Office Hours: Mondays and Fridays 11am to 1pm at Calloway G-20. Other times, by appointment only. 

Prerequisites:  205, 205 L

Required Text: University Physics - Vol 2 <https://openstax.org/details/books/university-physics-volume-2>

Reference Text: Physics for Scientists and Engineers Vol 2, Serway and Jewett(10th ed., 2019) ISBN: 978-1337553278

                            

Grade Breakdown:

Attendance and Participation	10 %
Homework	10%
Quizzes	15 %
Mid Term	15%
Final	20%
Tests	30 %
Total	100%

 

Final Grade Determination:

Letter Grade	Total Percentage
A	90% and above
B	80% - 89%
C	70% - 79%
D	60% - 69%
F	59% and below
Pass	70% and above
Fail	69% and below

 

Course Outline:

Subject	Dates
Math and Fundamentals Review	TBD
Electrostatics	TBD
Gauss' Law	TBD
Electric Potential	TBD
Capacitors and Dielectrics	TBD
Current and Resistance, DC Circuits	TBD
Magnetic Fields	TBD
Sources of Magnetic Fields	TBD
Faraday’s Law	TBD

Note: These dates are a guideline and are subject to change as the course progresses. Your instructor will notify you of any changes and update the schedule accordingly.

Attendance Policy:

• Students are expected to attend each class meeting.
• Students with more than 3 unexcused absences will be referred to the Office of Student Success and may be administratively withdrawn from the course. Failure to meet minimum attendance requirements may result in the loss of the student’s financial aid in accordance with federal financial aid requirements.
• If you miss class, you are responsible for meeting with the instructor, making up the missed work and finding out if there are any changes in the content or due date of assignments and tests.
• Documentation for excused absents are due immediately upon returning to class.

Policies and Procedures

This syllabus is NOT a contract between instructor and student, but rather a guide to course procedures. The instructor reserves the right to amend this syllabus when conflicts, emergencies or circumstances dictate. Students will be duly notified.

Student Conduct

• Students will behave in a respectful manner to their peers and instructor. Tardiness, disruptions, and excessive background noise will be kept to a minimum.
• Morgan State University students are always expected to conduct themselves with the highest level of ethics and academic honesty and abide by the terms set forth in the Student Handbook and Code of Conduct.
• Morgan State University is an equal opportunity employer and educational institution. Students with disabilities or those who suspect they have a disability must register with the Office of Student Disability Support Services (SDSS) in order to receive accommodations. Students currently registered with the SDSS are required to present their Disability Services Accommodation Letter to faculty immediately upon receiving the accommodation. If you have any questions, contact the Office of Student Disability Support Services, Earl S. Richardson Library, Rooms 133-A, 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21251 (443) 885-4767   SDSS@morgan.edu 
• During class laptops, tablets, and phones may only be used for note taking and attendance of online classes. Otherwise please keep your phone put away, on silent and refrain from answering calls and text messages. Please do not allow your electronics to be a distraction to you or others.
• Please ask questions!

Exams and Tests

• If you miss an exam and have a valid (e.g. University-sanctioned activity or medical emergency), verifiable excuse, you may take a make-up exam within one week.
• It is your responsibility to reach out to me and schedule a make-up exam with two weekdays of the missed test/exam.
• Failure to provide a valid excuse or reschedule a missed test will result in a grade of zero for that test/exam.
• Students must use any lockdown software required by the instructor during virtual tests and quizzes.

Homework Policy

• All homework will be posted and turned in on Canvas.
• No late homework is accepted.
• If you miss class, you are responsible for checking Canvas for any missed assignments and submitting the assignment by the deadline.
• Homework assignments are announced ahead of time; if you miss class when homework is due, the assignment still must be submitted by the deadline.

 Academic Integrity Policy:

The Department of Physics at Morgan State University has developed an academic dishonesty policy that aims to promote a culture of academic integrity by imposing sanctions on students who actively commit dishonest offenses while also working to undermine academic. Reports of all offenses will be made to the Academic Integrity Committee (AIC). A full version of the Physics Department Academic Integrity Policy can be viewed on Canvas.

This policy has three levels of sanctions:

Level 1

Offenses:

• First offenses of cheating, plagiarism, deception/lying and fabrication.
• Particularly egregious offenses, offenses that can be proven to have been committed intentionally, and offenses involving an exam, test, or semester long project the offense may be upgraded to Level 2.

Consequence:

• The student will receive a 0 for the assignment in question.
• Instructor will make a formal report of the incident to the AIC.

Level 2

Offenses:

• sabotage/abuse of academic materials, stealing, bribery or paid services, impersonation, contract cheating, repeat offenses (any offense committed by a level 1 offender), group offenses (offenses involving more than one student), and offenses dealing with tests/quizzes/exams, especially final exams.

Consequence:

• The student will receive a failing grade (F) for the course.
• The student will no longer be able to register for a course being taught by that instructor.
• Instructor will make a formal report of the incident to the AIC.

Level 3

Offenses:

• Repeat offenses by level 2 offenders

Consequence:

• The student will receive a failing grade (F) for the course.
• The student will no longer be able to register or sit in any classes offered by the Physics department at Morgan State University.
• Instructor will make a formal report of the incident to the AIC.
• The student will also meet with the AIC in person in order for them to determine how best to deal with the student’s continued misdeeds.
• Meet with the student’s dean and advisor.

For all offenses, an instructor will submit an Academic Dishonesty Form to the AIC. Definitions and examples of the offenses listed above can be found in the MSU Academic Dishonesty policy. It is the instructor’s prerogative to identify offenses. Familiarize yourself with these definitions. Do not do yourself the disservice of failing a course because of dishonesty.