Welcome to General Physics I Laboratory (PHYL101) at Union County College, Cranford NJ PHYL101 provides the laboratory component for PHY 101, General Physics I. 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 1 college credit and normally requires simultaneous registration for PHY 101, a 3 credit course, 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 beginning 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? Well, they are not all conducted the same way, just like face-to-face courses have many variations. This course will probably be different from any other course you have ever taken. You can expect to do quite a bit of writing: writing to explain the theory for the experiments, writing to describe the procedures to be followed in performing the experiments, and writing to discuss the results. You will also have to do quite a bit of research, in books and/or online, on the theory for the experiments. And, of course, you will have to perform experiments, mostly with basic tools such as watches with indicators for hundredth of a second, a meter stick, a tape measure indicating centimeters and inches (at least 12 feet in length), kitchen scales, measuring cups.
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? Well, they are not all conducted the same way, just like face-to-face courses have many variations. This course will probably be different from any other course you have ever taken. You can expect to do quite a bit of writing: writing to explain the theory for the experiments, writing to describe the procedures to be followed in performing the experiments, and writing to discuss the results. You will also have to do quite a bit of research, in books and/or online, on the theory for the experiments. And, of course, you will have to perform experiments, mostly with basic tools such as watches with indicators for hundredth of a second, a meter stick, a tape measure indicating centimeters and inches (at least 12 feet in length), kitchen scales, measuring cups.
You will need to do your work according to the schedule on the course calendar. While you will be able to do most of the course work whenever it is most convenient for you and will save time by not having to come 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:
You can expect to have to perform 7 or 8 experiments during the semester. Each experiment will consist of three parts: a description of the theory and the procedure for the experiment, the experimentation, and a discussion of the results. Each part has to receive a satisfactory grade. Unsatisfactory work has to be reworked and resubmitted. An experiment cannot be performed until the theory and procedure are accepted.
Grading Policy: The final grade will be based on the average of all work. ALL work must be submitted in acceptable form to receive a passing grade.
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 is recommended. A knowledge of word processing and Excel to generate tables and graphs is required.
This course is offered over WebCT4.1. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact Prof. Lukaschewsky.
