FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Course Information
PHS 110

   http://acept.asu.edu/courses/phs110
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Arizona State University
FALL 2003

Course Instructor:     Susan Wyckoff
Large class meets in PSF 173 T, Th 1:40-2:55 pm
BE SURE to bring your PRS Transmitter to each class !

Office: PS H-552 Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday 12:40-1:30 pm or by appt.
Phone: 480-965-1606 or 480-965-7820 Email: wyckoff@asu.edu

Course Objectives:   Inquiry-oriented course which focuses on fundamental physics concepts: force, motion, electricity, magnetism, light, and optics.

Laboratories:   Course is centered around the weekly laboratories which meet in PS H-357 on Tues (8:40 am, 10:40 am, 3:40 pm) and Wed (8:40 am and 10:40 am).

Note:     You must be formally enrolled in a specific PHS 110L Lab Section !

T, Th Classes:   PHS 110 class meetings in PS-F173 at 1:40-2:55 pm T, Th are short mini-lectures with student participation facilitated by Personal Response System (PRS), a wireless electronic feedback system. Each student must purchase a PRS Transmitter, register the device with the course instructor at the beginning of the semester, and bring the Transmitter to all T,Th classes. You will use the Transmitter to take quizzes randomly during the Tuesday and Thursday large class meetings.

Course Website:   http://acept.asu.edu/courses/phs110

Course Text (Recommended): Conceptual Physics by Paul G. Hewitt (9th Edition; earlier editions also okay)

Lab Manual (REQUIRED):  Experiments by Exploration (EbyE) by Wyckoff & Beeson (available on the course website    http://acept.asu.edu/courses/phs110 and at the ASU Bookstore)

Lab Book (REQUIRED):  Flexi Comp Lab Book (5 x 5 Quad ruled, 80 sheets, #774475) (available at the ASU Bookstore)

PRS Transmitter (REQUIRED):   (available at the ASU Bookstore) Approximately $48 with Bookstore buy-back approximately $24 at the end of the semester

Lab Instructors:
Labs meet Tuesday and Wednesday in PS H-357 at the times listed below

Jennifer Neakrase Tu: 8:40-10:30am Email: Jennifer.Neakrase@asu.edu
Jennifer Neakrase Tu: 10:40am-12:30pm Email: Jennifer.Neakrase@asu.edu
Jim Corkins Tu: 3:40-5:30pm Email: James.Corkins@asu.edu
Jennifer Neakrase Wed: 8:40-10:30am Email: Jennifer.Neakrase@asu.edu
Jim Corkins Wed: 10:40-12:30pm Email: James.Corkins@asu.edu

PHS 110 ACEPT Course Info


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