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Relativity and Modern Physics,
with review , JAN 17-FRIDAY MAY
19
Course Description,
Schedule of Topics
Instructor:
N.V. Alexander
TEXTBOOK GIANCOLI, PHYS FOR SCI/ENG (4TH Ed]); we also use
modified masteringphysics
Course ID =
alexander94193
Course Name: EMAIL
Description: PHYSICS THAT LOOKS
AT TIME SPACE DISTORTIONS AND QUANTUM UNCERTAINTIES
Course ID: EMAIL
PLOS: PHYSICS PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
| CRITICAL THINKING,
COMMUNICATION : Students shall be able to read, diagram and solve
qualitatively and quantitatively key physics applications aided by
correct and efficient lab experiments using industry standard
equipment. |
| CRITICAL THINKING,
COMMUNICATION : Students shall be able to effectively, efficiently,
and correctly run lab experiments using industry standard equipment. |
| COMMUNICATION: Demonstrates
an understanding of
experimentation
and real world applications within the scientific method
as well as a mastery of physics lab experiments through the
submission of a complete lab report with all required elements
present.
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| DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE
PERSON: Increase confidence in understanding qualitatively and
quantitatively physical
concepts, communicating ideas and thinking analytically. |
| CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, GLOBAL
AND CULTURAL
INVOLVEMENT: Students should identify the role and
influence of ethics, morality and politics in the development and
application of physics.
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LECTURE NOTES POSTED ON THIS SITE.
OFFICE
HOURS
FINAL
EXAM WEEK SCHEDULE
FINAL EXAM: CLICK
HERE and follow instructionsIMPORTANT DEADLINES from class web:
| DEADLINE
DATES LISTED HERE ARE FOR FULL-TERM CLASSES ONLY. To
check deadline for short-term and late start classes, log into
CLASS-Web and click the Registration link
underStudent
Services tab.
Then, click Check
class deadlines link.
Enter the CRN. SOME DATES BELOW HAVE PASSED.
STAY WOKE. |
| Drop for Non-Payment Due (if registered between November 7 -
December 5) |
December 13 at 7 PM: In-person at Admissions & Records
December 13 at 10:59 PM: Online via CLASS-Web |
| HOLIDAY-Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
January 15 |
| Spring 2017 Instruction Begins |
January 16 |
| Saturday Classes Begin |
January 20 |
| Last day to Add or Drop (FULL-TERM
CLASSES) with No-Grade-Of-Record (NGR) in-person |
February 2 |
| Last day to Add or Drop (FULL-TERM
CLASSES) with No-Grade-Of-Record (NGR) online |
February 4 |
| Census Day (FULL-TERM CLASSES) |
February 6 |
| Last Day to Apply for Pass/No
Pass (FULL-TERM
CLASSES) |
February 15 |
| Holiday - President's Weekend |
February 16 - 19 |
| Flex Day |
February 1 |
| Saturday Classes Meet |
March 18 |
| Spring Break (No Instruction) |
March 26 - 31 |
| Last Day to Apply for Degree / Certificate |
April 2 |
| Last day to WITHDRAW with "W" in-person and online
(FULL-TERM CLASSES) |
April 13,15 |
| Last Day of Instruction - Saturday Classes |
May 12 |
| Last Day of Instruction - (FULL TERM CLASSES) |
May 18 |
| Final Examination (see Final Exam Schedule) |
May 21 - 25 |
| Commencement |
May 25 |
| Holiday - Memorial Day |
May 28 |
| Instructors: Spring 2017 Grades Due via CLASS-Web by
11:00 pm |
May 31 |
| Spring Grades Available via CLASS-Web |
Week of June 12th |
LECTURES Will generally follow the text. Try
to scope assigned
material before you come to class. Please
ask questions in class or during my office
hours. Click here for a review of Physics 4B.
4C is recommended and we'll brush up on topics from that course. I'll be honest. This course may get hectic. I strongly
recommend you form study groups; explore the wealth of resources I've tried to provide. LECTURE
NOTES POSED ON MASTERINGPHYSICS.COM SITE.
EMAIL Subscribe with the college to the class email list for updates, reminders,
corrections, discussion of the course material and
more!
HOMEWORK Homework --ON MASTERINGPHYSICS.COM will be assigned in the form
of
weekly quizzes based on
problems in the text
book.. Discussions, some call educated hints, also will be posted on that web site
. The problems
are mission critical but far from impossible. You must learn the material so you can move to the
next level, including your years after you transfer ! Quizzes,
electronically assigned on masteringphysics.com, will be graded
automatically and could account
for 36 percent of your course grade.
EXAMS Tentative dates for three or more midterm exams will
be
announced. Sample exams will be posted. You shouldn't
collab. with your friends during exams. Please work independently; be original.
Line for line, you should shine on your own work..
One or more pages of your own handwritten notes aka cheat sheets
are allowed. Please do not use pages xeroxed from the book or downloaded
from the quiz
hints or solutions. (You may
use two or more pages during the final exam.)
Do not bring scratch paper
to the exams. The only things you need are a
pencil
or pen,
eraser, calculator, and your alert mind. Before the test begins, please put all other
things on the
floor. Avoid staying up
all night cramming; stay on top of it.. Get your rest, and you will be
blessed for optimal performance. Any
disputes on grading must be resolved within one or
two days after the exam is
returned. No make-up exams are allowed unless you can prove
a state of emergency with legal, medical documents. You must take the final
exam on the
date and time that it is scheduled.
NO LABORATORY The following applies
for class demos and using EXCEL as a general tool for calculations
without a free standing calculator. Excel features many powerful
mathematical and statistical operations used throughout physics, whether
you are a theorist, experimentalist or engineer/scientist.
Laboratory Room: 1708
Laboratory Schedule: See the links here, L1,
L2,
or L3
for exercises
on Excel. I will provide in-class tutorials on using the software,
if requested, and I
have ordered a short
reference book on Excel that you may
wish to buy. You may also get access to Computer Science lab by
talking to me. The computers in the school library and Tutorials Center
are also available.
GRADING POLICY Grades in the course will be
based on a
total score
consisting approximately
of the following percentages:
Quizzes: 36
Midterm exams: 40 Final exam: 24 Letter grades:90-100 A; 80-89
= B; 63-79 = C; 50-62 = D
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\\TENTATIVE
COURSE OUTLINE; NOTE: The review period
indicated below may be reduced. We may not take a full 6 weeks
for review and adjustments to schedule will be announced in
class. Stay tuned.// |
| Physics
5----Spring 2018 |
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Week |
Chapter |
Topic |
| 1 |
36 |
Postulates; time/length to ENERGY |
| 2 |
37 |
QUANTUM THEORY |
| 3 |
38 |
QUANTUM MECHANICS |
| 4 |
39 |
ATOMS |
| 5 |
40 |
MOLECULES |
| 6 |
41 |
NUCLEAR PHYSICS |
| 7 |
42 |
NUCLEAR ENERGY |
| 8 |
43 |
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES |
| 9 |
44 |
COSMOLOGY |
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CH. 15, 16, 17, 18
THESE CHAPTERS ARE FROM YOUNG AND FREEDMAN, 'UNIVERSITY PHYSICS' 14TH ED |
REVIEW OF CHAPTERS ON THERMODYNAMICS AND
WAVES MAY OCCUR AS NEEDED TO SPREAD OUT THE SCHEDULE |
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REVIEW |
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Test
1|Test 2|Test
3|Test4|Sample Final
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