PHY 2049C -- General Physics II - Spring 2000

MWF 2:00 – 3:50 PM, BHGIII 267

Brian Bowman, Ph.D.

( 590-7219 : bbowman@fgcu.edu 5 Trailer C Office 118

Course URL http://itech.fgcu.edu/faculty/bbowman/class/class.htm

Required Materials:      Physics for Scientist and Engineers, Serway, 1996, 4th ed., Sanders College Publishing (I would suggest Amazon.com as a source for this text) and the web based edition of the Physics Laboratory Manual (URL http://itech.fgcu.edu/faculty/bbowman/Lab_Manual/Phy_lab.htm)

Recommended Materials:  Study Guide and Student Solutions Manual to Accompany Physics for Scientist and Engineers, Vol. 1, Sanders College Publishing, 1996,4th ed., Van Wyk, McGrew, Gordon, and Serway, ISBN 0-03-015664-5 (I would also suggest Amazon.com as a source for this supplement) and PHZ 2103, Problem Solving II: General Physics, 1 credit.  PHZ 2103 is highly recommended for all students taking PHY 2049.  This course will supply additional reinforcement to the problem solving skills necessary to be successful in PHY 2049.

Prerequisite:  Passing grade in (and knowledge of) PHY 2048 (General Physics I) and MAC 2312 (Calculus II) or equivalent courses.

Topics: This course will cover a subset of chapters 23 through 45. We will cover most of it in class, but your are responsible for all material covered in class and in the text! The tentative sequence of the material and testing is as follows: 23, 24, 25, 26, Exam I, 27, 28, 29, Exam II, 30, 31, 34, 35, Exam III, 36, 37, 38, 43, 44, Exam IV, and the Cumulative and Comprehensive Final Exam. Please see the detailed schedule below!

You are expected to come to class prepared. This means that I expect you to have read the text and/or lab, done the homework, and bring your book, notebook, etc.
Rule 1: If you don't understand something, ASK! You probably aren't the only one.
Rule 2: If I'm going to fast, STOP ME!
Rule 3: SHOW YOUR WORK! The correct answer will only receive credit if you show me how you determined the result. I want to verify that you understand the process.
Rule 4: If you are having problems understanding the material, see me and/or Cynthia Ewald (FGCU Tutoring Services, 590-7961, cewald@fgcu.edu).

Homework and Worksheets: Homework and Worksheets (H/W) very important. To do well in the class, you need to understand the H/W problems, not just memorizes the solution. A significant portion of your final grade (~17.5%) is based on H/W (i.e., don't blow it!). H/W assignments are given ~once a week and due the next day or so at the defined time. Late H/W will not be accepted. I recommend working together in groups, but "roxing" is unacceptable. All H/W that appears identical will receive no credit. The exchange of ‘equations only’ for homework is in violation of the FGCU student code of contact.

Homework is web based normally, but additional work will be handed in on 8.5 x 11" paper with multiple pages stapled together. These worksheets will be worked on in groups, sometimes the group will hand in one worksheet and other times everyone will hand in the worksheet. H/W must be neat and readable. Unreadable assignments will receive NO CREDIT! Whenever possible, DRAW A FIGURE as part of the problems solution! Do not use paper torn out of spiral notebooks or 3 ring binders. MAPLE printouts are acceptable, but they must be integrated into the homework assignment. I will post solutions to the H/W on the network.

See some additional notes on H/W here.
The web based homework service is here.

Office Hours: My office is BHG 141. And my office hours are MWF 12:30-1:50. I will try to be available at each of these hours, but I do not guarantee this. You will find me in my office at most other times as well. Whenever you need help, stop by, call, or E-mail (bbowman@fgcu.edu). There is a strange thing about students who use office hours regularly to keep up with the class they never fail!

Lectures and Lecture Material: During the first ~two weeks of class, I will give formal lectures. After that students are expect to become fully active learners and class time will be spent focused on a discussion of the material. During class, I will often handout supplements. You are fully responsible for this information. Also, in class example problems, lecture notes, computer files, etc. can be found prior to class on the class directory, (URL http://itech.fgcu.edu/faculty/bbowman/class/class.htm).

Exams, Quizzes, and Grades: There will be ~four in class exams (~10% each or ~40% total). The exams will be focused to the new material since the last exam, but any material prior is also fair game. There will also be quizzes. There are two types of quizzes: announced and unannounced! Reading quizzes will be explained in class (stay tuned!). The Final Exam (~22.5%) will be cumulative and comprehensive. The laboratory (~15%) will also contribute to your final grade, you must pass the laboratory to pass the class. Not completing a laboratory experiment and handing it in will result in failure of the lab and thus failure in the course! Your assigned grade will be based approximately on the percentages given with this syllabus.

During the semester I will keep the class grades and averages posted to let you know exactly how you are doing. It is your responsibility to verify I have the correct grades for your work. Keep all your graded work to resolve any needed changes.

See some additional notes on how to succeed here.

 Attendance/Participation: You are expected to attend class, have your H/W up to date, take part in class discussions, answer questions, work problems, etc. I don't take attendance, but if you're absent often I will notice and your final grade will notice! Missed work, including tests, etc., can only be made up if the absence is excused. If you need an excused absence, it must be cleared by me.

Your class behavior will affect your attendance and thus your final grade (~5% or more). I expect you to attend class regularly, awake, and ON TIME, failure to do this will be reflected in your final grade! I consider sleeping in class as absent. Attendance is defined as the items in this paragraph. Your final grade may be adjusted as much as one half a letter grade based on your positive (or negative) attendance.

See some additional notes on attendance/participation here.

Academic Behavior: All students are required to follow the rules and regulations found in the Student Guidebook.

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE - subject to change!
 

Extra Credit Project: We are planning an extra credit project for this course. The details may change, but they will essentially be as follows:

The project topic must be at least 50% from the materials studied in Phy 2049.

The project presentation will be a web based poster session (details on this TBA).

The outline of the project (~one side of a sheet of paper in length) must be submitted to me by April 9, 5 PM.

The abstract of the project (less than on typed side of a sheet of paper) and URL addresses must be given to me by April 16, 5 PM.

The project must be Online by April 21, 5 PM.

Final Note: This course sequence covers various topics in Mechanics, Waves, Fluids, Thermodynamics, Electricity, Magnetism, E+M Waves, and Modern Physics. You will be required to invest a considerable amount of study time. The concepts and ideas will be reinforce with laboratory experiments and examples. The subject matter is mostly analytical in nature, thus commanding mathematical rigor. The minimum mathematics required for this course involve a working knowledge of: properties of exponents & radicals; geometry, functions & functional notation; symbolic, graphical, & numerical representation of functions & equations; polynomial, exponential & logarithmic functions; systems of equations & inequalities; matrix representation of linear systems; matrix methods for solving systems of equations with emphasis on applications to modeling and solving problems; and differential/integral calculus. It is vital that you are familiar with these and that you can apply them to problem solving. We shall use mathematics to model and describe the physical phenomenon we study. Ideas and mathematical techniques used in this course will commonly be used again to build on previous concepts. Falling behind in this course may have a snowball effect, unlike soft courses, this material can not be comprehended is a short period of time. One must regularly work on the material and stay current with the readings in the text.

I reserve the right to change or add any rules or requirements at anytime.