COLLEGE PHYSICS II - PH 202-7B (Summer 2007)
Class information is
available at Mirovs web site http://heisenberg.phy.uab.edu/~mirov/SMirov_Teaching_Page22.htm
PH202-7B: Monday, Wednesday 5:30-8:30 pm, Campbell Hall (CH) Room 301
Instructor: Prof. Sergey B. Mirov 934-8088 (CH 421B), E-mail: mirov@uab.edu
Office Hours: Monday 10:00-12:00 n in CH 421B and by appointment.
Course Description: This is the second
of a two-semester introductory, trigonometry-based college physics sequence.
Topics include: Electric forces and fields, electric potential energy, electric
circuits, magnetic forces and magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, electromagnetic
waves, optics, selected topics of modern and nuclear physics. The course has
both a lecture and a required laboratory component.
Course Prerequisite: Physics 201.
Course Text: Cutnell & Johnson, PHYSICS, 7th Edition (2006, Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 047010483X)
Lab. Text: Lab handouts will be provided. Labs will start the week of June 4.
Lab: Taking lab as co-requisite (same term) is a requirement. Assignments, protocol, due dates, and grading of labs will be discussed in the first lab meeting.
Tests and Exams: Three in-class 1 hour tests and one comprehensive
final exam (2.5 hours) will be given. Textbook and notebooks are not allowed in
the exams. One letter-size formula information sheet is allowed. A calculator
may be used. There will be no make-up tests & exams except for the most
extraordinary circumstances (documented illness, etc.). The tests &
exams will be based on problems related to (but often with important
differences) homework problems and problems discussed in class. The intent of the test & exam problems
will be to test your understanding of physics principles and to test your
ability to apply these principles to practice.
To do well on the tests & exams, you should do the reading
assignments before class, pay attention to lectures, and personally work all of
the homework problems when they are assigned.
The tests & exams will be graded on a step-by-step basis, with
partial credit awarded for correct steps and techniques even if the answer is
wrong. Full credit will be awarded only
if the right answer is obtained for the right reason.
Homework:
Homework is electronically processed via an internet
website:
http://www.webassign.net/uab/login.html
It is important to enter this web page ASAP, successfully authenticate using your BlazerID, and after that you will be automatically added to your roster. You are strongly advised to start homework as soon as a problem set is given. It is absolutely critical to work these problems yourselves when they are assigned, since this will help to lock in understanding of the physical principles learned from class and the textbook and develop problem-solving skills, which will be necessary for any type of success on the exams. Do not fall into the trap of just reading over or memorizing homework solutions, this will generally be of little or no use for solving the exam problems. Developing the necessary problem solving skills will only come from personally going through the struggle of working homework problems yourself. In order to solve homework problems, you need internet access and a web browser. Students who do not have internet access can use computers in Stern Library and Physics Labs (Campbell Hall 4th floor). Day schedule when 4th floor labs are open for use by students enrolled in PH202 will be set up by Dr. Todd Devore (CH468A, phone 934-4295, E-mail: devore@uab.edu ).
Related UAB core learning outcomes: Students successfully completing this course
will demonstrate knowledge of fundamental concepts in electricity, magnetism,
optics, nuclear physics and the ability to apply this knowledge and
mathematical skills in algebra, trigonometry and vectors for quantitative
reasoning and problem solving.
Course learning objectives:
Measurement of learning objectives: Homework problem sets and exams will be used
regularly to measure understanding of the fundamental concepts presented as
well as students abilities to apply this understanding to problems in electromagnetism,
optics, and nuclear physics. Both, problem sets and exams also provide an
opportunity to evaluate the progression of students understanding of physical
concepts and problem solving skills.
Grading: The work to be graded consists of homework problem sets, physics 202 Lab, three interim tests, a comprehensive final exam, weighted as shown below:
Homework: 20% (200 pts)
Lab 15% (150 pts)
3 Interim Tests 15+10+10=35% (150+100+100=350 pts)
Final Exam (2.5 hr) 30% (300 pts)
TOTAL: 100% (1000 pts)
The overall average will be calculated
according to the weights above, and the final letter grade will be determined
as follows:
A: 90% or above
B: 80%-89%
C: 70%-79%
D: 60%-69%
F: 0% -59%
Other course policies: To do
well on the tests & exams, you should attend and stay focused at the lectures,
do the reading assignments of notes and textbook before class, and personally
work all of the homework problems when they are assigned. Homework due is strictly enforced by a
computer. No late homework will be accepted. There will be no make-up tests
& exams except for the most extraordinary circumstances (documented
illness, etc.).
Last day to withdraw from course with a W is July 11, 2007
Tentative Schedule:
|
# |
Date |
Text |
Topics |
|
1 |
June 4 (M) |
CH 18 |
Electric Forces and Electric Fields Lecture Notes |
|
2 |
June 6 (W) |
CH 18, 19 |
Electric Forces and Electric Fields Lecture Notes Electrical Potential Energy and the Electric Potential Lecture Notes |
|
3 |
June 11 (M) |
CH 19 |
Electrical Potential Energy and the Electric Potential Lecture Notes |
|
4 |
June 13 (W) |
CH 20 |
Electric Circuits Lecture Notes |
|
5 |
June 18 (M) |
CH 20 |
Electric Circuits Lecture Notes; Review for test 1 |
|
6 |
June 20 (W) |
CH 21 |
Test 1 over chapters 18-20 Correct Solution; Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields Lecture Notes |
|
7 |
June 25 (M) |
CH 21, 22 |
Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields Lecture Notes Electromagnetic Induction Lecture Notes |
|
8 |
June 27 (W) |
CH 22 |
Electromagnetic Induction Lecture Notes |
|
9 |
July 2 (M) |
CH 22 |
Electromagnetic Induction Lecture Notes Alternating current circuits Lecture Notes Review for test 2 |
|
|
July 4 (W) |
No classes |
Holiday |
|
10 |
July 9 (M) |
CH 24 CH 25 |
TEST 2 over chapters 21, 22, and 23 Correct Solution Electromagnetic waves - Lecture Notes The Reflection of Light: Mirrors Lecture Notes |
|
11 |
July 11 (W) |
CH 26 |
The Reflection of Light: Lenses and Optical Instruments Lecture Notes |
|
12 |
July 16 (M) |
CH 26
|
The Reflection
of Light: Lenses and Optical Instruments Lecture Notes
|
|
13 |
July 18 (W) |
CH 26, 27 |
Interference and the Wave Nature of Light (selected topics) Lecture Notes; Review for test 3 |
|
14 |
July 23 (M) |
CH 29 |
TEST 3 over
chapters 25, 26, and 27 Correct
Solution Particles and
Waves (selected topics) Lecture Notes |
|
15 |
July 25 (W) |
CH 29,30 CH31 |
Particles and
Waves (selected topics), Nature of Atom (selected topics) - Lecture Notes Nuclear Physics
and Radioactivity Lecture Notes |
|
16 |
July 30 (M) |
CH 31 |
Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity Lecture Notes |
|
17 |
August 1 (W) |
CH 31 Review for Final |
Nuclear Physics
and Radioactivity Lecture Notes Sample final exam |
|
18 |
August 8 (W) |
|
FINAL EXAM Over Chapters 18-27, 29-31 (4:15 pm-6:45 pm) CH 301 |