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PHYSICS 204
General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism
Fall 2012
Dr. Damon A. Resnick
CLASS SCHEDULE: MTRF: 12:00-12:50
Classroom: LO 106;
Required Texts:
pm
Labs: LO 100, Thursday from 1 pm – 4 pm and 4 pm – 7 pm
Knight 2008, Physics (2nd edition), Pearson/Addison Wesley
Knight 2008, Physics, Workbook
McDermott et al. 2002, Tutorials in Intro. Physics, (Lab and Homework)
CONTACT INFORMATION:
OFFICE: 114 Lowry Building
E-MAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: 262-524-7653
OFFICE HOURS: MTF 1 – 2 pm in LO 100, and Wednesday 1 – 2 pm in LO 100.
I have an open door policy so come by anytime. Email me!
DESCRIPTION: We all follow the laws of physics. The sound of your phone wakes you up early one day and
you turn the lamp on next to your bed. Why does the light bulb light? How does the phone which woke you up
work? On a brisk morning as you walk up the steps to class you see your breath as you exhale. How come you can
see your breath? Why does your morning coffee feel hot? The goal in this class is to learn how to describe and
understand how the basic physical laws affect us all. If you can do this you will start to develop the tools you need
to succeed in a world where the interactions of every object in our world affect our lives.
In Physics 204 you will learn to understand the basics of thermodynamics as well as the basics of electricity and
magnetism. The key is being able to understand and describe the phenomena in nature using the basic principles
you will learn. Topics include heat, light, electricity and circuits, and magnetism. This class is intended as a
calculus based introduction to physics to help math, science, and engineering students better understand the basics
of the physical world, and is intended to be appropriate for Sophomore students. MAT 160, MAT 161, and PHY
203 are a prerequisite for this class because basic calculus and a certain level of mathematical sophistication are
required to understand the key concepts. This course is offered every Fall semester. Four hours of
lecture/discussion and three hours of laboratory per week.
TEACHING GOALS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
The following list breaks down the teaching goals (TG) and learning objectives (LO) for Physics 102.
These are the skills, facts, and relationships you should understand and be able to apply upon completion of the
course.
TG1: Understand fundamental physical quantities; you will be able to:
LO1.1: identify fundamental physical quantities
LO1.2: describe fundamental physical quantities
LO1.3: describe unknown fundamental physical quantities in terms on known quantities
TG2: Understand the fundamental phases of matter; you will be able to:
LO2.1: identify the fundamental phases of matter
LO2.2: describe the fundamental phases of matter
TG3: Apply the relationships between thermodynamic variables; you will be able to:
LO3.1: identify thermodynamic variables
LO3.2: describe thermodynamic variables
LO3.3: use thermodynamic variables and the ideal gas law to solve problems
TG4: Interpret graphs comparing physical quantities; you will be able to:
LO4.1: identify the process occurring in a given graph
LO4.2: describe the process occurring in a given graph
LO4.3: use graphs of a given quantity to describe the behavior of a related quantity
TG4: Understand the different types of basic gas processes; you will be able to:
LO4.1: identify the different types of basic gas processes
LO4.2: describe the different types of basic gas processes
TG4: Understand the first law of thermodynamics; you will be able to:
LO4.1: identify the different types of energy
LO4.2: describe the different types of energy
LO4.3: use different types of energy and the first law of thermodynamics to solve problems
TG5: Apply the relationships between kinematic variables; you will be able to:
LO5.1: identify wave components
LO5.2: describe wave components
LO5.3: use wave components to solve problems
TG6: Understand the different types of wave like effects; you will be able to:
LO6.1: identify the different types of wave like effects
LO6.2: describe the different types of wave like effects
TG7: Understand the different types of affects of charges; you will be able to:
LO7.1: identify the different types of charges
LO7.2: describe how charges cause forces
LO7.3: use the force caused by a charge to solve problems
TG8: Understand the electric field and electric potential; you will be able to:
LO8.1: identify the direction and strength of an electric field/potential
LO8.2: describe the electric field/potential
LO8.3: use the electric field/potential to solve problems
TG9: Understand electric current; you will be able to:
LO9.1: identify cases in which current flows
LO9.2: determine the direction of electric current
LO9.3: use electric current solve circuit problems
TG10: Understand what creates a magnetic field, you will be able to:
LO10.1: identify the direction and strength of a magnetic field
LO10.2: describe the magnetic field
LO10.3: use the magnetic field to solve problems
TG11: Understand the concept of induction; you will be able to:
LO11.1: identify in which cases induction plays a role
LO11.2: describe how induction plays a role in different situations
LO11.3: use the principles of induction to solve problems
TG12: Understand alternating current systems; you will be able to:
LO12.1: identify the phase of an ac circuit
LO12.2: describe what happens in an ac circuit
LO12.3: use the principles of ac circuits to solve problems
LEARNING EXPERIENCES
Learning experiences will consist of in class demonstrations, lectures, in-class examples and activities,
online and in-class homework, laboratory tutorials and activities, reading quizzes, and pre-exam quizzes.
DEMONSTRATIONS: Your instructor will often do a physical demonstration of a basic physics principle in the front
of the classroom at the beginning of a class period or during the discussion of a new topic. Demonstrations are
always followed by discussion and a short power point lecture with the related equations and concepts. (Student
Learning Outcomes 1.1-12.3)
LECTURES: Your instructor will present the material in a lecture format similar to how the material is presented in
the text book. The lecture periods are intended to highlight and illuminate the important concepts as well as
illustrate first hand one or more ways to approach the topics and solve problems. A large portion of the lectures
will be spent working example problems. Questions about the material presented in previous sessions and in the
text are encouraged and expected during lectures. Many topics will be introduced by first asking for student input,
understanding, or knowledge of the topic. Ask questions! (Student Learning Outcomes 1.1-12.3)
EXAMPLE PROBLEMS AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES: During every class period both the instructor and the students
will work on physics example problems related to the current topic. Sometimes the instructor will work out a
particular example on his own, but most often the students will participate in working the example. Most class
periods the students will work on at least one example problem on their own and work with other students in the
class to work out a problem. Some class periods will have worksheet activity handouts where students will work
out the example problems on a sheet of paper, sometimes with other students and sometimes on their own, and turn
in the worksheets to be checked by the instructor. (Student Learning Outcomes 1.1-12.3)
HOMEWORK: There will be four medium to difficult problems due every week or so to turn in. The problems are
normally selected from the end of the chapter's "Exercises and Problems" section. The problems should be done
neatly and turned in one per page. There will also be about 3-8 easy to medium problems due online every week,
www.masteringphysics.com, the course ID is PHY204FALL2012, make sure you have access. There may be long
and short assignments so check regularly. The code to register comes with the text (if you purchased it new) or can
be purchased online. Make sure the code you have/purchase is for the correct text book. Try to treat the online
homework like you were doing problems to turn in. Do them on paper and then enter in the answers online. If you
do this and take your time you will do well and enjoy the online homework. Also if you feel that you got a grade
that you did not deserve then write down your name on the work you did when solving the problem and the
instructor will grade it by hand and put the new grade in for that part of the assignment online. Additional study
questions and problems are located at the end of each chapter of the text. (Student Learning Outcomes 1.1-12.3)
READING QUIZZES: Reading quizzes will be completed online at www.masteringphysics.com and their due
dates/times will be discussed in class. Your two lowest reading quiz grades will be dropped. Reading quizzes are
intended to help students prepare before class. Students who read the text book before they come to class are more
prepared and get more out of class. These students do better in the class, and in general end up needing to study
less to get a good grade. (Student Learning Outcomes 1.1-12.1)
LABS: There is a lab scheduled for almost every week of class. Labs will consist of both a quantitative and a
conceptual part. In quantitative parts students will be asked to perform a series of measurements and write up a lab
report. The lab reports will be handed in the following week and graded on a 10 point scale. The conceptual parts
of the lab will mainly consist of students answering questions in the workbook "Tutorials in Intro. Physics".
Students will be broken up into small groups and answer the questions in the workbook. The goal of these tutorials
is for students to work together to learn and understand physics concepts. The most important aspects of these
tutorials are the interactions of the students within a group where students help other students to understand a new
physical concept. The best way to learn something new and difficult is to try and explain it to another student.
Students who can explain a new concept well to another student always understand the concept better themselves.
An instructor and peer mentors will be available during the lab period to help students over frustrating blocks as
well as provide role models for how to explain the concepts. Homework for each tutorial will be due at the
beginning of the following week's laboratory period. A single homework assignment from each group, chosen
randomly, will be graded and that grade will be given to every member of that group. The homework each week
will be 10 points and will be worth the same as a quantitative lab. Your grade in the lab will constitute 15% of your
total grade. However, you must receive at least a D in the lab to pass the class. For example, if a student gets 100%
in all of the class assignments but gets a 0% in lab, the total numeric grade would be 85%; the student would
receive a failing grade for getting below a D in lab. Therefore, it is essential that you attend and complete all of the
laboratory assignments. Lab periods will also be used for review and taking quizzes before exams. (Student
Learning Outcomes 1.1-12.3)
REVIEW SHEETS: Review sheets will be handed out roughly a week before every exam. In general review sheets
have practice problems and in some cases even exam problems from previous semesters. Use the review sheets to
help prepare for the exams. (Student Learning Outcomes 1.1-12.3)
QUIZZES: There will be a quiz approximately one week before each exam. The quizzes will have questions of
comparable difficulty to the exams. The quizzes will be roughly 20 minutes long. Quizzes are meant to help
prepare students for exams and are not meant as a true assessment of a student’s understanding of the course
material. Treat each quiz as a small sample exam and use them to help prepare for the exams. The format of the
quizzes will be similar to the exams and have similar types and difficulty levels as exam questions. (Student
Learning Outcomes 1.1-12.3)
POWER POINT NOTES: The Power Point slides the instructor uses in class will usually be posted online at least a
day ahead of class on the My Courses website. Students generally like to print those out and use them to help take
better notes in class. (Student Learning Outcomes 1.1-12.3)
OFFICE HOURS: My office hours for this class will be held mostly in the lab room LO 100. The times and days
will be posted on my office door and next to the lab door. Office hours for other physics faculty will also be posted
next to the lab door. Feel free to come by the lab room at any of these times. Faculty will be in there to help you
do problems and understand physics. Extra-credit will be awarded for students who attend office hours. Make sure
to write your name in the office hours sign-in sheet if you want extra-credit. You must get your name checked off
on that sheet to get extra-credit. Going to office hours is extremely helpful for physics students. That is why we
give extra credit to students who go to office hours. It really does help.
GRADING:
EXAMS (3)
FINAL EXAM
LABS
QUIZZES
READING QUIZZES
HW ASSIGNMENTS
40%
20%
15%
5%
5%
15%
10/5, 11/9, 11/30, in class that day
Cumulative, 12/17, 1 pm
See notes below
See notes below
Online (masteringphysics.com)
Both in class and online, check dates and times!
(www.masteringphysics.com)
LETTER GRADES: Exam scores will be curved and averaged with the other areas and compared to this scale:
A (93-100), AB- (88-93), B (83-88), BC (78-83), C (70-78), D (60-70), F (<60)
LATE OR MISSING WORK: Only under extenuating circumstances or a valid University absence will make-up
exams be given. Late homework is 50% off after 48 hours. If you know you will be absent, let me know as soon as
possible. If an emergency occurs, contact me as soon as the situation allows.
EXAMS: Exam problems will be similar to quiz problems, homework problems, and problems discussed in class.
Each midterm exam will consist of 2 essays and 2 to 5 problems. The Final Exam will be cumulative.
LABS AND QUIZZES: We will perform ~ 6-8 labs during the semester. Labs will be a mix of workbook activities
and quantitative labs with formal write ups. In weeks we do not have a lab, we will use the time for problem
solving and review sessions. Your lowest lab score will be dropped. If you miss two (2) labs, your grade will be
reduced by one letter grade (for example: B to C). If you miss three (3) or more labs you will not pass Physics 204.
There will also be a quiz the week before every exam in lab.
HW ASSIGNMENTS: There will be three medium to difficult problems due every week to turn in. The problems
should be done neatly and turned in one per page. There will also be about 3-8 easy to medium problems online
every week, www.masteringphysics.com, the course ID is PHY204FALL2012, make sure you have access. There
may be long and short assignments so check regularly. Extra credit can be obtained in office hours.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: I will follow standard Carroll University policies in reporting any and all cases of
academic dishonesty in the class. If you are concerned about your grade please talk to me and we will work
together to find out how you can improve.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Special accommodations for this course may be granted via direct orders from the Walter
Young Center. It is your responsibility to notify the WYC of your special needs (they will require certain forms of
verifiable documentation or diagnoses). Such accommodations will be made only after I have received notification
from the WYC, and will not be given retroactively for previous assignments, quizzes or exams.
CLASS POLICY: You must have a D average or better in both the Lab and Exam portions of this class to get a C or
better in Physics 204. This means if you fail either portion at best you can get a D in Physics 204. You can get D’s
on the exams and still get a C in Physics 204, if you do well enough in the Lab and Homework portions.
SUCCEEDING IN PHYS 204: Physics is difficult. I encourage you to attend lectures, take notes, ask questions, and
MOST IMPORTANT TRY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS!!!!!
Traditionally, a course in physics may be the most difficult subject you encounter in your college career. At the
same time it can be one of the most interesting (even if you're not a physics major). One key to your success will
be to complete all of the assigned homework. Just as with any acquired skill, practice will sharpen your ability to
solve the problems.
My mission is to facilitate your learning and provide you with the tools to complete the work. I will try to provide
you with an underlying motivation for the topics we are studying that will make the course more interesting and
enjoyable for you. I make myself available for help so you should not hesitate to come to my office when you are
struggling (come by even if you're not struggling!). Students who come to my office hours will be eligible for extra
credit that will add to their Homework and Reading Quiz totals.
I will follow the general outline of the book, but I will not lecture about everything that you will be required to
know from the book. It will be up to you to read the book, before class. I am here to help you learn Physics. If I
cannot clarify a point, I will suggest other resources to you. One excellent resource available to you is your fellow
classmates. I strongly encourage working together on homework and in study groups.
COURSE SCHEDULE: Below is the tentative outline for the semester. The topic schedule may change throughout
the semester depending upon the pace of the class; however the exam dates will remain as scheduled.
Date
9/6-9/7
9/10-9/14
9/17-9/21
9/24-9/28
10/1-10/5
10/8-10/12
10/13-10/16
10/17-10/19
10/22-10/26
10/29-11/2
11/5-11/9
11/12-11/16
11/19-11/20
11/14-11/18
11/21-11/25
11/26-11/30
12/3-12/7
12/10-12/11
Topic
Macroscopic Mater/Work, Heat
Work, Heat/Micro/Engines
Waves/ Superposition
Wave Optics/ Ray Optics, quiz
Ray Optics/Instruments
EXAM #1 (10/5)
Electric Charges/Electric Fields
Fall Break
Fields/Gauss's Law
Potential/Current,
Current/Circuits , quiz
Circuits
EXAM #2 (11/9)
Magnetic Field/Induction
Induction/ E&M Waves
E&M Waves, quiz
Thanksgiving Break
AC Circuits
EXAM #3 (11/30)
AC Circuits
AC Circuits/Review, quiz
Chapter
16, 17
17, 18, 19
20, 21
22, 23
23, 24
16-24
26, 27
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28, 29
29, 30
31, 32
32
26-32
33, 34
34, 35
35
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36
33-35
36
36
Final Exam, Ch. 16-35, 12/17, 1 pm.
"The instructor and the University reserve the right to modify, amend, or change the syllabus (course requirements, grading
policy, etc.) as the curriculum and/or program require(s)."