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PHYS 1401 – Introductory General Physics I
Course Syllabus
Fall 2010
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Description:
Mechanics is studied. Derivations and
applications of formulas using algebra and trigonometry are stressed. Problem
solving is a basic part of the course.
Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite:
Mathematics 1401.
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Objectives:
Each student will (1) develop a conceptual understanding of the basic
principles of mechanics; (2) understand the development of mechanics from
past to present including a knowledge of the scientists who shaped the course
of mechanics and their contributions; and (3) develop a flexible, logical
problem solving methodology applicable, not only to this course, but to the
greater academic and career challenges ahead.
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Scope:
This course begins with a survey of vectors and the basic laws of motion. It
continues with forces and Newton’s three laws of motion. Work and energy, momentum and collisions
are explored. Rotational motion and dynamics, gravity and Kepler’s laws are
investigated using previously covered mechanical principles. The last phase
of the course introduces solids, fluid mechanics, wave mechanics, and sound.
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Instructor:
Dr. Buxton L. Johnson, Sr.
 Present
lectures that compliment the book and reinforce learning objectives; ensure
that all components of the course are coordinated and sequenced according to
the syllabus; provide help sessions and additional instruction as requested
(only simple examples and problems will normally be worked in class); ensure
testing and subsequent grading is equitable and consistent; and guide
students in the performance of laboratory experiments and the subsequence
preparation of laboratory reports.
Students:
You
Study
assigned sections prior to class; read and attempt to work through assigned
problems prior to deadline; develop and maintain a general physics reference
sheet (one side of an 8.5” x 11” paper for each hour exam and both sides of
one sheet for the final exam); seek addition help early--use instructor’s
office hours or make appointments--use Plus Center tutors; participate
in study groups within the guidelines of Kentucky Wesleyan’s rules on
plagiarism; visit online tutoring sites such as WebAssign;
and test yourself before the exam!
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Graded
Events
Class
Regular
quizzes will be given during class using the Turning Point student response
system. In addition, regular weekly
homework assignments will be assigned/submitted through the WebAssign online homework system. Furthermore, three 1-hour exams and a
2-hour cumulative final exam will be administered. These exams will cover
class material, class quizzes, homework assignments, and topics from
laboratory.
Laboratory
A
laboratory experiment will be performed each week in the General Physics
Laboratory and a subsequent report will be due one week later at the beginning
of the next laboratory period. The laboratory reports will be written in
Microsoft Word with embedded Excel data tables and graphs, and uploaded to
Turnitin.com. Each lab report will
contain the following sections:
1.
Purpose
·
describe
the purpose of the lab experiment;
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include
a diagram(s) of the experimental setup;
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state
the math model(s) being tested.
2.
Procedure
and Analysis
·
document
the procedures you followed during the laboratory experiment;
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use
tables to show your experimental data;
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perform
all your calculations;
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include
required spreadsheets and graphs with regression lines;
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document
your results.
3.
Conclusions
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summarize
your conclusions based on your analysis of the data;
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discuss
the specific sources of error in the experiment.
See a sample
report. The advance study
assignment for each laboratory exercise is due at the beginning of the
laboratory period. Late advance study
assignments will not be accepted for credit.
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Schedule
Class
Ch 1 – Introduction
Ch 2 – Motion in One Dimension
Ch 3 – Vectors and Two Dimensional Motion
Exam 1
Ch 4 – The Laws of Motion
Ch 5 – Energy
Ch 6 – Momentum
and Collisions
Exam 2
Ch
7 – Rotational Motion and the Law of Gravity
Ch
8 – Rotational Equilibrium and Rotational Dynamics
Ch 9 – Solids and Fluids
Exam 3
Ch 13 – Vibrations and Waves
Final
Exam
Laboratory
Lab#2 – Measurement
Instruments
Lab#3 – The Scientific Method:
Simple Pendulum
Lab#4 – Uniformly Accelerated
Motion
Lab#8 – Projectile Motion:
The Ballistic Pendulum
Lab#5 – The Addition and
Resolution of Vectors: The Force Table
Lab#6 – Newton's Second Law:
The Atwood Machine
Lab#7 – Conservation of
Linear Momentum
Lab#9 –
Centripetal Force
Lab#12 – Torques,
Equilibrium, and Center of Gravity
Handout –
Rotational Motion and Moment of Inertia
Lab#14 – Simple Harmonic
Motion
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Detailed
Class/Laboratory Schedule
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Class(C)
/ Lab(L)
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Topic
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Study/Homework/Laboratory/Quiz
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C1: M
8-30
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Introduction
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C2: W 9-1
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Units,
Measurements & Conversions
Trigonometry
and Problem Solving
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Ch 1, Sec
1-6
Ch 1, Sec
7-9
Due: Introduction to WebAssign
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L1A: W
9-1
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Lab#2 TI – Measurement Instruments (Mass, Volume,
and Density)
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Laboratory 1, Section A
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L1B: Th 9-2
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Lab#2 TI – Measurement Instruments (Mass, Volume,
and Density)
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Laboratory 1, Section B
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C3: F 9-3
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1-D
Motion: Velocity & Acceleration
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Ch 2, Sec
1-4
TP Quiz#1
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M 9-6
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Labor Day
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Have a good holiday!
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C4: W 9-8
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1-D
Motion: Constant Acceleration
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Ch 2, Sec
5
TP Quiz#2
Due: WebAssign HW#1 (Ch 1)
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L2A: W
9-8
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Lab#3 TI – The Scientific Method: Simple Pendulum
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Laboratory 2, Section A
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L2B: Th 9-9
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Lab#3 TI – The Scientific Method: Simple Pendulum
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Laboratory 2, Section B
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C5: F
9-10
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1-D
Motion: Free Fall
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Ch 2, Sec
6
TP Quiz#3
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C6: M
9-13
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Vectors
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Ch 3, Sec
1-2
TP Quiz#4
Due: WebAssign HW#2 (Ch 2)
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C7: W
9-15
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2-D
Motion: Constant Acceleration
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Ch 3, Sec
3
TP Quiz#5
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L3A: W
9-15
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Lab#4 TI/CI – Uniformly
Accelerated Motion
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Laboratory 3, Section A
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L3B: Th 9-16
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Lab#4 TI/CI – Uniformly
Accelerated Motion
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Laboratory 3, Section B
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C8: F
9-17
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2-D
Motion: Projectile Motion
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Ch 3, Sec
4
TP Quiz#6
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C9: M
9-20
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Newton’s
Laws of Motion
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Ch 4, Sec
1-4
TP Quiz#7
Due: WebAssign HW#3 (Ch 3)
Online Recitation
HW3-P1,
HW3-P12,
HW3-P13
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C10: W
9-22
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Applications
of Newton’s Laws
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Ch 4, Sec
5
TP Quiz#8
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L4A: W
9-22
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Lab#8 TI – Projectile Motion: The Ballistic Pendulum
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Laboratory 4, Section A
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L4B: Th 9-23
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Lab#8 TI – Projectile Motion: The Ballistic Pendulum
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Laboratory 4, Section B
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C11: F
9-24
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Exam 1
(Ch 1-3)
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One hour
exam
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C12: M
9-27
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Applications
of Newton’s Laws
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Ch 4, Sec
5
TP Quiz#9
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C13: W
9-29
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Forces
of Friction
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Ch 4, Sec
6
TP
Quiz#10
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L5A: W
9-29
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Lab#5 TI – The Addition and Resolution of Vectors: Force
Table
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Laboratory 5, Section A
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L5B: Th 9-30
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Lab#5 TI – The Addition and Resolution of Vectors:
Force Table
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Laboratory 5, Section B
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C14: F
10-1
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Forces of
Friction
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Ch 4, Sec
6
TP
Quiz#11
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C15: M
10-4
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Work
and Kinetic Energy
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Ch 5, Sec
1-2
TP
Quiz#12
Due: WebAssign HW#4 (Ch 4)
Online Recitation
HW4-P6,
HW4-P8,
HW4-P14
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C16: W
10-6
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Potential
Energy and Energy Conservation
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Ch 5, Sec
3-4
TP
Quiz#13
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W 10-6
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No Laboratory
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Th 10-7
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No Laboratory
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C17: F
10-8
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Systems
and Energy Conservation
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Ch 5, Sec
5-6
TP
Quiz#14
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10-11 to
10-12
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Fall
Break
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Have a
good break!
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C18: W
10-13
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Momentum,
Impulse, Momentum Conservation
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Ch 6, Sec
1-2
TP
Quiz#15
Due: WebAssign HW#5 (Ch 5)
Online Recitation
HW5-P10,
HW5-P13,
HW5-P15
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L6A: W
10-13
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Lab#6 CI – Newton's Second Law: The Atwood Machine
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Laboratory 6, Section A
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L6B: Th 10-14
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Lab#6 CI – Newton's Second Law: The Atwood Machine
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Laboratory 6, Section B
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C19: F
10-15
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Collisions
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Ch 6, Sec
3-4
TP
Quiz#16
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C20: M
10-18
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Rotational
Motion
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Ch 7, Sec
1-2
TP
Quiz#17
Due: WebAssign HW#6 (Ch 6)
Online Recitation
HW6-P6,
HW6-P8
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C21: W
10-20
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Rotational
Kinematics
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Ch 7, Sec
3
TP
Quiz#18
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L7A: W
10-20
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Lab#7 CI – Conservation of Linear Momentum
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Laboratory 7, Section A
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L7B: Th 10-21
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Lab#7 CI – Conservation of Linear Momentum
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Laboratory 7, Section B
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C22: F
10-22
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Exam 2
(Ch 4-6)
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One hour
exam
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C23: M
10-25
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No Class
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C24: W
10-27
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Uniform
Circular Motion
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Ch 7, Sec
4
TP
Quiz#19
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L8A: W
10-27
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Lab#9 TI
– Centripetal
Force
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Laboratory 8, Section A
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L8B: Th 10-28
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Lab#9 TI
– Centripetal
Force
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Laboratory 8, Section B
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C25: F
10-29
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Universal
Gravitation
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Ch 7, Sec
5
TP
Quiz#20
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C26: M
11-1
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Universal
Gravitation
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Ch 7, Sec
5
TP
Quiz#21
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C27: W
11-3
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Kepler’s
Laws
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Ch 7, Sec
6
TP Quiz#22
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L9A: W
11-3
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Lab#12 TI – Torques, Equilibrium,
and Center of Gravity
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Laboratory 9, Section A
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L9B: Th 11-4
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Lab#12 TI – Torques, Equilibrium,
and Center of Gravity
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Laboratory 9, Section B
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C28: F
11-5
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Torque
and Rotational Equilibrium
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Ch 8, Sec
1-4
TP
Quiz#23
Due: WebAssign HW#7 (Ch 7)
Online Recitation
HW7-P10,
HW7-P13,
HW7-P15
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C29: M
11-8
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Rotational
Dynamics
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Ch 8, Sec
5-6
TP
Quiz#24
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C30: W
11-10
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Angular
Momentum
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Ch 8, Sec
7
TP
Quiz#25
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L10A: W
11-10
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Handout
TI – Rotational Motion and Moment of
Inertia
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Laboratory 10, Section A
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L10B: Th 11-11
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Handout TI – Rotational Motion and Moment of
Inertia
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Laboratory 10, Section B
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C31: F
11-12
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Deformation
of Solids, Density, and Pressure
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Ch 9, Sec
1-3
TP
Quiz#26
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C32: M
11-15
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Pressure
Variation with Depth, Buoyant Forces and Archimedes Principle
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Ch 9, Sec
4-6
TP
Quiz#27
Due: WebAssign HW#8 (Ch 8)
Online Recitation
HW8-P8,
HW8-P14,
HW8-P15
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C33: W
11-17
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Fluid
Dynamics and Bernoulli’s Equation
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Ch 9, Sec
7-8
TP
Quiz#28
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L11A: W
11-17
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Lab#14 TI – Simple Harmonic
Motion
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Laboratory 11, Section A
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L11B: Th 11-18
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Lab#14 TI – Simple Harmonic
Motion
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Laboratory 11, Section B
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C34: F
11-19
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Hooke’s
Law, Elastic Potential Energy, and Simple Harmonic Motion
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Ch 13,
Sec 1-3
TP
Quiz#29
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C35: M
11-22
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Exam 3
(Ch 7-8)
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One hour
exam
HW9-P, HW9-P,
HW9-P
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11-24 to
11-26
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Thanksgiving
Break
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Have a
good break!
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C36: M
11-29
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Comparison
of Simple Harmonic Motion to Uniform Circular Motion, Pendulum Motion, and
Damped Oscillations
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Ch 13,
Sec 4-6
TP
Quiz#30
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C37: W
12-1
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Mechanical
Waves
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Ch 13,
Sec 7-11
TP
Quiz#31
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W 12-1
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No Laboratory
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Th 12-2
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No Laboratory
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C38: F
12-3
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Review
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Due: WebAssign HW#9 (Ch 9,10)
Online Recitation
HW9-P8,
HW9-P14, HW9-P15
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M 12-6
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Final
Exam (Ch 1-9,13)
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8:00 to
10:00 am
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ATTENDANCE
– Your grade in this course is likely to be strongly influenced by your class
attendance. Exam questions are designed to cover very specifically the topics
as they are discussed in class. In addition, quiz questions will often appear
on exams. Six absences are allowed without affecting the student's grade. Beyond this, each additional absence will
result in a 20-point reduction in the final grade.
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MAKEUP
EXAMS – Students who are forced to miss an exam due to unavoidable
circumstances (illness, death in the family, athletic tournament, etc.) must
contact the instructor. The instructor will determine if the absence is to be
excused in accordance with Kentucky Wesleyan regulations on excused absences.
Students with an excused absence will be allowed to take a makeup exam. No
more than one makeup exam will be approved for any student except in unusual
and very well documented cases.
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EXAM
DISCREPANCIES – Students with exam discrepancies should record, specifically,
those items they would like considered for re-evaluation and return their
exam to the instructor before leaving the classroom. All other students can
retain their exams. No consideration will be given to exam discrepancies
submitted after the student has left the classroom.
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LABORATORY MAKEUP – All missed laboratory experiments must be made
up and all reports must be submitted to receive a grade in the course. Students who are forced to miss a
laboratory due to unavoidable circumstances (illness, death in the family,
athletic tournament, etc.) must contact the instructor. The instructor will
determine if the absence is to be excused in accordance with Kentucky
Wesleyan regulations on excused absences. Only students with an excused
absence will receive credit for making up the missed laboratory experiment.
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LATE WORK – Only one late homework assignment will be
accepted for credit. Only one late
laboratory report will be accepted for credit.
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CHEATING – The first
time a student is found cheating, copying, etc., a zero will be given on the
compromised work. The second time will
result in failure of the course.
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Grading
Policy
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Graded
Event
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Points
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Exams(3)
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360
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Final Exam
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180
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Class
Quizzes(31)
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100
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Homework
Assignments(10)
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180
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Laboratory
Reports(11)
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180
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Course
Total
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1000
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Final
Grade Assignments
are based on the percentage of course points earned according to the
following schedule:
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- 90% and above – A
- 80% and above – B
- 70% and above – C
- 60% and above – D
- below 60% – F
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Academic
Accommodations
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Kentucky Wesleyan College is committed to
providing access to programs and services for qualified students with
disabilities. If you are a student with a disability and require accommodations
to participate and complete requirements for this class, notify me
immediately and contact Dr. Leah Hoover at the Office of Disability Services
(FOB #23 or 270-852-3212) for verification of eligibility and determination
of specific accommodations.
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Academic
Help
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Several
Kentucky Wesleyan offices can be helpful in aiding students.
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