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PHYSICS
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PHYS
201 - Introduction
to Physics
Four Quarter Hours
| | PREREQUISITES: High school-level algebra and trigonometry; open to students in all areas. This course has no laboratory component and carries no lab credit. | | COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is the first in the introductory, non-calculus, physics sequence. It covers the topics generally referred to as "classical physics," including the mechanics of solids and fluids, various types of motion, and energy and equilibrium. | | METHODS OF COURSE INSTRUCTION: All material for this course is print-based. Instructor and students communicate and exchange materials through postal mail. | TEXTBOOKS: ISBN 0201168677 Beiser, Arthur, Physics, 5th ed., Menlo Park, CA: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Co., 1991
A student who already owns or has access to one of the following alternate texts may use it instead. However, the subject-matter order and examinations are based on the Beiser text.
Serway and Faughn, College Physics, 3rd ed., Saunders College Publishing, 1992
Wilson, Jerry D., Physics, 2nd ed., Prentice-Hall Publishers, Inc., 1994
Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics, 3rd ed., Prentice-Hall Publishers, Inc., 1991
Tipler, Paul A., College Physics, Worth Publishers, 1987
Cutnell and Johnson, Physics, 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons,
1992
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| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL
REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE. |
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| LESSONS
AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS:
The
course has twelve lessons, including two supervised examinations.
Each of the ten regular lessons has a submitted assignment consi
sting of multiple-choice and short-answer questions and problems.
The assignments are designed to measure students' knowledge
of the material covered in each lesson's reading and prepare
them for the examinations. |
EXAMINATIONS:
The
course has supervised midcourse and final examinations, consisting
of questions and problems similar to those in the lesson writing
assignments. The midcourse examination covers lessons 1-5; the
final examination is comprehensive, but concentrates on the
material from lessons 7-11. Students will have three hours to
complete the examinations; no books, notes, or supplementary
aids are permitted.
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to have their examinations proctored at another accredited college or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about examination procedures will be included with your enrollment material. Examinations may not be taken online nor by e-mail. | | GRADING CRITERIA: All assignments and examinations are graded; the final course grade is determined by the average lesson assignment grade and the two examinations, each element counting one-third of the total. The percentage grade is converted to a letter grade on the following scale: | |
A- to A
B- to B+
C- to C+
D- to D+
F |
=
92% or better
= 82% - 91%
= 70% - 81%
= 65% to 69%
= 64% or below | | | ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Eight months to finish. Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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