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Welcome to the Homepage of Charles Bacon

 


Office: ASC-3019
Email: baconc@ferris.edu
Phone: 231.591.2586

Charles Bacon is a professor of physics and chemistry. He received his Ph.D. from Michigan Technological University where he studied the interfacial properties and compressive failure of fiber/epoxy composites. Dr. Bacon’s research interest areas are polymer properties and characterization. He has also done extensive work in the area of teaching and learning. He is the co-author of DO SOMETHING: The Art and Practice of Project-Based, Active Learning, co-author and co-editor of A Guide to Connect Learning to Performance, author of Physics: An Active Learning Inquiry, and co-author of Science and Crime: Active Learning in Forensics Science and co-author of Forensic Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach. He has presented over 40 workshops on active learning and performance based learning throughout the country. Dr. Bacon was a Michigan Polymer Consortium Fellow, a Whirlpool Fellow, and a member of Phi Lambda Upsilon.

 

Physics 211 Materials

 

Required Materials – Text and CPS Remote, both at FSU Bookstore; MasteringPhysics online  homework.          

  1. Syllabus Spring 2008.  Course Objectives.
  2. eInstruction CPS Class Key Winter 2008 = I34849M817.
  3. Register for MasteringPhysics at www.masteringphysics.com/

     Select the Knight/Jones/Field’s College Physics book icon.  Click on the Buy Now button. Select Without eBook. Follow prompts. Credit card required. The course name is MPBACON54123 and the course ID is MPBACON70811

General Class Instructions:

We use the eInstruction CPS system in class to do real-time problem solving, quizzes and exams.  You must attend class to participate in these activities and receive points.  You will need to go to eInstruction.com to register your remote and enroll in the class.  Your enrollment code is inside your box with the remote.  The above class key identifies the class.  A serial number on your remote will identify your remote with you.  Fill in all fields on the sign-up menu.

 

Homework is done on-line.  Due dates are strictly adhered to and no extensions can be given.  Go through the first introductory activity at Mastering Physics so you understand how the system works.

Mindset: How Your Perceptions Shape You

 

 

 

 

Dark Matter and Dark Energy

home

 

Dark Matter or Doesn’t Matter?

 

 


Ten Commandments in the Workplace

Commandment 1: Manage Your Message From the Inside Out.

Commandment 2: Empower Yourself-What Are You Waiting For?

Commandment 3: Equip Yourself With Awareness.

Commandment 4: Become a Skilled Negotiator.

Commandment 5: Lead From Your Current Position.

Commandment 6: Build a Bridge to the Future.

Commandment 7: Think Like a Project Manager.

Commandment 8: Invest in the Success of Others.

Commandment 9: Break Through the Barriers.

Commandment 10: Add Value to Everything You Do.

Taken from Designed For Success by Dondi Scumaci.

 

All LECTURE recordings can be viewed online at  http://fsuhvac2.ferris.edu/tegrity/Default.asp?folder=%5CPHYS211

They are not in order, so you’ll have to look at the topic and/or chapter number.

 

 

Section I – Linear Motion

 

Read Chapter One

Chapter One Fundamentals

Homework:  MasteringPhysics Introduction & Chapter 1

Due: see MasteringPhysics

 

Read Chapter Two

Cannon Shot

Chapter Two Kinematics

Homework:  MasteringPhysics                    Due: see MasteringPhysics

 

Read Chapter Three

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Chapter Three Two Dimensional Kinematics

Problem Solving in 2D Kinematics

Generic Projectile Motion Spreadsheet

2D Kinematics Problems and Answers

Homework: MasteringPhysics                     Due: see MasteringPhysics

Exam One Preview

Exam One Preview with Answers

Exam One: 2/5/08 –See MasteringPhysics assignment list.  The exam will open on 2/5 at 5 pm and close on 2/7 at 11 pm.

 

Read Chapter Four

Chapter Four Force and Motion

Newton’s Second Law Example

Friction

Homework:  MasteringPhysics                    Due: see MasteringPhysics

 

Read Chapter Five

Work

Work and KE

Work and PE

Conservation of Energy

Work and Energy Power Point Presentation

Work – Energy Theorem: W = DE Experiment Take Home Lab-text pages 194-195.

Homework:  MasteringPhysics                   Due: see MasteringPhysics

 

Read Chapter Six

collision with nucleus

Momentum and Conservation of Momentum

Recoil of Elephant Pistol

Collisions

Homework: MasteringPhysics                    Due: see MasteringPhysics

Practice Exam Two

(answer key posted in glass case by SCI 112 is for the

Practice exam in the case,  not the one on-line)

Exam Two:2/28/08 – see MasteringPhysics Exam Two

 

Looking Ahead

 

Section II – Rotational and Vibrational Motion

 

Read Chapter Seven – Circular Motion

 

Linear and Circular Motion

Rotational Kinematics

Dynamics of Rotation

Problem Solving in Circular Motion

                            Combined ppts.   Circular Motion

Assignment Pages: Read pages

Homework: MasteringPhysics        Due: see MasteringPhysics

 

Read Chapter Eight – Rotational Dynamics

 

Rotational Motion

Rotational Dynamics

Moment of Inertia Take Home Lab

 

Assignment Pages:

Homework- MasteringPhysics    Due- see MasteringPhysics

Rotational Motion Problem Set

 

Read Chapter Nine-Vibrations and Waves

 

Simple Harmonic Motion

Waves and Wave Characteristics

Assignment Pages:

Homework- MasteringPhysics  Due- see MasteringPhysics

 

Read Chapter Ten-Sound

 

Assignment Pages:

Homework- MasteringPhysics  Due- see MasteringPhysics

Practice Exam 3

Exam Three-4/1/08 – See MasteringPhysics – Exam opens on 4/1/08 at noon and closes on 4/6/08 at 11 pm.

 

Read Chapter Eleven-Solids and Fluids-optional-do not

do unless assigned.

Assignment Pages:

Homework- MasteringPhysics , Due- see MasteringPhysics

 

Section III – Thermal Physics

 

Foundations of Thermodynamics

Read Chapter Twelve

Temperature and Heat

Kinetic Theory and Equipartition Theorem

Variation in Bubble Size with Depth Spreadsheet

Assignment Pages:      

Homework: MasteringPhysics    Due- see MasteringPhysics

 

Read Chapter Thirteen

Heat and Thermal Physics

Thermal Properties and Heat Transfer  

Assignment Pages:

Homework- MasteringPhysics  Due- see MasteringPhysics

 

Read Chapter Fourteen

First Law of Thermodynamics

Assignment Pages:

Homework- MasteringPhysics     Due- see MasteringPhysics

 

Thermodynamics Cycles

 

Second Law of Thermodynamics

Exam Four- 4/29/08 –due 5/4/08

Practice Exam Four

 

Final Exam Practice Problems and Answers

Final Exam- 5/5/08- 2 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. in Science 102

 

 

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