Catalog
Description
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General
physics principles with special emphasis on gas laws, flow principles,
fluidics, the use of formulae
and how they apply to nuclear medicine technology and respiratory
therapy.
(3 credits) |
Course
Objectives
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To provide
students of nuclear medicine and
respiratory therapy
with a general background in physics and to prepare them for their
upper
division courses. |
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Topics
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Mechanics,
fluids,
temperature, gas laws, radiation, nuclear physics. |
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Prerequisite
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<none> |
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Instructor
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John J. Lynch, Ph.D.
Office: 110
Donahue Hall
Office Phone:
(304) 243-2287
Home Phone:
(304)
292-6987
Cell Phone:
(304)
376-6987
E-mail
Address: 
Office Hours:
<see schedule> |
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Tutoring
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The Academic
Resource Center (ARC): Ignatius Hall, Ground Floor, 243-4473, (
http://www4.wju.edu/arc
). The ARC offers discipline-specific assistance at no cost to enrolled
students. Assistance is offered in one-hour appointments, in regularly
scheduled study
groups, or by special arrangement. In a typical semester, 90% or more
of
the students who use the ARC finish in academic good standing. |
Required
Items
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College
Physics
, Jerry D. Wilson and Anthony J. Buffa, 5th ed. A scientific pocket
calculator. |
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Reserve
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Homework
solutions for problems that have just been graded will be available
online. |
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Lectures
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Monday,
Wednesday,
and Friday from 8:00 to 8:50 in 128 Donahue. |
Weekly
Homework
Assignments
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Homework
assignments will be e-mailed to students one week before they are due.
Homework will be
collected at the beginning of Wednesday's class. Students are
encouraged to
visit, phone, or e-mail the instructor with any questions regarding the
homework
assignments. Students are also encouraged to discuss the homework
assignments
with other students. The two lowest homework scores will be
discarded. |
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Exams
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Four
50-minute exams and a final exam will be administered. The 50-minute
exams will be held on
the following days:
Friday, September 23rd.
Monday, October 24th.
Monday, November 14th.
Monday, December 12th.
The final
exam
will be purely comprehensive and held according to the finals week
schedule. All exams are closed-book. Students may use
both sides of a 3"x5" index
card on which they have jotted down formulas, laws, definitions,
constants,
etc., and they may use a scientific pocket calculator. All four index
cards
are allowed on the final exam. Students may not share index cards or
calculators.
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Attendance
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Students are
expected to attend all lectures. Good class attendance is
highly correlated with
good grades. It is the responsibility of a student to inform the
professor of the cause of any absence in advance. If the cause
of the absence occurs suddenly, a student must inform the professor as
soon as possible.
Freshmen and upperclassmen on academic probation are permitted no more
than
two absences for each credit hour. |
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Workload
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Students are
expected to spend an average of two hours in study and preparation for
every hour of
class. |
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Grading
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The
following weights will be used in determining students' numerical
grades:
28%
Homework
54%
Four 50-minute Exams
18%
Final Comprehensive Exam
The two
lowest
of the four 50-minute exams scores will carry a weight of 9% each while
the
other two will carry a weight of 18% each. After the second exam, an
addendum
to this syllabus will be made available showing students how to convert
numerical
grades into letter grades.
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Academic
Integrity
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Plagiarism
or cheating makes a student liable for an F in the course. Students
should refer to the
Student Handbook for a complete description on academic integrity. |
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ADA
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If a student
has a
disability and anticipates needing any type of accommodation
in order to participate in this class, please advise the instructor. |