PHY 101 is the first semester of a two semester algebra based College Physics sequence. It is offered by the Physics/Engineering/Technology Department at Union County College in Cranford NJ and is taught by Prof. Bohdan Lukaschewsky. The course is offered for 3 college credits and normally requires simultaneous registration for PHYL101, a 1 credit laboratory complement, which can be taken either in person or online. The online courses follow the standard spring and fall semester schedule at UCC, from mid January to mid May and from September 1 to the middle of December, respectively.
The course may also be offered on a late-start schedule, beginning two weeks after the start of the regular semester and ending at the same time as the regular semester.

Prof. Lukaschewsky has been teaching at UCC for many years. He has taught courses in engineering, engineering technology, physics, mathematics, computer science, and business. Since 1997 he has also been involved in developing and teaching courses utilizing the distance learning format. Prior to his teaching career, Prof. Lukaschewsky spent many years in the computer field as project engineer and engineering manager. He can be reached at lukaschewsky@ucc.edu and at 908.709.7537.

So you want to take a course online? Have you ever taken a course online before? They are not all conducted the same way, just like face-to-face courses have many variations. This course will obviously require you to learn the material on your own, primarily from the course notes, but also from a textbook. You will have practice problems to show you where additional work is required to help you master the subject; you will have weekly assignments which have to be transmitted on time and for a grade; you will have quizzes and tests, all online, except for the final exam, which will be proctored. While you will be able to do most of the course work whenever it is most convenient for you and will save time coming to class, you can expect to average 5 to 6 hours each week on this course. If this looks like more time than you can comfortably devote to this course, perhaps you should reconsider your registration.

Some salient features of this course:

• Recommended text - Physics, D.C. Giancoli, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 6th edition.
  Any College Physics text may be used in this course, but the recommended practice problems, in addition to those found in the course notes, are based on the recommended text. Major topics covered in this course are vectors, kinematics, forces, work and energy, momentum, rotational kinematics and dynamics, fluids.
• Grading Policy - 30% of the final grade will be based on the weekly assignments and quizzes, 40% on the three online tests and the information literacy project, and 30% on the proctored final exam.
• Course Requirements - Student must have an email address, Internet access and at least the following equipment: Pentium Processor (200+ MHz), 28.8 Modem, 32 MB of RAM, Windows 95/98/NT; Fax capability recommended. This course is offered over WebCT4.1.

To properly complete the work in this course, you will need a calculator with trigonometric functions, some graph paper, drawing utensils, and a protractor.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact Prof. Lukaschewsky.