Ali Piran

JAN 14
MON TUE WED THU FRI
15 Intro
Ch 29
16 17
Ch 29
18
21
MLK
22
Ch13
28 29
Ch 14
FEB 4 5 Exam 1
11 12
Ch 15
18 19
Exam II
25 26
Ch 17
MAR 3 4 Ch 18
17 18
Ch 19
24 25
Ch 19
APR 31 1 Ch 20
23 24
Ch 13
30 31
Ch 14
6 7
Ch 15
13 14
Ch 16
20 21
Ch 17
27 28
Ch 18
5 6
Exam III
SPRING BREAK
19 20
GOOD
Thursday
26 27
Ch 20
2 3
Ch 21
25
1
8
15
22
29
7
21
GOOD
FRIDAY
28
4
SPRING 2008
MEETING TIME: 8:00 a.m.­9:15 a.m. TU­TH Room 334
INSTRUCTOR: Ali A. Piran, (apiran@sfasu.edu)
OFFICE: 327 Miller Science Building (phone# 2391)
OFFICE HOURS: 2:00­4:00 p.m. MTW or by appointment.
TEXT: College Physics (7th Edition). Serway & Faughn
LAB (corequisite) Physics 132 lab manual
This course will present a broad survey of the principles of nuclear
physics, wave phenomena, electricity, magnetism, and optics and will
illustrate the logic and reasoning upon which these principles are
based. A great deal of emphasis will be placed on the understanding of
these principles and their application.
HOMEWORK (125): Throughout the semester, problems will be
assigned which are intended to illustrate some of the principles
covered in the lecture. These problems represent the minimum number
that the student should work in order to obtain some understanding of
the concepts. The homework assignments will be found on the WEB
at: http:/webassign.net.
EXAMS (450): There will be six exams including a final exam (as
indicated on the calendar) comprised of problems similar to homework
problems, derivations, definitions, and examples worked out in the
classroom and in the text. The final exam will not be comprehensive.
The student is expected to know and understand the equations
required for the exams. Students will have one week after an exam is
returned to discuss any possible errors made in the grading; thereafter,
no changes will be made in the grade. The student is expected to be
present for all exams.
FINAL EXAM (125):
The final exam will be over the material
covered since the last exam. The final will be worth a maximum of 125
points toward the final grade and will be given on
Tuesday, May 6 8:00 ­ 10:00 a.m.
7 8
Exam IV
9 10
Ch 22
11
LAB GRADE (200): The laboratory grade will count a maximum of
200 points toward the final grade (25% of the final grade). The lecture
and lab grades will be combined into a single grade, and the same
grade will be recorded for the lecture and the lab.
14 15
Ch 22
21 22
Ch 23
MAY 28 29
Ch 24
5 6
FINAL
10:30­12:30
16 17
Exam V
23 24
Ch 24
30 1
Ch 25
18
25
2
7 8 9
Mar. 5, 2008: Mid­Term
Mar. 19, 2008: Last day to drop without WP or WF
Apr. 21, 2008: Last day to withdraw from University
MAY 6, 2008: FINAL EXAM from 8:00­10:00 a.m.
FINAL GRADE (800): The maximum points possible will be 800.
100 points – Exam I
150 points – Exams II, IV, and V (each exam is worth 50 points)
75 points – Exams III
125 points – Final Exam (not comprehensive)
125 points – Homework
25 points – Class Attendence
200 points – Lab experiments and lab exam
800 total points to determine semester grade
A final grade will be assigned according to the following scale:
720­800 A 560­639 C 000­479 F
640­719 B 480­559 D
Students with documented disabilities, who need course
adaptations or accommodations, please make an
appointment with me as soon as possible.
http://www.sfasu.edu/upp/pap/academic_affairs/aca
demic_integrity.html

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