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University of New Orleans Course Syllabus PHYS 1032
Spring Session 2010
Meeting Times and Locations:
PHYS 1032-476 is offered online at http://uno.blackboard.com.
Catalog Description: PHYS 1032 General Physics, 3 credits. Prerequisites: Credit in
Physics 1031 and credit or registration in Mathematics 1116 Trigonometry or 1126
Precalculus Trigonometry. A study of thermal properties of matter, electrostatics, magnetism,
DC and AC circuits, electromagnetic induction, radiant energy, propagation of light, geometrical
optics, and physical optics. Credit cannot be earned for both 1031 and 1061 nor for 1032 and
1062.
Instructor and Communication: Ms. Patricia Robbert. E-mail: [email protected]. Office SC
1043. Tel: 504-280-6656. The instructor’s schedule is posted on her office door and an
appointment may be scheduled during non-teaching hours. Virtual office hours are held on
Skype on weekday evenings. Either contact the instructor by email and request a time, or simply
call the instructor on Skype (search for her by email address, full name, or Skype name
“knyghte”). You may also post questions in the Discussion Board on Blackboard where either
the instructor or a classmate can respond. Please check your own UNO e-mail account since that
is the address the instructor will use to communicate with you.
Textbook, WileyPlus, and Supplies: The textbook for this course is John D. Cutnell and
Kenneth W. Johnson, Physics, 8th ed., (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009), ISBN 978-0-470-223550.
Access to the online homework service, WileyPlus, is needed. There will be no charge for
WileyPlus this semester, compliments of Wiley. Log in to WileyPlus by going to
www.wileyplus.com and entering your UNO email as the username and your student ID number
as the password. Once you have logged in, you should change the password.
There is a help section with a link on the home page or you may email your instructor if you
have any questions. One frequently asked question concerns how to enter numbers that are in
scientific notation. The answer is that computer notation (E) should be used. For example, 3.65 x
103 is entered as 3.65E3, and 2.57 x 10-2 is entered as 2.57E-2.
A scientific or graphing calculator is needed for this class. The Texas Instruments TI-89
Graphing Calculator is strongly recommended for this course. The TI calculators can be
purchased at local discount office supply stores. A notebook or paper for taking notes and for
working problems is also needed.
Attendance and Participation: Since this is an online class there is no physical class attendance
except for the proctored midterm and final exams. The course will be administered through
Blackboard. Plan to regularly visit Blackboard to look for entries in Announcements, Course
Documents, and Discussion Board. The video conferencing software, Adobe Connect, will be
used to conduct class meetings, and the WileyPlus website will be used for submitting
homework as well as accessing an electronic version of the text, tutorials, and animations.
Please locate the syllabus in Blackboard under Course Information and use it as a guide
to keep yourself paced so that the required work will be completed by the end of the
semester. Log in to WileyPlus at www.wileyplus.com and printout your homework assignment
for the current chapter. As you complete problems, submit the answers to WileyPlus. You will
receive immediate feedback as to whether the answer is correct or not. You generally are allowed
five (5) submissions on numerical problems and one (1) on multiple choice questions. Credit is
given for correct responses. Credit is given for correct responses. After the due date, an
assignment may still be submitted but it will only earn 50% credit. A notebook consisting of
your handwritten homework is to be submitted at the time of the mid-term exam and at the time
of the final exam. The notebook will be returned to you at the end of the exam. You should
check the Discussion Board in Blackboard where students are encouraged to ask and answer
questions. You should participate in class meetings on Adobe Connect. These online meetings
will be scheduled at several different times to accommodate student’s schedules.
Grading System: There will be a midterm exam and a final exam. Both of these exams must be
proctored. The midterm exam will be administered at UNO in SC 1001 on Friday March 5 at
12:30 to 2:30 pm. The final exam will be administered at UNO in SC 1001 on Friday May 7 at
12:30 to 2:30 pm. If you are located at a long distance from UNO, please contact me and I will
send you information about how you can secure a proctor for your exams. The midterm exam is
worth 35% of the course grade, and the final exam is worth 45% of the course grade. Homework
assignments are worth 20% of the grade. If your final average is within 2.0 points of the next
higher letter grade, class participation in the form of participation in the Discussion Board and
Adobe Connect will be taken into consideration. No extra credit work will be given. The grading
scale is as follows: A, work of the highest degree of excellence (90 – 100); B, work of a high
degree of excellence (80 – 89); C, satisfactory work (70 – 79); D, passing but marginal work (60
– 69); F, work failed (below 60).
Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to
effectively read scientific material, identify fundamental concepts, reason through scientific
questions, and solve quantitative problems. Chapter specific objectives include: 1.) describe the
basic processes involved in heat transfer and in change of state; 2.) explain the assumptions and
basic ideas of the kinetic theory of gases; 2.) apply the concepts of kinetic theory, work, energy,
and heat transfer to the study of ideal thermodynamic processes and to heat engines; 3.) connect
the ideas of charge, electric field, electric potential, and electric potential energy, and analyze DC
circuits; 4.) describe the origins and properties of magnetic materials; 5.) connect the behavior of
electric and magnetic fields, and explain electromagnetic induction and analyze AC circuits; 5.)
explain light as an electromagnetic wave and analyze various interference phenomena; 6.) apply
the principles of geometric optics to mirrors, lenses, and other optical devices; 7.) apply
sophisticated problem solving skills to problems in all of these areas.
Accommodations for Special Needs Students: It is University policy to provide, on a flexible
and individualized basis, reasonable accommodations to students who have disabilities that may
affect their ability to participate in course activities or to meet course requirements. Students
with disabilities are encouraged to contact their instructors and/or the Office of Disability
Services to discuss their individual needs for accommodations.
Academic Dishonesty Policy: Students are expected to conduct themselves according to the
principles of academic integrity as defined in the statement on Academic Dishonesty in the UNO
Judicial Code. Any student or group found to have committed an act of academic dishonesty
shall have their case turned over to Judicial Affairs for disciplinary action which may result in
penalties as severe as indefinite suspension from the University. Academic dishonesty includes,
but is not limited to: cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, or misrepresentation, and being an
accessory to an act of academic dishonesty.
Blackboard: UNO’s web-based course information system is used in this course to
make grades, course information, announcements, course documents, and discussion board
available to you. You can access it from UNO’s home page, http://www.uno.edu.
Class Schedule:
Date
Wed
Jan 13
Fri
Ch 12
Jan 15
Wed
Ch 12
Jan 20
Fri
Ch 12
Jan 22
Wed
Ch 13
Jan 27
Fri
Ch 13
Jan 29
Wed
Ch 14
Feb 3
Fri
Ch 14
Feb 5
Wed
Ch 15
Feb 10
Fri
Ch 15
Feb 12
Wed
Ch 18
Feb 17
Fri
Ch 18
Feb 19
Wed
Ch 19
Feb 24
Orientation, introduction to
WileyPlus
Temperature and Heat
Temperature and Heat
Temperature and Heat
The Transfer of Heat
The Transfer of Heat
The Ideal Gas Law and Kinetic
Theory
The Ideal Gas Law and Kinetic
Theory
Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics
Electric Forces and Electric Fields
Electric Forces and Electric Fields
Electric Potential Energy and the
Electric Potential
Fri
Feb 26
Wed
Mar 3
Fri
Mar 5
Wed
Mar 10
Fri
Mar 12
Wed
Mar 17
Fri
Mar 19
Wed
Mar 24
Fri
Mar 26
Wed
Mar 1
Fri
Apr 2
Wed
Apr 7
Fri
Apr 9
Wed
Apr 14
Fri
Apr 16
Wed
Apr 14
Fri
Apr 16
Wed
Apr 21
Fri
Apr 23
Wed
Apr 28
Fri
Apr 30
Fri
May 7
Ch 19
Electric Potential Energy and the
Electric Potential
Review
Midterm Exam 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm SC 1001
Ch 20
Electric Circuits
Ch 20
Electric Circuits
Ch 21
Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields
Ch 21
Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields
Ch 22
Electromagnetic Induction
Ch 22
Electromagnetic Induction
Ch 12-15, 18, 19.
Holiday
Holiday
Ch 23
Alternating Current Circuits
Ch 23
Alternating Current Circuits
Ch 24
Electromagnetic Waves
Ch 24
Electromagnetic Waves
Ch 25
The Reflection of Light: Mirrors
Ch 25
The Reflection of Light: Mirrors
Ch 26
The Refraction of Light: Lenses and
Optical Instruments
The Refraction of Light: Lenses and
Optical Instruments
Interference and the Wave Nature of
Light
Interference and the Wave Nature of
Light
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm SC 1001
Ch 26
Ch 27
Ch 27
Final Exam
Ch 20-27.