NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: University Physics II
Course prefix, number, and section number: PHYS2426 (0400)
Semester/Year of course: Fall 2024
Semester start and end dates: 8/26/2024 – 12/14/2024
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Face to Face
Class meeting location, days, and times: Room 328 Tuesday & Thursday 9:30-10:50
Lab meeting location, days, and times: Room 263 Tuesday 11:00 – 1:30
Semester credit hours: 4
Course Description: Course Description (NCTC Catalog): A continuation of PHYS2425. Principles of physics for science, computer science, and engineering majors, using calculus, involving the principles of electricity and magnetism, including circuits, electromagnetism, waves, COURSES| 225 sound, light, and optics. Laboratory experiments supporting theoretical principles presented in the lecture involving the principles of electricity and magnetism, including circuits, electromagnetism, waves, sound, light and optics; experimental design, data collection and analysis, and preparation of laboratory reports
Course prerequisites: PHYS2425 and MATH2414
Required course materials: : Textbook: Physics for Scientists and Engineers 5th Edition, Douglas C. Giancoli
Scientific Calculator: Does not need to be a graphing calculator. No cell phone calculator.
TI-30XIIS recommended.
Name of instructor: Don Abernathy
Office location: Corinth Room 331/333
Telephone number: (940) 498-6282 X6308
Email address: dabernathy@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: Tuesday: 1:30 – 3:30; Thursday: 11:00 – 1:00
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.
SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
List of graded assignments:
Exam I 16%
Exam II 16%
Exam III 16%
Exam IV 16%
Lab Average 16%
Special problem 1%
Class Participation 3%
Final Exam 16%
Final grade scale: A: 90-100 B: 80-89; C: 70-79; D: 60-69; F: Below 60
The Class Participation Grade is primarily based on attendance.
After 3 absences, the grade will drop to 70.
After 5 absences, the grade will drop to 40.
If there is a problem which causes you to have excessive absences and I need to be made aware of it, we need to have an in person meeting my office to discuss the situation. If a student has 6 absences, the grade will be 0, and the student will be dropped from the course.
Students arriving more than 10 minutes late will be considered absent. All absences, for whatever reason, will be counted.
If a student has 6 absences, the grade will be 0, and the student will be dropped from the course.
Students arriving more than 10 minutes late will be considered absent. All absences, for whatever reason, will be counted.
Extra Credit for Homework: Students who complete all the homework assignments and turn them in on time will receive 2 points added to their final average at the end of the semester. If you fail to complete just one assignment, you will not receive this credit.
There will be no other Extra Credit Assignments.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS: Conceptual questions and problems will be assigned for each chapter that is covered. These will be discussed during class sessions. It is very important that these assignments be completed outside of class. The questions and problems on the tests will be very similar to those on the assignments.
LABORATORY: The laboratory period may be used for performing experiments, problem sessions, or test taking. Each experiment will involve the setting of apparatus, taking and analyzing data and completing a laboratory report. The reports will be graded and the average of all reports and assignments will constitute your laboratory score. There may be some online assignments to complete before the lab. There will be no make-up labs for absences; one lab grade will be dropped.
CELL PHONES: Students using cell phones (including texting) is prohibited.
PHOTOGRAPHY: No photography or filming in class.
Late work policy: No late work will be accepted.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy: Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.
Attendance Policy: Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor. It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member. Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor. A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam. Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)
Regular attendance is expected of all students at all lectures and laboratory sessions. You may be dropped from the course for excessive absences (20% total or 2 consecutive weeks). All tests must be taken and all experiments must be performed at the assigned time. If you find that you must miss a test and have a valid excuse, notify the Instructor on the day of the test. To notify the instructor, use the NCTC email. If I do not respond to you, I did not get the email – follow up with a phone call. A make-up test may be taken at the discretion of the Instructor; failure to notify the instructor immediately will result in a grade of “0” for the test.
Withdrawal Policy: A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.
Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: November 4
Student Learning Outcomes:
Lecture Learning Outcomes:
1. Articulate the fundamental concepts of electricity and electromagnetism, including electrostatic potential energy, electrostatic potential, potential difference, magnetic field, induction, and Maxwell’s Laws.
2. State the general nature of electrical forces and electrical charges, and their relationship to electrical current.
3. Solve problems involving the inter-relationship of electrical charges, electrical forces, and electrical fields.
4. Apply Kirchhoff’s Laws to analysis of circuits with potential sources, capacitance, and resistance, including parallel and series capacitance and resistance.
5. Calculate the force on a charged particle between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor.
6. Apply Ohm’s law to the solution of problems.
7. Describe the effects of static charge on nearby materials in terms of Coulomb’s Law.
8. Use Faraday’s and Lenz’s laws to find the electromotive forces.
9. Describe the components of a wave and relate those components to mechanical vibrations, sound, and decibel level.
10. Articulate the principles of reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference and superposition of waves.
11. Solve real-world problems involving optics, lenses, and mirrors.
Lab Learning Outcomes:
1. Prepare laboratory reports that clearly communicate experimental information in a logical and scientific manner.
2. Conduct basic laboratory experiments involving electricity and magnetism.
3. Relate physical observations and measurements involving electricity and magnetism to theoretical principles.
4. Evaluate the accuracy of physical measurements and the potential sources of error in the measurements.
5. Design fundamental experiments involving principles of electricity and magnetism.
6. Identify appropriate sources of information for conducting laboratory experiments involving electricity and magnetism.
Core Objectives:
Critical Thinking
Communication
Teamwork
Empirical and Quantitative Analysis
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