Wright State University Lake Campus/2019-9/Phy 1050/Syllabus

 Phy 1050 W01 How Things Work  Instructor: Guy Vandegrift email:guy.vandegrift@wright.edu 236-Dwyer Hall Wright State University Lake Campus, Celina OH 45822 - PHY1050: How things work The physics associated with everyday scientific and technological phenomena and devices, including those associated with the generation, detection, and application of sound, light, and energy (4 credit hours.) There is also a 1 credit required lab that meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This is a General Education course with no prerequisites.

There is no textbook. But we will borrow from the following online (and free) resources:
 * 1) https://www.physicsclassroom.com/ (good high school introduction to classical physics)
 * 2) https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/How_things_work_college_course (A Wikiversity predecessor to the current course)
 * 3) https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Quizbank/HTW (will be the source for some exams)
 * 4) https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wright_State_University_Lake_Campus/2018-9/Phy1050 (Last year's exams)

Topics

 * 1) Classical physics is associated with the work of Galileo and Newton during the 17th century.  This mathematical view of the world formed the foundations for our understanding of fluids (i.e. weather forecasts, and much of our understanding of chemistry, sound, and light.
 * 2) The Modern Physics revolution is associated with the 20th century.  It includes the quantum theory of the atom and Einstein's relativity.  We will spend a great deal of time exploring Bell' theorem, which was discovered in 1964 and has been called "the most profound discovery of science" (not everybody agrees.)
 * 3) Computers, with an emphasis on the history of computers in science dates back to ancient times.
 * 4) The Industrial Revolution.
 * 5) The Global Warming controversy.

At each lab it will be announced whether the report is to be turned in electronically or on paper. Paper reports are due at the end of the lab, and electronically prepared reports are due via Pilot before next week's lab begins.

Teaching Materials
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Physics-Tutorial

WikiJournal of Science article

 * WikiJournal of Science/A card game for Bell's theorem and its loopholes
 * Impossible correlations
 * The car and the goats
 * Tube entanglement

Assessment
These values are subject to change. 30% Scheduled tests 20% Cumulative final exam 20% Lab reports and weekly labs 15% Quizzes 15% Final report

Lab reports are due via Pilot on Friday after each of the scheduled There is no provision for allowing the 7 scheduled quizzes to be taken after the test date. But extra quizzes might be necessary to allow students to compensate for low test scores or missed quizzes, and for that reason daily attendance is required. Attendance will be taken at every lecture and lab.