GENERAL PHYSICS II - PH 222-3A and recitation PH222R-U2 and PH222R-M7 (Spring 2008)

Class information is available at Mirov’s web site http://heisenberg.phy.uab.edu/~mirov/SMirov_Teaching_Page22.htm

 

Lecture PH222-3A: Monday, Wednesday 4:00-5:15 pm, Campbell Hall (CH) Room 301

Recitation PH221R-U2: Monday 3:00-3:50pm, Campbell Hall (CH) Room 460.

Recitation PH221R-M7: Wednesday 5:30-6:20pm, Campbell Hall (CH) Room 460.

Students are required to register and attend the recitation.

 

Instructor: Prof. Sergey B. Mirov 934-8088 (CH 421B), E-mail: mirov@uab.edu

 

Office Hours: Monday, 10:00am-12:00 n in CH 421B and by appointment.

 

Course Description: This second term of calculus-based Physics will cover electric charge, electric field, electric potential, capacitance, current, circuits, magnetic fields, induction, alternating current and circuits, electromagnetic waves, optics, interference and diffraction phenomena. 

 

Course Prerequisite: Physics PH 221.

 

Course Text: Halliday, Resnick &Walker, Fundamentals of Physics, 8th Edition, volume 2 (2008, Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 13:978-0-470-04473-5)

 

Lab. Text: Lab handouts will be provided.

 

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: Four in-class 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. 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 PH201 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 electro-magnetism and optics and the ability to apply this knowledge and mathematical skills in calculus 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 electro-magnetism and optics. Both, problem sets and exams also provide an opportunity to evaluate the progression of students’ understanding of physical concepts and problem solving skills.

 

Grading:               Homework:                                                          15%                                        (150 pts)

                                Lab                                                                         15%                                        (150 pts)

                   4 Interim Tests                                                     10+10+10+10=40%            (100+100+100+100=400 pts)

                   Final Exam (2.5 hr)                                             30%                                        (300 pts)

                   TOTAL:                                                                 100%                                     (1000 pts)

 

A: 90% or above

B: 80%-89.9%

C: 70%-79.9%

D: 60%-69.9%

F: 59.9% and below

 

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 March 6, 2008

Tentative Schedule:

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Date

Text

Topics

1

Jan. 7 (Mon)

CH 21 (1-6)

Electric Charge – Lecture Notes

2

Jan. 9 (Wed)

CH 22 (1-7)

Electric Fields – Lecture Notes

3

Jan. 14 (Mon)

CH22 (8-9) CH23 (1-4)

Electric fields – Lecture Notes, Gauss Law

4

Jan. 16 (Wed)

CH 23 (5-9)

Gauss Law

 

Jan. 21 (Mon)

MLK Birthday

No classes

5

Jan. 23 (Wed)

CH 24 (1-7)

Electric Potential

6

Jan. 28 (Mon)

CH 24 (8-12)

Electric Potential

7

Jan. 30 (Wed)

Review

Over chapters 21-24

8

Feb. 4 (Mon)

TEST 1

TEST 1 over Chapters 21-24

9

Feb. 6 (Wed)

CH 25 (1-8)

Capacitance

10

Feb. 11 (Mon)

CH 26 (1-9)

Current and Resistance

11

Feb. 13 (Wed)

CH 27 (1-5)

Circuits

12

Feb. 18 (Mon)

CH 27 (6-9)

Circuits

13

Feb. 20 (Wed)

Review

CH 25-27 Review

14

Feb. 25 (Mon)

TEST 2

TEST 2 over chapters 25-27

15

Feb. 27 (Wed)

CH 28 (1-10)

Magnetic field

16

Mar. 3 (Mon)

CH 29 (1-6)

Magnetic fields due to currents

17

Mar. 5 (Wed)

CH 30 (1-5)

Induction and inductance

 

Mar. 10 (Mon)

Spring Break

No classes

 

Mar. 12 (Wed)

Spring Break

No classes

18

Mar. 17 (Mon)

CH 30 (6-12)

Induction and inductance

19

Mar. 19 (Wed)

CH 31 (1-5)

Electromagnetic oscillations and alternating current

20

Mar. 24 (Mon)

Review

CH 28-31 Review

21

Mar. 26 (Wed)

TEST 3

TEST 3 over chapters 28-31

22

Mar. 31 (Mon)

CH 33 (1-3,8-10)

Electromagnetic waves

23

Apr. 2 (Wed)

CH 34 (1-5)

Images

24

Apr. 7 (Mon)

CH 34 (6-9)

Images

25

Apr. 9 (Wed)

CH 35 (1-8)

Interference

26

Apr. 14 (Mon)

CH 36 (1-4)

Diffraction

27

Apr. 16 (Wed)

CH 36 (5-10) Review

Diffraction & Review

28

Apr. 21 (Mon)

TEST 4

TEST 4 over chapters 33-36

29

Apr. 23 (Wed)

Review

Review for Final

30

Apr. 28 (Mon)

FINAL

FINAL EXAM Over Chapters 21-31, 33-36 (4:15 am-6:45 pm)