PHYSICS B4B COURSE SYLLABUS & CALENDAR FALL SEMESTER 2016 BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE

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1 PHYSICS B4B COURSE SYLLABUS & CALENDAR FALL SEMESTER 2016 BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE Physical Science Department Instructor: Rick Darke

2 CONTENTS COURSE... 1 PREREQUISITES... 2 WEEKLY SCHEDULE... 3 OBJECTIVES... 4 SCOPE... 5 TEXTBOOK... 6 IMPORTANT DATES... 7 CONTACT... 8 COURSE WEBSITE... 9 READING PROBLEM SETS WEBASSIGN: ENROLL... 12

3 CONTENTS WEBASSIGN: DUE DATES WEBASSIGN: LOGIN & USE WEBASSIGN: PRESETS WEBASSIGN: SUPPORT LABORATORY: GENERAL LABORATORY: SAFETY UNIT EXAMS FINAL EXAM GRADING: SOURCES GRADING: PERCENTAGE SCALE POLICY: ATTENDANCE POLICY: ACADEMIC HONESTY

4 CONTENTS POLICY: CALCULATOR POLICY: DISABILITY POLICY: CHANGES FALL 2016 CALENDAR LEARNING OUTCOMES

5 COURSE 1 NAME: PHYS B4B: Heat, Electricity, and Magnetism (4 units). C-ID DESCRIPTOR: The Course Identification Numbering System (C-ID) is a supranumbering system developed to facilitate transfer and articulation in California's higher educational institutions. The C-ID descriptor for PHYS B4B is PHYS 210 (Calculus- Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: B). Visit for a description of PHYS 210 course content.

6 PREREQUISITES 2 The prerequisites for PHYS B4B are: PHYS B4A (mechanics and wave motion) and MATH B6B (analytic geometry / calculus II). MATH B6C (calculus III) is a recommended course.

7 WEEKLY SCHEDULE 3 : R. Darke MW 8:00-9:25 SE 53 LAB (71423): R. Darke T 7:45-10:55 SE 4 LAB (71424): R. Darke T 1:00-4:10 SE 4 LAB (71425): R. Darke R 7:45-10:55 SE 4 LAB (71426): R. Darke R 1:00-4:10 SE 4

8 OBJECTIVES 4 This course is designed for physics, engineering, and other science-based majors to meet in part the requirement of an introductory sequence in calculus-based physics by four-year colleges and universities.

9 SCOPE 5 This course covers all major topics within thermal physics, electric charge, electric field, electric potential, capacitance, dielectrics, direct and alternating current circuits, magnetic fields, magnetic forces, electromagnetic induction, magnetic properties of matter, Maxwell's equations, and electromagnetic oscillations and waves. Physical laws, principles, theories, and problem-solving methodology are emphasized.

10 TEXTBOOK 6 The required course text is Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics (Chapters 1-46), by R. Serway & J. Jewett, Brooks Cole, 9/e w/ WebAssign access, 2014, ISBN (hybrid version). Students who took Physics B4A last spring or summer should already have this text (or an acceptable variation of it).

11 IMPORTANT DATES 7 Monday Instruction begins Friday Last day for refunds Sunday Last day to drop class Monday Labor Day holiday Friday Last day to withdraw Friday Veterans Day holiday and Thanksgiving holidays Friday Last day of instruction Wednesday Final exam (7:30-9:50) Friday End of fall semester

12 CONTACT 8 I will hold regular office hours in SE 4 on days and at times that will be determined sometime after the first class meeting and student schedules have been considered. If you need to contact me for any reason, you can leave me a voic message at or me at physicsatbc@aol.com. In situations of some urgency, you can contact Janet Thomas ( ) in the Learning Support Services Office (SE 57).

13 COURSE WEBSITE 9 The course website is a source of donwloadable files (mostly pdf and xlsx) relevant to the course and to which access is necessary or advisable. These files include the course syllabus, formula lists for exams / general use, lecture notes and images, practice problems for selected course material, and excel files to be used in conjunction with a few lab exercises. To access these files (download or view only), go to the site homepage and click on Physics B4B in the upper right portion of the screen. That will take you to a single list of all of the currently available downloads.

14 READING 10 The assigned reading in the textbook, as is specified on the accompanying course CALENDAR, should be done prior to the class meeting for which the corresponding lecture is slated. It is extremely important that you are exposed to material in the text before it is presented in lecture. This will make a significant difference in your level of understanding the subject. The page listings for the reading assignments are specific to the hybrid version of the text. If you don't have the hybrid version, you will have to correlate page numbers for the assigned reading.

15 PROBLEM SETS 11 For each chapter covered in the text, a problem set consisting of 10 problems (5 for chapters not fully covered) is assigned. These problems are to be worked and submitted online for grading through the service WebAssign. If you do not already have a WebAssign account, you will need to set one up online (see next page). To activate your account for the Physics B4B course, go to and follow the directions shown (next page) to enter the class key. Chapter problem submission deadlines are shown in a following table (and also on the course CALENDAR).

16 WEBASSIGN: ENROLL 12 Go to Under STUDENTS select I Have a Class Key Enter bakersfield Click SUBMIT Click Yes, this is my class. Select: I already have a WebAssign account. or I need to create a WebAssign account. Click CONTINUE

17 WEBASSIGN: DUE DATES 13 CH19 10 WED :00 AM CH20 10 WED :00 AM CH21 5 MON :00 AM CH22 5 WED :00 AM CH23 10 MON :00 AM CH25 10 MON :00 AM CH26 10 MON :00 AM CH27 10 MON :00 AM CH28 5 WED :00 AM CH29 10 MON :00 AM CH30 10 MON :00 AM CH31 10 MON :00 AM CH32 5 WED :00 AM

18 WEBASSIGN: LOGIN & USE 14 Go to Enter: username, institution code, password Click Log In Select class from My Classes menu Click on assignment name Answer and submit assignment questions Review your marks and feedback Resubmit your corrected answers When you are done, always click Log Out

19 WEBASSIGN: PRESETS 15 You are allowed 5 submissions for each part of a problem. Answers for parts of problems may be submitted individually. Scoring of problems is done using last answers submitted. Students may save their progress without it counting as a submission. Each student is given randomized values in problems: no two problems are alike. Hints are shown for some problems after the first submission. Tutorials & e-book are available for all problems.

20 WEBASSIGN: PRESETS 16 Practice another version is available for random problems. Answer keys are available for all problems after the submission deadline. Solution steps are shown for some problems after the submission deadline. Previous reponses on problems are viewable at all times. Correction marks for answers are viewable after the first submission. Note that all problem set submission deadlines are at 6:00 AM.

21 WEBASSIGN: SUPPORT 17 If you need help, WebAssign Customer Support is fast and free: webassign.com/support-request or WebAssign support staff cannot: change your username or password give assignment extensions change your score give you extra submissions help you with assignment content resolve PayPal payment problems If you have payment problems, contact PayPal at paypal.com or call

22 LABORATORY: GENERAL 18 The course laboratory session is a 3-hour meeting held in SE 4 on a day and time specific to your section of the course. The topics covered in each of the labs are specified on the accompanying course CALENDAR. There is no required laboratory manual for this course. Handouts for lab exercises will be passed out in the pre-lab portion of lab. There will be eleven 5-point laboratory assignments to be turned in for grading during the term (no makeups), the lowest scored of which will be thrown out at the end of the semester.

23 LABORATORY: SAFETY 19 Laboratory safety is a primary concern in any laboratory-based physical science course. All students taking Physics B4B will be introduced to basic safety concerns as would be specific to this course and the lab work done in it. At the first lab meeting your lab instructor will discuss the safety items listed as follows. At the conclusion of this briefing, you will sign and date two copies of this safety form. One you will keep, and the other is to be kept in the department's records. Any student who has not signed a laboratory safety form will not be allowed to participate in any lab work in the course.

24 LABORATORY: SAFETY 20 Absolutely no food or drinks are allowed in labs, classrooms, or hall areas of this building - and smoking is prohibited everywhere. If you bring any food or drink with you into the lab, it must be in a sealed container and stowed. If you leave on break for food or drink, please do so outside the building. Do not enter the physics stockroom (SE 6) or the chemistry stockroom (SE 18) if the technician is not present. Do not enter the physics or chemistry stockrooms unless requested to do so by the instructor or the technician.

25 LABORATORY: SAFETY 21 Know where the following items and locations are in and around your physics lab: [1] fire exits from the lab and the building; [2] fire extinguisher and first aid kit; [3] telephones (emergency use only); and [4] Learning Support Services office (SE 57). Report all injuries to the instructor, no matter how seemingly insignificant. You should also report all near-accidents or mishaps, as this information can allow us to take steps to minimize any possible danger to students or equipment in the future.

26 LABORATORY: SAFETY 22 Report any known or suspected equipment damage to the instructor or the stockroom technician. If you are not certain that a piece of equipment has been compromised in any way, notify the instructor or technician so that they can assess the situation. Laboratory experiments may not be performed if the instructor is not in attendance. Do not perform any experiments that are unauthorized or deviate from written instructions.

27 LABORATORY: SAFETY 23 When performing experiments, all book-packs, purses, clothing, and other such personal belongings (other than what is necessary to complete the experiment) should be placed out of the way in the alcove area of the lab. This will eliminate the added hazard of having to work around such obstacles. Some experiments will involve the use of electronic circuits that you will set up (some may utilize high voltage power supplies). Have your instructor check and okay your circuit before you power it up in order to avoid damage due to improper wiring.

28 LABORATORY: SAFETY 24 Make sure that you do not arrive late to lab. The first portion of each lab session includes a discussion of the operation of and safety considerations for the equipment you will be using. You need to be present during this discussion so that you are aware of and can follow all safety directives.keep this signed copy as your record.

29 UNIT EXAMS 25 Three (3) unit exams will be given during the term, the dates of which are specified on the accompanying course CALENDAR. Each of these exams will be worth either 50 or 75 points, depending on the number of chapters covered. There will be no makeup exams given in this course unless the justification is sufficient and the instructor is notified before the exam. The difficulty level of make-up exams will be slightly higher than the regular exams. Material included on unit exams will span topics covered in lectures, in the text, in assigned problems, and in exercises done in class.

30 FINAL EXAM 26 A 140-point comprehensive final exam, which will contribute 28.0 percent to your course grade, will be given from 7:30 to 9:50 AM on Wednesday, December 7. All students must take the final exam to pass the course. A high standing in the class at the end of the course does not exempt a student from taking the final exam.

31 GRADING: SOURCES 27 An overall course point total between 0 and 500 will be computed from the sources shown in the table below. SOURCES OF POINTS Unit exams (3) 200 pts 40.0% Problem sets (13) 115 pts 22.0% Lab exercises (11/12) 55 pts 10.0% Final exam (1) 140 pts 28.0% Total points 500 pts 100.0%

32 GRADING: PERCENTAGE SCALE 28 Your course grade will be determined by the percentage scale shown in the table below % ( pts) A 76-88% ( pts) B 58-75% ( pts) C 45-58% ( pts) D 00-45% ( pts) F

33 POLICY: ATTENDANCE 29 Although attendance is not figured directly into your grade, a few absences could seriously affect your performance in this course. Roll is normally taken at the start of each class meeting, with you initialing an attendance sheet. If you come in late to a class, please inform the instructor at the end of the period that you were present. Students are officially responsible for withdrawing from this or any other class in which they no longer wish to be enrolled. Non-attendance does not release the student from this responsibility.

34 POLICY: ACADEMIC HONESTY 30 Students are entitled to the finest education that Bakersfield College can make available to them. However, student proficiency and achievement in any course must include the realization that there are standards of academic honesty which should prevail in all endeavors. Any form of academic dishonesty in this course will not be tolerated and will be treated as student misconduct. Please refer to the Bakersfield College Catalog regarding academic honesty definitions and policy, and refer to the the Bakersfield College Student Handbook about possible disciplinary consequences of student misconduct.

35 POLICY: CALCULATOR 31 A calculator is a necessary instructional support item for this course. To be effective in handling all of the computational tasks encountered in this course, your calculator should have all of the capabilities of a scientific calculator, plus multi-function regression analysis capability. Routine regression analysis will be done in the laboratory portion of the course, and a calculator that can perform linear, exponential, and quadratic regression analyses is necessary. If you do not own such a calculator, you can always use a loaner from our lab. Bring your calculator to class with you every day.

36 POLICY: DISABILITY 32 Supportive Services assists the college in providing access to educational opportunities for students with disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations to students with documented physical, communication, psychological, developmental, and learning disabilities who are enrolled in classes through Bakersfield College. Students with disabilities who believe they may need accommodations in this course are encouraged to contact Supportive Services in FACE 16 ( ) as soon as possible to ensure that timely accommodations can be made (see the Bakersfield College Catalog).

37 POLICY: CHANGES 33 The instructor reserves the right to make any changes in the course or calendar that are deemed appropriate. Such changes might involve minor realignments in covered topics, assignment content, assignment point values, or assignment due dates. Any changes would be made only if they are felt to be necessary in maintaining an effective level of instruction, learning, or evaluation.

38 FALL 2016 CALENDAR 34 MON TUE WED THU FRI WEEK Temperature & Thermometers CH19: LAB 0 Syllabus, Surveys, & Safety 8-24 Thermal Expansion CH19: LAB 0 Syllabus, Surveys, & Safety 8-26 WEEK Behavior of Ideal Gases CH19: L1 LAB 1 Regression Analysis & Estimation 8-31 P19 Heat Energy & Calorimetry CH20: L1 LAB 1 Regression Analysis & Estimation 9-02 WEEK LABOR DAY HOLIDAY 9-06 LAB 2 Gas Properties & Ideal Gas Law 9-07 First Law & Gas Processes CH20: LAB 2 Gas Properties & Ideal Gas Law 9-09 WEEK Energy Transfer Mechanisms CH20: L2/3 LAB 3 Specific Heat & Calorimetry 9-14 P20 Gas Processes & PV Diagrams CH21: L2/3 LAB 3 Specific Heat & Calorimetry 9-16

39 FALL 2016 CALENDAR 35 MON TUE WED THU FRI WEEK P21 Heat Transferring Machines CH22: L4 LAB 4 Entropy Change in Processes 9-21 P22 EXAM 1 Chapters (75 points) 9-22 L4 LAB 4 Entropy Change in Processes 9-23 WEEK Charge & Electric Fields CH23: L5 LAB 5 Entropy as a Measure of Disorder 9-28 Charge & Electric Fields CH23: L5 LAB 5 Entropy as a Measure of Disorder 9-30 WEEK P23 Electric Potential Energy CH25: L6 LAB 6 Charge Distributions & Gauss's Law Electric Potentials & Fields CH25: L6 LAB 6 Charge Distributions & Gauss's Law WEEK P25 Capacitors & Capacitance CH26: LAB 7 Electric Potentials & Fields Dielectrics & Capacitance CH26: LAB 7 Electric Potentials & Fields 10-14

40 FALL 2016 CALENDAR 36 MON TUE WED THU FRI WEEK P26 Current & Resistance CH27: L7 LAB 8 Capacitors & Capacitor Combinations Electrical Power CH27: L7 LAB 8 Capacitors & Capacitor Combinations WEEK P27 Resistor Networks, Circuits CH28: L8/9 LAB 9 Resistance, Resistors & Ohm's Law P28 EXAM 2 Chapters (75 points) L8/9 LAB 9 Resistance, Resistors & Ohm's Law WEEK Magnetic Fields & Forces CH29: L10 LAB 10 Kirchhoff's Laws & Resistive Circuits Torque on a Current Loop CH29: L10 LAB 10 Kirchhoff's Laws & Resistive Circuits WEEK P29 Biot-Savart Law & Applications CH30: L11 LAB 11 Characteristics of RC Circuits Ampere's Law & Applications CH30: 715-TBD L11 LAB 11 Characteristics of RC Circuits VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY

41 FALL 2016 CALENDAR 37 MON TUE WED THU FRI WEEK P30 Faraday's Law & Applications CH31: L12 LAB 12 Introduction to AC Circuits Generators & Motors CH31: L12 LAB 12 Introduction to AC Circuits WEEK P31 Inductance & Inductors CH32: NO LAB MEETING P32 EXAM 3 Chapters (50 points) THANKS- GIVING HOLIDAY THANKS- GIVING HOLIDAY WEEK Alternating Current Circuits CH33: REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM P33 Electromagnetic Radiation CH34: REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM WEEK P34 FINAL EXAM 7:30-9:50 (140 points)

42 LEARNING OUTCOMES 38 The following are the student learning outcomes adopted for the PHYS B4B course and on record in the course outline. At the conclusion of this course the student should be able to: SLO-1: demonstrate the ability to employ the principles and conservation laws encountered in this physics course to solve conceptual problems in thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism. The student will demonstrate the ability to build on the principles and conservation laws encountered in the previous physics course in the sequence (Newtonian mechanics) to solve conceptual problems.

43 LEARNING OUTCOMES 39 SLO-2: continue to perfect the critical reading skills that are necessary in assimilating the type of technical material encountered in a physics course in thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism. These reading skills are crucial in learning to apply physics principles to conceptual and quantitative problem solving and also to understand problem-solving methodology as is guided by sample problems within the textbook.

44 LEARNING OUTCOMES 40 SLO-3: develop an effective methodological approach to quantitative problem solving in thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism. The student will show evidence of seeking and using conceptual keys (principles and conservation laws) to build upon in quantitative problem solving. The student will become skilled in the organization and documentation of work done in quantitative problem-solving exercises.

45 LEARNING OUTCOMES 41 SLO-4: perform a multifunction regression analysis on paired data and (1) fit the data with a regression equation, and (2) use the regression equation as a tool in making estimations, and (3) employing integral and differential calculus techniques in obtaining quantities related to regression equations. The student will be able to use the coefficient of determination from a regression analysis to evaluate the goodness-of-fit of the regression equation.

46 LEARNING OUTCOMES 42 SLO-5: become proficient in the type of problem solving typical in an introductory physics course in thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism. In this sense, problem solving is meant to include (1) the critical reading of the problem, (2) the recognition of principles involved in the problem, (3) the identification of the information given and the quantity requested, (4) the feasibility of a solution, (5) the identification of a group of relevant formulae essential to obtain a solution, and (6) the successful employment of mathematical operations used to obtain the solution.

47 LEARNING OUTCOMES 43 SLO-6: effectively employ the math skills and interpretive tools of some useful statistical methods as would be used in analyzing experimental data. This would include finding various measures of central tendency and other relevant parameters associated with data, and to be able to work with both discrete and continuous distributions. The student will be able to correctly use/interpret such experimental quantities as uncertainties, units, measurement precision, and measurement accuracy.

48 LEARNING OUTCOMES 44 SLO-7: continue to perfect the laboratory skills of (1) being able to use laboratory apparatus properly, (2) following safe laboratory practices, (3) following written and verbal directions, (4) making measurements with appropriate precision, and (5) evaluating the accuracy of measurements. The student will also be able to configure laboratory apparatus given a schematic diagram to work with.

Physics XL 6B Reg# # Units: 5. Office Hour: Tuesday 5 pm to 7:30 pm; Wednesday 5 pm to 6:15 pm

Physics XL 6B Reg# # Units: 5. Office Hour: Tuesday 5 pm to 7:30 pm; Wednesday 5 pm to 6:15 pm Physics XL 6B Reg# 264138 # Units: 5 Department of Humanities & Sciences (310) 825-7093 Quarter:_Spring 2016 Instructor: Jacqueline Pau Dates: 03/30/16 06/15/16 Lectures: 1434A PAB, Wednesday (6:30-10pm)