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| This course is for students planning to major in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, etc. Because so many students are planning to be engineers, I place particular emphasis on the topic of AC circuits as an application of driven, damped, simple-harmonic motion that we barely touch in PHY2048. A passing grade of "C" in both PHY2048 and MAC2311 is required to take this class and it is expected that you still know everything from MAC2311 and anything we happen to use from PHY2048. The most commonly used skill from calculus is the chain rule, which gets used on several exams. |
| My expectation is that most students will be enrolled in or have already passed MAC2312. I will not require any calculus specifically taught in MAC2312, but we will apply calculus by using the same kinds of techniques that are taught at the start of MAC2312 as a review of key skills from MAC2311. I will also teach how to apply calculus to physics problems, but learning it in both classes at the same time makes it easier. |
Updated 30 June 2009.
Ref. no. 72392 -- MTWRF 10:10-11:00 in SM 118
| Engineering majors need to read and understand all of the warnings below about the STRICT limits on attempts at "core" classes like calculus and physics and the importance of knowing all of the BASIC SKILLS taught in pre-calc and trig classes. |
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Future engineering majors must realize that they rarely get more than
two attempts at any of the required "core" math and science classes.
Engineering schools look at every grade on your transcript, and each
has its own specific policy on the total number of failing grades
and/or withdrawals they will accept and the required minimum grade
and/or GPA you must have in "core" math and science classes.
For example, the FAMU-FSU policy requires at least a C in PHY2049 but does not apply any special conditions on repeating it because PHY2049 is not one of the four "core" classes at FAMU-FSU. In contrast, UF considers PHY2049 a core course, so they only give you two attempts at it, including withdrawals as attempts. However, students at FSU are expected to pass PHY2049 on their first attempt and you should also. You normally get only one try at an engineering class, and you should think of PHY2049 in the same way. |
The textbook is Essential University Physics,
volume 2, by Richard Wolfson, first edition
(Pearson / Addison-Wesley, 2007).
ISBN-13: 9780805392128
The book is usually sold as a shrink-wrapped combination of
volumes 1 and 2, so you should already own a copy.
You do not need "Mastering Physics" or a "clicker" bundled
with the book, just the book itself. The book has been available in
the TCC Bookstore and Bill's Bookstore since last fall.
The textbook for the lab is the same one we used for PHY2048L:
Physics Laboratory Manual, by David H. Loyd,
third edition (Brooks/Cole CENGAGE, 2008).
ISBN-13: 9780495114529
The labs we do this semester start on page 259.
If you don't already have one, you must buy a NEW copy of the lab manual
since we remove pages from the book for use in the lab (data tables,
calculations, and lab report questions). However, new students in PHY2049
might be able to find a lightly used copy where only a few of the 2048 lab
pages have been used. You will also need a pen, either blue or black, in the lab.
One other thing remains the same: You are only allowed to use a basic scientific calculator on exams and quizzes in this class. In particular, you may NOT use a TI-83 calculator, any other graphing calculator, or a cell phone during exams.
You should be asking what to do to prepare for this class.
My answer is in some notes on
preparing for the first day of class.
Do you remember everything from the fall? Why not?
There will never be a final exam on a subject you will use every day.
If you are planning to be an engineer, your instructors will expect
you to be able to pass a test on PHY2048 material at the start of
your junior year and before you can graduate. In any case, it will
never hurt to review geometry and vectors (trig).
For reference, here is a pdf file
providing a one-page summary of key 2048 ideas for 2049 students.
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Student study suggestions: Go to the TCC Blackboard site around the first week of class and read the advice from last year's students on how to be successful in this course. |
Comment: A key thing to learn in physics is how to ask yourself the questions required to address a broader, not-so-well focussed question. Thus part of answering a question is to ask yourself "what question might I answer that will help me to deal with this one?".
Link to old draft of course plan
Note that this class has earning a "C" in General Physics I (PHY2048) and
its lab (PHY2048L)
as well as a "C" in Calculus I (MAC2311) as prerequisites
and that PHY 2049L must be taken at the same time as PHY 2049.
My comments on the calculus requirements
for my physics courses.
My comments on the calculators
you are allowed to use.
Contact me
if you have any questions.
My TCC home page.