SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT

 

PHYSICS 102 COURSE INFORMATION

Fall 2009

 

INSTRUCTOR:  Mike Young

Office:                   PS119  MW 1:15-2:15, TTh 11:00-12:00

Phone:                   965-0581  x2697

Email:                   young@sbcc.edu

 

Physics 102 is an introductory, conceptual oriented course with quantitative applications in general physics with special emphasis placed on topics related to everyday experience.  Topics include motion, work, energy, sound, heat, light, optics, electricity, magnetism, and some atomic and nuclear physics.  This is a introductory course for students majoring in the physical sciences.  This course is a prerequisite for Physics 121.  The associated lab, physics 102L, is required with this course.  Physics 102 and Physics 102L satisfy the G.E. laboratory science requirement.  The intent of this course is to introduce basic physical laws and to develop the language in the physical sciences.  The prerequisite is Math 107 and the skills advisory are Math 140 and English 110.  (TR: CSU; UC Transfer Limit)

 

 

Text and Materials:

 

                Kirkpatrick and Wheeler, Physics - A world view, 6th or 7th edition

 

                Physics 102 laboratory Manual, SBCC Bookstore

 

 

Grading:               Grades are based on 3 examinations, homework, laboratories, and the final exam.  Grades will be based on your percentage of the possible total point distribution with some curving.  Grades will be posted on the World Wide Web at www.cs.sbcc.edu/physics, then follow the links (Mike Young  ® Grades) or www.cs.sbcc.edu/physics/page/grades.htm   Chapter homework assignments are due the class meeting following the close of the chapter’s lecture.  

               

90-100%

A

3 Exams

50%  (16.67% each)

80-89%

B

Labs

15%

60-79%

C

Homework

10%

50-59%

D

Final exam

25%

<50%

F

 

 

                               

Homework guidelines:      1.    Homework more than one day late will lose three points (20%).

2.       Homework more than 2 weeks late will not be accepted.

3.       Put your name, class, and date in the upper right hand corner.

4.       Label chapter number on the top line.

5.       Clearly number the problems in the left margin, otherwise do not write in the margins .

6.       If homework problems are not done in numerical order, please note.

7.       Staple multiple pages together and write as legibly as possible.        

 

Videos:                  A complete collection of the physics videos, "The Mechanical Universe" is available in the learning center.  Viewing these videos is not required, but recommended since they are very helpful and present the ideas in another setting.  Some of the videos are beyond the scope of this class, but all the videos are helpful.

 

SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT

 

PHYSICS 102 COURSE INFORMATION

Fall 2009

 

PROBLEM  ASSIGNMENT – 6th Edition

 

 

Chapter

Conceptual

Exercises

1

10,11,12,13,14,15,16

1,2,5,6,7,9,11

2

19,22,24,27,29,39,40,43,44,51

4,8,10,11,12,15,17,24,26

3

3,6,9,13,19,23,25,38,45,47,51,52

1,4,5,9,14,20,21,24

4

3,6,26,32,33,44

1,9,12,14

5

2,9,18,24,30,39,46

5,10,11,13,15,18,19

6

6,9,14,16,23,35,48

1,5,10,12,17,22

7

6,10,16,29,33,35,50,53,54

1,5,9,10,15,23

8

10,11,16,23,47,52

6,8,11,13,18

11

9,17,18,22,28,31,38,47

8,13,16,17,18,19,22

12

1,5,7,26,30,33,38,45,53,54,58,61,62

1,5,8,17,19,20,22,23

13

1,6,15,19,25,30,31,43,54,56

1,2,6,12,15,20,22,24

15

9,11,14,16,29,31,35,38,42,48

1,5,6,9,11,18,24,25

16

3,4,8,12,14,22,28,38,44,56

1,3,7,10,19,22,26

17

1,15,16,20,33,37,48,49

4,10,11,12,13,15,17,18,25,26

18

1,3,7,12,15,24,38,39,45

3,9,12,13,14,15,16,19,20,22

20

7,8,15,18,21,25,26,36,39,51,52,58

1,3,5,6,12,16,17,21,23

 

 

 

 

 

 


Physics 102 Schedule - Fall 2009

 

SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT

 

Daily Schedule

 

 

WEEK

DATES

CHAP

EXAMS

COMMENTS

LAB

1

Aug 24 - 28

1,2

 

 

No lab

2

Aug 31 - Sep 4

3

 

 

Motion

3

Sep 7-11

4

 

Mon: Holiday

Vector

4

Sep 14-18

5,6

 

 

Force and Motion

5

Sep 21-25

6

Thur, chp 1-6

 

Work and Energy

6

Sep 28 - Oct 2

7

 

 

Ballistic Pendulum

7

Oct 5-9

8

 

 

Rotation

8

Oct 12-16

11

 

 

Air Thermometer

9

Oct 19-23

12

 

 

Specific Heat

10

Oct 26 - 30

13

Thur, chp 7-13

 

Heats of Fusion & Vaporization

11

Nov 2-6

15

 

 

Pendulum

12

Nov 9-13

16

 

Wed: Holiday

Holiday

13

Nov 16-20

17

 

 

Standing Waves

14

Nov 23 - 27

18

 

Thur, Fri: Holiday

Ray Tracing

15

Nov 30 - Dec 4

20

Thur, chp15-20

 

Static Electricity

16

Dec 7-11

 

Final:Thurs

11:00-1:00

 

Final Week

Finals Week

No Lab