House Bill 2504 Fall 2021 PHYS-1315-72 - Physical Science I Syllabus


Fall 2021 Course Syllabus Course: PHYS-1315- Section: 72 Physical Science I

Instructor Information

Instructor

Behrouz Pounaki

E-mail

pounakib@lamarpa.edu

Phone

(409) 984-6437

Office

Location:	Madison Monroe Education - Room: 227
Hours:	M, W 11:00 am to 2:00 pm TUE, THU 9:30 am to 11:00 am F 11:00 am to Noon

COVID 19 Information

The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website.

Course Information

Description

Course, designed for non-science majors, that surveys topics from physics, chemistry, geology, astronomy, and meteorology.

Prerequisites

Basic skill competency in reading, writing, and math.
Learn how to use Blackboard and Microsoft Teams.

Learning Outcomes

PSLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material.
Identifies all main ideas, supporting details, and vocabulary in reading material; demonstrates a full understanding of the reading.
PSLO 1: Critical Thinking Skills: Uses creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of information. Creatively identifies problem, argument, or issue (to determine the extent of information needed); differentiates the facts from opinions as relates to the situation; constructs possible solutions or prediction or consequences; uses logical, sound reasoning to justify the conclusion.

PSLO 2: Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective development, interpretation, and expression of ideas through written, oral, and/or visual communication. Expresses a strong thesis; organizes information with effective transitions & sequencing of ideas; uses substantial, logical & specific development of ideas; details are relevant, original, credible, and correctly documented when appropriate to show an effective development and interpretation of ideas; and presents ideas in an appropriate mode of expression for the task.

PSLO3: Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Applies the manipulation and/or analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions. Identifies mathematical or scientific principles needed to complete a task; uses mathematical or scientific principles needed to complete a task; analyzes how to use the principles, and applies problem-solving skills in mathematical or scientific principles needed to complete a task with correct informed conclusions.

PSLO 4: Teamwork Skills- Shows the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal. Helps the team move forward by discussing merits of alternative ideas; Treats team members respectfully; use positive facial, vocal or written tone, or language to convey a positive attitude; Motivates teammates by expressing confidence about the importance of the task; Provides assistance/encouragement to team members; completes all assigned tasks by the deadline; Addresses conflict constructively, or helps the group avoid conflict completely.

Core Objectives

* Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral, and visual communication.
* Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts, and constructing solutions.
* Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts.
* Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view.
* Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national, and/or global communities.
* Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

LEARNING
OUTCOMES
INCLUDING

Upon successful completion of the course, you will:

1-    Determine the components of linear motion like displacement, velocity, and acceleration. Understand different types of equilibrium.
2-    Apply Newton’s laws to physical problems like gravity.
3-    Use principles of impulse and linear momentum.
4-    Solve problems by using principles of energy.
5-    Solve problems of the universal law of gravity.
6-    Understand and solve problems of projectile motion and satellites.
7-    Solve fluid mechanics problems.
8-    Solve problems using the principles of heat and thermodynamics.
9-    Understand heat transfer, change of phase, and climate change.
10-    Understanding atoms, fundamental particles, their interactions, and the periodic table.
11-    Learning models and the inter-relationship of fundamental charged particles.
12-    Understand radioactivity, forces inside the nucleus of an atom, nuclear fusion, and fission.
13-    Learn about the elements and compounds and know how to name them.
14-    Understand Ions and types of bonds, molecules.

Textbooks

Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.

Conceptual Physical Science by Paul Hewitt, ed.6, Pearson Addison Wesley. ISBN-13: 9780134060484. Other versions of the textbook are accepted.

The instructor will provide other supplemental information:

https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00014167/00001

Lecture Topics
Outline

Hello students,
Welcome to PHYS 1315, Fall, 2021. Congratulation on achieving this stage in your life as a college student. So many generations and numerous individuals have made this community a nurturing environment for every one of us with their hard work, sacrifices, and integrity. In return, as part of your appreciation and responsibilities, the highest standards of integrity and maturity are expected of you, our valued younger generation. I am looking forward to getting to know you and hope you will have a fruitful and safe life this semester. Please stay safe and healthy, and never please TEXT and DRIVE!

We often miss the opportunity of learning something just because of not asking for a hint or clue at the early stages. Please ask me any questions, and discuss any concerns, SOON. Nothing is trivial to your instructor.

Best of luck to you!

How assignments, exams, and quizzes are handled: All the exams, quizzes, or HW will become inaccessible right at the due date and time, and students can no longer have access to or submit/post their work. For assessing your grades and better learning, the answer to most of the assignments will be posted on the content folder shortly after the due date. You CANNOT and should not email any work partially or fully!

Every assignment, test, homework, etc., should be typed and submitted/posted on Blackboard only. It is students' responsibility to have reliable computer and internet access for the duration of this course. Exams and quizzes can only be taken on a laptop or desktop computer. If your laptop/desktop computer breaks for any reason during the semester, it does not excuse the requirements and deadlines of the course. It is your responsibility to make sure all exams and assignments are completed by their due date and according to the instructions given. If uncertain about the reliability of your internet access during the exams, then use the computers at the library.

SafeAssign app on Blackboard examines all the assignments for any plagiarism. Matching of 20% or more can either lead to a zero “0” grade ( 1st offense) and failure of the course (2nd offense) for all the parties involved, or loose marks as follow. An example: Your grade on the HW is 85, and your Bb overall match is 35%. Your grade on this HW is 85 – 35 = 50.
It is the student's responsibility to prevent any failure of this kind by all means. However, you can post your homework (only homework) two times with no penalty. If you get an unacceptable overall match % the first time, you can edit the HW, resolve the problem and resubmit it for a second time. Your instructor will grade the second posted HW.

College-assigned email accounts will be used to deliver official college correspondence. Each individual is responsible for information sent and received via the email account. Your instructor will not accept any correspondence by any other person via your college email account. This includes your parents/guardians. Parents/guardians of early college or dual credit students are requested please to contact the relevant department. The instructor will not communicate with parents.

You are expected to be courteous towards the instructor and your classmates.

While perfect attendance is not required, your attendance will be regularly evaluated.

Five absences in face-to-face classes will result in an "F" for the final grade.

CORRESPONDING

It is professional to use a semiformal tone when emailing your instructor. Please make sure you put the class name and section number in the subject of your email. Please sign your email with your school registered first and last names.

All your correspondences should come from your Lamar State college assigned student email.

It is professional to use a formal tone when emailing your instructor.
All your correspondences should come from your Lamar State college assigned student email through Blackboard. I will answer your email within 24 – 48 business hours. No weekends.
Phone calls will be accepted during office hours.

It is essential that you check your LSCPA email every day.
Please make sure that your emails express complete thoughts and/or state specific questions. I can't address an email that states, "I don't understand". Give the specific details of what your question is. Make sure that you include the course and section number in all emails, every email. If you use the "Send email" link from the course website, this information will automatically be included.

Online class
Meetings

Students registering for online sections may attend face-to-face class “online via Microsoft Teams” live. Time and days will be announced the first week of the semester. Your instructor is lecturing your same course in a face-to-face class session at this time and you can watch it live. Lectures are recorded and will be posted on Teams for those who cannot attend.
In case you cannot attend the live meetings, you will need to watch the recorded session.

Major Assignments
Schedule

None

Final Exam Date

December 5, 2021 - 12:0 AM Through December 6, 2021 - 11:59 PM

Grading Scale

90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B 70 - 79=C 60 - 69=D Equal to, or below 59 = F
Roundup for decimals.

Determination of
Final Grade

1. HW (Average of ten homework) worth 40 %.
Academic Assessment is considered as one HW.
2. MIDTERM EXAMS (Average of three exams) worth 30 %.
3. QUIZZES (Average of four quizzes) worth 20 %.
4. COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM worth 10 %

The number of homework, exams, and quizzes are not fixed. This course, just as our daily life, is dynamic. That is the nature of science, which examines and questions everything, again and again, to differentiate between what is true and what only pretends to be true. Your instructor integrates current events into your course work and assignment; often, promptly responds to your needs by giving a short assignment to clarify ambiguities and sharpen your critical thinking.

All the homework and quizzes are posted and submitted online on Bb. However, Exams could be online, take-home, or proctored.

No grades are dropped, and any uncompleted assignment, exam, or quiz will be averaged in with a grade of zero “0”. No makeup exams, homework, or quizzes are given, and there is NO retakes/resubmission on any exam, quiz, or homework. Late assignments will not be accepted and will result in a grade of zero. Exams, Quizzes, and homework that are not taken/submitted as scheduled will receive a grade of zero. The quiz and exam questions will be of multiple-choice, true-false, matching, or essay types. Any of the quizzes or exams may contain essay questions.

Course Policies

Instructor Policies

Attendance Policy

As stated in the Instructor's policies.

Academic Honesty

Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.

Facility Policies

No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom.
Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission.
Use of electronic devices is prohibited.

Important Information

ADA Considerations

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.

MyLSCPA

Be sure to check your campus E-mail and Course Homepage using MyLSCPA campus web portal (My.LamarPA.edu). When you've logged in, click the email icon in the upper right-hand corner to check email, or click on the "My Courses" tab to get to your Course Homepage. Click the link to your course and review the information presented. It is important that you check your email and Course Homepage regularly. You can also access your grades, transcripts, and determine who your academic advisor is by using MyLSCPA.

Other

IMPORTANT REMINDER

Laboratory courses and their grades are independent of the lecture course.

All previously graded work is subject to regrading at any time throughout the semester.
The instructor may regrade all previous work anytime throughout the semester.

At the Lamar State College PA, you, the student, are expected to conduct yourself maturely and responsibly, respect the opinions and rights of others. You are responsible for seeking help and guidance from all the college's resources available to you. You are solely responsible for any aspect of your accepted role as a college student. The Responsibilities include but are not limited to being aware of deadlines and additional course policies set by the college or the instructor during the course, previewing, studying, and learning the subjects, conducting yourself, knowing the rules, meeting deadlines, taking tests, quizzes and popup quizzes, doing homework and assignments, being present in all class sessions and remain informed about school dates and deadlines. Above all, you are expected to strive for honesty and academic integrity throughout your study at Lamar State College PA.
Any information contained in the syllabus is subject to change without notice, and the instructor retains the right to make changes and or amendments to the course assignments, syllabus, or dates. Any other relevant information will be furnished on Blackboard, by email, or in online sessions. The instructor will keep you well informed using the Blackboard announcement and your school email throughout the semester.

Your instructor is committed to ensuring that all students with any disabilities or disorders are able to compete successfully with non-disabled students. Students requesting accommodation must contact the appropriate school department at the beginning of the semester.

OTHER
1. For all school holidays and information regarding Drops/withdrawals, refer to school policies. 2. Your instructor will not discuss your grades over the phone or by email. If you want to discuss your grades, you must come to his office in person.
3. COVID-19 Please read the information and implement the recommendations https://www.lamarpa.edu/General/Alerts/COVID-19

4. After the semester is over you may obtain your final course grade by logging in to your online account.
5. Again, every assignment, test, homework, etc., should be submitted through the Blackboard only.

1. The schedule for the assignment, quizzes, HW, and exams is posted on the course content folder on Bb, and it is the responsibility of the student to be aware of the schedule. Reminders will not be sent out.
2. For all school holidays and information regarding Drops/withdrawals, refer to school policies.

3. I will not discuss your grades over the phone or by email.

4. COVID-19 Please read the information and implement the recommendations https://www.lamarpa.edu/General/Alerts/COVID-19

Forum
&
Discussion
Every week (time and days TBA), there is a live online discussion meeting via Microsoft Teams so you may discuss the course subjects with your instructor.

NOTE
Other relevant information will be furnished on Blackboard, by email, or in online sessions. Your instructor will keep you well informed using the Blackboard announcement and your school email throughout the semester.

The instructor reserves the right to modify this syllabus at any time as deemed necessary. Students will be informed of the syllabus modification through the Blackboard course content folder as soon as possible. We, at the LSCPA, are committed to continuously improve our quality of instruction and serving our students better. Student input is essential and highly valued.
Students should promptly notify their instructor of any error or concern by email.
Reach your instructor as soon as you have any difficulty with the subject!

HB 2504

This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.

Department

If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
General Education and Developmental Studies
Chair:	Dr. Michelle Davis
E-mail:	davisml1@lamarpa.edu
Phone:	(409) 984-6341