CCBC, Essex                                                                                                       SMIT

Phys 101, Fundamentals of Physics I                                                                  EG1

 

Basic Course Information

 

A. Semester/Term and year

     FALL  SEMESTER  (2008)

B. Instructor’s name

    LALITHA  DORAI

C. Instructor’s office room number

    F711

D. Instructor’s phone number and e-mail address

    410-780-6365 / ldorai@ccbcmd.edu

E. Instructor’s office hours

    

     M      :      11 AM   -   1 PM 

     T       :         8.30AM   -    9.30 AM

     W       :      11  AM  -   1 PM

  

 

Other times by appointment

 

 

 

 

F. Pre-requisites and co-requisites

    (Math 135) and  (RDNG 052 or LVR2) and (ENGL 052 or LVE2 or LVE3 or ESOL 052)

G. Instructor’s homepage

    http://faculty.ccbcmd.edu/~ldorai/ldorai.htm

H. Course’s room number

 S712

I. Course Times

Lecture:  M , W , F : 1.25 AM  -  2.20 AM

Lab :  M   :  2.30 PM  -  5.20  PM

 

Course Goals

 

 A. Course Objectives

  • Solve Problems analyzing uniformly accelerated motion.
  • Apply Newton’s Laws of Motion to problems of force analysis.
  • Analyze circular motion.
  • Apply Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation.
  • Use Conservation of Energy in mechanical systems.
  • Apply Conservation of Linear Momentum for collision analysis.
  • Analyze rotation motion.
  • Apply force and torque analysis to static systems.
  • Solve elementary problems pertaining to a simple harmonic oscillator.
  • Perform vector addition by the graphical and components methods.
  • Be able to perform a slope and intercept analysis for linear,power law, and exponential data sets.
  • Organize and carry out a laboratory investigation.
  • Write a coherent and presentable laboratory report.

 

 

Major Topics

 

1. Introduction

·         The Nature of Physics

·         Fundamental Quantities and Standard Units

·         Dimensional Analysis

·         Conversion of Units

 


2. Motion in One-Dimension

·         The Displacement of a Point Particle

·         Definition of Average Velocity

·         Definition of Average Acceleration

·         Motion at Constant Acceleration

·         The Acceleration Due to Gravity


3. Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions

·         Vectors

·         Addition and Subtraction of Vectors

·         Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration Vectors

·         Projectile Motion


4. Newtonian Dynamics

·         The Law of Inertia

·         The Definition of Force

·         The Equality of Action and Reaction

·         A Definition of Weight

·         Motion with Resisting Forces - Friction

·         Motion on an Inclined Plane


5. Circular Motion and Universal Gravitation

·         Centripetal Acceleration

·         Motion of a Vehicle on a Banked Track

·         Dynamics of a Mass Moving in a Circular Path

·         Universal Gravitation and the Cavendish Experiment

·         Circular Satellite Orbits


6. Work and Energy

·         The Definition of Work

·         Kinetic Energy

·         Gravitational Potential Energy

·         Principle of Energy Conservation

·         Power



7. Linear Momentum and Collisions

·         Definitions of Impulse and Momentum

·         Conservation of Linear Momentum

·         Elastic and Inelastic Collisions

·         Momentum of Objects of Varying Mass

 

 

8. Rotational Dynamics and Statics

·         Rotational Kinematics

·         Statics of Concurrent Coplanar Force

·         Torque and General Conditions of Equilibrium

·         Center of Gravity

·         Statics of Rigid Bodies

·         Work and Rotational Kinetic Energy

·         Angular Momentum

 

 

9. Periodic Motion

·         Hooke's Law and Elastic Potential Energy\

·         Simple Harmonic Motion

·         The Simple Pendulum

 

10.Temperature, Heat, and Internal Energy

 

·         Heat as a form of energy

·         Specific Heat

·         Latent Heat

 

            11. Vibrations and Wave

·                   Wave Motions

·                   Wave Properties

 

12.Sound

·   The Speed of Sound

·   Sound intensity

·   Sound phenomena

            

              

               

 

          

 

Rationale

 

This course (first in a sequence of two) is appropriate for students expecting to apply to one of the health care professional schools / programs (e.g. radiography, radiation therapy, medical, physical therapy, pharmacy, dental, etc.), and also for students in certain technical programs which require non-calculus based physics (e.g. electronics, computer service, architectural drafting, etc.). It is also appropriate for any student that wants to increase his/her knowledge of basic physics using only algebra and right angle trig.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluation

 

A. Requirements

  1. Hourly Tests (3)

  2. Final Exam (Comprehensive)

  3. Labs

 

  B. Instructor’s grading policy

 

1. Hourly Tests

60 %

2. Final Exam (Comprehensive)

30 %

3. Labs

10 %

 

 

Total---------------------------------------à

100 %

 

90 %   -    100 %        ------     A

80 %   -      89 %        ------      B

70 %   -      79 %        ------      C

60 %   -       69 %       ------      D

LESS  THAN 60 %   ------      F

 

 

Course Procedures             

 

 

 

A. Materials

  1. Textbook ( College Physics , 8 th edition, by Serway / Faughn)

  2. Lab Book (Lab Experiments, Phys 101)

  3. Scientific calculator

 

 

B. Special notes: (tentative)

  1. Test 1 covers chapters     1,2,3,4

      Test 2 covers chapters     5, 6,7,8

      Test 3 covers chapters     10,11,13,14

  

     Final exam covers all  chapters .

   

   2. If the final exam grade is greater than the lowest  houry  exam , it will be worth     

      50% and the lowest hourly exam will be dropped.

    (  no  make up tests will be given)

 

  3.  Labs   must be turned in on time. If more than one lab is missed ,you will fail the course.

 

 

C  : EXAMINATIONS:

      There will be 3 major exams given  in advance during the semester.  No

       make-up exam will be given .  Absence from these exams will result in a zero grade.  A comprehensive final will be administered during final exam week. This is a requirement of the course. Exam Questions will be asked from deductive reasoning from the material presented in Class, Home Work and Reading assignment.

      Students can bring a simple scientific calculator for the exams.

      Cell Phones/Palm pilot or any other electronic devises of any kind will not be allowed during the exams .

 

 

 

HOMEWORK:

 

Homework assignment will consist of:

 

1 .   Reading sections in the text

 

2.   Answering questions

 

3.    Problems

 

           It is essential for students to do assignments on a daily basis.  Selected problems will be discussed in the class as time and demand permits.  The reading assignments are made in advance of the lectures that cover the reading material.  The lectures are designed to reinforce the students reading not for the students to learn the entire course from the lectures. It is extreamly important for the students to carefully and perceptively read the assignments before the lectures. Some elementary material that needs little explanation will be assigned for reading and not covered in the class.

 

COMPUTER PROJECTS:

 

            Report should be done neatly.  Late reports will not be graded.

 

PREPARATION AND PREREQUISITES:

 

           Students are required to have completed the appropriate prerequisits Math/Physics courses or their equivalent to be enrolled in a course.  Students who have not completed the prerequisite courses are ineligible for enrollment in a course and will not be given a final grade if they do not withdraw.  Students should either be concurrently enrolled in the required Math course or have completed it or an equivalent course.  Students are required to have a working knowledge of the topics involved in the prerequisite courses   and all their prerequisites at least at the level of having passed the  courses at the B level.  If the student feels insecure in his/her depth of knowledge in these areas it is recommended that he/she immediately undertake a brief but thorough review of these subjects in lectures, but the student will be responsible for knowing the material. All the exam problems will be similar to the homework assignments, the example problems in the book or example problems worked out in the lectures.

 

 

 

  

C. Tentative test dates: 

         Test 1 ( 9 / 29 /2008)

         Test 2 ( 11 / 3/ 2008)

         Test 3 ( 12 /1/ 2008)

         Final Exam ( 12/8 / 2008)  

 

COLLEGE POLICIES FOR COURSE SYLLABI:

 

 

CCBC  CODE OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

 

Academic honesty is expected of all students.  Work submitted by students as their own must be their own and materials taken from any other source must be clearly identified as such.  Falsification of data, plagiarism, copying from others in class, obtaining advance information about exams, and other violations of academic honesty are not acceptable.  The usual penalty for academic dishonesty is failure on the paper or exam or failure in the course, as determined by the instructor.  The instructor may recommend a more severe penalty, such as dismissal from a program or from the College.

 

ESSEX WRITING POLICY

 

The college recognizes that clear, correct and concise use of language is a characteristic of an educated person.  Instructors should consider the quality of writing in determining a grade for a written assignment.  In some instances, poor writing can be a sufficient cause for a failing grade on a paper, and in extreme cases, a failing grade in a course.

 

ESSEX ATTENDANCE POLICY

 

All students are expected to attend class regularly and punctually in order to derive maximum benefit from instruction and to contribute to learning in the classroom.

 

Each faculty member will determine the specific attendance policy for each course and will monitor attendance accordingly.  At the faculty member’s discretion, absence from class may be the basis for academic failure.

 

 

Students are encouraged to seek help from their instructors whenever they encounter academic difficulty (either during scheduled office hours or by appointment).  In addition, the Student Success Center in E312 has information about free tutoring provided.  Stop by or call for more information (410-780-690).

 

 

 

SNOW AND EMERGENCY CLOSING POLICY

 

Should it become necessary for the College to close or alter its times of operations, announcements will be made after 6:30 a.m. on WBAL radio (1090 AM) or you can call 410-682-6000.  Should the College’s opening be delayed, faculty and students are expected to be where they would normally be at the announced opening time.