Physics 100
Lectures,
Upham Hall Room # 141, Tuesday and Thursday 2:30-3:15 pm
Lecturer: Ms. Juliana Constantinescu,
Department of
Physics, UWW
Office: Upham
Hall #159 Phone: (262) 472-5115
E-mail: constanj@uww.edu
Office
hours: 8:30
- 10:00 am and 2:00 –4:30 pm
Wednesday;
9:00 –10:45am Friday
other
times by appointment
Office
hours are held by your instructor for your benefit. If you want to see your instructor and do not have free time
during an office hour, please make an appointment. Appointments may be made after class, by phone, or by
e-mail. Feel free to contact your
instructor by e-mail at any time. I check my email the latest at 7:00pm. So if you write to me after
seven you cannot expect to receive an answer before the next morning.
This course is a science course! It will introduces the basic aspects of energy fundamentals, forms and types of energy, forms of fossil fuels and their sources, renewable sources of energy, advantages and desavantages, energy storage and conservation, environmental aspects of energy consumption, pollution and alternatives for human civilization. You will familiarize yourself with a vocabulary, with concepts and ideas, you will gain an understanding of scientific concepts as well as a becoming a constient citizen in understanding problems of energy conservation and future of energy sources and alternatives.
Course
Prerequisites
Intermediate Algebra
760-141
Required Text and
Materials
1. Energy: its use and the environment, Roger A Hinrichs and merlin Kleinbach ( Thomson)
2. A
notebook for different activities
3. Colored
pencils (one box), ruler,and Steno notebook – for answers in class
4. One
folder for your final project
Students can obtain text #1 from the textbook rental center.
Materials #2 and #3 and #4 are available at the Bookstore; additional materials would be given in class by your instructor.
Learning tools,
Progress evaluation and Requirements
In many courses you have had before, the professorÕs responsibility was to lecture and your responsibility was to take notes and memorize the material.
In this course, my responsibility is to find ways to help you learn astronomy and your responsibility is to actively engage in your own learning process .
Participation on each and every class is necessary to fully understand the material. The reading of your book is not going to be enough for you to consider as an accomplishment for this course.
This is a science course for non-science majors. There are no prerequisites for this course other than the standards needed to graduate from high school. To understand science requires the use of numbers and relationships between numbers much like a literature course requires the student to be able to read.
The math examples used in class are to demonstrate how math is used to understand and resolve scientific problems. It is one of the goals of this course to expose you (the student) to how the scientific process works so as to become educated in both the answers that science provides and the methods by which it arrives at these answers.
All math exercises in this course will be worked out in lecture and will not require any expertise beyond the skills needed to balance your checkbook. If you can't balance your checkbook we need to talk.
Active engagement with nearly weekly group activities. It is our belief that you can only learn a limited amount of information from lecture alone, no matter how clear or entertaining .
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There are a couple of homework assignments that
will be given to you at the end of some lectures. In some cases homework will
consist of a short writing assignment that will be completed and handed in at
the end of the class other time you will complete, type and handed in the writing assignment at the beginning
of the next class.
In other cases we
will assign a set of internet activities. After practicly doing the activity
you will turn in the answers from the activity and a typed two page paper with
all answers and, at the end,a personal paragraph sumarizing the activity and
the gain in understanding of a particular concept. The papers need the be
personal writings, checked from the grammar point of view, typed, with your
name printed on the left part of the paper. ANY OTHER FORMAT OR NOT A TYPED WORD DOCUMEN PAPER WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED AS A HOMEWORK. No late homework will be accepted for ANY reason
You will be expected to t y p e your answers clearly,
completely and on your own.
When answer questions, donÕt copy fragments from your book. I expect you to read and answer questions from the homework, using your own words. When you are using web information, I expect you to read and answer using your own words.
I encourage
you to work with someone else, but you need to turn in YOUR OWN ANSWERS/
HOMEWORK, NOT TO COPY THE SAME ANSWERS.
FINAL PROJECT
v A small team of (two-three) students will receive, on the third week of class, a list of topics . You need to find magazines, articles as well as web sources and write a paper related with the topic you have selected.
v This paper will be presented in separate different steps and will be no shorter than three pages and no longer than eight pages ;it should be in 12-point font with 1 inch or smaller margins on 81/2 by 11 white paper with no more than double spacing. Any spelling, grammatical or punctuation mistakes will result in the paper being handed back to you and an automatic 10% penalty.
When you write your paper you should always have your audience in mind. Your peers should learn something new from your paper.
Step #1 – you will receive the topic and we will discuss the members of your team ; you will start the search for articles in periodicals at the university library, or any other library, and /or on the Internet, read them and write a draft of your paper. Your first draft is due on Tuesday April 1, 2008.
Late papers lose 10% per day starting when the bell rings for class. If you have problems with this you must talk to me BEFORE things are due.
Step #2 – I will read and/or correct your first draft and return it to you in a week period. You will rewrite the paper if necessary, or just prepare the final presentation: this can be a poster presentation or a power point presentation.
You will search for additional sources regarding same topics at the Library or/ and Internet. You may add any additional information you will wish.
The final complete paper, with a copy of the article and / or articles , list of web sources and any other sources you used as references, a bibliography and graphycs ( if necessary) and also a package, nicely stapled, containing y Final paper for the FINAL PROJECT IS DUE, back to me ON TUESDAY APRIL 22,2008.
Late papers lose 10% per day starting when the bell rings for class. If you have problems with this you must talk to me BEFORE things are due.
On last week of semester starting April 29, 2008 your team will make a small presentation ( 10 minutes) in front of class regarding your topic and your additional information related with that topic.
The project will count 15% of your final grade.
á Occasional small quizzes will be given to you, in class, to help remember concepts and review information previously presented in class and used by students for homework. Periodically we will administer unscheduled quizzes that will not receive a grade, rather you will be given credit on your participation and what you complete.
á Attendance to class is REQUIRED. Your attendance and full participation at each class period will be an essential component of your success in the course. Attendance will be taken every time, at the beginning of the lecture.
á Carefully studying the text is REQUIRED!. You are accountable for all material, concepts, and interrelationships presented in lecture, the book text and additional activities done either in class or outside of class. Reading assignment should be completed BEFORE the class lecture. It is important to remember that exams will cover material from the textbook readings that may or may not be discussed in class.
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Two
Summary Examinations and a Final Examination will be given during the
course. The Final Exam will cover all the course material.
1. There will be no make-up of missed homework assignment, regardless of the reason for the absence. If you are absent form the class when the homework is assigned, you are expected to obtain the problem from a classmate and hand it in at the required time. A missed homework assignment will be recorded as a zero grade.
2. There will be no make-up of missed quiz, unless you have an excused absence for a University activity, family emergency or health problem. A written documentation is required and you have to inform the instructor in advance.
3. Attendance at
examinations is mandatory. Those with
excused absences will be able to make up the exam
( once) at the scheduled date by your instructor. Permission to miss an
examination must be obtained from the instructor prior to examination. Family
emergency, University activity and health problems need to have written
documentation. Those with unexcused
absences will be given a zero grade for this portion of the course; the
unexcused absence to the regular date of your exam will you the permission to come at the make
up time scheduled for that particular
GRADING POLICY
SUMMARY:
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Exams 45%
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quizzes 5 %
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assignments 20%
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in class activities 15%
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term-paper
15%
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TOTAL
POSSIBLE = 100%
GRADE ASSIGNMENTS:
89%<A<100%; 76%<B<88%;
66%<C<75%; 56%<D<65%; F<55%
The Final Exam will cover all the course material and be of the same form as Summary Examinations. However will count 1.5 times as much as a single exam.
Successful
completion of this course requires your possession of a scientific calculator
with at least the power of the Casio FX -300 series. You are expected to
bring working scientific calculator to every class. If you do not already own such a calculator, a Casio
fx-300 series calculator or an equivalent can be purchased at Wall-Mart for
about $15. Of course, you may use as expensive a scientific calculator as you
wish to purchase, provided it possesses the functions available on Casio fx-300
series.
FOR
THE EXAMS, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE YOUR CALCULATOR. YOU WILL USE THE
PHYSICS DEPARTMENTÕS CALCULATORS.
Policy of cellular phone
The cellular telephone would be turned off during class periods, lectures time.
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THE CELLULAR PHONE AS A CALCULATOR DURING ANY EXAMS!
Cell phones will be not be allowed with you during the final exam: you will leave it with the instructor and pick it up at the end of the exam, or you will not bring it with you at all!
Attendance is expected. Students are expected to
participate fully in class discussions and in-group assignments.
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Show the instructor
documentation for missing class for a university sponsored event as soon as possible
in advance of the absence so that
arrangements may be made for makeup.
Absences for university sponsored events will not count as an absence in
recording grades
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In case of illness or
other unavoidable reason for missing, it is the responsibility of the student
to contact the instructor within 24 hours and be able to document the reason
for being absent.
Students with special needs should contact the
instructor to make appropriate arrangements.
Board of Regents policy states that students'
sincerely held religious beliefs shall be reasonably accommodated with respect
to scheduling all examinations and other academic requirements. Students must notify the instructor,
within the first three weeks of the beginning of classes (within the first week
of summer session and short courses) of the specific days or dates on which
they will request accommodation from an examination or academic
requirement. For additional
information, please refer to the section of the University Bulletin and
the Timetable titled, Accommodation of Religious Beliefs.
Academic
dishonesty includes such things as cheating, inventing false information or
citations, plagiarism, and helping someone else commit an act of academic
dishonesty. It usually involves an attempt by a student to show possession
of a level of knowledge or skills that she or he does not posses.
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Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit
for work by the use of any dishonest, fraudulent, or unauthorized means.
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Plagiarism is the act of taking the specific substance of another
and offering it as oneÕs own without giving credit to the source.
The University believes that academic honesty and
integrity are fundamental to the mission of higher education and of the University
of Wisconsin System. The
University has a responsibility to promote academic honesty and integrity and
to develop procedures to deal effectively with instances of academic
dishonesty. Students are
responsible for the honest completion and representation of their work, for the
appropriate citation of sources, and for respect of others' academic
endeavors. Students who violate
these standards are subject to disciplinary action. URS Chapter 14 identifies procedures to be followed when a
student is accused of academic misconduct. For additional information, please refer to the section in
the Student Handbook titled, Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures.
University policy adopted by Faculty Senate and the
Whitewater Student Government states that students will not be academically
penalized for missing class in order to participate in university-sanctioned
events. They will be provided an
opportunity to make up any work that is missed; and if class attendance is a
requirement, missing a class in order to participate in a university event will not be counted as an
absence. A university event is defined to be any
intercollegiate athletic contest or other such event as determined by the
Provost. Activity sponsors are
responsible for obtaining the Provost's prior approval of an event as being
university sanctioned and for providing an official list of participants. Students are responsible for notifying
their instructors in advance of their participation in such events.
The University of Wisconsin – Whitewater is dedicated to a safe, supportive and non-discriminatory learning environment. It is the responsibility of all undergraduate and graduate students to familiarize themselves with University policies regarding Special Accommodations, Misconduct, Religious Beliefs Accommodation, Discrimination and Absence for University Sponsored Events. (For details please refer to the Undergraduate and Graduate Timetables; the ÒRights and ResponsibilitiesÓ section of the Undergraduate Bulletin; the Academic Requirements and Policies and the Facilities and Services sections of the Graduate Bulletin; and the ÒStudent Academic Disciplinary ProceduresÓ [UWS Chapter 14]; and the ÒStudent Nonacademic Disciplinary ProceduresÓ [UWS Chapter 17]).
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This syllabus conforms to the "Common Syllabus" resolution S
95-96: 09 of the Whitewater Student Government.
POSSIBLE TOPICS TO BE COVERED
This is a tentative schedule of coverage of material and exams during the
semester . Not all chapters would represent material for exam, partial chapters
could be part of exam.
Your instructor will inform you about the material you will
be asses on exam a week prior to each exam. In class activity topics will be
subject of exams also.
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Week Beginning |
Subject |
Week 1
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Introduction to the energy and energy consumption |
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The physics of energy, energy conversion, work and power |
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Week 2 |
More physics of energy,mechcanical
energy, heat, heat transfer
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Heat/The 1st Law of Thermodynamics |
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Week 3 |
Heat Engines and Maximum Efficiency, Refrigerators, Air Conditioners |
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Conservation of energy vs energy conservation |
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Week 4 |
Solar energy, characteristics and heating |
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Home energy and heat transfer control |
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Week 5 |
Mid term exam 1 |
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Energy from fossil Fuels Gasoline and Diesel Engines |
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Week 6 |
Electricity/Magnetism |
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Electromagnetic Energy and Radiation |
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Week 7 |
Generation of electricity – standard power plnat |
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Hydrogen Fuel Cells |
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Week 8 |
Energy – alternative sources, renewable sources |
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The atom and its nucleus |
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Week 9 |
Midterm exam 2 |
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Work for project |
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March 21 -28 |
SPRING BREAK |
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Week 10 |
Nuclear power – fission – effects of
radiation |
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Week 11 |
Nuclear power – fusion |
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Geothermal sources of energy |
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Week 12 |
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Biomass – a source of energy |
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Week 13 |
Environmental Effects of Energy production and
Consumption |
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Final Projects presentation |
FINAL EXAM Thursday
May 15, 2008 10:00 -12:00pm.