PHY 105 Fall 2010
Instructor: Dr. Bruce Craver
Office: SC 101D
Office Hours: Mon. 10-11:50; Wed.10-11, 3-4; Thu. 3-4:30; Fri. 11-12
Phone: x92219 (229-2219 from off
campus)
E-mail:
Bruce.Craver@notes.udayton.edu
Homepage:
http://www.udayton.edu/~physics/bac/bac.htm
"Science is a procedure for
testing and rejecting hypotheses, not a compendium of certain knowledge." from Adam's Navel by S.J. Gould
"Science is built up from
facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is no more a
science than a heap of stones is a house."
Jules Henri Poincare
"Mystery isn't something
gradually evaporating; it grows along with knowledge." Flannery O'Connor
TEXT: Energy, Environment and Climate, Richard Wolfson.
GRADING: Grades are determined by the student's performance on the
basis of the following components.
|
Exams 1 - 3 |
= 3*(100) = 300 points |
|
Exam 4 Comprehensive over exams
1,2,3 |
= 150 points |
|
Quizzes/ Exercises |
= 100 points |
|
Questions/Problems for each
chapter |
= 50 points |
|
Project |
= 50 points |
Grades are assigned on the basis of
student percentage score of the total possible points. There are no
extra credit assignments. The following table shows the cut-offs used in the
course for the various grades.
|
A |
A- |
B+ |
B |
B- |
C+ |
C |
C- |
D |
F |
|
93% |
90 |
87 |
83 |
80 |
77 |
73 |
70 |
60 |
< 60 |
Exams are during normal class period
in the usual classroom. Anyone missing an exam will be given a grade of
zero. Students missing an exam must see me as soon as possible.
Students must
come to my office to see me about an excused absence. Students with
an excused absence will be allowed to take a MAKE-UP EXAM to be given near the
end of the semester. In general quizzes will be unannounced. There
will be no make-up for quizzes but the lowest quiz score will be
dropped.
FINAL EXAM: Thursday 16 Dec 10:10-12:00, SC128 EVERYONE IS EXPECTED TO TAKE THE FINAL AT THE SCHEDULED TIME SO PLAN
ACCORDINGLY. DO NOT SCHEDULE TRAVEL DURING THIS TIME.
USEFUL LINKS:
The Nature of Science:
National Academy of Sciences:
Science and Creationism
Science and Pseudoscience - link to a
book, Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction, Where Real Science Ends
... and Pseudoscience Begins which is made available by National Academy
Press to be read on-line or downloaded as a pdf file
that can be read with Adobe Acrobat Reader. The book is very readable and
is illustrated by cartoonist Sidney Harris. The first chapter has a
simple discussion of the scientific method in plain language.
Global Climate Change Links - For any source it is a good idea
to read about the authors and how they are supported.
Union
of Concerned Scientists Good
source of information on global climate change and energy-related issues
Real
Climate A blog run by scientists. See Attribution
of 20th Century climate change to CO2
for a comparison of the media discussion and the scientists’ discussion
of the causes of climate change.
Articles in popular publications -
http://msnbci.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_33/b3896001_mz001.htm
National Geographic Global Warming Fast Facts
Energy
Data Links –
The following have a wide range of data available in a variety of formats.
EIA - International Energy Data and Analysis
BP Statistical Review of Energy
COMMENTS: In physics, as in all natural sciences, there is a
cumulative effect in that new topics are constantly building on previously
introduced concepts. It is the very nature of scientific theories.
Consequently, it is important to not fall behind in your studies.
Throughout the semester you will receive assignments from the chapters which
you should work on regularly. Quiz questions will be based on these as
well as topics discussed in class. If you should have difficulty with any
material please see me for help. My office hours are listed above, but
you are welcome to drop in at other times or call to arrange a time. It
is very important to get help as soon as problems arise, so do not postpone
seeing me.
Occasionally I may reach you by
email. I will communicate with you only through the email address
listed in the University Address Book. You may change your email address
by going to http://address.udayton.edu and following the instructions. This ensures
mail sent to your notes address will be forwarded to whatever address you
introduce at this web site. Your Lotus notes address in the form
***@notes.udayton.edu can be accessed from anywhere once you are on the web,
but you will need to learn how to do that. If you do not make this change
at the above site and employ another email address you are still responsible
for checking assignments or announcements which are mailed to you at the
address listed in the University Address Book.
During exams you may need a simple calculator. All cell
phones and ear phones must be put away during exams.
SUGGESTED QUESTIONS FOR STUDY:
Chp. 1 - Questions - 11, 14, 17, 19
Problems -
Chp. 2 - Questions -
Problems -
Chp. 3 - Questions -
Problems -
Chp. 4 - Questions -
Problems -
Chp. 5 - Questions -
Problems -
Chp. 6 - Questions -
Problems -
Chp. 7 - Questions -
Problems -
Chp. 9 - Questions -
Problems -
Chp. 10 - Questions -
Problems -
Chp. 11 - Questions
-
Problems –
Chp. 12 - Questions
-
Problems -
Chp. 13 - Questions
-
Problems -
Chp. 14 - Questions
-
Problems -
Chp. 16 - Questions
-
Problems -