Bryan College of Health Sciences

 

Course Name: PHYS220 General Physics I

Course Description: 

PHYS 210 is the first of two courses in the calculus-based physics sequence covering introduction to mechanics, fluid dynamics, and sound. Topics included will be linear and curved motion, collisions, gravity, oscillations, simple harmonic motion and various physical laws including conservation of energy and momentum, Newton’s laws of motion, laws of gravitation, and Bernoulli’s principle. Laboratory experiences are provided to apply concepts learned in class.

 

Credit Hours: 4

This course is 3 credit hours of theory and 1 credit hour of lab. This includes 45 in-class hours, 45 lab hours, and a minimum of 90 hours for preparation and completion of assignments. Preparation for lab activities is expected based on the nature of the experience.

 

Prerequisite Courses:  Basic Calculus and Trigonometry

 

Teaching Strategies/Learning Experiences:

• Lectures are in a traditional classroom setting with use of combination
• whiteboard for detailed development of theories, going through the motion of solving problems
• PowerPoint presentations that facilitate enhanced content, videos and interactive questions
• PHET simulations that help interactively visualize and verify theories presented
• Assignments are on paper, usually due in a week. Detailed solutions are provided.
• Regular in-class quizzes to test and refresh recent topics
• Labs involve state-of-the-art Vernier equipment that let students gets hands-on experience in setting up experiments closely related to topics being learnt. This enables them to observe, record and verify theories learnt during lectures.
• Guest lectures from invited speakers that help appreciate course material and give a peek into real world applications alongwith

 

 

Date: Fall 2016

Lecture: Mon - 6:30 – 9:20 pm, SL-6

  Wed - 6:30 – 9:20 pm, SL-6

  Lab:  Alternate Wednesdays, SL-6

            All classes and labs are on Bryan College of Health Sciences – West Campus

Faculty: Tushar Saraf

Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences

Office Number: Use email for appointment to meet in person

Your Virtual Office: Video conference available on request on Skype, Facetime

Phone: 973-444-6300

Email: tushar.saraf@bryanhealth.org

 

 

Course Outcomes and Objectives

 Upon completion of the course, you should be able to:

• Identify the fundamental and derived physical quantities and units in mechanics and use them to perform dimensional analysis of a physical equation.
• Differentiate the vector and scalar physical quantities and utilize vector algebra including addition, subtraction and dot and cross product.
• Describe linear and curved motion including circular and projectile motion of a body under constant or variable speed, velocity or acceleration.
• Describe the motion of a body from different frames of reference.
• Discuss Newton’s laws of motion and use them to describe a body in equilibrium or in motion.
• Describe static and kinetic friction and its origin in one of four fundamental forces of nature.
• Relate energy (gravitational potential energy, elastic energy and kinetic energy) to force, momentum, work and power to describe the law of conservation in elastic and inelastic collision.
• Describe the elastic nature and rotation of rigid bodies using torque, angular velocity, and moment of inertia, and identify the conditions for equilibrium.
• Describe the flow of fluid using Bernoulli’s equations.
• Describe the force of gravitation between two bodies including the laws of planets.
• Relate the periodic motion of oscillating bodies to waves.
• Describe the different types of oscillations and wave motion, demonstrate sound propagation theory with labs.

 

 

 

Course Requirements

 

1.      Course Schedule    

 

WEEK	TOPIC	Quiz	Assignment	Lab
Week 1	Revisit Calculus and Trigonometry Units, Physical Quantities and Vectors Motion Along a Straight Line		Assignment 1
Week 2	Motion in Two or Three Dimensions		Assignment 2	Lab 1
Week 3	Newton’s Laws of Motion	Quiz 1
Week 4	Applying Newton’s Laws		Assignment 3	Lab 2
Week 5	Work and Kinetic Energy	Quiz 2
Week 6	Potential Energy and Energy Conservation		Assignment 4	Lab 3
Week 7	Momentum, Impulse and Collisions	Quiz 3	Assignment 5
Week 8	Rotation of Rigid Bodies			Lab 4
Week 9	Rotational Motion	Quiz 4	Assignment 6
Week 10	Equilibrium and Elasticity		Assignment 7	Lab 5
Week 11	Fluid Mechanics Gravitation	Quiz 5	Assignment 8, 9
Week 12	Periodic Motion		Assignment 10	Lab 6
Week 13	Mechanical Waves	Quiz 6	Assignment 11
Week 14	Sound and Hearing		Assignment 12	Lab 8
Week 15	Week before Finals		Practice Final Exam
Week 16	Final Examination

 

2. Attendance of face-to-face class times is required. Timely arrival and participation is expected. Attendance and participation carry 5% of the course grade weightage.
3. Grading : Your grade for the course will be based on your performance on the quizzes, homework assignments, final exam, lab work, attendance and class participation

 

 

Percentage Grade	Letter Grade	Quality Points
95.00 – 100.00	A+	4.0
90.00 – 94.99	A	4.0
85.00 – 89.99	B+	3.5
80.00 – 84.99	B	3.0
75.00 – 79.99	C+	2.5
70.00 – 74.99	C	2.0
65.00 – 69.99	D+	1.5
60.00 – 64.00	D	1
≤59.99	F	0

 

 

 

 

6 Quizzes @ 5% each	30%
Assignments	10%
Cumulative Final Exam	35%
Lab effort and reports	25%
Total	100%

 

4. Adherence to all student policies and program requirements and completion of all course requirements are mandatory for successful completion of the course. 
5. Quizzes and Final exams will be on paper, closed book and in-class. All required information will be provided.

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9. Course Etiquette is required for all f2f and hybrid courses.
10. Academic integrity is valued by Bryan College of Health Sciences and is expected in all the endeavors of its administration, faculty and student body.  The College of Health Sciences defines Academic Integrity as fidelity to excellence in all educational practices.  Any individual failing to uphold the principles stated in this policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.  
11. Strict standards of conduct are an essential quality in health care. In keeping with these standards, academic integrity in web-based activities is mandated.  This includes discussion forums, quizzes, papers, professional or peer generated works, and fully accurate citations of all materials found on web sites.  All course assignments are to be completed individually and without any unauthorized assistance unless otherwise stated. All course assignments must truthfully reflect the individual student’s knowledge and learning achievement.  Collaborative projects are clearly designated as such in the syllabus and assignment guidelines.  Monitoring for violations is vigorously pursued and consequences earnestly applied. Consequences for violations of academic integrity range from loss of credit to dismissal from the college.  Your integrity is worth so much more than a grade on an assignment, or grade in this course or any other course.
12. Bryan College of Health Sciences honors cultural differences and promotes equality of all individuals through creation of a campus climate of inclusion, tolerance, and respect. The College provides students with curricular and co-curricular opportunities to help them to grown personally and professionally and to prepare them to be culturally competent citizens in a diverse and every-changing society. The College emphasizes the significance of providing faculty and staff with educational and collegial opportunities to maintain an environment which recognizes the importance of cultural competence.
13. The College believes that achieving reasonable accommodations for a student with a disability is a shared responsibility between the student, faculty, and staff. Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact Sheri Paneitz, Clinical and Academic Development Director, at 402-481-8782 to arrange a confidential appointment during the first week of classes or prior to the start of the semester. Students whose accommodation requests are approved will be provided confidential letters for them to deliver to their professors for review and discussion about how to implement the accommodations in relation to particular course requirements. Accommodations for disabilities are available only as recommended by the Academic Success Center.
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16. Turnitin:

The College has a license agreement with Turnitin, an educational tool that helps prevent or identify plagiarism from Internet resources.  The faculty may use the service in this course by requiring you to submit assignments electronically to Turnitin or by submitting assignments on our behalf.  We encourage you to use Turnitin at any time to check your own work for originality.  Submission of work in this course constitutes a pledge that the work is original and consent to have the work submitted to verify that fact.

 

 

Important Contact Information

 

17. Canvas: 1- 844-334-0159 (toll free). Available 24 hrs/7 days a week, 365 days a year.

 

18. Bryan College of Health Sciences’ Student Services: Please utilize the following contact list for accessing any of the following student services.
    1. Library

Jan Rice, jan.rice@bryanhealth.org  , 402-481-3296

1. Registration

Jill Jenkins, jill.jenkins@bryanhealth.org, 402-481-8603

1. Clinical and Academic Development

Sheri Paneitz, sheri.paneitz@bryanhealth.org  , 402-481-8782

1. Professional Development

Patty Bollinger, patty.bollinger@bryanhealth.org, 402-481-3831

1. Student Life Activities

Brenda Neemann, brenda.neemann@bryanhealth.org, 402-481-8692

1. Financial Aide

Deborah Wilke, deborah.wilke@bryanhealth.org, 402-481-8984

1. Health and Wellness

Melissa Jones & Melinda White, Melissa.jones@bryanhealth.org, or Melinda.white@bryanhealth.org 402-481-8766

1. Testing Center,

Brenda Neeman, brenda.neeman@bryanhealth.org , 402-481-8692

1. Writing Center

Lew Kaye-Skinner or Chris Schacht writingcenter@bryanhealthcollege.edu , 402-481-8691]

 

 

Required Texts

 

University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

by Hugh D. Young (Author), Roger A. Freedman (Author)

ISBN-13: 978-0321973610

ISBN-10: 0321973615