Physics 8
Fall 2009
Instructor: Jacob Morris
Office: SCI
279
Phone: 434-3520
Email:
morris_jacob@smc.edu
Webpage: http://homepage.smc.edu/morris_jacob/
Office Hours: M
1-2, T 3-4, W 1-2, Th 3-4, and by appointment
Course Description: This course is a calculus-based introduction
to mechanics, waves, fluids, and thermodynamics.
(Prerequisites:
Math 7)
Place and Time:
Lecture: TTh 4-6, SCI
153
Lab (2978): M
Text: R. D.
Knight, Physics, a Strategic Approach
(with Modern Physics), 2nd Edition, Addison Wesley, 2008.
Supplementary Text: R. D. Knight, Student Work Book and Student Solutions Manual
(both not required).
Grade:
Participation 5%
Homework 5%
Quizzes 10%
Lab/Tutorial 15%
Midterm
1 10% Thursday 9/24
Midterm 2 15% Thursday 10/22
Midterm 3 15%
Thursday 11/19
Final 25% Thursday 12/17,
Upon returning
each exam I will give a breakdown of the grades for that exam.
Classroom Conduct: Under no
circumstances is there to be any food or drink in either the lecture hall or
laboratory. Please make a point of
coming to class on time; doing otherwise creates a distraction to both your
classmates and me. Attendance is not mandatory, however, missing class or laboratory
might adversely affect your grade.
Exam Policy: There are no
make-up exams. If you miss an exam due to an emergency or personal hardship
a note from a suitable professional will be required. All exams are closed note
and closed book. The midterm exams will consist of problems and conceptual questions based on material
from the homework, class examples, text examples, tutorial problems, and
laboratory. The midterms are of
greater scope than the homework and quizzes and will require you to think and put
ideas together.
Lab: There are no make-up labs. Laboratory is
mandatory to the extent that points will be given for every lab session,
regardless of whether you are required to submit written work for that session.
If there is ever any doubt you should submit all the work you have completed in
the laboratory. Also, make sure you receive a graded report for every
report you have submitted. In the event
you do not receive a report that you submitted it is your responsibility to
bring its absence to my attention. Missing more than 3 lab periods will result
in a grade no higher than a D.
Quizzes: There will be several quizzes during the semester that
will consist of two problems taken
from the lecture and homework. I will drop your lowest quiz. There are no make-up quizzes.
Homework: There will be an assignment each week consisting of
roughly 25 problems. Each assignment will be graded on a three-point
system: based on completeness, clarity, and organization.
Grade Guidelines: The Santa Monica College Physical Science Department
now has guidelines for the distribution of course grades. Student proficiency
among different sections is also assessed though standardized examination.
Participation: This component of your grade
is based on your active participation in lecture and laboratory. I will
consider the frequency that you ask/answer questions in class, your
attentiveness, and whether you consistently review the relevant material prior
to the laboratory.
Help: I realize some of you may have trouble making my office hours. If you
need help please do not hesitate to drop by any time I am in my office. There
is a tutoring available in the LRC located in SCI 245.
Academic
Dishonesty: The college policy regarding academic
dishonesty will be strictly enforced. In particular I will not hesitate
to inform the campus disciplinarian of any students dishonest conduct relating
to the course. This includes, but is not limited to: cheating on a quiz or
exam, submission of an altered exam for a regrade, verbatim copying of lab
activities, falsification of laboratory work/attendance, forgery of my
signature/grade, or forgery of any written excuse.
Week
of: Sections: Topics:
Aug. 31 1.1 2.2 Motion,
Motion Diagrams, Velocity, Acceleration, Scalars, Vectors
Sept. 7 2.2 3.4 Description of Motion, Graphing,
Kinematics, Free Fall, Vector Algebra
Sept. 14 4.1 4.7 2- Dimensional Motion, Projectile Motion, Circular
Motion, Relative Velocity
Sept. 21 5.1 5.7 Mass, Force, Weight, Friction, Tension, 1st and
2nd Laws, Midterm 1 (Chs.1-
4)
Sept. 28 6.1 7.5 Free-body
Diagrams, Force Interactions,
Oct. 5 8.1
8.5 Examples, Uniform Circular
Motion, Nonuniform Circular Motion
Oct. 12 9.1 9.6 Impulse, Momentum, Conservation of
Momentum
Oct. 19 10.1-11.2 Work, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, Bar-Charts, Midterm 2 (Chs.5 9)
Oct. 26 11.3 11.9 Energy
Conservation Examples, Energy Diagrams, Power
Nov. 2 12.1 13.3 Gravitation,
Gravitational Energy, Orbits, Rotational Kinematics, Torque
Nov. 9 13.4 13.10
Rotational Dynamics, Angular Momentum, Rolling, Equilibrium
Nov. 16 14.1 14.8 SHM,
Pendula, Energy, Resonance, Midterm 3 (Chs.10-13)
Nov. 23 15.1 15.6 Fluids, Pressure, Buoyancy, Dynamics,
Elasticity
Nov.
30 20.1 21.2 Traveling
Waves, Sound, Light, Power, Intensity, Reflection, Superposition
Dec.
7 21.3 21.8 Interference,
Standing Waves, Phasors, Beats
18.1 18.6 Temperature, Heat, Heat Capacity,
Calorimetry, 1st and 2nd Thermodynamic Laws
Dec.
14 Final Exam (Cumulative exam covering
all topics addressed in the course)
Special Dates:
Labor Day 9/7, Veterans Day
11/13, Thanksgiving 11/26, 11/27, Last Day to drop without
a W: 9/21, Last day to drop with a W: 11/23