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PHYS208,sections201-202,Spring2017
Dr.Rogachev
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CourseMeetingTimesandLocations
Lecture
MW4:10-5:25pminMPHY213
Exam1
MFeb13at7:15pm
Exam2
MMar06at7:15pm
Exam3
MApr10at7:15pm
ComprehensiveExam
FApr28at7:15pm
SeeattachedLabScheduleforthesection-specificlocations/timesoftherecitationsandlabs
CourseDescriptionandCourseObjectives
Electricity&Magnetismforstudentsinscienceandengineering.Thisisthesecondsemesterofatwo-semester
sequenceinintroductoryphysics.Topicsincludematerialcoveredinchapters21-32ofthetextbook,“University
Physics”(seeTextandRequiredMaterialsbelow).
Knowledgetogain:Understandingofmaterialcoveredinchapters21-32ofthetextbook,UniversityPhysics.
Skillstogain:Abilitytoworkthroughcomplexproblems.
SeeattachedlistofLearningObjectives.
Pre-Requisites:
PHYS218andMATH151or171.
Youmusthaveaworkingknowledgeofplanegeometry,trigonometry,andalgebra.Youwillalsobeexpectedtohave
aworkingknowledgeofderivativesandintegrals,andbeproficientintheuseofvectors(addition,subtraction,dot
andcrossproducts).
Co-Requisite:MATH152or172.
TextandRequiredMaterials:
Thetextis“UniversityPhysics",14thed.,YoungandFreedman,vol.2,stockedinthebookstore,orseetheweb-page
forotherversionsthatwouldsuffice.Lookforbundled“ModifiedMasteringPhysics”access,oryoumustpurchase
accesstothissiteseparately.AlsoyouwillneedtopurchaseanaccesscodeforWebAssignforthelabsand
FlipItPhysicsfortheprelectures.Finally,youmusthavean“iClicker”forthelectures.
Youalsoshouldhaveapocketcalculatorcapableofcalculatingarithmeticandtrigonometricfunctionsforhomework.
Pre-Lectures:PHYS208lecturesfollowa“flippedcourse”model,andaspartofthatweareusingapre-lecture
systemhostedontheonlineFlipItPhysicssite.PleaseenteryourUINforyour‘uniqueidentifier’whenregistering,to
ensurethatyougetcreditforyourwork.Youarerequiredtoviewtheprelectures(narratedslidesincludingafew
onlinequestions)aheadofthelectures,andthelectureswillincludequizzestoseeifyouhavegainedabasic
understanding.Theremainderofthelecturecanthenfocusmoreonproblem-solving.TheFlipItPhysicssitealso
includes“Checkpoints”followingmostpre-lectures,whichareshortquizzestotestforunderstanding.Thecourse
codeforthiscourseis:RogSpring2017.
LecturesandClickers:TheiClickerswillbeusedforin-classconceptualtestingandpolling.Toencourageclass
participation,creditforiClickerswillbebasedinpartonparticipation,aswellasadditionalpointsbasedoncorrect
answers.Fullparticipationcreditallowsfor3“freedrops”(missedclasses),toavoidcomplicatedaccountingfor
excusedabsences.Togainparticipationcredityoumustpre-registeryourdevice,andanswerallofthequestionsin
class.Cheatingbybringingafriend’sclickerisaviolationoftheAggieHonorCode,andwillresultinlossofallclicker
points,andpossibledisciplinaryaction.
ToregistertheiClicker,gotohttp://www.iclicker.com/support/registeryourclicker/,andenteryourfirstandlast
names(sameasonyourTAMUID),thentheTAMUUIN,thenthe"RemoteID"codefromthebackofyouriClicker.(It
canalsobefoundontheLCDscreenuponpoweringuptheremote.)Technicalproblemswiththeclickerswilllikely
needtobeaddressedtothesupportpeopleaticlicker.com.
HonorsActivities:Studentsinthehonorsectionswillhaveadditionalchallengingassignmentsandextra
opportunitiestoearncreditduringlectures.
Laboratory:TheLabisapartofthiscourse,nottreatedasaseparategrade.However,theLabpartofthecourse
mustbepassedseparatelytopassthecourse.InordertopasstheLabpartofthecourse,attendanceatallLabsis
required(withonemake-upLabavailable).TheLabScheduleisonaseparatepage,andpostedontheweb-page.The
labs,alongwithpre-labandpost-labassignments,willbeobtainedthroughtheonlineWebAssignpackage.Notethat
althoughwedonothaveaLabscheduledeachweek,youareexpectedtoattendbothRecitationandLabeachweek
forfullcredit.Missingthelabpartwillresultinzerocreditfortherecitationquizofthatweek.
Exams:Wewillhave4commoneveningexams(3“midterm”examsand1“comprehensive”exam).Thecommon
examsaretheextraeveningsessionsincludedinthecourseschedulewhenyouregistered.Theseexamsstartat7:15
PM.Thethreemidtermexamsareexpectedtolast75minutes,andthecomprehensiveexamisexpectedtolast120
minutes.ThedatesarelistedaboveinCourseMeetingTimesandLocations.Thelocationsforeachexamwillbe
announcedinclass.Examsgenerallyconsistofproblemssimilarincontentanddifficultytothehomework,andthey
areexpectedtoincludebothmultiple-choiceandfree-responsequestions.
Formulasheetswillbeprovidedforeachexam.
Absences:
IfyoumissanexamduetoanauthorizedexcusedabsenceasoutlinedintheUniversityRegulations,youshould
attempttocontactmepriortotheexam,butnolaterthanthenextclassmeetingfollowingthemissedexamto
arrangeforamakeupexam.Withanofficialexcuse,themissedexamscorewilllikelybereplacedbythemakeup
examscore.Note:Fewconditionsqualifyasanauthorizedexcusedabsence,soyoumustavoidmissingexamsexcept
forextremelyseriouscircumstances.
Identification:YoumustbringyourTAMUstudentIDwithyoutoallexamsforidentificationpurposes.
CourseTopicsandSchedule:
Week of
Topic
January16
Chapter21:ElectricChargeandElectricField
1/16MLKholiday
January23
Chapter22:Gauss’Law
January30
Chapter23:ElectricPotential
February6
Chapter24:CapacitanceandDielectrics
February13
ExamI(Chapters21-23)
February13
Chapter25:Currents,Resistance,andElectromotiveForce
February20
Chapter26:DCCircuits
February27
Chapter27:MagneticFieldsandMagneticForces
March6
ExamII(Chapters24-26)
March6
Chapter28:SourcesofMagneticField
March13
SpringBreak
March20
Chapter29:ElectromagneticInduction
March27
Chapter30:Inductance
April3
Chapter31:AlternatingCurrent
April10
ExamIII(Chapters27-30)
April10
4/14ReadingDay
April17
Chapter32:ElectromagneticWaves
April24
Wrap-upChapter32andReview
April28
ComprehensiveExam(Chapters21-32)
May01,May02
SpecialTopics
CourseGrade:Theoverallcoursegradeisweightedasfollows:
Exams(3Midtermsand1Comprehensive)70%
Laboratory6%
RecitationQuizzes4%
Onlinehomework6%
Prelectures/Checkpointsandin-class(clickers)6%(3%Prelectures/Checkpoints+3%clickers)
Honorsectionsrelatedactivity8%
Total100%
Theexamsaregradedbasedonlearningobjectives(listedbelow).Eachexamtestsseveraldifferentlearningobjectives
andmaytestthesamelearningobjectivemorethanonce.Thegradingkeepstrackofeveryinstanceinwhichalearning
objectiveistestedandwhetherinthatparticularinstancetheobjectivewasjudgedaspassedorfailed.Learning
objectiveswilllikelybetestedmultipletimesacrossexams.
Attheendofthesemesterachievedobjectivesarethosewhichweremarkedaspassinggreaterthanorequalto60%
ofthetestedtimes.Inthecomprehensiveexams,thenumberoftimesofthetestedlearningobjectivesisweighted
byafactorof2relativetothemidterms.
Thefractionofachievedobjectivesattheendofthesemesteroutofthenumberoftestedobjectivesgivesthe
numericalgradeinthe“Exams”portionofthetableabove.
GradingScale:
A:90-100
B:80-89
C:70-79
D:60-69
F:<60
HomeworkandRecitation:HomeworkassignmentsarepostedonlineontheModifiedMasteringPhysics
(pearsonmylabandmastering.com)website,andyouareresponsibleforcompletingandunderstandingtheseproblems.
BytheendofthefirstweekyoushouldsetupyourModifiedMasteringPhysicsaccountandcompletethefirst
homeworkassignment.Whenyoufirstregister,youmustdosoviathehomeworklinkontheeCampussiteforyour
PHYS208course.
Youmustworktheonlineproblemsonyourown,andkeepupwiththedeadlines.Latesubmissionsareaccepted,
howeverfullcreditwillnotbegiven.Thepenaltyis–3%perhourpastthedeadline.Toencouragedoingthehomework
(whichisnecessarytosucceedinthecourse!),themaximumpenalty—nomatterhowlate—is–50%.Detailsaboutthe
gradingpolicyforindividualhomeworkproblemscanbefoundontheonlinesite—forexample,insomecasesyouget
severalattemptstokeyinthecorrectanswer,witha3%penaltyforwrongattempts.
WebPages:
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ecampus.tamu.edu–maincoursewebsiteforthisclass(willhavelecturenotesandgrades)
physics208.physics.tamu.edu–commoncoursewebsiteforPHYS208sectionsusing“UniversityPhysics”
textbook
pearsonmylabandmastering.com–(Modified)MasteringPhysicsforhomeworksubmission;registerthrough
ecampus.tamu.edu!
www.flipitphysics.com–forpre-lecturesandcheckpoints
www.webassign.net/tamu/login.html–forthelabs
ADAPolicy:TheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct(ADA)isafederalanti-discriminationstatutethatprovides
comprehensivecivilrightsprotectionforpersonswithdisabilities.Amongotherthings,thislegislationrequiresthatall
studentswithdisabilitiesbeguaranteedalearningenvironmentthatprovidesforreasonableaccommodationoftheir
disabilities.Ifyoubelieveyouhaveadisabilityrequiringanaccommodation,pleasecontactDisabilityServices,
currentlylocatedintheDisabilityServicesbuildingattheStudentServicesatWhiteCreekcomplexonwestcampusor
call979-845-1637.Foradditionalinformation,visithttp://disability.tamu.edu.
HonorCode:TheAggieHonorCodestates,“AnAggiedoesnotlie,cheat,orstealortoleratethosewhodo.”Further
informationregardingtheHonorCouncilRulesandProceduresmaybefoundonthewebat
http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu.
LearningObjectives:
MathematicalToolstoSolveE&MProblems
1. Beabletocomputethecomponentsofavectorinanygivencoordinatesystem
2. Beabletocomputeaddition,scalar,andvectorproductsbetweenvectors
3. Beabletosolveforanunknownquantityinasingleequationwhenpossible
4. BeabletosolveasystemofNequationswithNunknownvariables
5. Beabletotranslateverbalconstraintsintomathematicallanguage
6. Beabletodointegralsandtakederivatives
ElectricChargeandCoulomb’sLaw
7. Describehowobjectsbecomeelectricallycharged
8. Articulatethepropertiesofconductorsandinsulators
9. CalculatetheelectricforcebetweenchargesusingCoulomb’sLaw
10. CalculatetheCoulombforceexertedonachargedparticlebyotherchargedparticles,usingCoulomb’sLawand
Superposition
11. Calculatetheelectricfieldproducedbyapointcharge
12. Calculatetheelectricfieldduetoacollectionofpointchargesandunderstandthedistinctionbetweenelectric
forceandelectricfield
13. Calculatetheelectricfieldcausedbyacontinuousdistributionofcharge
14. Beabletointerpretelectricfieldlines
15. Calculatetheforceandtorqueonanelectricdipoleduetoanexternalelectricfield,andthepotentialenergyof
anelectricdipole
Gauss’Law
16. Articulatetheconceptofelectricfluxandbeabletocalculatetheelectricfluxthroughasurface
17. FormulatehowGauss’Lawrelatestheelectricfluxthroughaclosedsurfacetothechargeenclosedbythe
surface
18. ArticulateunderwhatconditionsGauss’Lawisusefulfordeterminingelectricfield
19. BeabletouseGauss’Lawtocalculatetheelectricfieldduetoasymmetricchargedistribution
20. Describetheelectricfieldwithinaconductorandwherethechargeislocatedonachargedconductor.
ElectricPotential
21. Calculatetheelectricpotentialenergyofacollectionofcharges
22. Articulatethemeaningandsignificanceofelectricpotential
23. Calculatetheelectricpotentialthatacollectionofchargesproducesatapointinspace
24. Calculatetheelectricpotentialduetoacontinuousdistributionofcharges
25. Identifyequipotentialsurfacesfromelectricfieldlines
26. Beabletouseelectricpotentialtocalculateelectricfield
CapacitanceandDielectrics
27. Identifythenatureofcapacitorsandbeabletoquantifytheirabilitytostorecharge(i.e.thecapacitance)
28. Beabletocombinethecalculationoffieldsandpotentialfunctionstoderivethecapacitanceofthethree
solublesystems
29. Analyzecapacitorsconnectedinanetwork(bydeterminingequivalentcapacitanceforcapacitorsconnectedin
seriesorparallel)
30. Calculatetheamountofenergystoredinacapacitor
31. Articulatehowdielectricsmakecapacitorsmoreeffective(andhowadielectricwithinachargedcapacitor
becomespolarized)
32. BeabletoapplyGauss’Lawwhendielectricsarepresent
Current,Resistance,andElectromotiveForce
33. Articulatetheconceptofelectriccurrentanditsrelationshiptodriftvelocity
34. Articulatethemeaningofresistivityandconductivity
35. Calculatetheresistanceofaconductorfromitsdimensionsandresistivity
36. ArticulateOhm’sLawbothintermsoftheresistivityofamaterial(themicroscopicformofOhm’sLaw)andin
termsoftheresistance(macroscopicformofOhm’sLaw)
37. Articulatetheconceptofelectromotiveforce(emf)andhowemfmakesitpossibleforcurrenttoflowina
circuit
38. Identifythesymbolsusedincircuitdiagrams
39. Calculateenergyandpowerinacircuit
Direct-CurrentCircuits
40. Analyzecircuitswithmultipleresistorsinseriesorparallel
41. ArticulateKirchhoff’sRules
42. ApplyKirchhoff’srulestoanalyzecircuits
43. Articulatethefunctionalityofammetersandvoltmetersandunderwhatconditionstheseinstrumentsare
“idealized”
44. AnalyzeR-CCircuits
45. Applyanalysisofcircuitstohouseholdwiringexamplesanddetermineconditionsformakingcircuitbreakertrip
MagneticFieldandMagneticForces
46. Describehowmagnetsinteractwitheachother
47. Articulatewhatproducesamagneticfield
48. Articulatetheforceexertedbyamagneticfieldonothermovingchargesorcurrents
49. Interpretmagneticfieldlinesandcalculatemagneticfluxthroughasurface
50. Calculatethemotionofchargedparticlesinmagneticandelectricfields
51. Calculatethemagneticforceonacurrent-carryingwire
52. Calculatethetorqueonamagneticdipoleandthepotentialenergyofamagneticdipoleinanexternalmagnetic
field
SourcesofMagneticField
53. Calculatethemagneticfieldduetoapointchargewithconstantvelocity
54. Calculatethemagneticfieldduetoacurrent(usingBiot-SavartLaw)
55. Calculatetheforcebetweentwolongparallelconductors
56. ApplyAmpere’sLawtocalculatethemagneticfield
57. RecognizeunderwhatconditionsAmpere’sLawisusefultodeterminethemagneticfield
ElectromagneticInduction
58. Beabletocalculatemagneticfluxthroughasurface
59. ArticulatehowFaraday’sLawrelatestheinducedemfinalooptothetime-derivativeofmagneticfluxthrough
theloopandbeabletoapplyittocalculateinducedemf
60. ApplyLenz’sLawtodeterminethedirectionofaninducedemf
61. Calculatetheemfinducedinaconductormovingthroughamagneticfield
62. Calculatetheinducedelectricfieldgeneratedbyachangingmagneticflux
63. Articulatetheconceptofeddycurrents
64. Articulatetheconceptofdisplacementcurrentandbeabletocalculateitforachangingelectricfluxthrougha
surface
65. IdentifyMaxwell’sequations
Inductance
66. Calculatemutualinductanceandinducedemfduetomutualinductance
67. Articulatetheconceptofself-inductanceandbeabletorelatethemagneticfluxandcurrenttotheselfinductance
68. Calculatetheenergystoredinamagneticfield
69. AnalyzeR-Lcircuitsanddescribethetime-dependenceofthecurrent
70. AnalyzeL-Ccircuitsanddescribethetime-dependenceofthecurrent
71. Recognizethetime-dependenceofthecurrentinanL-R-Ccircuit
Alternating-CurrentCircuits
72. AnalyzeanL-R-Cseriescircuitwithasinusoidalemf
73. UnderstandtheoriginofresonancesinL-R-Ccircuits(analogoustoforced,dampedharmonicoscillator)
74. Determinetheamountofpowerflowingintooroutofthealternating-currentcircuit
ElectromagneticWaves
75. Articulatethekeypropertiesofelectromagneticwaves(waveistransverse,relationshipbetweenEandB,speed
ofwave)
76. Beabletoreproducethewaveequationmathematicallyandarticulatethemeaningofallquantitiesinthe
mathematicalformulationofsinusoidalelectromagneticplanewave.
77. UsethePoyntingvectortocalculatetheenergyandmomentumcarriedbytheelectromagneticwave