PHYSICAL SCIENCE 01

Ticket Number 6521

5:55 – 8:00 P.M. Tuesday

8:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Saturday                                                                                    Room: CMPC-5

 

Instructor:................ Professor Charles Mallory

 

Email:........................ charles.mallory@ieee.org

 

Web Address: ......... http://home.ca.rr.com/profmallory/

            Check this location often.  This location will contain old quizzes, tests, handouts, study guides and grades.

 

Office Hours:........... 6:30 – 7:00 PM Thursday

And by arrangement

 

Text: ......................... An Introduction to Physical Science, by Shipman, Wilson & Todd, 11th edition

 

Attendance:.............. This will be taken each class and will count for 5% of your final grade.

 

Class Description:... This course is designed for non-science majors.  It meets the General Education requirements for Natural Sciences.  This survey course covers the general principles of Physics, Chemistry and Astronomy.

 

Homework will be given for each chapter.  The test and final questions will come from these questions.  The assignments will NOT be collected but you are expected to have completed them.

 

Tests will be given weekly, and will count for 30% of your final grade.  The quiz questions will primarily come from the questions the end of each chapter from the book.

 

Final will count for 65% of your final grade.  The final questions will be taken from the quizzes.  The final will be cumulative and cover all quizzes.  Failure to take the final exam will result in an automatic fail in the course.

 

Grading will be done on a semi-modified curve.  The grade you will earn will be based on the following scale:

A         90% - 100%

B         75% -  89%

C         60% -  74%

D         45% -  59%

F         0% -   44%

 

I guarantee that you will receive at least the above grade if not higher due to modifications of the curve to fit the class performance.

 

Grade Breakdown:                           Attendance        5%

                                                            Tests               30%

                                                            Final Exam      65%

 

 

 

Anyone found cheating WILL receive an “F” grade.


 



Tentative Lecture Schedule

 

Date

Day

Chapt.

Material

Pages

 

4/8/2008

Tuesday

Instructor Not Present

 

4/12/2008

Saturday

Intro

Significant Digits

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Scientific Method

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1

Measurements

1-24 (23)

 

4/15/2008

Tuesday

2

Motion

25-43 (18)

 

3

Force and Motion

44-68 (24)

 

4/19/2008

Saturday

Pop Quiz – Chapters 1, 2, 3 and Introduction

 

4

Work and Energy

69-89 (20)

 

4/22/2008

Tuesday

--

Test 1 - Chapters 1, 2, 3 and Introduction

 

5

Temperature and Heat

90-116 (26)

 

4/26/2008

Saturday

6

Waves

117-135 (18)

 

7

Wave Effects and Optics

136-165 (29)

 

4/29/2008

Tuesday

8

Electricity and Magnetism

166-197 (31)

 

5/3/2008

Saturday

9

Atomic Physics

198-225 (27)

 

Review

 

 

5/6/2008

Tuesday

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Test 2 - Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8

 

10

Nuclear Physics

226-259 (33)

 

5/10/2008

Saturday

11

The Chemical Elements

260-287 (27)

 

12

Chemical Bonding

288-317 (29)

 

5/13/2008

Tuesday

13

Chemical Reactions

318-346 (28)

 

5/17/2008

Saturday

15

The Solar System

380-415 (35)

 

16

Place and Time

416-437 (21)

 

17

The Moon

438-458 (20)

 

5/20/2008

Tuesday

--

Test 3 - Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13

 

18

The Universe

459-491 (32)

 

19

The Atmosphere

492-521 (29)

 

5/24/2008

Saturday

--

Test 4 – Chapters 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19

 

5/27/2008

Tuesday

Review Test 1, 2,  3 & 4

 

5/31/2008

Saturday

Final

 


Significant Figures