PHYS 1112 (CRN 2012)

Introduction to Physics II          Spring 2009

 

Homepage: http://itc.gsw.edu/faculty/skostov/

Instructor: Svilen Kostov                                                                                                                                            Class:  Roney 205

Office: Science 114                                                                                                                                                                             MWF 1:00 - 1:50 PM

Text: PHYSICS (Volumes 1 and 2) by                                                Lab:    Roney 309

          Giancoli,                                                                                                                                                                                     R 2:00 - 3:50 PM

           Sixth Edition

 

Objective Statement:

 

                This course is second semester continuation of Physics 1111. The student will further develop his or her analytical skills by learning and applying a wide variety of problem solving techniques. The student will cover a broad range of topics from thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism and optics.

 

Class Policies:

 

1)       Attendance is required for both lecture and lab. I will take attendance often and it will be worth 10% of your cumulative grade. If you miss an exam or lab, you must have an excuse from a doctor or the Student Health Center to make up missed graded material.  Failure to provide an adequate excuse will result in a grade of 0 (“zero”) for the assignment.

 

2)       I will be available in my office for questions from 9-10 AM on Monday and on Thursday (other times by appointment only).  I can also be reached by phone or voice mail at 931-2321, or by email at skostov@canes.gsw.edu. 

 

3)       Your grade will be based on lecture exams, lab reports, homework assignments, and a comprehensive Final Exam at the end of the semester. There will be no additional credit given. Your course grade will be determined as follows:

 

3 Lecture exams              45% (13% lowest score, 15% middle                                                      score and 17% highest score)

   Lab exercises                    10%

   In-class quiz                      10%

   Attendance                         10%     

   Final exam        25% (Comprehensive)

                               

4)       The experimental lab sessions will be announced in advance and will be held only during certain weeks of the semester. All remaining two hour blocks of allocated lab time will be devoted to problem solving exercises and require your utmost attention. I consider these (and for that matter so should you) to be the most important part of the course.

 

5)    Homework will be assigned but will not be collected. Instead, quasi-weekly short quiz will be given at the beginning or the end of class.  Solutions to the homework problems will be given in class or as additional handouts and/or webpage postings. It is your responsibility to work out the homework assignments in full and to ask for help in a timely matter if you have problems understanding the material.

 

 Prefinal Scores (In the last six  columns RED=A; ORANGE=B; YELLOW= C; GREEN=D; BLUE=F)

 

Last 4 digits Exam1 Exam 2 Exam 2 +5 Exam 3 Exam3 + 15 LM MM HM Lab Quiz Attendance Prefinal If Final=0 If Final=20 If Final=40 If Final=60 If Final=80 If Final=100
2011 23 46 51 39 54 23 51 54 80 55 80 41 41 46 51 56 61 66
9455 87 58 63 54 69 63 69 87 85 70 90 58 58 63 68 73 78 83
5777 55 49 54 23 38 38 54 55 85 60 90 46 46 51 56 61 66 71
6767 65 41 46 59 74 46 65 74 90 70 100 54 54 59 64 69 74 79
8498 54 66 71 57 72 54 71 72 85 70 90 54 54 59 64 69 74 79
8398 74 65 70 48 63 63 70 74 85 70 95 56 56 61 66 71 76 81
1342 51 49 54 30 45 45 51 54 85 60 95 47 47 52 57 62 67 72
8614 89 67 72 57 72 72 72 89 85 70 70 58 58 63 68 73 78 83
5395 39 57 62 36 51 39 51 62 80 60 80 45 45 50 55 60 65 70
7250 66 70 75 73 88 66 75 88 90 70 100 61 61 66 71 76 81 86
1478 82 50 55 42 57 55 57 82 85 70 100 55 55 60 65 70 75 80
4343 78 94 99 79 94 78 94 99 90 80 100 68 68 73 78 83 88 93
6774 45 78 83 26 41 41 45 83 85 60 90 50 50 55 60 65 70 75
6947 52 56 61 37 52 52 52 61 85 60 90 48 48 53 58 63 68 73
6846 87 89 94 72 87 87 87 94 85 80 90 66 66 71 76 81 86 91
7696 50 42 47 32 47 47 47 47 85 60 85 44 44 49 54 59 64 69
4713 89 91 96 75 90 89 90 96 85 70 85 65 65 70 75 80 85 90
3185 97 103 108 75 90 90 97 108 85 80 90 70 70 75 80 85 90 95
 

Final Scores and Grades- Have a great summer!

Last 4 digits Prefinal Score Raw Final Exam Score (out of 200) Curved Final Exam (out of 100) Total Points for Semester (out of 100) Letter Grade
2011 41 35 25 48 D+
9455 58 55 35 67 C+
5777 46 44 30 53 C-
6767 54 84 50 67 C+
8498 54 104 60 69 C+
8398 56 76 46 68 C+
1342 47 67 41 57 C
8614 58 65 40 68 C+
5395 45 32 40 55 C
7250 61 158 87 83 A-
1478 55 73 44 66 C+
4343 68 159 87 90 A-
6774 50 114 65 66 C+
6947 48 44 30 56 C
6846 66 168 92 89 A-
7696 44 96 56 58 C
4713 66 99 57 81 B
3185 70 185 100 95 A