GENERAL PHYSICS I
SUMMER II:   MAY 24 - JULY 1, 1999


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Instructor:

Text:
 
        1. Principles of Physics, by Frederick J. Bueche and David A. Jerde,
            Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill, Inc.  We will cover chapters 1 - 13.

        2. Physics Laboratory Experiments, by Jerry D. Wilson,
            Fifth Edition, D. C. Heath and Company

Materials:

        A scientific calculator is a necessity.

Attendance:

        Regular attendance is expected and required. See Attendance and Grading Procedures
        in the Student Handbook or in the catalog for the official college policy. If you miss a class,
        please send me an email explaining your absence.  Students who miss more than 20% of the
        scheduled meeting time may be withdrawn from the course.

Evaluation:
 
3 tests 300 points
10 labs 150 points
5 quizes   50 points
Final Exam 200 points
Total 700 points
 

Final Grade:

Homework:

        Regular homework is assigned at the end of each class meeting and will be
        gone over in the next class if you ask for it.

Tests:

        There will be three major tests given during the course. All tests are closed book,
        closed notes, but calculators are allowed.  Attendance at tests and at the final is required.
 
Labs:

        Student Groups: 
 
        Lab groups will be formed during the first lab of class. For each lab, one person
        will be repsonsible for writing up and handing in the lab report. A collaborative
        effort is strongly encouraged; however, if for the actual write-up a student wishes
        to write an individual report, that is permitted. Each student must
     do the writeup for at least three labs during the
     course.  Failure to do this will result in points deducted from your total course accumulation.

       Credit:

        To receive credit, the student must have been present during the lab itself.
        Also, the lab must be handed in on time, namely at the beginning of the
     next lab.   Late labs will not be accepted.  In addition, the
        lab writeup must be typed.   Make sure that the names of all members of your team
        who contributed are listed, and indicate who wrote the lab writeup this time.   The
        advance study assignment for the lab you will be doing on a given day must be
        handed in at the beginning of the  lab for credit to be received.
 
        The lowest lab grade will be dropped in computing the final average..

Quizzes:

        There will be no makeup  quizzes. The instructor will drop your lowest quiz grade (out of
        six quizes) when computing your final average.

Schedule:
(Homework:  All non-starred and single-starred odd problems in the sections covered during class.)