Northeastern State University

General Physics I - PHYS 1115 Spring 2008 Syllabus

 

Instructor:

Dr. Brian Kaney, Associate Professor of Physics

Office: SC LL054

Phone: 456‑5511 ext. 3834 (or 444-3834)

E-mail: kaney@nsuok.edu

Course Location: SC LL061

Course Webpage: http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~kaney/main/

Course documents can also be found on the I drive under kaney/GenPhy1/.

Office Hours:

Mon 8:00 AM ‑ 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM 1:00 PM

Tues 1:00 PM ‑ 2:00 PM

Wed 9:00 AM ‑ 10:00 AM, 2:00 PM 3:00 PM

Thurs 9:00 AM ‑ 10:00 AM

Fri 12:00 PM ‑ 1:00 PM

or by appointment or stop by

 

Prerequisites and Other Advising Considerations:

Prerequisites are MATH 1513 (College Algebra) and MATH 1613 (Plane Trigonometry) or high school equivalent. Students can not receive credit for both this course and PHYS 2115; they should pick one or the other.

 

Please Note: This class is worth 5 credit hours. 4 hours will be in the same room and in a lecture format. The fifth credit hour comes from a lab section, which must also be completed before any credit for the course is received. Lab sections will be in the new Science building, room 114.

Instructional Materials:

The textbook is "College Physics" by Serway and Faughn (7th ed). [6th Edition could work.]

A calculator with minimal science functionality (trig, xy, logs) will be very helpful.

 

Instructional Schedule:

Test 1 Feb 6 (Wed) Chapters 1, 2, 3

Test 2 Mar 5 (Wed) Chapters 4, 5

Test 3 Apr 4 (Fri) Chapters 6, 7, 8

Test 4 Apr 29 (Tues) Chapters 9, 10, 11, [12]

Final Exam May 5 9:00 AM -11:00 AM (Mon) Comprehensive

 

Student Evaluation:

There will be a total of 750 points possible, broken down in the following way:

Test 1 100

Test 2 100

Test 3 100

Test 4 100

Lecture Final 150

Lab 112.5

Hwk 87.5

The final letter grade scale will be no higher than:

90% ‑ 100% = A 80% ‑ 90% = B

70% ‑ 80% = C 60% ‑ 70% = D

less than 60% = F

 

If you miss a test you need to contact me (phone message or email) before the next class day if at all possible. Hopefully, we can schedule a time for a makeup test, before the tests are returned to the rest of the class. There will be no make‑up tests given after the tests are returned to the class

 

There will also be 50 pts of extra credit. About 30 pts will come from 0.5 pt activities at the end of almost every class period and about 20 pts will come from some online activities.

 

The percentage on the final exam can also replace your lowest regular non-zero test score (if it is better). It does not replace a test you didnt take.

 

ADA Compliance:

If any member of the class feels that he/she has a disability and needs special accommodations of any nature whatsoever, the instructor will work with you and the University's Office of Student Affairs to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure that you have a fair opportunity to perform in this class. Please advise the instructor of such disability and the desired accommodations at the first class attended.

 

Inclement Weather/ Disaster Policy:

The following are basic premises for the inclement weather policy at NSU:

 

1. Classes are expected to be held if at all possible.

2. It is the student's responsibility to seek closure information when weather is questionable.

3. Neither students nor faculty are expected to risk life or limb.

4. Faculty members are obligated to hold classes if the University is not closed, unless the faculty member is unable to get to campus.

 

Policy: During times of inclement weather, decisions concerning day classes will be made by 6:00 a.m. in order for the media to be notified and for students to receive the announcement before they leave home. Decisions concerning night classes will be made by 3:00 p.m.

 

The following media will be notified regarding closing of the campus:

 

Radio Stations: Television Stations:

 

KRMG 740 AM Tulsa KJRH Channel 2 Tulsa

KAYI 107 FM Tulsa KOTV Channel 6 Tulsa

KTLQ 1350 AM Tahlequah KTUL Channel 8 Tulsa

KEOK 102 FM Tahlequah KFSM Channel 5 Fort Smith

KBIX 1490 AM Muskogee Cable Channel 96 Tahlequah

KMMY 97 FM Muskogee

KVOO 1170 AM Tulsa

 

The automated attendant message on 918-456-5511 will be modified to include information concerning campus operations during inclement weather.