PHYC 4AL

Course Number: PHYC 4AL

Units: 1

Fully online and asynchronous

Pre/Corequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in: PHYC 4A

Acceptable for credit: Satisfies CSU GE Area B3 and IGETC

Course Description: First laboratory course in a calculus-based four-semester sequence. Core topics include experiments in kinematics, dynamics, energy, momentum, rotation, and oscillations

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

1. Measure mechanics data and evaluate uncertainties with proper tools.

2. Organize and analyze data with error propagation using methods developed in the laboratory.

3. Report on procedural methods, evidence, and conclusions of mechanics laboratory exercises.

4. Assess and present relationships between results of real-world laboratory exercises and mechanics theory.

Instructor

Instructor: Jill Evans (she/her/hers)

Office: Science 192 

Preferred Contact: Canvas Inbox 

Secondary Contact: jevans@ccsf.edu. If you send an email, please include PHYC 4AL in the subject line of the e-mail.

I check my inbox and email frequently and will respond within 24 hours, usually sooner.

Course Materials

You will need to check out a Physics 4AL Lab kit from the CCSF Library during the first week of classes.  The kit is free to check out and will need to be returned to the library at the end of the semester.  

You will also need a scientific or graphing calculator for this course and access to Canvas through a computer or mobile device.

Canvas

CCSF uses the Canvas online learning platform.  You can check your grades, send direct messages, complete assignments, and more on Canvas.  Use https://ccsf.instructure.com/ to log into Canvas directly.

Assignments

There will be 13 laboratory experiments this semester.  For each lab, students will complete a prelab quiz and a lab worksheet through canvas.  

We will have one midterm exam and one final exam. All assignments and exams will be given asynchronously through Canvas.

DSPS and ADA

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible.

I personally can not make the decision to give extra time for tests but please let me know as soon as you can if you require accommodations with DSPS. I am happy to work with them to provide extra time for testing.

DSPS is available to facilitate the reasonable accommodation process. The Disabled Students Programs and Services office is located in the Rosenberg Library, Room 323 and can be reached at (415) 452-5481. DSPS counseling services can be arranged at all campuses by appointment. 

Academic Honesty

You may use any resources available to you and you may work with other students on the weekly discussions and quizzes.

You may use your notes, your textbook, and any course material I've provided during the exams, but you are not allowed to look for answers on the internet and you are not allowed to ask for help from others during exams. The exams are meant to showcase what you have learned to do.

Cheating is, for example:

• seeking help from another person with or without their knowledge on an exam

• giving help to another student with or without their consent on an exam

• sharing notes during an exam

• looking at another student's paper during an exam

Cheating will be dealt with severely in this course. All work you submit should be your own work. If you are caught cheating during an exam (copying, using extra notes, providing assistance, etc.) you will be given a grade of zero for that assignment and will be referred to the Office of Instruction for further discipline.

Drop Policy

I will drop students who are enrolled in the class but fail to turn in any of the assignments associated with module 1 by the census deadline. After that, I will drop a student who fails to turn in two consecutive weeks' worth of work.

However, it is ultimately the student's responsibility to drop the class to avoid fees or a failing grade.

Gender Equity Statement

CCSF does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, military or veteran status, disability, marital status, pregnancy, medical condition and immigration status.

Pronouns & Preferred Name 

I will gladly honor your request to address you by an alternate name or gender pronoun. Please advise me of this preference early in the semester so that I may make appropriate changes to my records.