OWENSBORO
COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
SYLLABUS
171 PH - APPLIED PHYSICS
SPRING 2006
INSTRUCTOR: Donald Dunn
OFFICE: Rm. S-205, Ext. 581 (686-4647) Home phone 764-0604 E-mail don.dunn@kctcs.edu or at home dunnd@adelphia.net
OFFICE HOURS: MW 9:00 - 11:45 & 12:15 - 1:00, TR 10:45 - 11:45 & 12:15 - 1:00 or by appointment.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Selected topics in mechanics,
heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, light and
modern physics are covered in
this course. The use of these principles in various
applications is emphasized. Lecture, 3
hours; laboratory, 2 hours.
PREREQUISITES: MA 108R or MAH 151 or MAH 125 or two years of high school algebra.
TEXTBOOK: Physics for Career Education, 8th edition, Ewen, Schurter and Gundersen
SUPPLIES: Scientific calculator
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
1)
Identify physics principles that are involved in various physical applications,
such
as force, energy, fluids,
heat, electricity and electromagnetic radiation.
2) Apply physics principles to problem solving.
3) Use
basic measuring instruments to measure physical quantities such as mass,
length, time, temperature,
current and others.
4) Develop a systematic approach to solve applied physics problems.
COURSE OUTLINE: Please see the attached schedule for what material will be covered. This schedule is tentative and may be updated if the need arises!
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
There are two aspects to this course, a lecture and a laboratory. The lecture grad will be determined by a test after every 3 to 4 chapters. These tests will consist of at least one short answer question and several problems that will come from lecture material and homework problems. There will also be a cumulative final exam. Each test including the final exam count the same and the lowest test grade will be dropped (this could be the final exam)
GRADING CRITERIA:
Although homework problems will be assigned after each class period, they will notbe graded. However, the only way to really learn physics is through successful completion of the homework problems.
The weighting of the assignments is asfollows:
Lab - 25 %
Test Avg. - 75 %The grading scale will be:
90 - 100 = A
80 - 89 =
B
70 - 79 =
C
60 - 69 =
D
Below 60 = E
Anyone caught cheating or copying will receive a grade of 0 on that assignment.
If any
scaling needs to be done it will be applied only to the final average of all the
assignments, not to individual
tests.
GENERAL EDUCATION
COMPETENCIES: General Education Competencies will be met in
the following manner:
Writing:
The majority of Laboratory experiments will require the student to hand
in a written report of the
experiment. Both format and Use of English standards
will be considered in the
grade. All answers to the short answer test questions are
expected to follow appropriate English
standards.
Reading: Completion of performance tests, assignments and experiments.
Integrated Learning: Laboratory investigations and applying the principles
of
physics to various "real world"
situations.
Creative Thinking: Problem solving and analysis of the laboratory experiments.
Ethics/Values: The student is expected to always follow the Code of Student Conduct, refrain from cheating and copying and to conduct themselves as professionals by interacting with other members of the class, and the instructor using using common courtesy and respect.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is optional. However, you are responsible for keeping up to date on the assignments and the dates of tests and exams.
LATE WORK: No late work will be accepted unless there is a very good reason.
MAKE UP POLICY: No make-up work will be accepted unless there is a very good reason. Laboratories can only be made up by attending another laboratory class the week you missed.
WITHDRAWAL POLICY: As stated in the schedule of classes.
CELL PHONES: All cell phones and beapers should be off or on vibrate. If, with out special permition, your cell phone goes off during a test you will loose 5 points on that test. If it goes off durning a lecture your grade on the next test is reduced by 2 points.