Total possible=950 points. Borderline cases will be determined by performance on the Final Review Exam and attendance. Exams are multiple-choice. The regular hour exams are closed-book and no notes, but you may use a hand-held calculator with a cleared memory. For the 110-minute final exam, you may also prepare your own 8.5"x11" page of notes (both sides). It should be generated by yourself and either be handwritten or typed in italics or Courier font so that it is distinguishable from published text. Put your name in the upper-right corner and turn it in with the exam. The value of this sheet is more in its preparation than its possession. No make-up exams are offered without prior approval and arrangements. Instead, the lowest (or zero) score is automatically dropped, except for the final exam. In addition, one take-home lab is available to ensure that the required 10 can be completed. Instructor: Tiffany Watkins Voice: 559-3649 Email: tiffanywatkins@boisestate.edu (rev. 7/22/08) This course is part of the University Core Curriculum that shares a commont philosophy and addresses the same general goals. Expected Learning Outcomes
Course Objective is for the students to develop appreciation and familiarity with basic physics concepts which will give them a new perspective for critical and analytical thinking and lead to continued learning. Methodology features hands-on laboratory exercises that show how nature really works and our measuring limitations. These exercises foster cooperative learning in small groups and feature written analysis. Individual textbook reading is scheduled according to the attached syllabus. Associated classroom activities include demonstrations, multi-media presentations, examples, and group discussions. Course content emphasizes the subject matter with related vocabulary but places it in historical context by crediting the discoverers. Interdisciplinary examples are utilized to encourage socially responsible applications. Aesthetic and philosophical implications are addressed. The course covers a broad spectrum of classical and modern physics including motion, energy, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, optics, atoms, fission/fusion, and relativity. All of these topics lend understanding to the physical processes surrounding us and the technological worlds that we create, along with our related social responsibility. Assessment of student attainment of the above outcomes and goals will be made through the written laboratory reports, classroom participation, and individualized multiple-choice exams. |