MIAMI DADE COLLEGE | Course: PHY2048 | Classes: 007389 Room and Times: 2206, TuTh 08:00am-09:40am
Office Hours: TuTh 12:30pm - 01:30pm Instructor: Professor Van Splunteren
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FALL 2019, SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE PROFESSOR'S DISCRETION.
DATE Chapter IMPORTANT INFORMATION
T jan 7 Intro, website, syllabus
R jan 9 1
T jan 14 2
R jan 16 2
T jan 21 3
R jan 23 Working session 1, 2 and 3
T jan 28 Exam-1 ( Chapters 1, 2, 3 )
R jan 30 4
T feb 4 5
R feb 6 6
T feb 11 7
R feb 13 7
T feb 18 Working session 4, 5, 6, 7
R feb 20 Exam-2 ( Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7)
T feb 25 8 R feb 27 8 T mar 3 9 R mar 5 NO CLASS T mar 10 9 R mar 12 10 T mar 17 ONLINE TRANSITION R mar 19 T mar 24 R mar 26 T mar 31 9/10 R apr 2 10 T apr 7 Exam 3 R apr 9 11 T apr 14 12 R apr 16 12 T apr 21 13
R apr 23 Homework 13 and review
CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR:
In this class, the good of the whole class always supersedes that of the individual. Team spirit, focus and collaboration all help obtaining a successful learning experience and a good grade.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT IF YOU ARRIVE LATE, YOU CREATE A DISRUPTION IN THE CLASS. Feedback shows that students who are usually on time complain about people arriving late because of this. The same goes for absences: those who are frequently absent often don’t know where the class is at, or what we are doing, again creating a disruption.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT EVERYONE HAS PARKING PROBLEMS, AND JOB OR HOME OBLIGATIONS.
Food/Drink: no food in the classroom please. Water & Coffee are OK.
PHONES, TABLETS, LAPTOPS
Phones, tablets and laptops have proven to be the most disruptive element in a classroom and are not allowed.
No texting or communication of any kind on cell phones EXCEPT IF REQUESTED.
Please do not walk out of the classroom to answer phones or texts, this is disruptive to the class.
ATTENDANCE:
Roll will be taken 1 time for each class. Please do not sign in and then visit the restroom or walk out. After the first 4 unexcused absences, 10 participation points may be taken off, and after 4 with every late 5 Participation points.
Elective procedures do not constitute a medical necessity. Job related absences are not excused nor do trips or vacations. If a student is dropped from the class for non-payment of fees, or by the instructor, that student will no longer be allowed to attend class. The student will not receive a grade for the class and the instructor will not accept any assignments if the student is not registered. If the student wishes to re-enroll in the class, they must do so prior to returning to class. Proof of registration and payment of fees from the Registration Office must be provided before the student can attend class.
TARDIES: - Roll will be taken 1 time for each class. If you are not here for roll, you are considered late, and Participation points may be taken off.
ABSENCES: If you are not present for roll, you are considered late or absent.
5 consecutive unexcused absences may result in your being dropped from the class, as will 9 total absences in the semester. You will not automatically dropped though, so make sure to inform the professor for any excessive absences.
Please notify the professor by email and attach a picture of: Jury Duty notice, Police ticket for accident, or show a Doctor’s note or similar. Make sure the date and time are noted.
CLASS WITHDRAWAL
5 consecutive unexcused absences or 20% class absences in total may result in dropping the classes. It is your responsibility however to make sure you drop the class if so desired. Refer to the cutoff date college-wide to drop with a 'W' meaning, no grade is recorded and your GPA is not affected.
ONLINE HOMEWORK (about 25%)
There will be homework assignments for every chapter. The online assignments will be done through the online system. Late homework can be made-up with a 40 point penalty per homework.
4 MINUTE PRESENTATION (30 additional Participation pts max) (not for 2048 12 week class) You should talk about your assigned subject in class for about 4 minutes, and you will be assigned a date to do that. If you have an important, documented reason not to present in class, make an office appointment for that same week, and you can present your subject privately in the office. A
schedule will be posted online.
EXAMS (about 75%)
Four exams will be given during the course.
All students must take the final (fourth) exam, regardless of their score. Your percentile on each exam will depend on the overall class performance. EXAM makeups will not be given unless due to extenuating circumstances, since the lowest score will be dropped.
Car breaks down (take an uber!), dentist/physician appointment, work/vacation conflicts or not being prepared to take the exam will not be considered extenuating circumstances for a makeup. As a privilege, the lowest grade of the 3 exams may be dropped (not the final), as well as the lowest homework.
The final grade in this course will be determined by three exams including the final, all homeworks - 1, credits such as Participation points, presentation (30 pts max), and other, such as class problem presentations. Class distractions or disruptions such as lateness and phone use count against your credits. Pop quizzes may or may not be given. The final is required and will not be dropped. The exams (75%) plus the homework (25%) plus Participation & LAIR Points points plus extra credit points for class and/or presentations are averaged and the class may be slightly curved. Online grades are exact only right after each of the 4 exams, because the exams have a major impact on grades But you can track your homework grades every week, and get a good idea of where you’re at by adding the new homework grades.
LAIR ATTENDANCE
The LAIR will notify me if a student has attended LAIR study sessions for this class, and will be rewarded with 1 participation point per hour studied at Lair, up to a max of 100. These are added to your homework points.
COURSE DIVISION IN QUARTERS
The course is organized in 4 parts ("quarters"), each with several homework assignments and one exam.
CHEATING POLICY
Anyone caught cheating in any manner is awarded the grade of 0. No warnings are given. It is your responsibility to do your own work. Both persons collaborating in cheating will receive the grade of 0. During exams, students will be randomly seated.
There will be zero tolerance for academic misconduct. If you are caught cheating during an exam, you will receive a Zero for such exam and automatically forfeit your privilege to receive any extra credit or drop any exam or homework.
Furthermore, a student who is suspected of cheating, plagiarism, or misrepresenting their work, will be referred to the Dean of Students and will be subject to the process specified in the student code of conduct. More information can be found at: http://www.mdc.edu/main/rights/.
During exams, students may be asked to sit at different desks than normally.
COURSE COMPETENCIES, DETAIL (“CC”)
CC1: The Student will demonstrate an understanding of the scientific method by:
· explaining how the scientific method differs from day to day application of observation, generalization, and prediction, units, uncertainty, significant numbers
1 Introduction and Math review.
1.1 Nature of Physics.
1.2 Solving Physics Problems. 1.3 Standards and Units.
1.4 Unit Consistency and Conversion. 1.5 Uncertainty and Significant Figures. 1.6 Estimate and Order of Magnitudes. Ch. 1 Vectors.
1.7 Vectors and Vector Addition. 1.8 Components of a Vector. 1.9 Unit Vectors.
1.10 Products of Vectors
2 Kinematics
Ch 2. Motion along Straight Line.
2.1 Displacement, Time and Average Velocity. 2.2 Instantaneous Velocity.
2.3 Average and Instantaneous Acceleration. 2.4 Motion with constant Acceleration. 2.5 Free Falling Bodies.
2.6 Velocity and Position by Integration.
CC2: The Student will demonstrate an understanding of basic Kinematics by:
explaining the difference between average and instantaneous velocity or acceleration; applying techniques
from calculus to calculate the velocity and acceleration of an object when the position is given as a function of time;
using kinematics equations to calculate a later position and velocity for an object undergoing constant acceleration in one or two dimensions;
using the Galilean formulas to transform a velocity or acceleration from one reference frame to another;
Calculate centripetal acceleration for an object moving in a circle.
Ch 3 Motion in Two Dimensions or Three Dimensions.
3.1 The Position and Velocity Vectors. 3.2 The Acceleration Vector.
3.3 Projectile Motion. 3.4 Motion in Circles. 3.5Relative Velocity.
CC3. The Student will demonstrate an understanding of translational dynamics and gravity by:
sketching a "free body" diagram to represent the forces acting on a system of masses; expressing static or kinetic friction in terms of the normal forces;
writing and solving a set of component force equations for each mass in the system; calculating the properties of a circular orbit.
3 Translational and Rotational Dynamics. Ch 4 Newton’s Laws of Motion.
4.1 Forces and Interactions. 4.2 Newton’s First Law. 4.3 Newton’s Second Law. 4.4 Mass and Weight. 4.5 Newton’s Third Law. 4.6 Free Body Diagram. Ch 5 Applying Newton’s Laws.
5.1 Newton’s 1st Law: Particles in Equilibrium. 5.2 Newton’s Second Law: Dynamic Particles. 5.3 Frictional Forces.
5.4 Dynamics of Circular Motion. Ch 13 Gravitation.
13.1 Newton’s Law of Gravitation. 13.2 Weight.
13.5 Kepler’s Laws and the Motion of the planets .
CC4. The Student will demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of work and energy by: · using integration to calculate the work which a force does on a moving object; · calculating the power which a force supplies to a moving object;
· using conservation of energy to solve dynamics problems.
4 Energies, Work, and Conservation of Energy. Ch 6 Work and Kinetic Energy.
6.1 Work.
6.2 Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem. 6.3 Work and Energy with Varying Forces.
6.4 Power
Ch 7 Potential Energy and Energy Conservation.
7.1 Gravitational Potential Energy. 7.2 Elastic Potential Energy.
7.3 Conservative and Nonconservative Forces. 7.4 Forces and Potential Energy.
7.5 Energy Diagram and Equilibrium of a System.* Ch. 13 Universal Gravitation.
13.4 Motion of Satellites.
CC5. The Student will demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of momentum and center of mass by:
• locating the center of mass of an object or a system of objects; • finding the momentum change resulting from an impulse;
• solving a collision problems using conservation of momentum in one or two dimensions.
5 Momentum and Impulse. Momentum Conservation. Ch.8 Linear Momentum and Collisions.
8.1 Momentum and Impulse. 8.2 Conservation of Momentum.
8.3 Momentum Conservation and Collisions. 8.4 Elastic Collisions.
8.5 The Center of Mass. 8.6 Rocket Propulsion.*
CC6. The Student will demonstrate an understanding of rotational quantities by:
• using the equations of rotational kinematics to calculate a later angular position and angular velocity for an object undergoing a constant angular acceleration;
• calculating the moment of inertia for a symmetrical object;
• finding the resultant torque caused by one or more forces acting on an object; • find the acceleration of a rotating object subject to torques;
• find the kinetic energy of a rotating system;
• solving a collision problem involving angular momentum.
6 Rotational Kinetics and Dynamics and Angular Momentum and Its Conservation. Ch 9 Rotation of a Rigid Bodies.
9.1 Angular Velocity, and Acceleration.
9.2 Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration. 9.3 Relating Linear and Angular quantities. 9.4 Energy in Rotational Motion.
9.5 Parallel Axis Theorem.
9.6 Momentum-of-Inertia Calculation.*
Ch 10 Dynamics of Rotational Motion.
10.1 Torque.
10.2 Torque and Angular Acceleration. 10.3 Rigid-Body rotation about a moving axis. 10.4 Work and Power in Rotational Motion.
10.5 Angular Momentum.
10.6 Conservation of Angular Momentum. 10.7 Gyroscope and Precession.*
CC7. The Student will demonstrate an understanding of the behavior of solids and fluids by: · applying equations of stress and strain;
· find the force generated by pressure at a given depth in a fluid; · solving statics problems involving buoyancy;
· applying Bernoulli's equation to fluid flow. 7 Static Equilibrium, Solids and Fluids.
Ch 11 Equilibrium and Elasticity.
11.1 Conditions for Equilibrium. 11.2 Center of Gravity.
11.3 Solving Rigid-Body Equilibrium Problem. 11.4 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulli. 11.5 Elasticity and Plasticity.
Ch 12 Fluid Mechanics. 12.1 Density. 12.2 Pressure in a Fluid. 12.3 Buoyancy. 12.4 Fluid Flow. 12.5 Bernoulli’s Equation. 12.6 Viscosity and Turbulence.
CC8. The Student will demonstrate an understanding of harmonic motion by:
• finding the angular frequency and period of oscillation for a mass subject to a linear restoring force;
• finding the position, velocity, acceleration, and energies as functions of time for an object undergoing simple harmonic motion;
8 Oscillations and Mechanical Waves. (time permitting) Ch 14 Periodic Motion
14.1 Describing Oscillation. 14.2 Simple Harmonic Motion.
14.3 Energy of the Simple Harmonic Motion. 14.4 Application of SHM.
14.5 The Simple Pendulum. 14.6 The Physical Pendulum.*
14.7 Damped Oscillations.*
