PHYS 151 Sec 2 Fall 2018 Syllabus

A. Instructor: Galen T. Pickett

Office: HSCI-260
Phone: 562 985 4934
Email: Galen.Pickett@csulb.edu
Office hours: MWF 9-9:50.

B. Meeting Time: MWF 10-10:50

Location: HSCI 100

C. Learning Outcomes.
Welcome to PHYS 151, “Mechanics and Heat.” In this class we will explore the foundations of modern
mechanics from the point of view of our current, best understanding of the physical universe. We will
focus on a relatively small number of fundamental principles in the course, and how to put them together
into a cohesive explanation of how and why objects move as they do. This is a course in your General
Education Program, addressing Critical Thinking, Quantitative Reasoning, and Teamwork (in the
laboratory and in the Koondis Team Work).

D. Required Texts and materials

- Matter and Interactions, Vol. 1, 4th Edition, Chabay and Sherwood (ebook comes with WebAssign
subscription, new books in the bookstore come with a bundled webassign license.
- PHYS 151 Laboratory manual
- i>Clicker device
- WebAssign License

E. Types and sequence of assignments and basis for assigning course grade:
The course grade will be determined by: A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=60-69, F<59
Your course grade will be determined by:
5%: i>Clicker
20%: WebAssign online homework assignments due online every Saturday at 9:00 am.
25%: Laboratory. Missing 2 labs during the semester will result in you earning an F in this course.
50%: Exams, quizzes, other activities, final exam apportioned as follows and on the following dates:
15% Exam I: Wednesday, Oct 17 (group), Friday, October 19 (individual). You will need one blue
book for each part of the exam.
15% Exam II: Wednesday, Dec. 19, 10:15-12:15 (here). You will need 2 blue books for this exam.
10% Koondis Team Work: due Thursday, 9pm (exceptions noted below).
10% Face-to-Face group work (weekly in class).

F. Withdrawals: No instructor or office staff can add or change a class for you. Only YOU, THE STUDENT,
can add or change classes in YOUR schedule. You may either add classes on-line through your MyCSULB
account or in person at Enrollment Services during the registration period. Each student is responsible to
check their MyCSULB account weekly to be certain that the Class Schedule listed accurately reflects the
courses s/he is enrolled in for the current semester. Students should also check for any notices the
University has sent to them.

G. Any student missing class for a university-approved absence (university business, illness) is entitled to a
reasonable make-up assignment. Having a fellow student use your i>Clicker in your absence will result in
an academic dishonesty case being brought against both students.
H. Any student requiring accommodation through DSSC should see me about arranging accommodations.

I. Schedule and online resources: We will register I>Clicker devices in class. If your textbook came with a
WebAssign license, please login at www.webassign.com and use the class code:
csulb 4549 2354
Koondis Team Work (KTW). These are assignments you will complete in assigned groups throughout the
term. The problems you will be solving come from the homework, and will help you to prepare for
homework and exams. The interaction will occur in the “message board” in Beachboard. Your grade
results from completing your task (5 group points available) the number of posts you make (another 2.5
individual points for helping your team), and the number of posts you comment on in groups other than
your own (another 2.5 points for collaborating across teams).

The CNSM is committed to providing a safe and positive learning environment and has established a zero-
tolerance policy for any sexual/gender-based misconduct, including, but not limited to sexual harassment,
assault, relationship violence or stalking for all faculty, staff, and students.
The following entities at CSULB have been established to provide support and assistance for victims of
sexual harassment and assault:
 Title IX Office http://web.csulb.edu/divisions/students/titleix/titleix_reporting.html,
 CSULB University Police Department https://www.csulb.edu/university-police/title-ix,
 The Women's & Gender Equity Center, http://web.csulb.edu/divisions/students/wrc/sexual_assault/,
 Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) Office http://web.csulb.edu/divisions/students/caps/
 Student Health Services: http://web.csulb.edu/divisions/students/shs/sexual_assault.htm.
For more information regarding CSULB’s policies on sexual misconduct and discrimination:
http://www.csulb.edu/titleix.

As members of The Beach community, we practice tolerance and denounce hate and prejudice. Our
classroom will strive to be a place of mutual respect where the focus is on learning and student success.

Week 1: Chapter 1: Vectors and geometry. KTW 1 due THURSDAY 9pm, WebAssign “Introduction”
and Math Assessment due Saturday 9am.
Week 2: Chapter 1-2: Momentum, momentum principle. KTW / WebAssign due Thr. / Sat.
Week 3: Chapter 2-3: Momentum principle, collisions. KTW / WebAssign due Thr. / Sat.
Week 4: Chapter 3-4: Universal forces, contact forces. KTW / WebAssign due Thr. / Sat.
Week 5: Chapter 4: Momentum principle under many interactions. KTW / WebAssign due Thr. / Sat.
Week 6: Chapter 5: Rate of change of momentum. KTW / WebAssign due Thr. / Sat.
Week 7: Chapter 6: Work, energy, energy principle. KTW / WebAssign due Thr. / Sat.
Week 8: Chapter 6: Potential energy. KTW / WebAssign due Thr. / Sat.
EXAM I (group) Wednesday 10am. 10/17/17
EXAM I (individual) Friday 10am. 10/19/17
Week 9: Chapter 7: Internal energy, heat capacity. KTW / WebAssign due Thr. / Sat.
Week 10: Chapter 8-9: Quantum / internal energy. KTW / WebAssign due Thr. / Sat.
Week 11: Chapter 9: Internal energy / simple vs. complex systems. KTW / WebAssign due Thr. / Sat.
Week 12: Chapter 10: Elastic and inelastic collisions. KTW / WebAssign due Thr. / Sat.
Week 13: Chapter 10-11. Angular momentum principle, KTW / WebAssign due Thr. / Sat.
-----------Thanksgiving, no KTW or WebAssign.
Week 14: Chapter 11. Angular momentum principle. KTW/ Webassign due Thr./ Sat.
Week 15: Chapter 12: Engines / entropy. KTW due Thr.

FINAL EXAM: WEDNESDAY, Dec. 19, 10:15-12:15, HERE. YOU WILL NEED 2 BLUE BOOKS.