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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS
COURSE SYLLABUS – Fall 2009
PHYS 2010: College Physics I
Instructor:
Dr.
Lizhi Ouyang (http://faculty.tnstate.edu/louyang)
Course Description & Pre-requisites:
This is a first course in a
non-calculus-based physics sequence. Topics included mechanics and fluid
mechanics. Pre-requisite: Math 1720.
Purpose:
It satisfies 3 of the 8 hours of physics required by the American
Medical Association for admission to medical school or the allied health
program.
Goals and Objectives:
Goal is to provide a basic knowledge of natural laws and their
mathematical basis for further study in the natural or health sciences.
Learning Objective: Students will be able to apply the principles of
physics in medical or biological contexts.
Course Audience:
This course is primarily for students majoring in biology, chemistry,
and allied health.
Attendance:
Attendance is required by the University & more than four days of
absence will give you a mandatory grade F. Late comers of more than 5
minutes will not be allowed
to enter the class. Side talk and any kind of disruption of class
are prohibited. Cheating
will give you a mandatory F grade in the course and disciplinary action
may also be taken. I trust my students, so start studying from the very
first day.
Learning Resources:
Textbook: James Walker -
Physics, 3rd edition; Science-math tutorials; Office Hours of
Faculty members, Library Opportunities, etc.
METHOD of INSTRUCTION:
Lecture/discussion/demonstration (as applicable).
Learning Competencies:
Operational definitions and units of the physical quantities are
expected to be committed to memory. Students will be expected to handle
the analysis and solution of problems in electricity, magnetism,
circuits, optics, and atomic structure as spelled out in the
handout of competencies.
Also, students will be responsible for all the materials as specified in
the chapters (see TEXT and COVERAGE).
Evaluation of Learning Competencies:
Scores in quizzes, tests, home works, and web-assignments (if
administered) will be the basis for evaluation. Score better than 70%
will constitute grasping the material which is deemed as minimum
mastery.
Grade Determination:
Five Unannounced Quizzes (5%), HW (20%), TEST 1 (15%), TEST 2 (15%),
TEST 3 (15%) and Final Common Dept. Exam (30%). Make-up Quiz is
not allowed. You will
receive a zero for the Quiz you have not taken. Make-up hourly test is
allowed only for extreme
emergency situation.
Grading Scale:
A: 90-100%, B: 80-89%, C: 70-79%, D: 60-69%, F: 0 - 59%.
Reference materials:
Physics – Jones and Childers – Mc Graw Hill
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