Physics 214
Student
name
Marywood
University
Spring,
2009
General
Physics (2nd Semester)
Text: Principles
of Physics
by Kinetic Books This book is totally
interactive. You
install it on your computer and
illustrations and problems become animated and interactive. I think you will find this
to be a very pleasant
experience in terms of learning physics.
(it also costs less than a
traditional textbook!) Also,
Virtual
Physics Labs also by Kinetic
Books. This
is not a laboratory book.
It is a series of physics simulations.
Activities
and homework assignments will come from this source.
Both books are available directly from the
publisher: Order
directly from www.kineticbooks.com
INSTRUCTOR:
______________
Cell phone (preferred):
______-________
email:
________________@____________.______
Attendance Policy:
Please note that attendance is very
important
to the success of a student particularly in a science or math course. As a result, the following
policy will be in
effect regarding attendance in this course.
Each student is permitted one unexcused absence with no
penalty. (That
should cover the unforeseen emergencies
that could come up without warning.)
After that one unexcused absence, however, each hour of additional
unexcused absence will result in a loss
on 2 percentage points from the course average.
Please note that if a student misses class on Wednesday
night, that
counts as two hours of class. If
a
student misses a Monday night, that counts as one hour of class, one
hour of
lab and no laboratory work will be made up for labs missed during
unexcused
absences.
Note:
A “weighted
average” system
will be
used to calculate final grades for this course.
Final grade will be determined using the following
weightings:
TEST AVERAGE:
60%
FINAL EXAM:
15%
CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK:
25%
Tests
will occur after each of the following chapter
sequences:
|
Chapter 16 (Wave Motion) Chapter 17 (Sound) Chapter 18 (Waves Superposition and
interference) Chapter 23 (Electric Charge and
Coulombs Law) Chapter 24 (Electric Fields) Test on or about January 28, 2009 |
Chapter 25 (Electric Potential) Chapter 26 (Electric Flux and
Gauss’s Law) Chapter 27 (Electric Current and
Residence) Chapter 28
(Capcitors) Chapter 29 (Direct
Current Circuits) Test on or about February 18, 2009 |
|
Chapter 30
(Magnetic Fields) Chapter 31 (Electric Currents and
Magnetic Fields) Chapter 32 (Electromagnetic
induction) Chapter 33 (Alternating Current
Circuits) Chapter 34 (Electromagnetic
Raidation) Test on or about March 18, 2009 |
Chapter 35
(Reflection) Chapter 36
(Refraction) Chapter 37 (Lenses) Chapter 38 (Interference) Chapter 39 (Defraction) Test on or about April 15, 2009 Final Exam on or about
April 29, 2009 |
Responsibility:
You are responsible
for the material
listed in the table of contents for each chapter.
You will also know that every subject was
covered in class. If any of the table of contents material will not be
covered
I will let you know while covering the other related material.
Projected
Class Calendar
PHYS 214
Spring,
2009
|
Class |
Date (and
day) |
Class will consist of... |
|
1 |
1/12/09 (Mon) |
Chapter 16 (Wave Motion) |
|
2 |
1/14/09 (Wed) |
Chapter 17 (Sound) |
|
3 |
1/19/09 (Mon) |
Chapter 18 (Waves Superposition and
interference) |
|
4 |
1/21/09 (Wed) |
Chapter 23 (Electric Charge and
Coulombs Law) |
|
5 |
1/26/09 (Mon) |
Chapter 24 (Electric Fields) |
|
6 |
1/28/09 (Wed) |
TEST:
Chapters 16, 17, 18, 23, & 24 |
|
7 |
2/2/09 (Mon) |
Chapter 25 (Electric Potential) |
|
8 |
2/4/09 (Wed) |
Chapter 26 (Electric Flux and
Gauss’s Law) |
|
9 |
2/9/09 (Mon) |
Chapter 27 (Electric Current and
Residence) |
|
10 |
2/11/09 (Wed) |
Chapter 28
(Capcitors) |
|
11 |
2/16/09 (Mon) |
Chapter 29 (Direct
Current Circuits) |
|
12 |
2/18/09 (Wed) |
TEST:
Chapters 25, 26, 27, 28, & 29 |
|
13 |
2/23/09 (Mon) |
Chapter 30
(Magnetic Fields) |
|
14 |
2/25/09 (Wed) |
Chapter 31 (Electric Currents and
Magnetic Fields) |
|
|
|
No
Class on Mon, 3/2, or Wed, 3/4. (Spring Break) |
|
15 |
3/9/09 (Mon) |
Chapter 32 (Electromagnetic
induction) |
|
16 |
3/11/09 (Wed) |
Chapter 33 (Alternating Current
Circuits) |
|
17 |
3/16/09 (Mon) |
Chapter 34 (Electromagnetic
Radiation) |
|
19 |
3/18/09 (Wed) |
TEST:
Chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, & 34 |
|
20 |
3/23/09 (Mon) |
Chapter 35
(Reflection) |
|
21 |
3/25/09 (Wed) |
Chapter 36
(Refraction) |
|
22 |
3/30/09 (Mon) |
Chapter 37 (Lenses) |
|
23 |
4/1/09 (Wed) |
Chapter 38 (Interference) |
|
24 |
4/6/09 (Wed) |
Chapter 39 (Defraction) |
|
|
|
No
Class on Weds, 4/8 (Holy Wednesday) or 4/13 (Easter Monday) |
|
25 |
4/15/09 (Wed) |
TEST:
Chapters 35, 36, 37, 38, & 39 |
|
26 |
4/20/09 (Mon) |
Question and Review for Course |
|
27 |
4/22/09 (Wed) |
Question and Review for Course |
|
|
|
No
Class on Mon, 4/27. (Study/Snow Day) |
|
|
4/29/09 (Wed) |
Proposed
Date for Cumulative Final Exam |