Physics 50 Syllabus

Fall 2019

Instructor: Juming Jiao

Office Phone: 408-864-5496

Email: jiaojuming@fhda.edu

Home page: http://nebula2.deanza.edu/~jiao

Lecture Hours:

50-02: M T W R 10:30 am - 11:20 pm (Room S35)

50-03: M T W R 11:30 am - 12:20 pm (Room S35)

Office Hours:

Tuesday & Wednesday 1:00 - 1:50 pm (Room S13)

Final Exam Date:

50-02: Thursday 9:15 am - 11:15 am, December 12

50-03: Monday 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, December 9

Text Book: Physics, 4th Edition, by James S. Walker

Prerequisites: Math 49B

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this class is to prepare students for success in Physics 4A by developing an understanding of the principles of classical mechanics with an emphasis on basic problem solving techniques. It covers chapters 1 to 7 in the text.

ATTENDANCE: Students who miss more than FOUR lectures may be dropped from the class. However, it is your responsibility to ensure being dropped or withdrawn from the course in order to avoid an F in the course. The last day to drop a class with a W is Friday, November 15.

HOMEWORK: Homework will be assigned for each chapter, but it will not be collected. It is your responsibility to complete it by the expected date. It is essential to your success in this course that you put solid effort into the homework. If you are having difficulties with homework, I am available for help during my office hours.

QUIZZES: Quizzes are scheduled on the calendar. Each quiz consists of one or two problems from my lectures or your homework. Therefore, it is to your advantage to attend each lecture and complete homework assignments. On the quizzes and the exams, you need to show all your work in complete detail in order to receive credit.

EXAMS: There will be two midterm exams and one comprehensive final; all exams are closed book tests! To pass the class, you must take all the exams. There are NO MAKE UP exams without prior consent from the instructor. You can send an email or leave a message before the exam time in case of an emergency. No cheat sheets or note cards will be allowed during exams. Students who fail to show up for the final exam will receive a grade of F for the course.

CHEATING: If a student is found cheating, a ZERO will be assigned to the work. Using unauthorized notes, copying another student’s work, or letting another student copy your work are all considered forms of cheating. If you are caught cheating on a quiz or exam, you will receive a ZERO as your final grade on that quiz or exam. If you are caught cheating a second time, you may receive an F in the course. I reserve the right to assign seats during exams.

GRADING:

The grade distribution is as follows:

Attendance/Extra 5%

Homework/Quizzes 20%

Two Mid-terms 50%

One Final 30%

Grades will be determined as follows:

A: 89-100%

B: 76-88%

C: 60-75%

D: 50-59%

F: 0-49%