Instructor Information

Angela Osterman Meyer, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Email: ameyer@fgcu.edu Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions about the course.

Office info: Whitaker Hall room 254, phone 239-590-7244

Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Basic Course Information

Class meetings: Tuesdays (T) and Thursdays (R) 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM in Academic Building 7 room 220.

Lab Meetings and Policies:
CRN 81821 T 3:00 PM - 4:50 PM in Ben Hill Griffin room 267
CRN 81822 R 3:00 PM - 4:50 PM in Ben Hill Griffin room 267
Click here for Dr. Meyer's lab report instructions
The lab policies applying to both sections are described in detail in the Laboratory section below.

• Physics for Scientists and Engineers (Hybrid text), by Serway and Jewett, 9th Edition, published by Brooks/Cole/Cengage
  ISBN-13: 9781133954132
  Note: The 8th edition of this text is also acceptable (ISBN: 9781111572051)
• i>clicker personal response system for in-class activities
  ISBN-13: 9781429280471

College: Arts and Sciences

Credit hours: 4

Prerequisites: MAC 2312 with a minimum grade of C and PHY 2048C with a minimum grade of C.

Course web pages:
www.webassign.com is the website of the text and of the WebAssign homework system. WebAssign course key = fgcu 5301 3648
Canvas material for this course includes this syllabus, summaries of course material, dropboxes for Lab Reports, and the course gradebook.
The formula sheet for the course
http://faculty.fgcu.edu/ameyer/ is Dr. Meyer's website.

Course Topics and Student Learning Outcomes

PHY 2049C is an introduction to electricity, magnetism, circuits, waves, optics, and atomic/nuclear physics. This course is designed to be taken as a sequence with PHY 2048C. This course includes a lab component, and is designed for mathematics, science, and engineering majors. The course will cover chapters 16 - 18 and 23 - 38 in the textbook. A tentative sequence of the material covered and exams can be found on the course Schedule (the big table at the bottom of this syllabus).

• Basic understanding of the physical principles and concepts governing mechanics (kinematics and dynamics) of solids and fluids, including oscillations and waves, thermodynamics, electricity, and magnetism.
• Developement of skills necessary to solve problems at the level of introductory calculus. This includes use of vectors (scalar and vector products), representation of information using appropriate alternative representations, and the ability to simplify and solve problems by identifying appropriate models.
• Ability to safely employ experimental apparatus, make accurate physical measurements (with appropriate units), and understand the limitations of various measuring devices, with particular emphasis on how measurement uncertainties propogate to yield uncertainties in derived results.
• Ability to communicate an understanding of fundamental physics principles and problem solving strategies, as well as analysis of experimental data and the inherent uncertainties involved.

• Employ the conventions of standard written English.
• Select, organize, and relate ideas and information with coherence, clarity, and unity.

• Select and organize information.
• Identify assumptions and underlying relationships.
• Synthesize information and draw reasoned inferences.
• Formulate an appropriate problem solving strategy.
• Evaluate the feasibility of the strategy.

What to Expect During Class

Lectures and Lecture Material: During the lecture part of our class meetings, we will discuss the topics and concepts covered in your readings. Students are expected to participate by taking notes, asking questions during lecture, and participating in small group problem solving and other activities. It is important that you read the assigned chapters in the textbook before you come to class. Don't expect the instructor to just read the textbook to you!

Policy on Electronic Devices: The only electronic devices that are needed during class are a scientific calculator and your i>clicker. The calculator must be a stand-alone device, it may not be an application on a phone, computer, tablet, etc. Students are expected to turn off all distracting devices such as phones and media players before entering class, or to not bring them to class at all. Please see the instructor if special accomodations are needed.
All students are expected to bring a scientific calculator to every class. It will be needed for in-class problem solving, and each student must have their own calculator for taking exams.

Course Grading Scheme

Here is a summary of the different components that will contribute to your final grade

Laboratory

The laboratory is an integral part of this class. Failure to complete and hand in all laboratory assignments will result in an automatic F for the course. The laboratory constitutes 17% of your final grade, and you must pass the laboratory with at least a 60% average to pass the class! Formal, word- processed Laboratory Reports have to be submitted at the times specified in the schedule. Hand-written or illegible Lab Reports will not be accepted! If you hand in your Lab Report late, there will be an automatic deduction of 10 points (out of a maximum of 100 points) for every day (including weekends) your report is late.

There will be an opportunity to make up one (and ONLY one) missed lab during your last lab session.
A lab report that is turned in more than 7 days after the deadline counts as a completely missed lab.
Being more than 10 minutes late to a lab session, or missing it entirely, counts as a completely missed lab.
Points will be lost for late submissions of lab reports.
Students must attend the lab section they have signed up for.

Homework

Homework assignments will account for 18% of your final grade. I encourage you to work the homework problems in small groups and to get all of your answers entered well before the posted deadline. Simply copying the answer from somebody else is not considered working together and will be treated accordingly! You will complete homework assignments electronically using the WebAssign system, which must be logged onto separately from Canvas. Each student is responsible for registering him/herself with WebAssign and with this course in WebAssign (class key = fgcu 5301 3648) This includes the purchase of an access code, which is either bundled with a new textbook or can be purchased separately. I expect you to be able to explain any homework answers you have completed or attempted. You can find additional information about the WebAssign system at: www.webassign.com

Quizzes

There will be pre-class review assignments for many class sessions. The purpose of these assignments is to check your understanding of the textbook material and to prepare you for the concepts and problems we'll focus on during class. These pre-class assignments must be completed in Canvas by the dates listed on the Schedule below. All pre-class assignments will be due in Canvas by 11:00am on the day the chapter will be covered in class.

Many classes will also contain short "quizzes" that are mainly conceptual in nature. Some of these activities will involve answering questions using the i>clicker response systems, others will involve interactive demonstrations or small-scale experiments. These in-class quizzes will not be announced in advance, and there will be no make-up quizzes.

These short pre-class and in-class assignments and your in-class participation will account for 5% of your final grade.

Exams

There will be four in-class exams, each lasting for about 1h 50min. Each will account for 15% of your final grade. These exams will mainly focus on the material covered since the previous exam. However, Physics is a cumulative class, so new material will build on previous material covered both in this course and in General Physics I. Please, note that you must have at least a 45% average across all Exams in order to pass the class. A grade of zero will be recorded for any missed exams. You are required to bring a working calculator to each class meeting. Sharing of calculators during exams is not allowed. Students with a programmable calculator are not allowed to program formulae or other material related to the class into their calculator. I will provide you with a formula sheet for each exam.

Overall Grading Scale

As noted in the Laboratory and Exams sections, there are minimum averages required within these categories that must be met as part of passing the class.

University Policies/Statements

Academic Behavior Standards and Academic Dishonesty: All students are expected to demonstrate honesty in their academic pursuits. The university policies regarding issues of honesty can be found in the FGCU Student Guidebook under the Student Code of Conduct and Policies and Procedures sections.All students are expected to study this document which outlines their responsibilities and consequences for violations of the policy. The FGCU Student Guidebook is available online at http://studentservices.fgcu.edu/judicialaffairs/new.html

Disability Accomodations and Services: Florida Gulf Coast University, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the university's guiding principles, will provide classroom and academic accommodations to students with documented disabilities. If you need to request an accommodation in this class due to a disability, or you suspect that your academic performance is affected by a disability, please visit or contact the Office of Adaptive Services. The Office of Adaptive Services is located in Howard Hall. The phone number is 590-7956 or TTY 590-7930

Student Observance of Religious Holidays: All students at Florida Gulf Coast University have a right to expect that the University will reasonably accommodate their religious observances, practices, and beliefs. Students, upon prior notification to their instructors, shall be excused from class or other scheduled academic activity to observe a religious holy day of their faith. Students shall be permitted a reasonable amount of time to make up the material or activities covered in their absence. Students shall not be penalized due to absence from class or other scheduled academic activity because of religious observances. Where practicable, major examinations, major assignments, and University ceremonies will not be scheduled on a major religious holy day. A student who is to be excused from class for a religious observance is not required to provide a second party certification of the reason for the absence.

Schedule for PHY 2049c General Physics II w/Lab

The following is a tentative schedule! I reserve the right to modify the schedule as needed. These changes will be announced/discussed in class and you can find them on the class web page. Relevant changes will also appear in WebAssign.

All homework assignments (HW) as well as the Math and Concept Review must be submitted in WebAssign by 11:59 PM on the due dates listed. It is your responsibility to check WebAssign every day to see what assignments are currently available for completion and when they are due. Don't wait until the last minute to complete the assignments! All HW will be due at the same time for both CRNs.

All lab reports must be submitted in Canvas by 1:00 PM on the due date listed. Make sure to note the correct due dates for your lab section; "T lab" for Tuesday, "R lab" for Thursday.