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Phys 001 is intended for students who are not going to major in physics or engineering! I look at this Phys 001 as a course in the physics of everyday life. If any of you are especially interested in how physics applies to some situation in your life, please make a suggestion to me; we can replace some of the material on the schedule below with a discussion of the physics of your everyday life. Rather than rush through lots of material superficially, I would prefer to cover less material, but more carefully; we may spend more time on some of the topics on the schedule than I've allotted. With all this in mind, the schedule below is subject to change. The official announcement concerning any changes to the schedule will be made in class; most importantly, an announcement concerning each exam will be made, in class, a few days before the exam. It is your responsibility to keep abreast of these changes if you miss lecture! Phys 001 is a lecture course, an introduction to many topics in the study of science and the universe. It meets the general education, natural science requirement for most non-technical majors; if your major if offered by the College of Ag or the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, please check with Dr. D or your academic advisor; if your major is offered by the College of Engineering or the Eberly College of Science, Phys 001 will not meet your natural science requirement. (If you are still not sure, talk to Dr. D after class!) Regardless of your major, you are welcome to take the course; in certain cases, though, this course will not meet any of your graduation requirements.

Your grade in this course will be based on the sum of the grades of the two in-class exams (100 points each), the final exam (100 points), in-class activities and participation (100 points) and quizzes (100 points) -- see table below. I reserve the right to announce additional sources of points at any time during the semester (in the form of special out of class assignments) and to revise the grading table as necessary. I will always announce such changes in lecture and post them on my webpage. You are responsible for keeping up with any special assignments or changes to the grading scale if you should miss lecture.

You should read the chapter in the text (or the handout) before coming to class; there are questions (with answers provided) in each chapter which will help you to understand the material. In-class activities will be short, approximately 15 minute exercises; they may be individual or group exercises. They are listed on the schedule (Tuesdays, except the first week, last week and exam weeks). Please do not miss class on these days except for emergencies. In-class assignments will be based on the Exercises at the end of each chapter. Check your understanding of the lecture material by taking a look at the Exercises after we finish each chapter; if you have any questions about the Exercises, I'd be happy to spend a few minutes at the start of class discussing them. Quizzes will be in the form of a series of multiple choice questions, fill-in, short answer, etc., similar to those on the exams; homework assignments will be done online at http://www.angel.psu.edu . You are expected to take the exams at the scheduled time. ``Make-up'' exams are rarely given, and only in the most extreme and well-documented case. An announcement will be made, in class, a few days before each scheduled exam concerning the exam.

I encourage you to ask questions in class, after class, or to visit me in my office. My office hours will be Monday 11:00 to 12:00, Tuesday 3:30 to 4:30 and Thursday 11:00 to 12:00. During these times I will be in my office and happy to help you with any question or problems. You may also make an appointment for a different time if these times do not suit you.

Academic Integrity: All students are expected to act with civility, personal integrity; respect other students' dignity, rights and property; and help create and maintain an environment in which all can succeed through the fruits of their own efforts. An environment of academic integrity is requisite to respect for self and others and a civil community.

Academic integrity includes a commitment to not engage in or tolerate acts of falsification, misrepresentation or deception. Such acts of dishonesty include cheating or copying, plagiarizing, submitting another persons' work as one's own, using Internet sources without citation, fabricating field data or citations, ``ghosting'' (taking or having another student take an exam), stealing examinations, tampering with the academic work of another student, facilitating other students' acts of academic dishonesty, etc.

Students charged with a breach of academic integrity will receive due process and, if the charge is found valid, academic sanctions may range, depending on the severity of the offense, from F for the assignment to F for the course.

The University's statement on academic integrity, from which the above statement is drawn, is available at http://www.psu.edu/dept/oue/aappm/G-9.html .

Day	Assignment
Aug 28	Introduction and Measurement
	Ch 1 - About Science
Aug 30	Ch 2 - Newton's First Law of Motion -- Inertia
Sep 04	Ch 3 - Linear Motion
	In-class based on Chs. 1 & 2
Sep 05	Drop/Add deadline!
Sep 06	Ch 4 - Newton's Second Law of Motion
Sep 11	Ch 5 - Newton's Third Law of Motion
	In-class based on Chs. 3 & 4
Sep 13	Ch 6 - Momentum
Sep 18	Ch 7 - Energy
	In-class based on Chs. 5 & 6
Sep 20	Ch 7 - Energy, continued
Sep 25	Ch 8 - Rotational Motion
	In-class based on Ch. 7
Sep 27	Ch 8 - Rotational Motion, continued
Oct 02	TEST I Ch 1-8
Oct 04	Ch 9 - Gravity
Oct 09	Ch 10 - Projectile and Satellite Motion
	In-class based on Chs. 8 & 9
Oct 11	Ch 11 - The Atomic Nature of Matter
Oct 16	Ch 12 - Solids
	In-class based on Chs. 10 & 11
Oct 18	Ch 13 - Liquids
Oct 23	Ch 14 - Gases and Plasmas
	In-class based on Chs. 12 & 13
Oct 25	Ch 15 - Temperature, Heat and Expansion
Oct 30	Ch 16 - Heat Transfer
	In-class based on Chs. 14 & 15
Nov 01	Ch 17 - Change of Phase
Nov 06	TEST II Ch 9-17
Nov 08	Ch 19 - Vibrations and Waves
Nov 13	Ch 20 - Sound
	In-class based on Chs. 17 & 19
Nov 15	Ch 20 - Sound, continued
Nov 16	Late drop deadline!
Nov 20	Thanksgiving Break -- no classes
Nov 22	Thanksgiving Break -- no classes
Nov 27	Ch 21 - Musical Sounds
	In-class based on Ch. 20
Nov 29	Ch 22 - Electrostatics
Dec 04	Ch 23 - Electric Current
	In-class based on Chs. 21 & 22
Dec 06	Ch 24 - Magnetism
Dec 11	Ch 25 - Electromagnetic Induction
Dec 13	Ch 26 - Properties of Light
	Ch 27 - Color
	Ch 28 - Reflection and Refraction
Dec 18	FINAL EXAM Ch 1-17, 19-28 8:00--9:50 in 106 Sci/Tech

Grade	Points
A	465-500
A	450-464
B+	435-449
B	415-434
B	400-414
C+	385-399
C	350-384
D	300-349
F	000-299