Phys221 Syllabus Sum2013

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SyllabusforPhysics221Summer2013
Mechanics
Instructor:
Dr.RainerHeller
Office:SAM210
Email:rainer.heller@seattlecolleges.edu
Website:www.seattlecentral.edu/faculty/rheller

Text
PhysicsforScientistsandEngineers",3
rd
ed.,byKnight
"TutorialsinIntroductoryPhysics"byLillianMcDermott,PeterShafferandthePhysicsEducationGroup.
Homework:MasteringPhysics:toregisterusetheclassID:PHYS221SUMMER13HELLER

Tools
Ascientificcalculatorwillberequired.Flashdrives,Coloredpencils,aprotractor,aruler,andgraphpaperwillbehelpful.

MeetingTimes
Lecture: MTTh7:509:30am,SAM206
Lab: W7:509:30am,SAM205

Content
Thisclasscoversthebasicprinciplesofmechanics.Wewillstudykinematics,Newton'slawsofmotion,workandenergy,andlinearmomentum.
Weshouldcoverthefirst11chapters.

Assessment
Exams:70%.
Labwriteups:20%
Homework:10%

Exams
Therewill3exams.Dateswillbegivenasweprogressthroughthequarter.Therewon'tbeanymakeupexams.Therewillnotbeanyspecialfinal
exam.

Labs
Therewillbeweekly2hourlabs.Duringthistime,wewillconductanexperiment,doatutorialorgooverproblemstogetherontheboard.Lab
reportsmusttypicallybeturnedinattheendoftheweekfollowingthelab,specificdatesandtimeswillbegiveninclassand/oronthewebsite.I
willgiveyoudetailsaboutwhattoturninforeachexperimentallab.Thelowestscoreonyourlabwriteupswillbedropped.Labreportdraftsare
stronglyencouraged.Thesehelpyoudoyourworkefficientlyandmoreeffectively.YoumustturninyourdraftontheMondayfollowingthelab.

Homework
Homeworkwillbeassignedseveraltimesaweek.Theproblemsetswillbeavailableontheclasswebsite.Forthiscoursewewilluseacombination
ofMasteringPhysics(whichwillallowyoutosubmityourhomeworkonline)andproblemsfromthepurpleworkbookthatcomeswithyour
textbook(tobeturnedinattheendofclass).Solutionswillbepostedonthewebsiteshortlyaftertheduedate.
Startworkingonyourhomeworkassignmentsassoonaswehavecoveredthematerialinclass.Thiswillallowyoutoaskquestionsandworkon
difficultproblemswithothers.Istronglyrecommendthatyoudiscussproblemswithyourclassmates,however,yourfinalworkhastobeyourown,
notacopyofsomebodyelseswork.
Notethatlatehomeworkmaynotbeaccepted.Ifitis,theremaybeadeduction.Ifyouhavetroublefinishingyourworkontimepleaseletme
knowaheadoftime,notaftertheduedate.

Phys221 Syllabus Sum2013

Note:Thissyllabusissubjecttochange.Pleasecheckonlineforthemostrecentversion.Iusuallyincludeyourfeedbackonofficehoursetc.

Goals
PhysicsDepartmentOutcomes
1.Understandtheinterconnectednessofmathematicsandphysics.Specificallytheapplicationofcalculus,trigonometry,geometry&systemsof
equations.
2.Understandhowphysicsvariablesandequationsrelatetomathematicalvariables,functionsandoperations.
3.Extractabstractphysicalprinciplesfromobservationsofthephysicalworld.
4.Activelyapplyandinformallyexperimentwithphysicalconceptsindailylife.
5.Designing,performingandanalyzingexperimentsinandoutoftheclassroomenvironment
6.Creating&interpretingempiricalmodels.
7.Criticallycomparingtheoreticalphysicalmodelstoempiricalones.

OutcomesforPhysics221
1.Understandingkinematicsinoneandtwodimensions..
2.Learninghowtovisualizeandgraphicallyrepresentmotion.
3.Understandingdynamicsinoneandtwodimensions;understandingNewton'slawsofmotionandapplyingthemtoavarietyofproblems.
4.Becomingfamiliarwithvectorsandtheiruseandusefulnessinphysics.
5.Understandingcircularmotion,kinematicsanddynamics.
6.Understandingimpulseandmomentum,workandenergy.
7.Understandingconservationlaws:momentumandenergy.Applyingtheminproblemsolving.

HowtoSucceedinPhysics221
1.Attendclasseveryday.Ifyoumissclassbesuretofindoutwhatyoumayhavemissed.Donotassumethattheschedulewillnotchange.
2.Readyourtext.Yourtextisverywellwritten(foraphysicstext).Plan3pages/hourtoreallyunderstandwhatisbeingsaid.Readwithapencil
dosampleproblems,summarizesections,etc.
3.Doyourhomeworkregularlyandassoonaspossible.Youmustpracticedailyinordertoallowyourmindtimetoabsorbandorganizethephysics
wearestudying.
4.Handindraftsofyourlabreports.Studentswhotakeadvantageofthisserviceconsistentlyscore
>10%higherontheirlabs.
5.Collaboratebutdonthidebehindothers.Whileworkingandstudyingingroupsisencouraged,makesuretospendtimeonyourownorganizing
yourworkorrewritingyourhomeworkorlabsinyourownwords.
6.Askforhelpassoonasyouneedit.Donotwaituntilyouarereallybehindorconfused.Feelfreetodropbyduringofficehoursoremailmewith
yourquestions.
7.Thereareavarietyofwaysforyoutogethelp,includingPhys299,thetutoringcenterandgooglegroups.Pleasecheckthewebsitefordetails.
8.Ifyouhaveapersonal/familyemergencythatisaffectingyourabilitytoworkinorattendtheclassbesuretocontactmeassoonaspossibleso
thatwecandiscussappropriateaccommodationstohelpyoutosucceedintheclass.

SpecialAssistance
Ifyouneedcourseadaptationsbecauseofadisability,ifyouhaveemergencymedicalinformationtosharewithme,orifyouneedspecial
arrangementsincasethebuildingmustbeevacuated,pleaseseemeduringmyofficehoursassoonaspossible.Iamhappytohelpyouinanyway
Ipossiblycan.

Andletsnotforgettohavefun