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Welcome to Physics 152!
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Instructor:
Jed Brody
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 404-727-5580
Office: Math & Science Center N308 (please also check N307 and N309!)
Textbook: Serway and Jewett, Physics for Scientists and Engineers (Chapters 23-38)
This course is an introduction to electromagnetism. The importance of electromagnetism
cannot be overstated. Electromagnetic theory allows us to answer the following questions about
common observations: Why do balloons stick to the wall after you rub them over your hair? What
causes the heart to beat? Why do magnets stick to the refrigerator? How do cameras, microscopes,
and telescopes work? Why is the sky blue?
I welcome and encourage questions at all times: in class, in my office, through email, and over
the phone.
Office hours are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday 11-12 and Thursday 2-3. You are always very
welcome to make appointments or drop by at other times.
Labs begin on Monday, January 26.
Grades will be computed as follows:
Three tests: 45% (9% for your lowest test grade, 18% for each of the other two)
Final exam: 25%
Lab: 20% (and you must pass lab to pass the course)
Homework: 10%
Letter grades will be determined as follows: A = 93.0-100, A- = 90.0-92.9, B+ = 87.0-89.9, B =
83.0-86.9, B- = 80.0-82.9, etc.
The Honor Code applies at all times.
No equation sheets will be provided on the tests or final exam. You may bring one handwritten,
double-sided, 4 x 6 index card to the first test, two such cards to the second test, three to the third, and
four to the final exam.
Homework will be due at the beginning of class every Wednesday and Friday (exceptions: the
first week of class and the weeks of tests). Homework is assigned and submitted through
www.webassign.com. Please visit the website and add yourself to the class with this Class Key: emory
0295 0853. (If you're reading this before January 13, you may need to wait until January 13 to access
the course on webassign.) Collaboration with peers is encouraged. However, mindlessly copying
someone else's homework won't help you prepare for tests.
Upon request, you will be granted one-week extensions on two homework assignments. Email
extension requests to me. Please try to save your extensions for when you really need them.
Physics is challenging but fun! Remember, I'm here to help you learn as effortlessly as possible,
so please never hesitate to contact me!
Date
January 14
January 16
January 21
January 23
January 26
January 28
January 30
February 2
February 4
February 6
February 9
February 11
February 13
February 16
February 18
February 20
February 23
February 25
February 27
March 2
March 4
March 6
March 16
March 18
March 20
March 23
March 25
March 27
March 30
April 1
April 3
April 6
April 8
April 10
April 13
April 15
April 17
April 20
April 22
April 24
April 27
May 5
Unit
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Chapter
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
25
27
27
Sections (approximate)
1-3
4
5-7
1-2
3
4
7
1-3
4-5
1-3
6
Magnetism
Magnetism
Magnetism
Magnetism
Magnetism
Magnetism
Magnetism
Magnetism
29
29
30
30
29
31
31
31
1-3
4-5
1
2-3
6
1-2
3-4
5-6
Optics
Optics
Optics
Optics
Optics
Optics
Optics
Optics
Optics
Optics
Optics
34
35
36
36
36
35
37
38
37
38
38
1-3
3-5, 7-8
1-2
3
4-5, 7-8
6
1-3
1-4
4-5
5
6
Electronics
Electronics
Electronics
Electronics
Electronics
Electronics
Electronics
28
28
26
26
32
33
33
1-2
3-4
1-3
4-5
1-2, 5-6
1-6
7, 9
Topic (approximate)
Electric charge
Electric field
Charge distributions
Electric flux
Gauss's Law
Electrostatic equilibrium
Millikan oil-drop experiment
Electric potential energy
Electric potential
Current
Power
TEST 1 (Chapters 23-25, 27)
Magnetic field
Magnetic force
Biot-Savart Law
Ampere's Law
Hall effect
Motional emf
Faraday's Law
Electromechanical machines
TEST 2 (Chapters 29-31)
Electromagnetic waves
Ray model
Mirrors
Refraction
Lenses
Huygen's principle
Interference
Diffraction
Thin-film interference
Bragg diffraction
Polarization
TEST 3 (Chapters 34-38)
Combinations of resistors
Kirchhoff's rules
Combinations of capacitors
Rewiring capacitors
Inductors
AC circuits
Filter circuits
Review
FINAL EXAM (8-10:30)
Lab Schedule
Week
January 26-30
February 2-6
February 9-13 (week of Test 1)
February 16-20
February 23-27
March 2-6 (week of Test 2)
March 16-20
March 23-27
March 30-April 3
April 6-10 (week of Test 3)
April 13-17
April 20-24
Experiment
E-1
E-2
E-6
E-7
O-1
O-2
O-4
E-3
E-4
Coulomb's Law
Gauss's Law (REPORT)
No lab!
Change to Mass Ratio of Electron (REPORT)
Electromagnetic Induction
No lab!
Reflection and Refraction
Simple Lens Systems
Interference and Diffraction (REPORT)
No lab!
Ohm's Law
The Oscilloscope and RC Decay