Tentative Schedule - Physics 2010/3010- Fall 99

Concepts of Physical Science
Dr. C. R. (Rod) Nave - 456 Science Center Annex - 651-3221
Email: RodNave@gsu.edu
Class meets MWF, 3:20-4:40 PM including lab


Text: The Physics of Everyday Phenomena, 2nd Ed. by Thomas Griffith
A lab packet for Physics 2010/3010 should be obtained from The Print Shop


  • Aug 23 Description of Motion Ch 1, Ex 1,3,5,7,9 Hands on: measurement of time, velocity.
  • Aug 25 Ch 2, Ex 1,3,5
  • Aug 27 Ch 2, Ex 9,11,13 Hands on: Freefall
  • Aug 30 Ch 3, Ex 1,5,7, Hands on: Friction
  • Sep 1 Ch 3, Ex 9,11,13
  • Sep 3 Ch 4 Ex 1,3,5,7
  • Sep 6 Labor Day Holiday
  • Sep 8 Ch 4 Ex 9,11
  • Sep 10 Ch 4 Ex 13,15
  • Sep 13 Ch 9 Hands on: Density, buoyancy
  • Sep 15 Ch 9 Ex 1,3,5
  • Sep 17 Ch 9 Ex 9,11
  • Sep 20 Ch 5 Ex 1,3,5
  • Sep 22 Ch 5 Ex 7,9,13
  • Sep 24 Ch 6 Ex 1,3,5,7
  • Sep 27 Ch 6 Ex 9,11,13
  • Sep 29 Ch 6
  • Oct 1 Ch 7 Ex 1,3,5,7
  • Oct 4 Ch 7 Ex 9,11,13
  • Oct 6 Ch 7
  • Oct 8 Ch 8 Rotation
  • Oct 11 Midterm
  • Oct 13 Ch 8 Hands on: Torque, balance
  • Oct 15* Ch 8 Ex 7,11,15
  • Oct 18 Ch 10 Heat and temperature
  • Oct 20 Ch 10 Ex 1,3,5,7
  • Oct 22 Ch 10 Ex 9,11,13 Hands on: Specific heat
  • Oct 25 Ch 10 Hands on: Heat of fusion
  • Oct 27 Ch 11 Ex 1,3,5
  • Oct 29 Ch 11 Ex 9,11
  • Nov 1 Ch 11
  • Nov 3 Ch 12
  • Nov 5 Ch 13 Ex 1,3,5
  • Nov 8 Ch 13 Ex 7,9,11 Hands on: Electric circuits
  • Nov 10 Ch 13 Electric circuits
  • Nov 12 Ch 13
  • Nov 15 Ch 14 Ex 5,7,9
  • Nov 17 Ch 14 Ex 11,13
  • Nov 19 Ch 15 Resonance tubes
  • Nov 22 Ch 15 Ex 1,3,5
  • Nov 24 Thanksgiving Holidays
  • Nov 26 Thanksgiving Holidays
  • Nov 29 Ch 15 Ex 7,9,11
  • Dec 1 Ch 16 Lenses and images
  • Dec 3 Ch 16 Ex 1,5 Eye Model Lab
  • Dec 6 Ch 16 Ex 7,9
  • Dec 8 Ch 17 Atomic fingerprints, Radiation
  • Dec 10 Ch 17 Lasers, holograms
  • Dec 15, WEDNESDAY, 10:15-12:15, Final exam in regular classroom.

This course is devoted to the discussion of the ideas and concepts of physical science. Although particular attention will be given to those concepts considered to be appropriate and transferable to the teaching of science in early childhood, it is not the purpose of this course to teach methods of teaching - teaching methods are addressed specifically in courses offered by the College of Education.

Notes:

The grading of the course will be as follows:
25% each for Midterm and Final Exams
20% for weekly 20 min quizzes given on Wednesday at the beginning of class, covering the text questions for the chapters covered during that week. The lowest grade of these quizzes will be dropped, but there will be no makeup quizzes.
20% for the laboratory. The laboratories are to be completed and turned in at the end of the laboratory period. The lab grade is based on these experiments - there is no laboratory exam as such, although there may be laboratory-related questions on the in-class exams. The lowest one day's lab grade will be dropped, but there will be no make-up labs.
10% for in-class measurements and exercises.

*OCT 15 is the last day on which one may withdraw with a passing grade.

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