Physics 4C

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Physics 4C, General Physics With Calculus: Exploring the mysteries of the big U.

Light, Optics, Relativity and Modern Physics
Course Description, Schedule of Topics
Instructor: N.V. Alexander (aka drn)
TEXTBOOK Serway, Physics (Vol 2 [5th Ed])
LECTURES Will generally follow the text. Try to scope assigned material before you come to class. Please ask questions in class or during my office hours. Click here for a review of Physics 4B. I'll be honest. This course may get hectic. I strongly recommend you form study groups; explore the wealth of resources I've tried to provide. Read on !
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HOMEWORK Homework will be assigned in the form of weekly quizzes based on problems in the text book.. Use the Discussion Forum when I set it up to get hints on problems; conversate with your classmates and me ! Hints also will be posted on this web site with links provided in the "Hints" column on the left side of this page. Until these quiz hints are actually posted, the links to the left will be dead. The problems are mission critical. You must learn the material so you can move to the next
level !  Quizzes will be collected and graded and could account for 18 percent of your course grade. To get credit for these assignments you must follow these guidelines:
1. Don't use paper torn from a spiral notebook.
2. Staple pages together.
3. Fold the pages. Put your name, date, and quiz number on first and back page.
EXAMS Tentative dates for three midterm exams will be announced. Sample exams will be posted. You shouldn't collab. with your friends during exams. Please work independently; be original. Line for line, you should shine on your own work.. Don't worry. One or more pages of your own handwritten notes aka cheat sheets are allowed. Please do not use pages xeroxed from the book or downloaded from the quiz hints or solutions. (You may use two or more pages during the final exam.) Do not bring scratch paper to the exams. The only things you need are a pencil or pen, eraser, calculator, and your alert mind. Before the test begins, please put all other things on the floor. Avoid staying up all night crammin'; stay on top of it.. Get your rest,   and you will be blessed (for optimal performance). Any disputes on grading must be resolved within one or two days after the exam is returned. No make-up exams are allowed unless you can prove a state of emergency with legal, medical documents. You must take the final exam on the date and time that it is scheduled.
LABORATORY Laboratory Room: 1708
Laboratory Schedule: The tentative dates of the lab experiments will be given in class. All experiments assigned are required. If you do not complete them all your total course grade will be dropped by one grade point or more. Your lab report is generally due a week after the experiment at the next lab session. Read the manual or handout before coming to the lab. If you miss an experiment for unavoidable reasons, make arrangements to make it up as soon as possible. Some lab reports will require using the spreadsheet program Excel. See the links here, L1, L2, or L3   for exercises on Excel. I will provide in-class tutorials on using the software, if requested, and I have ordered a short reference book on Excel that you may wish to buy. You may also get access to Computer Science lab by talking to me. The computers in the school library and Tutorials Center are also available.
GRADING POLICY Grades in the course will be based on a total score consisting approximately of the following percentages: Laboratory: 18 Quizzes: 18 Midterm exams: 40 Final exam: 24 Letter grades:90-100 A; 80-89 = B; 63-79 = C; 50-62 = D

TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE
Physics 4C----Spring 2002
Week	Chapter	Topic
1	32, 33	RL and AC Circuits
2	16	Wave Motion
3	17,18	Sound, Standing Waves
4	34	Electromagnetic Waves
6	35	Light and Optics
7	36	Geometric Optics
8	37	Interference
9	38	Diffraction, Polarization
10	39	Relativity
11	40	Quantum Physics
12	41	Quantum Mechanics
13	42	Atomic Physics
14	43	Solids
15	44,45	Superconductivity, Nuclear Physics
16	46	Fission, Fusion, Review
Test 1\|Test 2\|Test 3\|Test4\|Sample Final