PHY 114 General Physics II -- Section B

MWF 11-11:50 AM OPL 101 http://www.wfu.edu/~natalie/s05phy114/

Instructor: Natalie Holzwarth Phone:758-5510 Office:300 OPL e-mail:natalie@wfu.edu


This course together with PHY 113 represents a comprehensive survey of basic physics. A small amount of calculus is used. Students in the allied health fields generally find that PHY 113 and 114 give excellent preparation for the MCAT exams.

Textbook:

David Halliday, Robert Resnick, and Jearl Walker, Fundamentals of Physics 6th extended edition (45 chapters); John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (2001). In PHY 114, we will cover the second half of the text -- Chapters 22-37 and some "modern" physics topics in Chapters 39-45. This text is appropriate for a large variety of student interests.

Grading:

It is likely that your grade for the course will be determined by the following factors:

4 hour exams* 45%
Final exam* 25%
Problems sets* 15%
Laboratory work** 10%
Quiz***   5%

*Students who satisfactorily complete all homework sets†† will be permitted to drop their lowest hour exam grade. Discussion of homework problems among classmates is allowed and encouraged, but all work submitted for grading should represent the student's own best efforts. Problem set solutions are available on WebAssign after they are due. There may be some "extra credit" opportunities available from time to time.
That is, to maintain at least a 70% average on the homework sets for all assignments covered by the exam.
†† All students should keep a notebook or section of a notebook for the algebraic and graphical work associated with each assignment. This notebook will be especially helpful during tutorial sessions, consultations with your instructor, and preparing for exams. The numerical work for your homework must be submitted through WebAssign. You may wish to print your completed assignments from the WebAssign sessions to keep for your records. After each assignment's "due" time has passed, the correct answers are available on WebAssign.

**Satisfactory completion of laboratory work is necessary for earning credit for the course. Laboratories begin meeting on Tuesday, January 18. Students scheduled for Monday labs will complete two labs on Jan. 24th. Laboratory manuals may be purchased at the Book Store.

*** Reading assignments for each lecture should be completed before the class meeting. There will be a short online quiz before which should be completed each lecture. Reworked hour exam grades and other extra credit points will be added to the quiz scores.



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