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TENTATIVE SYLLABUS
Course: Phys 1405-1001
Campus: 2600 S 1ST St, Temple, TX
Instructor: James P. Granger
DAYS/ TIME:
TTH/8:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Office: Rm 306 NSB
Semester: Spring 2005
Room: 308 NSB
Telephone: 254-298-8472
email: [email protected]
DESCRIPTION: Phys 1405: Elementary Physics (4:3-3)
This course is designed for liberal arts majors and elementary education majors who need a one semester science
laboratory course and for others who desire a non- mathematical overview of physics. The student will be introduced on a
concept level to the principles of mechanics, properties of matter, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, light, atomic and
nuclear physics, relativity, and astrophysics.
If you have any questions concerning transferability, you should contact the institution to which you will transfer your grades.
It is difficult to teach physics without using some math, therefore, some very low level math will be used in the
course. The student will need to know how to add, subtract, multiply, & divide. You should know or learn the
meaning of square root and square. You may be required to learn some additional low level math, which includes
using a calculator.
Texts: Inquiry into Physics by Vern J. Ostdiek and Donald J. Bord 5th edition.
Student Handbook is required reading.
Miscellaneous items: Scientific calculator with trig functions; 12 inch ruler with English units and metric units; 30 o, 60o, 90o
plastic triangle; plastic protractor; 3.5 " floppy disk HD IBM format; ¼ “ grid graph paper; 3 hole binder with brads.
What to bring to class: Bring everything that pertains to this course to every class, including test days.
DO NOT BRING: Beepers, Telephones, and Recording Devices into Classroom, except by written permission of
instructor. Grade penalty may apply.
Make up exams are not administered. Any exception to this requirement will be for compelling reasons. Be prepared to
document your reasons.
Homework & misc. work: There are no specific plans to collect and grade homework or misc. work. However, on occasion
the instructor may make some work assignments to be collected and graded. You are strongly encouraged to work, on your
own initiative. Stay current on all reading and work assignments.
Minor quizzes may be given on occasion without prior notice.
Attendance: It is the student's responsibility to be aware of official attendance requirements. Students are responsible for all
class work, and assignments. If you do not appropriately respond when roll is taken, you may be counted absent. An
absence is not necessarily excused even if the student is allowed to make-up the work. Excessive absences may result in a
lower grade. See below.
Dropping Course: The instructor will not automatically drop a student. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of the
final drop date and to drop if he or she deems it is necessary. Should you encounter any course difficulties during the term
and need help, do not hesitate to ask and do not wait too late.
Behavior and Grievances:
 Students are expected to behave in an orderly, cooperative, and respectful manner at all times.
 Students should express grievances outside of class to your instructor first, then to instructor's Department Head.
 Students should not disrupt class for any reason. Students may be required to leave class for such conduct.
 Avoid conversations with other students during class.
Academic Dishonesty:
 A student using unauthorized material on a test or other item to be graded is subject to having a grade of zero for
that item.
 It is considered dishonest to claim attendance to a class session, which was not attended by the student.
This includes, but not limited to, answering roll call for another student, and/or signing an attendance sheet for
another student.
 It is considered dishonest to give the appearance of dishonesty. This includes, but not limited to, conversations
during test, passing paper or objects to another student during test, leaving classroom during test and/or looking
around classroom during test.
 Other disciplinary action may also be imposed for all academic dishonesty and may involve the appropriate
official.
Pertinent Textbook Portions: Prologue: Getting Started, Chapters 1 through 12 (Selected topics will be chosen from these
chapters.), Appendices, & Glossary.
A lab list will be provided.
Videos: We may view some videos, which may or may not coincide with the lecture portions of this course. Some may be
followed by discussion.
The instructor may include additional material in the course from outside sources and may make reasonable
discretionary changes to this syllabus.
Everything presented in class and/or assigned is subject to testing.
Tests may be composed of any combinations of multiple choice, essay, fill in blank, problem solving,
and outside assignments.
GRADING AND TENTATIVE TEST SCHEDULE
Test I
February
15 %
Test II
March
15 %
Test III
April
15 %
Laboratory
25 %
Final Exam
As scheduled
25 %
Letter Grade Assignments:
A
B
C
D
F
90 & above.
80 to < 90
70 to < 80
60 to < 70
< 60
** Grade Adjustments after your grade is calculated from above:
 Poor Attendance: One (1) point penalty for each posted unexcused absence in excess of two (2) absences.
 Beepers, Telephones, & Recording Devices in class: Up to 5 points penalty per incident.
If you have special needs or disabilities that are not addressed in this syllabus please inform your instructor.
If any portion of this syllabus is found to be in conflict with any Temple College rules and/or regulations, its
interpretation may be modified, by the instructor, only to the extent necessary to comply with such rules and/or
regulations.
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Introduction to Electrical Instruments
Coulomb’s Law, Electric Field and Equipotential Line
Ohm’s Law and Wheatstone Bridge
Electrical Equivalent of Heat
Capacitance
Magnetic Fields and Induction
Circuits
Refraction of Light
Geometric Optics
Interference and Diffraction of Light
Properties of Radioactivity
Instructor’s Choice
MEASUREMENTS
VECTORS AND FORCE TABLE
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS IN PHYSICS LAB (lab 3) using
INSTANTANEOUS VELOCITY (lab 4)
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NEWTON'S SECOND LAW
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FREELY FALLING OBJECT
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CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM AND MECHANICAL ENERGY
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ROTATIONAL MOTION
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CONSERVATION OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM and CENTRIPETAL FORCE
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EQUILIBRIUM (ΣF = 0, Στ = 0)
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HOOKE'S LAW
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LATENT HEAT OF FUSION
ADDENDUM
TConnect & TC WebMail
Students must learn how to use TConnect & TC WebMail on the Temple College internet home page at
www.templejc.edu.
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To start go to www.templejc.edu.
From home page, click on Student Information.
Under Computer Resources, click on What is TConnect and TC WebMail? Read and study this document.
Attendance
The instructor received the following as part of an email regarding attendance policy.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Regular and punctual class attendance is expected at Temple College since it is assumed that students are enrolled
for the serious purpose of furthering their education. Excessive absenteeism is defined as being equivalent to two
weeks of instruction in a sixteen week semester and may result in the receipt of a failing grade or involuntary
withdrawal from the course.
Faculty members will discuss the attendance policy at the beginning of each semester and maintain an official
record of attendance for each course primarily to remain in compliance with federal financial aid regulations and
requirements. At the discretion of the instructor or as may be required by THECB (Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board) policy and law, the attendance policy for certain courses may be more stringent than the
general policy. Students are responsible for reviewing the first day handout for each class and for knowing the
attendance requirements.
Further, the college empowers individual faculty members to effect the withdrawal of a student from any course in
which s/he has failed to meet attendance expectations. Faculty members are encouraged, but not required, to notify
students in jeopardy of being withdrawn from a course. However, since attendance is absolutely the responsibility
of the student, such notification is a courtesy, not a requirement. Administrative withdrawal for excessive absence
is the prerogative of the faculty member and, as such, students are encouraged to contact their teachers and/or the
Admissions Office to confirm enrollment status.