YOU WILL DO THE PROBLEMS
ONLINE AT MASTERINGPHYSICS.COM: COURSE ID "PHYS2BFUN"
PRE-LECTURE QUIZZES (PLQ'S) These are online quizzes
occasionally assigned to reinforce the lecture. They generally are required (not extra credit) and
are part of your quiz grade with the weightings discussed below--quizzes
represent about 18 % of your grade.
EXTRA CREDIT Extra credit may be applied to certain assignments
(or parts of assignments.)
EXAMS Tentative dates for three or more midterm exams will
be
announced. Sample exams will be posted. Please work independently during the
test.
One page or more of your own handwritten notes may be allowed during
midterms. The instructor will specify how many pages are allowed. Please do not use pages photo-copied from the book or downloaded
from the quiz discussions or solutions. (You may
use two or more pages during the final exam--I will specify.)
Do not bring scratch paper
to the exams. The only things you need are a
pencil
or pen,
eraser, and calculator. Before the test begins, please put all other items on the
floor. Any
disputes on grading must be resolved within one or
two days after the exam is
returned. No make-up
exams are allowed. You must take the final
exam on the
date and time that it is scheduled.
LABORATORY Laboratory Room: 1810
Click following link for Physics
Lab Formats.
I will provide a list of special links to lab updates. Here are example
labs here; the list is not exhaustive CentripetalForce;
SimpleHarmonicsLab;
P vs T;
e/M
Lab ; index of
refraction. ;thin
lens;GALILEO LAB;
picket fence; projectile
motion.
Laboratory Schedule: The tentative dates of the
lab experiments will be given in class.
All experiments
assigned are required. If you do not complete them all your total
course
grade will be dropped by one grade point or more. Your lab report is generally due a week
after the experiment
at the next lab session. Read the
manual or handout before coming to the lab. If you miss
an experiment for unavoidable
reasons, make arrangements
to make it
up as soon as possible. Some lab reports will require
using the spreadsheet program Excel. See the links here for exercises
on Excel:
L1,
L2
and L3
. I will provide in-class tutorials on using
this or other software.
and in some cases will provide short
reference book or handout on Excel and other programs that you may
wish to buy. You may also use access to Computer Science lab or
library..
GRADING POLICY Grades in the course will be
based on a
total score
consisting approximately
of the following percentages:
Laboratory: 18 Quizzes: 18
Midterm exams: 40 Final exam: 24 Letter grades:90-100 A; 80-89
= B; 63-79 = C; 50-62 = D
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