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Whilethiscourseisnonmathematical,thefundamentally %0!! quantitativenatureofthephysicalsciencesisacentralelementofit. Theprimaryrequirement & "" forsuccessinthiscourseisawillingnesstopursueseriouslythestudyoftheseprofoundandelegant '## ideas. (#$   p+&' " X"X   #eGENERALEDUCATIONPROGRAM #"XX "=#  _Physics101isspecificallyintendedfornonsciencestudentsseekingtofulfillthe InquiryandIssues 8 inScienceandTechnology requirementintheElmhurstCollegeGeneralEducationProgram. ( Coursesinthiscategorydevelopknowledgeofprocessandcontentinthenaturalscienceswhile  emphasizingtheimpactofscienceonourworld.Theyseektoraisestudents'awarenessoftherole   playedbyscienceinthedevelopmentoftechnologyandofissuesrelatedtoscienceandtechnology. t  Bydoingthistheyalsofosterresponsiblecitizenshipinanincreasinglytechnologicalsociety.The `  fourmajorobjectivesforthiscategoryarethefollowing. L    (1)Developmentofcriticalthinkingandproblemsolvingskillsthroughactiveexplorationof   naturalscienceconceptsandmethodswithinascientificdiscipline.  x    Thisobjectiveisconsistentlyaddressedbytheexploratorylaboratoryworkincombination d  withtheconceptsandprinciplesdevelopedinthetextandinclass.Thehistoricalemphasisofthe P classdevelopmentandtextalsodemonstratesthekindsofthinkingandanalysiswhichhavegivenus < theseelegantideas.Theseskillsarestronglycalledintoplaybyresponsibleconsiderationofsocietal ( issuesliketheimpactofpseudoscience,globalwarmingandozonedepletion.   (2)Explicitidentificationandconsiderationofsocial,philosophical,andethicalquestions p associatedwithscientificandtechnologicaltopics.  \   Thisobjectiveisaddressedinthetext,classroom,andvideotapepresentations.These H considerationsarewoventhroughoutthecourse.Thesemattersareoftencatalyzedbystudent 4 questions,bymarginquotationsusedthroughoutthetext,bysomeoftheshortwritingassignments   duringtheterm,andbytermpapertopics.    (3)Recognitionofthestrengthandpowerofscientificandtechnologicalknowledgeaswell ` asitslimitations.  L   Amajorthemeofthetextandcourseistheimpactofscientificknowledgeonhowweview 8 theworldandourrelationshiptoit.Thisisparalleledbydiscussionofthegrowthofscientific $ technologyanditsimpactsonthedailyrealitiesoflife.Discussionofmeasurementuncertainties   ("errors")asalimitingaspectofexperimentalsciencebeginsearlyinthecourse.Itthenprovidesan !  importantfocusforasignificantportionofthelabactivities. l"!  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TodevelopabroadercontextforyourGeneralEducationexperience,each H ofyouwillalsoberequiredtoattend&Ԁatleasttwocampusintellectualevents'Ԁduringtheterm.  8  " X"X  COURSEGOALS#"XX "'#  l!  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N!_@XX&" X"X RESOURCES #"XX "2#Ԉ T Toaidusinachievingthesegoals,anumberofimportantresourcesareavailable. !   "oX"XTexts #"XX"o2# d$ # Physics:ConceptsandConnectionsbyArtHobson;PrenticeHall,4rdedition,2007. d&"% LaboratoryManualforLiberalArtsPhysicsbyArtHobson,MarieBaehr,andEarlC.Swallow; <($' PrenticeHall,2ndedition,2007. ()%( Alistofusefulrelatedtextsandreferenceswillbeprovided. +|'*  "oX"X -|), Handouts #"XX"o4#  Youarereadingthefirstofseveral(helpful?)handoutswhichwillbeprovidedduringthecourse.   "oX"XPersonalAssistance #"XX"o5# H Thiscourseis(orshouldbe)acooperativeundertakinginvolvingyou,yourfellowstudents,andme. H  The LearningCenter 6ԀonthemainflooroftheFrickCenterisalsoavailabletoworkwithyou.Iam 4  happytoprovidehelpoutsidetheclassroomwhenneeded.Myemailaddressis4 O  5  earls@elmhurst.edu67O7   7 "7, $   andmywebpageisat4 O  5  http://www.elmhurst.edu/~earls6i8O}8   7 \8Ԁ.Normally,Ireadmyemailfairlyfrequently,   evenwhenImnotoncampus.MyofficeisRoom012intheSchaibleScienceCenter(SC012).  x  Pleasestopbyandvisit.Informationaboutmyofficehoursispostedonmyofficedoor.Myoffice d  phone,(630)617-3577,has24hourvoicemailservice.Whenleavingavoicemailmessage,itisbest P  tomakeitmoreinformativethanasimple"callme.Myfaxnumberoncampusis(630)6173735. <  Athomemy  telephonenumberis(630)920-9570.Idon'tmindbeingcalledathomewhenthereis ( arealneedtodoso,thoughreachingmetheremaynotalwaysbequickoreasy.WhenIamworking  onresearchatFermilaborelsewhere,Imayalsohaveotherappropriatetelephonenumbersposted  onmyofficedoor. p  "oX"XOverviewandObjectives #"XX"o<# 4 Toguideyouinyourefforts,Iwilloftengiveyouanoverview,indicatingimportantideasandhow 4 theyareinterrelated,atthestartofeachunitofstudy(usuallyachapterinthetext).Inanycase, the   textprovidesdetailedguidanceonthisfrontA> attheendofeachchapter.   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L Thesequestionsmayprovideabasisforclassdiscussionorhelpmerecognizewhereyouareunsure 8 aboutmaterialinthetext.Theyalsoprovideyouwithpracticeatformulatingmeaningfulquestions. $ Theyaretobelegiblywrittenona3"x5"indexcardwiththecoursenumber,yourname,thechapter   number,andthedateintheupperleftcorner.Iwilldiscussthese"questionassignments"furtherin  x class.  d  "oX"XQuizzes #"XX"oY#  (  Three(3)"fulllengthfeaturequizzesarescheduledtoplayatthis_theatre_Ԁduringthesemester.In (  addition,theremaybeshortimpromptuquizzesinclassatanytime.Wewilldiscussthe"ground   rules"fortheseinclass.Majorscientificcontributors,issues,ideas,concepts,andprinciplesaswell  astheiroriginsandapplicationswillbeemphasizedonthequizzesandthefinalexam.Precision, p clarity,andcarefullogicalthinkingwillbestressed.Inadditiontotheusualessayquestions,there \ mayalsobemultiplechoiceormatchingquestions.Thesewillfrequentlybequestionsabout H definitionsofimportantconcepts,technicalterms,unitsofmeasurement,historicalfigures,etc. 4  "oX"XFinalExam #"XX"o]# t Atwohourfinalexamwillbegivenatthescheduledtime.Itwillcovertheentireterm'swork,with t someextraemphasisonmaterialcoveredafterthelastfulllengthquiz.Thenatureofthefinal,and ` thegroundrulesforit,willbeessentiallythesameasforthescheduledquizzes. L  "oX"XLaboratories #"XX"o_# ` Laboratoryscoreswillbebasedprimarilyonthewrittenmaterialturnedinforeachexperiment,  ` activity,orvideotape.Clarityofthoughtandexpression,completeness,andorganizationarevery !L  importantinthelab"reports.Manylabactivitiesareorganizedsothatthe"report"canbeturned "8! inattheendofthelabsession.Othersmayrequireoutofclassanalysisand/orwritingandaredue #$ " oneweekafterthelabsession.Normally,twopoints(outof20)willbedeductedifthereportis $!# turnedinlate.Reportsthataremorethanoneweeklatewillnotbeaccepted. Activeparticipation %!$ intheactuallabworkandrealexploratoryeffortinconnectionwithitarelikewiseimportant p&"% indetermininglaboratorygrades.b  \'#&  "oX"X  p*&) TermPaper #"XX"oc#  Ashort"termpaper"!roughly5pagesinlength(typed,doublespaced)!isrequiredforthiscourse.  Forthispaper,youmaypursueanyoneofthree(3)paths. p  (5h83"3"  3ye25h  1  .3  0    Youmayprepareapaperthat criticallyexamines aparticularexampleofpseudoscience.3yee݌H(#(# Ќ  "3"  3f25h  2  .3  0    Asasecondalternative,youmayprepareapaperwhichsystematicallyexaminestheorigins 8  ofsomeofthescientificunderstandingnecessaryforaparticulartechnologicaldevelopment.3ff݌$ (#(# Ќ  "3"  34h25h  3  .3  0    Asathirdalternative,youmayexaminethebroadimpactofasciencebasedtechnology.To   bemoreconcrete,youfocusonaspecifictechnologicaldevelopmentarisingfromthetype  x  ofsciencediscussedinthiscourse.Youdecidewhethertheimpactofthisparticularpiece  d  oftechnologyontheworldhasbeen,onbalance,positive("good")ornegative("bad").You  P  thenprovideacoherent,logicalargumentinsupportofthisjudgementinyourpaper.Any <  technologythatyoucanrelatetophysicsis,inprinciple,acceptable.34hah݌( (#(# Ќ  Thechoiceisuptoyou, butyouwillfaremuchbetterifyourfocusisfairly narrowandwell  defined .Iwill,ofcourse,begladtohelpandwillmakesuggestionsasthetermprogresses. t  Note: pleasedon'twasteyourmoneyonaplasticcoverorbinderforyourpaper!simplystapleit P intheupperleftcorneror, betteryet,submititbyemail mԀasaWordPerfect(.wpd)orMicrosoft @ Word(.doc)attachment.Youarestronglyurgedtouseacomputerwordprocessortoprepareyour 0 termpaperandotherwrittenassignments.Thisfacilitatescorrectionandrevisionaswellasproviding  youwithbroadlyapplicableexperienceusingahelpfultechnology.  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Eachofthesestepsisessentialtoyourlearningfromthis  workandtomyacceptingthefinalpaperforfullcreditinthecourse.iq  p Pleasenotetheduedateforthepaperitself,whichissomewhatbeforetheendofthesemester.It L!  isimportanttohaveworkonyourpaper behindyouwellbeforefinalexamweekarrives.rԀThisis 8"! tobea"forreal"paper!withsentences,paragraphs, referencestoprimarysources , citationof $#" references ,pagenumbers,andallthatjazz.(ImaginethatIwilltakeittotheEnglishDepartment $ # foragradeonpresentation.)Clearexpression,logicalorganization,andpropersyntaxandgrammar %!$ areallessential.TheCollege WritingCentert ,locatedinsidetheLearningCenteronthemainfloor %l"% oftheFrickCenter,canhelpyouinyourefforttoproduceahighqualitypaper.Iwillprovidean &\#& exampleofaparticularlysimple,easytouseformatforreferencecitation,butanystandardformat 'H$' isacceptable. (4%(   * '* !_  ! !  Ourtextbookcontainsmanyexcellenttopicideas.Youshouldalsolookatchaptersnotexplicitly  coveredaspartofthiscourse.Thefollowingcanalsoprovideyouwithideasfortopics(butonlyif p youlookatthem): \ 0  QuantumLeapsintheWrongDirection:WhereRealScienceEndsandPseudoscience 4 BeginsbyCharlesW.WynnandArthurW.Wiggins;JosephHenryPressfromtheNational   AcademyPress,2001. (#(# 0  VoodooScience:TheRoadfromFoolishnesstoFraudbyRobertL.Park;Oxford  ` UniversityPress,2000. L (#(# 0  "AttheFringesofScience"byMichaelW._Friedlander_;_Westview_ԀPress,1995. $ (#(# 0  "TheAscentofMan"byJ._Bronowski_;Little,BrownandCo. 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