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%
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 |
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Date |
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Chapt. |
Material |
Pages |
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4/8/2008 |
Tuesday |
Instructor Not Present |
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4/12/2008 |
Saturday |
Intro |
Significant Digits |
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Scientific Method |
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1 |
Measurements |
1-24 (23) |
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4/15/2008 |
Tuesday |
2 |
Motion |
25-43 (18) |
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3 |
Force and Motion |
44-68 (24) |
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4/19/2008 |
Saturday |
Pop Quiz – Chapters 1, 2, 3 and
Introduction |
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4 |
Work and Energy |
69-89 (20) |
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4/22/2008 |
Tuesday |
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Test 1 - Chapters 1, 2, 3 and
Introduction |
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5 |
Temperature and Heat |
90-116 (26) |
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4/26/2008 |
Saturday |
6 |
Waves |
117-135 (18) |
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7 |
Wave Effects and Optics |
136-165 (29) |
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4/29/2008 |
Tuesday |
8 |
Electricity and Magnetism |
166-197 (31) |
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5/3/2008 |
Saturday |
9 |
Atomic Physics |
198-225 (27) |
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Review |
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5/6/2008 |
Tuesday |
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Test 2 - Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 |
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10 |
Nuclear Physics |
226-259 (33) |
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5/10/2008 |
Saturday |
11 |
The Chemical Elements |
260-287 (27) |
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12 |
Chemical Bonding |
288-317 (29) |
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5/13/2008 |
Tuesday |
13 |
Chemical Reactions |
318-346 (28) |
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5/17/2008 |
Saturday |
15 |
The Solar System |
380-415 (35) |
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16 |
Place and Time |
416-437 (21) |
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17 |
The Moon |
438-458 (20) |
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5/20/2008 |
Tuesday |
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Test 3 - Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12
& 13 |
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18 |
The Universe |
459-491 (32) |
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19 |
The Atmosphere |
492-521 (29) |
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5/24/2008 |
Saturday |
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Test 4 – Chapters 15, 16, 17, 18
& 19 |
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5/27/2008 |
Tuesday |
Review Test
1, 2, 3 & 4 |
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5/31/2008 |
Saturday |
Final |
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