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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.