INSTRUCTOR: Chairul Bahri
Office: 218-B Nicholson Hall
Email:
Telephone: 578-0554

INSTRUCTOR: Michael Cherry
Office: 202 Nicholson Hall
Email:
Telephone: 578-2262

Class: M-W-F - 1:40 AM-2:30 PM - 130 Nicholson Hall

Office Hours:
Dr. Cherry → Thurs, 8:00-9:30 AM
Dr. Bahri → M-W-F, 2:30-3:30 PM

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ASSIGNMENTS:

• Assignment 1 → Read the Prologue and Ch. 1 by Wednesday, August 26. Get yourself a Turning Point clicker by Friday.

• Assignment 2 →
  Review Questions: Chapter 1
  Exercises: Ch. 1 - 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 16, 18, 25, 27, 28, 32, 34, 35
  Problems: Ch. 1 - 1, 2, 3, 5, 6

• Assignment 3 →
  Review Questions: Chapter 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 (#1 - 30)
  Exercises: Ch. 2 - 1, 3, 6, 9, 25
  Problems: Ch. 2 - 1, 2, 4, 7, 10

• Assignment 4 →
  Review Questions: Chapter 3.1-9 (#1-32)
  Exercises: Ch. 3 - 5, 15, 17, 20, 33
  Problems: Ch. 3 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

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Syllabus → PDF

Text:
Conceptual Physics Science, Hewitt, Suchocki, and Hewitt, 3rd ed. Please note that the chapter numbering is different in different editions, so if you use a different edition, please make sure that you are reading he correct material!

Course Material:
This course will discuss the questions “What is science? Why is it important?” The first semester, PHSC 1001, will begin by concentrating on physics, in many ways the central physical science. It will examine topics in fundamental physics from the point of view of using physical theories and models to make testable predictions about Nature and the Universe. Selected topics in chemistry, geology, and astronomy will also be covered. The topics to be covered in PHSC 1001 will set the stage for the second semester, PHSC 1002, which will cover selected topics of current interest (e.g., the origins of the Universe, the Earth, and life on Earth; the science behind nuclear power, alternative sources of energy, global warming, and nuclear terrorism, etc.). The course will cover material from Chaps. 1 - 5, 7 - 8, 11 – 17, 26 – 27, and 33 - 35 of Hewitt et al. – motion, gravity, and energy; heat; waves and light; the atom and basic chemical structure; nuclear physics; rocks, geologic time, and tectonics; the solar system, stars, and cosmology.

Homework and Quizzes:
There will be no written homework in this course. Students will be expected to read the material, do the recommended problems, pay attention in class, and participate in class. There will be frequent unannounced short quizzes in class on the lecture material. These quizzes will require the purchase and use of a Turning Point clicker from the LSU Bookstore.

Tests:
There will be a midterm exam given in class. The final exam will be Friday, December 11, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, and will cover all the reading and lecture material and the problems recommended to accompany the reading material.

Grading:
Your grades will be determined on a curve. The final grade will be based on the quizzes, midterm and final exam as follows:

Quizzes	25%
Midterm Exam	25%
Final Exam	50%

Clickers:
You will need to purchase a Turning Technologies clicker (personal response system) at the LSU Bookstore. You will then need to register your clicker in the database by logging into PAWS, clicking Student Services, and then clicking SRS Keypad registration. Enter the clicker ID (on the back of the clicker under the bar code. (The ID does not have any letters O - those are zeros!)

Students and Disabilities:
If you have a disability which may require accommodation, please immediately contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (112 Johnston Hall) to document the needed accommodation.

General Education Statement:
Physical Sciences 1001 addresses the following general education learning objectives for physical natural sciences. By semester's end students are expected to be able to:

• the structure and properties of atoms and matter;
• chemical reactiions, motions and forces;
• the conservation of energy and increase in disorder;
• the interactions of energy and matter;
• energy in the Universe and the Earth system.

Physical Sciences 1001 addresses the following general education learning objectives for physical natural sciences. By semester's end students are expected to be able to:

• demonstrate knowledge of a broad survey of mechanics, waves, and heat, including the underlying principles that govern the motion of particles, extended bodies, elastic media, kinetic and potential energy, and heat;
• demonstrate the ability to use inductive and deductive reasoning to understand scientific phenomena as demonstrated by an ability to solve problems in mechanics, waves, and heat; and
• demonstrate an ability to relate mechanics to astronomy, space sciences, chemistry, physiology, medicine, and/or technology.

Please note the following LSU regulations concerning the University's W and F policy:

Students who do not drop this course on or before the last drop day (Monday August 31), and then later drop by the withdrawal date (Friday, Nov 6), will receive a grade of 'W'. The number of W grades permitted to a student is restricted:

• Students with less than 30 hours credit earned may have 3 W's.
• Students with 31-60 hours may have 1 W.
• Students with 61-90 hours may have 1 W.
• Students with above 90 hours may have 1 W.
• Unused W's cannot be "rolled over."
• Earned credit does not include credit earned by placement test or transfer.
  

Once your allotment of W's has been used up, the University will not permit you to withdraw from this course, except by withdrawing from all courses via resignation. University policy also requires that, if you get an 'F' in this course, you can retake it only once and you must retake it in the LSU system.

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF LECTURES AND TESTS

MONDAY	WEDNESDAY	FRIDAY
Aug 24 - First day of class Prologue, Ch. 1	Aug 26 - Ch. 1	Aug 28 - Ch. 1
Aug 31 - Ch. 2 Mon, Aug 31 - Last day to drop course with a "W"	Sept 2 - Wed, Sept 2 - Last day to add class or change sections	Sept 4 - Ch. 3
Sept 7 - Labor Day Holiday	Sept 9 -	Sept 11 - Ch. 4
Sept 14 -	Sept 16 - Ch. 5	Sept 18 - Ch. 7
Sept 21 -	Sept 23 - Ch. 8	Sept 25 -
Sept 28 - Ch. 11	Sept 30 -	Oct 2 - Fall Holiday
Oct 5 - Ch. 12	Oct 7 -	Oct 9 - Ch. 13
Oct 12 - Review	Oct 14 (Wed) - Midterm Exam	Oct 16 - Ch. 14
Oct 19 -	Oct 21 - Ch. 15	Oct 23 -
Oct 26 - Ch. 16	Oct. 28 -	Oct 30 - Ch. 17
Nov 2 -	Nov 4 - Ch. 26	Nov 6 - Fri, Nov 6 - Last day to drop course with a "W"
Nov 9 - Ch. 27	Nov 11 -	Nov 13 - Ch. 33
Nov 16 -	Nov 18 - Ch. 34	Nov 20 -
Nov 23 - Ch. 35	Nov 25 -	Nov 27 - Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov 30 -	Dec 2 -	Dec 4 - Review
		FRI, DEC 11 - FINAL EXAM

 

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