FALL 2000 schedule
class: MW 2:00 - 3:15, Grote 131
exam: Friday, December 8, 2 - 4 pm
Text: Our text will be An Introduction to Physical Science by Shipman, Wilson and Todd, ninth edition
Attendance in class is required. Your grade will be dropped by one letter grade for every three (3) classes missed. Attendance at all tests is required. If you miss a test, you will get zero for this test. I may make exceptions if I am convinced that you were ill, had a death in the family, or were involved in a similar emergency. Students are responsible for all information that is given in class including the material covered, information concerning the execution of the class and the possible changes of schedule and policies.
Grades:
the tentative grading plan will be as follows:
| Work | Percentage |
| tests 3 @ 20% | 60% |
| term paper | 10% |
| final exam | 30% |
| Total | 100% |
The grading scale is: A= 90 -100; B= 80 - 89; C= 70 - 79; D= 60 - 69; F= less than 60
It is required that 20% written component is included in GNSC 111-181. The term paper counts 10% of it; the other 10% is satisfied by the written lab reports of the corequisite GNSC 181.
8/21--23 Chapt. 1, Measurement
8/28 --30 Chapt. 2, Motion
9/4 (Mon) Labor Day
9/6--11 Chapt. 3, Force and Motion
9/13 (Wed) First Test
9/18-20 Chapt. 4, Work and Energy
9/25--27 Chapt. 5, Temperature and Heat
10/2 -- 4 Chapt. 8, Electricity and Magnetism
10/9 (Mon) Second Test
10/11-- 16 Chapt. 10, Nuclear Physics
10/18, 25 Chapt. 11, The Chemical Elements
10/19--24 Fall Vacation
10/30 Chapt. 12, Chemical Bonding
11/1 Chapt. 13, Chemical Reactions
11/6 Chapt. 14, Organic Chemistry
11/8 Third Test
11/13 --15 Chapt. 15, Solar System
11/20--22 Chapt. 16, Place and Time
11/23--26 Thanksgiving Holiday
11/27--29 Chapt. 18 The Universe
12/4 Chapt. 21, Minerals and Rocks
12/5 Reading Day
12/8, Friday, 2:00-4:00, Final Exam (Comprehensive)