SYLLABUS ME 303 Thermodynamics Fall 2013 Section 001 Last Updated: August 21, 2013

1. General Information Instructor: Oce: Prof. John R. Saylor 229 Fluor Daniel Building (864) 656-5621 jsaylor@clemson.edu M 2:00 - 4:00 PM and by appointment. Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics by Moran & Shapiro (6th or 7th Edition). Hardcopy only. MWF - 8:00AM - 8:50AM, G033 Jordan Hall. ME 203 with a C or better.

Oce Hours: Textbook:

Course Time/Location: Prerequisites: 2. Web Site:

Information relevant to this course will be posted on the course web page: http://myweb.clemson.edu/~jsaylor/teaching.html This syllabus is also available on the course web page. Note that any corrections to this syllabus will be reected on the web version and hard copies will not be re-handed out. NOTE: I will not be using MyCLE, iRoar, or Blackboard in this course. Refer to the above web page for all web-posted material. Check this web page frequently. 3. E-mail: I frequently communicate to the class via e-mail. E-mails will be sent only to your Clemson account. It is your responsibility to be sure that this account is functioning properly. 4. Textbooks and Calculators You are required to bring your textbook and calculator to every class. You must procure a hard copy of the textbook. Digital versions of the textbook are not permitted in this course. A note on versions of the textbook. I will be teaching from the 6th edition of the textbook for this course. Many of you have the 7th edition. Accordingly, I have compared the text in the relevant chapters for both editions and have compiled any dierences here: http://myweb.clemson.edu/~jsaylor/DifferenceBetween6th7th_EditionThermo_02.pdf These dierences are very small. The homework problems do dier signicantly between the 6th and 7th editions. I will be assigning problems from the 6th edition. If you have the 7th edition, you can nd the correct problem assignments at: http://myweb.clemson.edu/~jsaylor/ME303ProbAssignments_6thEd.pdf

5. Attendance You are expected to attend all classes. Attendance will not be taken and there will be no attendance grade in this course. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to determine what material you missed. You should obtain this material from another student; do not ask me to bring you up to speed if you have missed a class. Poor performance on an exam, quiz or other assignment which results from missing a class will under no circumstances be accepted as a rationale for alteration of any grade. Even if you have a legitimate excuse for your absence (see Documentable Excuses, below), it is still your responsibility to learn what you missed. 6. Lateness Because of the distraction caused by students entering during class, you are not permitted to enter the classroom once I have begun lecturing. Do not attempt to enter the classroom once I have begun lecturing even if the door to the classroom happens to be open. Your nal grade may suer if you fail to follow this rule (see 13, below). If I am late to class, you are required to wait 20 minutes before you may assume that class has been canceled. 7. Homework: Weekly homework assignments will be given. You are strongly encouraged to do these homework assignments, however they will not be graded or handed in. You will be quizzed on the material covered in each homework assignment (see below). Success on these quizzes will require prociency on the homework. A list of homework assignments will be handed out separately. There may be changes to the assignments and/or due dates; these will either be announced in class, or e-mailed to you. The solutions to most of the assigned problems can be found on the class web page. You are strongly encouraged to do these assignments as if the solutions did not exist, and then grade yourself using these solutions. Students who ip back and forth between their work and the posted solutions rarely do well in this course. 8. Quizzes: You will be given two types of quizzes in this course: Announced Quizzes and Surprise Quizzes. All quizzes are weighted equally. Announced Quizzes: Announced quizzes will be typically given on the due date for that weeks homework assignment. The subject of that quiz will be identical to the subject matter of the homework assignment. The purpose of these quizzes is to determine how well you have mastered the homework material. Surprise Quizzes: The second kind of quiz that you will receive will be surprise quizzes based on the reading assignment for that class. You will be given a reading assignment at the beginning of each lecture. You are required to complete this reading assignment before the next lecture. You are expected to be prepared to discuss and comment on the content of the reading assignment. The surprise quizzes will be given periodically on the content of these reading assignments. Makeups will not be given for the surprise quizzes. The surprise quizzes will be designed to be easy if you have done the reading and dicult if you have not. Note that there will be no exception to the attendance policy described above on days when a quiz or exam is given. 9. Honor Code: The Clemson University statement on academic integrity applies to all students in this class and will be rigorously enforced. That statement can be found at: http://www.clemson.edu/academics/academic-integrity/ You are required to go to this URL and read this policy. Cheating includes giving or receiving assistance of any kind on an exam or quiz by any means. Cheating is grounds for failure in this course. This will be strictly enforced. Cheating, in addition to being a violation of the university honor code, is also a violation of this syllabus.

10. Cell Phone/Laptops All cell phones, tablets, pdas, laptops, etc. are to be turned o before the beginning of class. You may not text, e-mail, or use the internet during class. 11. Documentable Excuses Missing an exam or quiz (surprise or announced) will result in zero credit, unless a valid, documented excuse is provided. A valid excuse is something which is truly beyond your control, such as a medical emergency, or an activity that is a valid part of your education and requires you to miss class. You must provide me with an ocial document in order for your absence to be excused. For school-related activities such as traveling with a university team, orchestra etc., you must provide me with an ocial letter indicating the necessity of this trip at least one week in advance. Examples of valid, documentable excuses are: medical emergencies, travel with a university-recognized team, death in your immediate family, activity in a department- or university-recognized organization (e.g. ASME, SAE ...). Examples of invalid excuses are: vacations, family activities, an airline ticket booked prior to the start of this course, a cramped schedule due to other course work, etc. 12. Grading: The weighting of exams, quizzes and the nal exam is as follows: Quizzes (both kinds) 15% Mid-Term Exams 60% Final Exam 25% This course will not be graded on a curve. The letter grade you obtain in this course will be determined by computing (out of 100%), your quiz grade, exam grade, and nal exam grade. The weighted average of these grades will then be translated into a letter grade according to the following schedule: 90% < A 100% 80% < B 90% 70% < C 80% 60% < D 70% F 60% Note that the lower bound of each grade bracket is a greater-than sign, not a greater-than-or-equalto sign. Hence, a grade of 89.999% is not an A, it is a B. This policy is designed to reduce conicts over roundo in computing grades. 13. More on Grading: If your nal numerical grade is close to a letter grade transition, I may, at my discretion, choose to increase your nal letter grade for this course due to excellent class participation or decrease it for failing to follow procedures outlined in this syllabus (e.g. texting during class, cell phone going o in class, entering class late, talking to your neighbor in class, etc.). 14. Format for solving problems: See class web page: http://myweb.clemson.edu/~jsaylor/problemSolvingFormat303_2013s.pdf 15. Questions Regarding Grading: The following procedure is to be used if you have questions or concerns regarding a grade you have received. Exams: For exams, regardless of your question or concern, there is a 24 hour waiting period before you may discuss your grading concerns with me. Once this 24 hour waiting period has elapsed, you may do one of two things: 3

(a) If you feel that a simple error has occurred in the grading of your exam (e.g. points added up incorrectly, work that was not graded, etc.), simply come and see me during oce hours, make an appointment, see me after class, etc. (b) If you feel that your exam was graded unfairly, then submit it to me with a written statement (one paragraph maximum) of why you think the grade was unfair or inappropriate. Note that this must be done in writing. Also note that comparisons to grading on another students exam is not a rationale for a grade change. Once submitted I will consider your argument and regrade the problem. Note that the possible outcomes of this process are an increase in your grade, a decrease in your grade, or no change in your grade. You have one week from the day that the exam is returned to submit such a written statement. Quizzes: If you feel that a mistake was made in grading a quiz, please see me after class or during oce hours. 16. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes: See departmental description of this course at: http://myweb.clemson.edu/~jsaylor/ME303ABETSyllabusSaylorFinal.pdf 17. Students with Disabilities: If you have a disability which requires special testing procedures, please do the following. First contact the Oce of Student Disability Services and obtain a letter documenting any special needs you might have. Second, bring this letter to me during my oce hours so that we may discuss any special accommodations which might be necessary. Note that if you need special testing procedures, you must provide me with a copy of the SDS Test Proctoring Form with your part completed at least one week prior to EACH exam. 18. Final Exam: The nal exam for this course is on: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 11:30AM - 2:00PM, in G033 Jordan Hall You may conrm the date/time of the nal at: http://www.registrar.clemson.edu/html/fallExam.htm

COURSE OUTLINE & TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Lecture 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Date Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. 21, 23, 26, 28, 30, Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Topic (Chapter Sections) Syllabus Review, ME 203 Review. ME 203 Review. 5.1 - 5.3 5.4 - 5.7 5.8 - 5.9 5.10 5.11 6.1 6.2 - 6.3 6.4 - 6.5 6.6 - 6.7 6.8 - 6.10 6.11 6.12 - 6.13 8.1 - 8.2 8.2 - 8.3 8.4 9.1 - 9.2 9.2 - 9.3 9.4 - 9.5 9.6 EXAM #1 9.7 - 9.8 9.9, 10.1 No Class. Fall Break. 10.2, 10.6 - 10.7 11.1, 11.4 11.5, 11.7 12.1 - 12.3 12.3 - 12.4 12.5 - 12.6 12.7 - 12.8 12.9 13.1 - 13.2 13.2 - 13.3 13.3 - 13.5 14.1 14.2 14.3 Exam #2 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.6 No Class. Thanksgiving Break. No Class. Thanksgiving Break. Review Review Review

Sep. 2, Sep. 4, Sep. 6, Sep. 9, Sep. 11, Sep. 13, Sep. 16, Sep. 18, Sep. 20, Sep. 23, Sep. 25, Sep. 27, ON-LINE LECTURE Sep. 30, Oct. 2, Oct. 4, Oct. 7, Oct. 9, Oct. 11, Oct. 14, Oct. 16, Oct. 18, Oct. 21, ON-LINE LECTURE Oct. 23, ON-LINE LECTURE Oct. 25, Oct. 28, ON-LINE LECTURE Oct. 30, Nov. 1, Nov. 4, Nov. 6, Nov. 8, Nov. 11, ON-LINE LECTURE Nov. 13, Nov. 15, Nov. 18, Nov. 20, Nov. 22, Nov. 25, Nov. 27, Nov. 29, Dec. Dec. Dec. 2, 4, 6,

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