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Physical Science 101

Syllabus – Spring 2008

INSTRUCTOR

Name: Dr. Joseph W. Howard – “Joe”

Office/Phone: Henson Science Hall 305E, 410-548-5393
eMail: jwhoward@salisbury.edu
Office Hours: MTRF 9:00 – 10:00 am
On the Web: http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~jwhoward/
http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~jwhoward/Physics101/p101.htm

TEXTBOOK

Physical Science: “Conceptual Understanding of Chemistry & Physics” – The 101 Group;
Salisbury University, Dept. of Physics & Chemistry (Spring 2008 Edition).

Physical Science: Laboratory Manual – The 101 Group, Salisbury University, Depts. of
Physics & Chemistry

The text and the required lab packet are available at the Salisbury University Bookstore.

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to fundamental concepts of physical

sciences. The course will emphasize practical applications, especially those that integrate
all of the natural sciences. The salient topics covered have been delineated under “Tentative
Schedule of Lecture Topics” below.

Course Philosophy

I want you to enjoy Chemistry/Physics 101. The material we will be covering is fascinating
and applicable. Its implications can be observed in almost everything you interact with
everyday. In order to make this class as interesting and useful as possible, I will need to get
feedback from you. Please feel free to ask questions in class and to come by my office during
office hours.

Note to Education Majors: This course is not designed to show what to teach in a student
classroom but is a course designed to introduce future teachers to conceptual ideas in the
physical sciences themselves. Consequently, you will gain an understanding, respect, and
appreciation of the sciences so that you can better understand the concepts that you will
teach to your own future students. With a thorough understanding of concepts in physics
and chemistry you will better be able to evolve and adapt your own science teaching
techniques.

Policies

 Attendance: Attendance is required at all lecture and lab classes. You must notify
your laboratory instructor in advance if you are unable to attend a lab. Although
formal attendance will not be taken in lecture, students are expected to attend
class. Students are responsible for material covered and announcements made in
class.
 Cell Phones: Please turn off your cell phones during the class lecture. You may
not talk on the phones in the classroom during lecture. Having a cell phone out
during a quiz or exam (even if it is turned off) will not be allowed.
 Writing Requirement: Students will be required to complete writing assignments
given as homework and in laboratory. The University requirements of “writing
across the curriculum” will be met by many of the activities during the semester
and we expect the students to demonstrate proficiency in writing logically, legibly,
and lucidly.
 Calculators: You will often need to use a calculator for quizzes and exams. You
will need a non-programmable calculator that you should bring to every class.
Using a programmed calculator in a quiz or exam to store information not available
to the entire class, including solutions or equations, is considered cheating. A cell-
phone calculator is not allowed.
 Students with Disabilities: Any student in this course who has a disability that may
prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact us
personally as soon as possible so that we can discuss accommodations necessary
to ensure full participation in this class and facilitate educational opportunities.

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is at the heart of education because there is no doubt that honor and
the quest for knowledge are inexorably intertwined. Salisbury University is an academic
community dedicated to the achievement of intellectual growth where the pursuit of freely
exchanged ideas and active study is an essential element of academic excellence and
development. Students and faculty are expected to meet the highest possible standards of
personal, ethical, and moral academic conduct. These standards require personal integrity,
a commitment to honesty without compromise, as well as truth without equivocation.
Academic trust means respecting these truths and principles, without which no university
can exist.
  Academic Dishonesty: This instructor adheres to the policy of academic
dishonesty as it appears in the college catalog and outlined in the student
handbook.

EXAMINATIONS

Exams will be given during regular class periods and will cover material from the lecture,
textbook, and laboratory. If a student has a legitimate excuse for missing an exam, s/he
must notify the instructor in advance. The instructors may, at his/her discretion, replace
the zero on the missed exam with the grade received on the comprehensive final exam.

o EXAM I Friday, February 22nd

o EXAM II Friday, April 4th
o EXAM III Monday, May 5th
o FINAL EXAM Monday, May 12th, 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

QUIZZES

Quizzes will be given at the discretion of the instructor. These quizzes will be entirely
unannounced, however, you can count on roughly ten quizzes in a semester. In computation
of the final grade, the lowest (or one missed) quiz will not be counted. There are NO make-
up quizzes. A quiz can be given at the beginning, middle, or end of a class period. In
addition, a quiz can be given both at the beginning and end of a class. Always arrive to class
prepared to experience a quiz on current class content.

NCUR (National Conference of Undergraduate Research)

We will have no formal class meeting on Friday April 11 th due to NCUR on

campus. HOWEVER, you are expected to attend NCUR. You will be expected to attend at
least one presentation or poster session of your choice. You will specify the session you
plan to attend in advance (due Wednesday April 2 nd). You will turn in a brief report about
the presentation/poster session on Monday April 14 th. Attendance and completion of the
report will count as a quiz grade
(http://www.salisbury.edu/ncur22/).

LABORATORY

Laboratory work will be handed in each period for grading of that week’s lab activity. For
further details regarding the laboratory experience, consult with your laboratory instructor.

***Important Note: Laboratory attendance is mandatory. You may make-up onemissed

lab at the end of the semester. A missed lab, unless made-up, will be graded as a zero for
that day. Each additional lab that you miss beyond two lab activities will result in 10
percentage points (10%) being deducted from your final course grade. For further details
about this policy see your laboratory syllabus and instructor.

HOMEWORK

Homework Due Dates: Homework problems will be assigned periodically and collected on
the following dates;

 Homework #1 – Friday, February 8th

 Homework #2 – Friday, February 15th
 Homework #3 – Wednesday, February 20th
 Homework #4 – Friday, March 7th
 Homework #5 – Friday, March 14th
 Homework #6 – Wednesday, April 2nd
 Homework #7 – Monday, April 21st
 Homework #8 – Friday, May 2nd
 Homework #9 – Friday, May 9th

The following rules will be applied for homework:

1. All homework must be handed in at the beginning of the lecture period on the
due date. Late assignments will not be accepted. In computing the final
homework average, the one lowest (or one missed) homework grade will be
dropped.
2. All homework assignments will be in .pdf format and will be linked to the course
web pageYou must print the assignment sheets and submit your work on them.
3. Prior to turning in each assignment, students are responsible for checking the
instructor’s web pages for clarification and/or changes.
4. Homework must be neatly written, logically organized, and all work must be
shown to receive credit.
5. All problems must be submitted in sequence.
6. All homework problems must be the student’s own work.

Here are some suggestions for how to get the most knowledge and help out of the
homework:

 Read the problems as soon as you get them. You don’t have to spend any
time working on them; just think about them as you read and study the material.
 Don’t procrastinate!! Don’t wait until the last minute to do homework. In
particular, you will have an opportunity to ask questions in class to help you
further understand the problems. Many students find that it is very helpful to
attempt the problems even before the material is discussed in the class lecture.
  Ask Questions!! If you are having problems with the homework, seek help!! You
may discuss the problems with your classmates as well as with us during office
hours.

***Important Notice: Although you may discuss the homework with your classmates, all
work handed in must be your own. Copying another person’s work is plagiarism, and will be
considered cheating. I encourage you to talk with others in order for you to get a general
understanding of the work. However, each person must work out detailed solutions of the
problems individually.
All homework is compared while being graded; do not copy other’s work.

GRADING

Course grades will be calculated as follows:

Three Semester Exams (15 % each) 45%

Final Exam (comprehensive) 20%
Laboratory 20%
Quizzes 10%
Homework 5%
------ Total = 100%

Grade Scale**:
The following criteria will be used for determining letter grades:

 90 -100% = A: Superior Work. Student demonstrates a thorough and complete

understanding of the subject.
 80 - 89% = B: Excellent Work. Student demonstrates an above average
understanding of the subject.
 70 - 79% = C: Good Work. Student demonstrates an average understanding of
the material.
 60 - 69% = D: Fair Work. Student demonstrates below average understanding of
the material and has completed most of assignments.
 0 - 59% = F: Unsatisfactory Work. Student does not demonstrate and adequate
understanding of the subject and has not turned in all assignments.

**The instructors reserve the right to lower some, or all, of these cut-off grades.

Important Notice

If your grade will affect any of the following: 1) whether you receive or retain a scholarship
(athletic or otherwise); 2) your eligibility to participate in any university sponsored activity; 3)
your continuing progress within an academic track; 4) your standing within the education
department and/or student teaching requirements; 5) your standing with your fraternity,
sorority, the university, or any other student organization; - NOW IS THE TIME TO BECOME
CONCERNED - NOT AT FINAL EXAM OR AFTER FINAL GRADES HAVE BEEN
DETERMINED!! Please do not wait until the last minute, when it will be too late for anyone
to help you! Also remember, we are here to learn and most of all have FUN!!

Tentative Schedule of Weekly Lecture Topics

Date Topics Readings Homework Lab for week

M Science, scales, pp. 2 – 13
Week One:
Fundamental particles Units, sci.
Mon. 1/28 – W pp. 13 – 16 1 Sci. Inquiry
notation,
Fri. 2/1
F Prefixes, factor label method pp. 16 – 25
M Motion, acceleration pictures pp. 35 – 46
Week Two:
Acceleration pictures and free
Mon. 2/4 – W pp. 47 – 59 2 Meas., units
fall
Fri. 2/8
F KMT pp. 26 -34 HW 1
Freefall pp. 59 – 61
Week Three: M
Mon. 2/11 – W Forces & Newton’s laws pp. 69 -91 3 Speed
Fri. 2/15
F Forces & Newton’s laws pp. 69 -91 HW 2
Conservation of momentum pp. 92 – 99
Week Four: M
4 Newton’s
Mon. 2/18 – W Collisions pp. 99 – 102 HW 3
Laws
Fri. 2/22
F EXAM #1 (2/22)
M Mathematical Motion pp. 62 -68
Week Five: pp. 103 -
W Energy
Mon. 2/25 – 114 5 Forces
Fri. 2/29 pp. 115 –
F Energy conservation
120
pp. 115 –
M Energy conservation
120
Week Six:
pp. 121 –
Mon. 3/3 – W Heat and Temperature 6 Energy
134
Fri. 3/7
pp. 135 –
F Heat and phase change HW 4
142
pp. 143 –
M SHM and waves 7 Heat
158
 pp. 159 –
Week Seven: W Physical & Chemical changes
177
Mon. 3/10 –
Fri. 3/14 pp. 159 –
F Physical & Chemical changes HW 5
177

Week Eight: M
Mon. 3/17 – W Spring Break No Lab
Fri. 3/21
F
pp. 159 –
M Density, Charge
177
Week Nine:
pp. 178 - 8 Problem
Mon. 3/24 – W Structure of atom, isotopes
184 Solving
Fri. 3/28
pp. 178 -
F Structure of atom, isotopes
184
pp. 184 –
M Mass and moles
193
Week Ten:
Mon. 3/31 – pp. 194 – 9 SHM
W Introduction periodic table HW 6
Fri. 4/4 202
F EXAM #2 (4/4)
pp. 194 –
M Bohr Model, Light
202
Week Eleven:
10 Periodic
Mon. 4/7 – pp. 194 –
W Electron configurations Table.
Fri. 4/11 202
F NCUR
pp. 216 –
M Periodic trends
232
Week
Twelve: Compounds and Lewis pp. 234 –
W 11 Acids
Mon. 4/14 – structures 256
Fri. 4/18 Compounds and Lewis pp. 234 –
F
structures 256
pp. 257 –
M VSEPR HW 7
268
Week
Thirteen: pp. 269 –
W Polarity and forces 12 Precip
Mon. 4/21 – 289
Wed. 4/25 pp. 289 –
F Intermolecular Forces
297
 pp. 289 –
M Intermolecular Forces
297
Week
Fourteen: pp. 297 – 13 Molec.
W Consequences
Mon. 4/28 – 299 Models
Fri. 5/2 pp. 304 –
F Chemical reactions HW 8
321
M EXAM #3 (5/5)
Week
Fifteen: pp. 304 –
W Chemical reactions Make-ups
Mon. 5/5 – 321
Fri. 5/9
F Overview HW 9
Finals Week:
FINAL EXAM: Monday 5/12 at 8:00 – 10:30 am
Mon 5/12

Semester’s Lecture Topics

 Scales
o Macro
o Micro
o Nano
 Motion
o Speed
o Acceleration
 Kinetic Molecular Theory
o Solids, Liquids, Gases
 Newton’s Laws of Motion
o Newton’s First Law
o Newton’s Second Law
o Newton’s Third Law
 Momentum & Energy
o Momentum
o Conservation of Momentum
o Work & Energy
o Power
 Thermal Energy
o Temperature
o Absolute Zero
o Heat & Thermal Energy
o Specific & Latent Heat
 Periodic Motion
o Vibrations & Waves
o Wave Motion
 o Longitudinal & Transverse Waves
o Sound Waves
o Resonance
 Electricity
o Charges
o Charge Interactions
o Forces Between Charges
 Structure of the Atom
o The Elements
o The Electron
o The Atomic Nucleus
o Protons & Neutrons
o The Quantum Models
o Electron Configuration
 Light Waves
o Electromagnetic Spectrum
o Color
 Elements of Chemistry
o Phases of Matter
o Physical & Chemical Properties
o Classification of Matter
 The Periodic Table
o Organizing the Elements
o Metal, Nonmetals, & Metalloids
o Atomic Groups & Periods
o Periodic Trends
 Chemical Bonding
o Metals & Alloys
o Ionic Bonds
o Lewis Structures
o Covalent Bonds
o Molecular Polarity
 Molecular Mixing
o Solutions
o Surface Tension Solubility
o Units of Conversion
 Chemical Reactions
o The Chemical Reaction
o Energy & Chemical Reactions
 Acid & Base Reactions
o Acids & Bases Defined
o Acid Strength
o Acid, Basic, or Neutral
o The pH Scale
o Acid Rain & Basic Oceans
 o Buffers
 Electric Circuits
o Current
o Voltage
o Series Parallel Circuits