Physics 101 Syllabus

Exam Schedule (Subject to Change)

Midterm 1	Chapters 1-6	Date 09-Sep-10
Midterm 2	Chapters 7-12	Date 30-Sep-10
Midterm 3	Chapters 13-17,19	Date 21-Oct-10
Midterm 4	Chapters 20,22-24, 26-27	Date 16-Nov-10
Final Exam	Chapters 28-33 (and 1-17, 19-20, 22-24, 26-27)	Date 14-Dec-10

Attendance: Class participation contributes to your grade so repeated absences will negatively impact your final grade. In addition, many of the exam questions are pulled from my lectures. Excused absences due to illness must accompany a doctor's note. Instructor should be notified ahead of time for other absences which may be excused.

Final Exam: The final exam will be held on 14-Dec-10 from 5:45 pm to 7:35 pm in room PS108. The exam will be comprehensive.

Disability Accommodations: The college will make any reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students should contact the Student Disability Resource Center before you come to see me about such accommodations.

Laboratory: In order to receive a laboratory science (S1) credit, you must also take the laboratory, PHY101 Introduction to Physics Laboratory. The laboratory is independent from this class in terms of registration but not in terms of grades. The lecture and the laboratory complement each other by covering different aspects of the same material. The lab must be taken concurrent with PHY101 lecture. One low lab score will be dropped during the semester. Students missing a lab period for any reason (including illness) will use that absence as their dropped lab score.

Homework: Homework assignments will be given throughout the semester. Homework assignments are due on the assigned due-date each week, no exceptions. Late homework assignments will not be accepted. Every homework assignment should include your name, id code, answers to questions, as well as the logic you used to arrive at the answer. Homework assignments deemed to be illegible by the instructor will not be graded and a zero score will be recorded. Please avoid this unpleasant outcome by making sure your handwriting is legible, and answers to questions are clearly labeled.

Cell Phone and Beeper Policy: Cell phones and beepers may not be left on during the lecture period. Please turn off all ringers before the lecture begins. Students interrupting lecture with repeated phone or beeper rings will see a reduction in their class participation grades.

Withdrawal Policy: Students who are unable to continue the class for any reason, are responsible for dropping the class. If you have been attending the class at any point during the semester and you stop coming, it is your responsibility to give me written notice that you would like to drop the course. Failure to do so will result in an "F" at the end of the semester. Check with MCC for last date for student-initiated withdrawals.

Academic Dishonesty Statement: The college has the following position on academic dishonesty:

"All students assume as part of their obligation to the College the responsibility to exhibit in their academic performance the qualities of honesty and integrity. All forms of student dishonesty are subject to disciplinary action. They may include, but not be limited to: cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, and plagiarism."

Course content and dates of exams and assignments may vary from this outline to meet the needs of this group.

Homework Midterms Class Participation Lab Final Exam	25% 30% 5% 25% 15%
TOTAL	100%

Physics 101 (Introduction to Physics)