1pm 6PHYS-1150 (6) General Physics II (CRN:40451-Kaldon)Western Michigan UniversityDr. Philip Edward Kaldon Fall 20072203 Everett Tower Version 6.04aOffice: 387-4942 Dept: 387-4940 FAX: 387-49391-616-xxx-xxxx (Home) Internet: [email protected]: MTuWThF 1:00- 1:50pm 1110 Rood HallOffice Hours: MTuWThF @ 11am, MTuTh @ 2-4pm – or stop in or by appointment.http://homepages.wmich.edu/~kaldon/classes/ph115-6.htmPHYS-1160 (Laboratory) is a separate course.You must be registered for PHYS-1160 to take the lab.Labs probably start the second week of class (September 11 Tu); check outside lab door.Three-Times Rule: It is University policy that the number of times a course can be taken is limited to three(including withdrawals). A student whose current enrollment is in violation of this policy must drop thiscourse as soon as possible and no later than the deadline for no refund of tuition.C -or- Better Requirement: It is Department policy that a grade of “C” or better in a prerequisite course isrequired before enrollment is permitted in the next-sequence course. A student who does meet thisrequirement must drop this course as soon as possible and no later than the no-refund deadline.Required Texts and Supplies:College Physics (7th edition) / Serway and FaughnStandard inexpensive calculator with trig functions and logs. NO TI-92 MACHINES!Optional Materials:None, really. Study guides from Schaum’s, or the textbook publisher are available (or can beordered, but probably not in time for this short spring course) from the bookstore. These may behelpful for some people, but are not required and have not been used in the preparation of thiscourse. There are also study software packages for Physics, but I haven’t seen one that lookedworth the money; so you might as well work the assigned Homework!Prerequisites: PHYS-1130 (or equivalent) is required for PHYS-1150, with a grade of “C” or higher.A working knowledge of algebra, with some geometry and trigonometry is expected for thiscourse. Since Physics is a kind of applied mathematics, if you feel uncomfortable about yourmath skills, don’t delay getting help!Co-requisites: None.Course Descriptions from the WMU Course Registration Web Site(GoWMU)PHYS 1150 - General Physics II4 hrs. Fall, Winter, and SummerThis course follows PHYS 1130 and consists of studies in electricity, magnetism, light, andatomic and nuclear physics. Many schools of engineering will not accept PHYS 1130, 1140,1150, 1160 for transfer credit.† A student cannot receive credit for both PHYS 1150 and PHYS2070.Prerequisite: PHYS 1130. Corequisites: (none) † Should you require calculus-based physics in the future, there is a conversion course PHYS-2150 (see Dept.).PHYS-1150 (6) (Kaldon) Fall 2007 Page 2PHYS 1160 - General Physics II Laboratory1 hr. Fall, Winter, and SummerThis is a laboratory course which includes exercises related to topics covered in PHYS 1150.Normally this course is taken concurrently with PHYS 1150. A student may not receive credit forboth PHYS 1160 and PHYS 2080. Corequisite: PHYS 1150.Significant Dates:Sep. 3 Mon - Labor Day (No Classes)Sep. 4 Tue - PHYS-1150 BeginsSep. 6 Thu - Regular Twice-Weekly Quizzes Begin (Tu/Th)Sep. 10 Mon - Drop/Add Ends (100% Refund)Sep. 10 Mon - Last Day to Drop without “W”Sep. 11 Tue - PHYS-1160 Laboratory BeginsSep. 25 Tue - Hour Exam 1Oct. 23 Tue - Hour Exam 2Nov. 5 Mon - Last Day to Drop with “W”Nov. 15 Thu - Topic 1 (Book Report) (due by 5pm Thursday)Nov. 19 Mon - Grace Period for Topic 1 ends at 5pmNov. 20 Tue - Hour Exam 3Nov. 21 Wed - Thanksgiving Recess Starts @ Noon [ NO 1 pm classes ]Nov. 26 Mon - Classes ResumeDec. 7 Fri - Last Regular ClassDec. 10 Mon - FINALS WEEK StartsDec. 11 Tue - Final Exam 12:30pm-2:30pm (2 hours)Dec. 14 Fri - End of Fall SessionDec. 18 Tue - Grades due at Noon“All Exam dates are fixed in stone.” See Dr. Phil otherwise.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 64-0Raw exam scores may be curved.The Million Point Grading Scale:Quizzes (20) 300,000 points 23 given; 3 droppedPapers (1) 100,000 pointsExams (3) 300,000 pointsFinal (1) 200,000 pointsWorksheets (5) 100,000 points-------------------------------------------- 1,000,000 points 750,000 POINTS For many of you, the minimum grade you need in this course is a “C”. That means youneed to earn at least 750,000 points. Read this Syllabus carefully and keep current in class.PHYS-1150 (6) (Kaldon) Fall 2007 Page 3The Textbook: You will very quickly learn that Dr. Phil does not drone on and on, reading straight outof the textbook (Serway & Faughn). In this class, the textbook serves as a “second voice” so that you cansee the same material presented in a different way, with different examples. We will not necessarily go ina linear fashion through the book, despite the Topic calendar on the last page of the syllabus. You shouldkeep up with where we are in the textbook as part of your daily study habits. In addition, you shouldmake it a habit to check the class web site, which also includes a brief discussion of what was covered inclass, along with some important examples and equations. The time to ask questions about differencesbetween what is in your notes (which may or may not be what was on the blackboard) and what you findin Serway & Faughn, is the next class period. Most of the differences come from differences in notation,or from errors in transcribing Dr. Phil’s enthusiastic but sometimes illegible scrawl on the board.Occasionally mistakes crop in – you’ll notice that Dr. Phil doesn’t work from prepared notes, preferringto work “without a safety net” – we try to correct them As Soon As Possible. Bottom line? You alwayshave something to do when you use your notes and your books to good advantage. DON’T get behind –the next test is sooner than you think!New or Used? There’s no denial – buying a Physics textbook is expensive. The Old Rule was that it wasa Significant Investment, part of your growing library of reference tools that you will keep and usethroughout your career. One look in Dr. Phil’s office should convince you that I have never sold a singletextbook. But today, most students “rent” their texts, selling them as soon as they are “out of here”.