Physics 135B: College Physics II
Spring 2011
General Information
Professor	Dr. Serkan Zorba
Office	Science 105G
Phone	907-4200 Ext. 4450
E-mail	szorba@whittier.edu
Class meets	Tue, Thrs 8:50-10:50a.m., Wed 12:30-1:20p.m in SCI 116.
Office hours	Mon&Wed 10:00-11:00a.m. Tue&Thrs: 11:00-12:00pm
Textbook	Giancoli, Physics, 6^th edition
Course description	PHYS 135B is the second part of PHYS 135 College Physics course. It will cover topics of geometric optics, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics. PHYS 135 is designed for students who require a year of lab physics as part of a pre-health program. It constitutes a suitable year-long physics experience. PHYS 135 does not satisfy the Liberal Education ILS requirement. The topics covered in are selected so as to cover as much of MCAT physics content as possible. Consequently, there will be a significant amount of material that will be covered. The pace of the course, therefore, will be hasty. So be prepared! The labs will be incorporated to the lecture in a workshop format. The class will meet three times a week. You will keep an activity (lab) notebook, which will be graded at the end of the semester. We will implement some new teaching techniques such as Peer Instruction, Think-Pair-Share, and Just-In-Time-Learning throughout this course. They have been shown to be very effective teaching techniques that help students establish a more thorough and permanent understanding of the material covered. There will be unannounced quizzes and pre-class reading assignments almost regularly. Your efforts and performance in these will be gauged and evaluated together with the other grading factors (see below) at the end of the semester to contribute toward your final grade. If you have a specific disability that qualifies you for academic accommodations, please contact Disability Services for letter of accommodation.
Attendance policy	Due to the workshop format of this course, attendance is crucial, including the problem solving session. The latter will function as a review for the course and exams! If you miss three classes without a valid excuse your grade will go down by one letter grade (your valid excuse MUST be documented by, for example, a note from the health services. Conflict with your job does NOT constitute a valid excuse!). However, please note that there won’t be a chance to make up for it. Bring your notes to me without being asked!
Grading	1^st Midterm Exam : 25% (Mar 3 in class) 2^nd Midterm Exam : 25% (Apr 7 in class) Homework: 15% Activities: 10% Final: 25% (cumulative) (On Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 8:00-10:00am)
Homework	Homework will be posted on the course website, and will be due in class a week after it is given. Homework solutions will be posted on the website right after the due date. No homework will be accepted after the class!
Things to remember	If you need a high grade in the class, you can get it only by putting in the necessary effort. No extra credit avenue is available other than what is given above in the grading section. Cell phones must be off during the class! Don’t be tardy. Respect yourself, respect others. College education is a trade, you certainly give a lot of money… and how much will you get out of it? That depends on how much effort you are prepared to put in. Your primary reason for being here is education, other things should be secondary.