Instructor:  Dr. John Philip

        Office: Hannan 213, Phone: 202 319 5319

        E-mail: philip@cua.edu

        Office Hours: Tu &Thu 4:00-5:00 PM

        Current course information is found at http://faculty.cua.edu/philip/course08/phys205.htm

            Classroom: Hannan 106 ,   Credit Hours: 3

            Prerequisites: High school Physics & Maths

            Days and hours: MWF 10:10-11.00 AM

Textbook:

• Textbook: "Physics Principles with Applications " by Giancoli, Sixth edition, publisher Pearson Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-321-51467-X. Some other useful references are:

  • Young & Freedman, University Physics, 11th Edition

  • Fisbane, Gasiorowicz & Thornton, Physics for scientists & Engineers

  • Cutnell & Johnson, Physics

  • Serway & Beichner, Physics for Scientists and Engineers

  • Tipler, Physics

  • Wolfson & Pasachoff, Physics

  • Halliday, Resnick & Walker, Fundamentals of Physics

Course goals:

• This course will provide an overview of introductory mechanics, heat and sound
  • Units & Dimensions
  • Vectors, Newton's Laws
  • Work & Energy
  • Momentum & Impulse
  • Rotational Mechanics, Angular Momentum, Torque
  • Gravitation
  • Fluid Mechanics, Sound & Heat

Course Information:

• Create an account on bb.cua.edu and register for the course College Physics I - PHYS 205

• Your textbook (from campus bookstore) comes with  a 6-word access code. In your web browser, go to  www.masteringphysics.com. Then follow the instructions packaged with your textbook to register.  For your information, the zip code at CUA is 20064. After you register, you will be able to login at any time using the username and password you have chosen. At your first login, you will be asked to enter the course ID for PHYSICS 205, which is MPPHILIP61874. In the assignment list, please go through the "Introduction to MasteringPhysics". The first assignment is due by Sep 2nd, 2008.

• If you buy a used textbook, then you need to get a valid access code. It can be purchased from masteringphysics.com. Go to www.masteringphysics.com, click on Physics Principles with Applications " by Giancoli, Sixth edition. click on buy now and follow the instructions.

•  It is expected that the students read the sections prior to attending the lecture and complete the online quiz (bb.cua.edu).     Online quiz is due at 10.00 AM.

Course evaluation: Your grade will be calculated as follows:

•         Examinations 75% [5 exams: 15% each]

•         quiz  5%

•         Homework  10%

•         Recitation 5%

•        Group discussion 5%

A homework assignment will be due at 11.55 PM every Monday.  Late homework's will not be accepted.

Goals for Student Learning

By the end of the course, the student will have demonstrated mastery of introductory mechanics by successful completion of the homework assignments, quizzes and three examinations.

Course Description

  L = Lecture, S = section, HW = Homework, HWH = Hand written Homework, MP = Mastering Physics

Week of	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
24.Aug	L1 Introduction to the course		L2 Units & measurement S.1.4-1.8		L3 Kinematics: 1 dim S. 2.1 -2.4	Quiz 1 (due 10.00AM)
31 Aug	Labor Day Holiday	HW1	L4  Kinematics contd. S. 2.5-2.6		L5 - Falling objects S.2.7	Quiz 2
7.Sept	L6 - Vectors S.3.1-3.4, HW2 (HWH)		L7 Vectors Examples		L8 - Projectile motion S.3.5-3.6	Quiz 3
14.Sept	L9 - Proj. Motion  Examples HW 3		L10- Rel. velocity S. 3.7-3.8	Exam 1 (1.4-3.4)	L11 Newton's 1&II Laws S. 4.1 - 4.4,	Quiz 4
21.Sept	L12 - Newton's Laws S.4.5-4.7 HW 4 (HWH)		L13: Newton Laws Examples		L14 - Friction S.4.8-4.9	Quiz 5
28.Sept	L15 - Circular Motion S.5.1-5.8, HW 5	Exam 2 (3.5 - 4.9)	L16 -  Kepler laws S.5.9-5.10		L17 -Work S. 6.1, 6.3	Quiz 6
5.Oct	L18 - PE, KE & E S.6.4-6.5   HW 6		L19- Conservation of  E S. 6.6-6.10		L20 - Momentum S.7.1-7.2	Quiz 7
12.Oct	Holiday	L21 - Collision & J  S.7.3 , HW7	L22 Energy & Momentum S. 7.4-7.6		L23  Center of mass S.7.7-7.10,	Quiz 8
19. Oct	L24 Rot. Kinematics S. 8.1-8.3, HW 8		L25 Rot. Dynamics S.8.4-8.7		L26 Static Eqlm S. 8.8, 9.1-9.2	Quiz 9
26. Oct	L27 Fluids I S.10.1-10.4 HW 9		L28 Fluids II S.10.5-10.9		Exam 3 (5.1 - 9.2)
2. Nov	L29 SHM S.11.1-11.3 HW 10		L30 Simp. Pendulum S.11.4, 11.7,11.8		L31 Sound S.12.1-12.2, 12.4	Quiz 10
9. Nov					L32 Sound S.12.6-12.7
16. Nov	L33 Temperature S.13.1-13.4, HW 11		Exam 4 (10.1-12.7)		L34 Gas Laws S.13.6-13.10	Quiz 11
23. Nov	L35 Heat S.14.1-14.4		Thanksgiving	Thanksgiving	Thanksgiving
30. Nov	L36 Heat Transfer S.14.5-14.8		L37 Thermodynamics S.15.1-15.3		L38 Review, HW 12	Quiz 12
7 Dec		Exam 5 (13.1 - 15.3)

 

 Expectations and policies

 Academic honesty: Academic honesty is expected of all CUA students. Faculty are required to initiate the imposition of sanctions when they find violations of academic honesty, such as plagiarism, improper use of a student’s own work, cheating, and fabrication. 

The following sanctions are presented in the University procedures related to Student Academic Dishonesty (from http://policies.cua.edu/academicundergrad/integrityprocedures.cfm): “The presumed sanction for undergraduate students for academic dishonesty will be failure for the course. There may be circumstances, however, where, perhaps because of an undergraduate student’s past record, a more serious sanction, such as suspension or expulsion, would be appropriate. In the context of graduate studies, the expectations for academic honesty are greater, and therefore the presumed sanction for dishonesty is likely to be more severe, e.g., expulsion. ...In the more unusual case, mitigating circumstances may exist that would warrant a lesser sanction than the presumed sanction.”

Please review the complete texts of the University policy and procedures regarding Student Academic Dishonesty, including requirements for appeals, at http://policies.cua.edu/academicundergrad/integrity.cfm .

Other Policies or Expectations: Attendance and punctuality at lectures is required. Any necessary absences or delays should be announced to the instructor in advance, or as promptly as possible, and arrangements must be made for making up any missed work. Missed examinations will not be made up without proof of an extraordinary emergency situation.

Accommodations for students with disabilities: Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the instructor privately to discuss specific needs. Please contact Disability Support Services (at 202 319-5211, room 207 Pryzbyla Center) to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. To read about the services and policies, please visit the website: http://disabilitysupport.cua.edu.

University grades:

The University grading system is available at

http://policies.cua.edu/academicundergrad//gradesfull.cfm#II for undergraduates and http://policies.cua.edu/academicgrad//gradesfull.cfm#iii for graduate students.