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Sheet 1: Syllabus
SC 130 Physical Science

Textbook: Physical Science by Shipman, Wilson, Todd
Required materials: Scientific calculator.
Recommended optional materials: 30 cm ruler, digital watch with chronograph.
Office hours: Monday, Wednesday 2-5, by walk-in, or appointment
Instructor: Dana Lee Ling.
Email: dleeling@comfsm.fm cc: dana@mail.fm
Web site: http://www.comfsm.fm/~dleeling/physci/
Work: 320-2480 extension 228 / Home phone: 320-2962.
Attendance: Seven absences results in withdrawal from the course. A late is one third of an absence. Thus any combination of absences and lates that adds to seven will result in withdrawal. For example, twenty-one lates would result in withdrawal.
No betelnut in class nor on campus except in the cultural huts.
Evaluation and assessment: Quizzes, tests, and midterms are given every Friday that there is not a test. Quizzes and tests can and do occur on a Wednesday wherein Friday is a holiday. Lab practical examinations are on lab days.
Grading policy: Homework is worth 1 to 5 points. Quizzes are worth on the order of 5 to 20 points each. Tests are worth on the order of 20 to 40 points. The midterm is worth roughly 40 points. The final is worth up to roughly 60 points. Grading is based on the standard College policy: Obtain 90% of the points or more to obtain an A, 80% to 89% for a B, and so forth.
Academic Honesty Policy: Cheating on an assignment, quiz, test, midterm, or final will result in a score of zero for that assignment, quiz, or examination. Due to our cramped quarters, the course operates by necessity on a system of personal integrity and honor.

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Wk Day Date Lecture-Demonstration series Laboratories Assessment
0 Thurs 08/16/07
No lab
1 Fri 08/17/07 Course introduction and role call. Required material: scientific calculator. Useful: a digital chronograph.
Pretest
1 Mon 08/20/07 1. Measurement 1.1. The Physical Sciences 1.2. The Scientific Method and Attitude 1.3. The Senses 1.4. Standard Units and Systems of Units

2 Wed 08/22/07 1.5. More on the Metric System 1.6. Derived Units and Conversion Factors 1.7. Significant Figures

2 Thurs 08/23/07
Lab 01: Measurement: Uncertainty and Precision, statistics A204 required.
3 Fri 08/24/07

Quiz 1
3 Mon 08/27/07 2. Linear motion 2.1. Defining Motion 2.2. Speed and Velocity

4 Wed 08/29/07 2.3. Acceleration

4 Thurs 08/30/07
Lab 02: Linear motion: Ball roll A204 required.
5 Fri 08/31/07

Quiz 2
5 Mon 09/03/07 Reviewed quiz two and laboratory one. Due to the novel lab structure and mathematical weaknesses on quiz two, this took a whole period.

6 Wed 09/05/07 2.5. Projectile Motion: ball arc exercise

6 Thurs 09/06/07
Lab 03: Accelerated motion: g
7 Fri 09/07

Test 1
7 Mon 09/10/07 3. Force and Motion 3.1. Force and Net Force 3.2. Newton's First Law of Motion 3.3. Newton's Second Law of Motion 3.4. Newton's Third Law of Motion

8 Wed 09/12/07 3.6. Momentum 4. Work and Energy 4.1. Work 4.2. Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy 4.3. Conservation of Energy

8 Thurs 09/13/07
Lab 04:Marble momemtum
9 Fri 09/14/07

Quiz 3
9 Mon 09/17/07 5. Temperature and Heat 5.1. Temperature

10 Wed 09/19/07 5.2. Heat 5.3. Specific Heat and Latent Heat 5.4. Heat Transfer

10 Thurs 09/20/07
Lab 05: Heat transfer
11 Fri 09/21/07

Quiz 4
11 Mon 09/24/07 15. Place and Time 15.1. Cartesian Coordinates 15.2. Latitude and Longitude 15.3. Time

12 Wed 09/26/07 15.4. Determining Latitude and Longitude 15.5. The Seasons and the Calendar 15.5. Precession of the Earth's Axis

12 Thurs 09/27/07
Lab 06: Midterm practical
13 Fri 09/28/07

Quiz 5
13 Mon 10/01/07 19. The Atmosphere 19.1. Composition and Structure 19.2. Atmospheric Energy Content 19.3. Atmospheric Measurements and Observations

14 Wed 10/03/07 19.4. Air Motion 19.5. Clouds

14 Thurs 10/04/07
Lab 07: Lat/Long Weather lab activities. Google Earth. A204 required. Midterm practical due
15 Fri 10/05

Midterm
15 Mon 10/08/07 Review midterm, lab 07. Begin chapter 20 with cloud observation.

16 Wed 10/10/07 20. Atmospheric Effects 20.1. Condensation and Precipitation 20.2. Air Masses 20.3. Storms Highlight: Naming Typhoons 20.4. Atmospheric Pollution 20.5. Pollution and Climate

16 Thurs 10/11/07
Lab 08: Clouds
17 Fri 10/12/07 Highlight: El Niño and La Niña
Quiz 6
18 Mon 10/15/07 6. Waves 6.1. Waves and Energy Propagation 6.2. Wave Properties 6.3. Electromagnetic Waves

19 Wed 10/17/07 6.4. Sound Waves 6.5. The Doppler Effect 6.6. Standing Waves and Resonance

20 Thurs 10/18/07
Lab 09: Sound lab
21 Fri 10/19/07

Quiz 7
22 Mon 10/22/07 7. Optics and Wave Effects 7.1. Reflection 7.2. Refraction and Dispersion 7.3. Spherical Mirrors

23 Wed 10/24/07

United Nations Day
24 Thurs 10/25/07
Lab 10: Reflection and refraction: Peoples in a mirror, penny in dishpan
25 Fri 10/26/07


26 Mon 10/29/07 6.3, 7.2 and chapter 7.2 highlight: The Rainbow: Dispersion and Internal Reflection. HSL color concepts.

27 Wed 10/31

Test 2
28 Thurs 11/01/07
Lab 11: The Rainbow and the Colors of Light using HSL CSS commands A204 required.
29 Fri 11/02/07

FSM Independence
30 Mon 11/05/07 Review Test two, lab 11

31 Wed 11/07/07 8. Electricity and Magnetism 8.1. Electric Charge and Current 8.2. Voltage and Electrical Power 8.3. Simple Electric Circuits and Electrical Safety

32 Thurs 11/08/07

Pohnpei Constitution
33 Fri 11/09/07 8.4. Magnetism 8.5. Electromagnetism
Quiz 8?
34 Mon 11/12/07

Veteran's Day
35 Wed 11/14/07 11. The Chemical Elements 11.1. Classification of Matter 11.2. Discovery of the Elements 11.3. Occurrence of the Elements 11.4. The Periodic Table 11.5. Naming Compounds 11.6. Groups of Elements

36 Thurs 11/15/07
Circuits and conductivity: Batteries, bulbs, and materials
37 Fri 11/16/07

Quiz 9
38 Mon 11/19/07 12. Chemical Bonding 12.1. Law of Conservation of Mass 12.2. Law of Definite Proportions 12.3. Dalton's Atomic Theory

39 Wed 11/21/07 12.4. Ionic Bonding 12.5. Covalent Bonding 12.6. Hydrogen Bonding

40 Thurs 11/22/07
Acid or Base?
41 Fri 11/23/07

Quiz 10
42 Mon 11/26/07 13. Chemical Reactions 13.1. Balancing Chemical Equations 13.2. Energy and Rate of Reaction 13.3. Acids and Bases

43 Wed 11/28/07 13.4. Single-Replacement Reactions 13.5. Avogadro's Number

44 Thurs 11/29/07
Lab practical final
45 Fri 11/30/07

Quiz 11
46 Mon 12/03/07 10. Nuclear Physics 10.1. Symbols of the Elements 10.2. The Atomic Nucleus 10.3. Radioactivity and Half-Life

47 Wed 12/05/07


48 Thurs 12/06/07
Site Swaps
49 Fri 12/07/07

Review
50 Wed 12/12/07

Final