2pm 20Note: This Syllabus is Updated from files for previous semesters and previous courses. Every attempt has been made to keep it current to theSummer-I 2007 Semester and PHYS-1070 at Western Michigan University. Please Report any errors or inconsistencies immediately to Dr. Phil.PHYS-1070 (20) Elementary Physics (CRN: 20421-Kaldon)Western Michigan UniversityDr. Philip Edward Kaldon Spring 20072203 Everett Tower Version 20.03Office: (269) 387-4942 Dept: 387-4940 FAX: 387-4939 Internet:[email protected] (Home) http://homepages.wmich.edu/~kaldon/Class: MTu ThF 2:00-3:40pm 1110 Rood HallOffice Hours: MTu ThF @ 10:10-1:45pm, MTu Th @ 4:00-5:00pm –or stop in or by appointment.http://homepages.wmich.edu/~kaldon/classes/ph107-20.htmPHYS-1070 + PHYS-1080 is the same course as the old course PHYS-109—————————————PHYS-1070 has a Laboratory Component – You Must Register for PHYS-1080 separately.Your Lab probably starts the week of Thursday May 10th; check outside lab door.PHYS-1070 is the Physics Course You Missed in High SchoolSo Attendance is NOT Optional.BUT... There is Nothing to Be Scared of – We WILL Get You Through This!Please Note That There Are Many Different Parts to This Course.You Must Complete All of Them To Receive Your Participation Points.Three-Times Rule: It is University policy that the number of times a course can be taken islimited to three (including withdrawals). A student whose current enrollment isin violation of this policy must drop this course as soon as possible and no laterthan the deadline for no refund of tuition.C -or- Better Requirement: It is Department policy that a grade of “C” or better in aprerequisite course is required before enrollment is permitted in the next-sequencecourse. A student who does meet this requirement must drop this course as soonas possible and no later than the no-refund deadline.Textbook: Inquiry Into Physics / Vern J. Ostdiek and Donald J. Bord (5th Edition)[hereafter known as “O & B”]Supplies: A standard inexpensive calculator is recommended. One with trig functions (sin,cos, tan) will prove useful. (We can help teach you how to use this tool.)Math Level: It is perfectly normal to approach a course such as PHYS-1070 with a certain level ofmath anxiety. Science so often appears as a numbers game, yet there is a lot of information contained inthose numbers. We will work toward a reasonable proficiency of reasonable calculations, consistent withthe course content and the abilities of the class. Rote memorization of complex formulas is not part ofthis course.Prerequisites: MATH-1100 or equivalent. A previous high school knowledge of algebra, and somegeometry and trigonometry is expected for this course, but we will go over the details in class. SincePhysics is a kind of applied mathematics, many students feel uncomfortable about Physics because theyPHYS-1070 (Kaldon-19) Spring 2007 Page 2are uncomfortable about their math skills. Although we do not have time to extensively reviewmathematics in this course, help is available on campus! Don’t delay if you need help.Significant Dates:May 7 Mon - PHYS-1070 Begins for Summer I Session 2007May 10 Thu - Regular Daily Quizzes BeginMay 11 Fri - Drop/Add Ends (100% Refund)May 11 Fri - Last Day to Drop without "W"May 18 Fri - Hour Exam 1May 23 Wed - Hour Exam 1L – for students enrolled after Week 1May 28 Mon - Memorial Day < No Classes >June 1 Fri - Hour Exam 2June 4 Mon - Last Day to Drop with "W"June 14 Thu - Topic 1 (Book Report) (due by 5pm Thursday)June 15 Fri - Hour Exam 3June 18 Mon - Grace Period for Topic 1 ends at 5pmJune 22 Fri - Last Regular Day of ClassJune 25 Mon - Review ClassJune 26 Tue - Final Exam 2:00-3:40pm (2 hours) **June 27 Wed - End of Summer I Session @ NoonJuly 3 Tue - Grades Due at Noon “All Exam dates are fixed in stone.” See Dr. Phil otherwise.Office Hours: There are scheduled office hours every day of the week. A copy of Dr. Phil’s schedule isposted on the door to his office, so you can figure out when I am already committed to be elsewhere. Youare perfectly free to make office appointments. If you are planning to stop by during a regularlyscheduled office hour, I would appreciate a comment from you before or after class, but this is notnecessary. Note: Office hours are provided for your benefit. They don’t do me any good, but I do getlonely from time to time. Which is really strange come exam time…Grading Scheme: A AB B BC C CD D E %-age 100-95 94-90 89-85 84-80 79-75 74-70 69-65 64-0The Million Point Grading Scale: There has been much talk about grade inflation in recent years.Well, here’s an example of grade hyperinflation: the total number of points this semester will be1,000,000. Seriously, our modern society tends to use a lot of very large and very small numbers, and themillion point grading scale is very useful to break some prejudices about grades and have some fun at thesame time.Final Exam 200,000 20%3 One-Hour Exams (100,000 pts ea.) 300,000 30%20 Quizzes (15,000 pts each) 300,000 30%Special Topics (Papers, etc.) 200,000 20%Laboratory (see PHYS-1080) –0%Total Points 1,000,000 100.0%“The Instructor reserves the right to curve grades.”PHYS-1070 (Kaldon-19) Spring 2007 Page 3Catalog Descriptions: PHYS 1070 Elementary Physics – 4 hrs. – This course surveys physics frommechanics to modern physics in one semester. It is designed for students in curricula requiring a onesemester course at the level of general college physics.Prerequisite: MATH 1100 or equivalent. Corequisite: PHYS 1080.PHYS 1080 Elementary Physics Laboratory – 1 hrs. – This is a laboratory course which includesexercises related to topics covered in PHYS 1070. Corequisite: PHYS 1070.Course Goals: TO BECOME KNOWLEDGEABLE and FUNCTIONAL in using physical scienceconcepts and conceptual relationships to describe, predict and explain events in the everyday world.TO UNDERSTAND the basic nature of science, that it consists of two kinds of truths, someobservationally true and other truths that are accepted because of supported theories.TO UNDERSTAND how scientists talk about the world and to understand how this differs from hownon-scientists talk about the world. TO ACCEPT the importance of the knowledge of “how we knowsomething is so” in