PHYS 1212 Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering
Students – Electricity and Magnetism, Optics
The
Fall 2006
Times and Locations:
Lecture: TuTh Period 5 (
Laboratory: Various times, Physics
Bldg., Room 314
Office Hours: M
Instructor:
Prof. Phillip C. Stancil
Phone: (706) 583-8226
Fax: (706) 542-2492
E-mail: stancil@physast.uga.edu
WWW: www.physast.uga.edu/people/fac-pcs.html
Course Materials:
1. Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 6th Edition, R. A. Serway and J.
W. Jewett, Jr., Thomson – Brooks/Cole, 2004.
2. Experiments for an Introductory Physics Course, 4th Edition, R.
M. Wood and S. Lewis. Needed for the laboratory section of the course.
3. A scientific calculator, non-programmable.
Required Resources:
1.
Course Webpage: http://ww.physast.uga.edu/classes/phys1211/stancil/
.
2. Learning Online Network with CAPA: http://loncapa.org/ . Online homework system. See Homework
section for more information.
Other Resources:
1. Student Companion Website/PhysicsNow: http://www.pse6.com/
. The site contains active figures, interactive worked examples, and
quizzes. It is recommended for improving
conceptual understanding, but you will need the Access Code available in new
books.
2. Student Solutions Manual and Study Guide, J. R. Gordon, R. McGrew,
and R. Serway
Grading Policy:
Your
final score will be determined from your overall performance in the class
including tests, final exam, online homework, and laboratory grade with the
following weights:
45% Three in-class
tests (15% each)
30% Final
exam score
10% Online homework
15% Overall
laboratory score
Final
letter grades will be based on the class statistical distribution of total
composite scores with the mean score corresponding to a middle-C. However, the
lower range of the grade distributions will be no higher than 90.00 A-, 80.00 B-,
70.00 C-, and 60.00 D-.
Exam Policy:
There
will be three in-class tests and one final exam. All tests and exams are closed
book and closed notes. You can only bring pencil and calculator to the tests
and exam. Calculators must be non-programmable, i.e. no formulae can be stored. Equation sheets will be provided.
The
tests and exam will be of the multiply choice type. Please attempt all
problems. Further details about each
test and the exam will be given in class.
The
test make-up policy is as follows: 1) Make-up
tests will be given only in rare circumstances, e.g., serious illness, religious reasons, etc. 2) If you miss one test, your final exam can
count 45% of your total grade, with the final exam score replacing the score for
the missed test. 3) In order to be eligible for your final exam grade to
replace the missed test, you must have a documented excuse for missing the test
(e.g., doctor’s note for a serious illness) and you must contact me (via telephone, fax,
e-mail, …) before the test. An
unexcused missed test results in an automatic zero. 4) If you miss a second
test or the final exam, regardless of the excuse, the maximum grade you can
receive in the course is an Incomplete. 5) A missed final exam can only be
made-up under extreme circumstances. In order to be eligible for a make-up
final exam you must follow the same procedures as outlined in 3). 6) If you
have a scheduling conflict with the final exam, you must inform me at least two
weeks before, so arrangements can be made. The anticipated test schedule is
attached, though it may be possible that the dates of the in-class tests can
change. Announcements of the fact will be made in class. ‘I did not know we had
a test today’ is an unacceptable excuse.
Homework Policy:
Homework
assignments will consist of two parts.
The first part will be done on the web for a grade with the Learning Online
Network with a Computer Assisted Personalized Approach (LON-CAPA) system. More
details about using LON-CAPA will be given in class and on the course website. The
second part of the homework will be the End of Chapter (EOC) problems from
Serway and Jewett, but which will not be collected for grading. Assignments
will generally be made by Tuesday of each week with the LON-CAPA portion due by
the following Monday (Tuesday, if Monday is a holiday) while the EOC problem
solutions will be posted on the class website. While you receive no grade for the
EOC portion of the homework, it is the one of the most important things you can
do in this class to learn physics as the conceptions you learn from the online
problems are applied to more complex and often practical problems. I suggest
you do all of the assigned problems as carefully as you can. It is highly likely
that one or more online or EOC problems will appear, in some form, on each of
the tests and the final. You are encouraged to work with your fellow classmates
on the EOC portion of the homework assignments, but the online part must be your own work. You are
also encouraged to work additional problems including those given on the Student Companion Website.
Bonus Points:
About
four or five times throughout the semester, a pop quiz will be given in class.
Each quiz will consist of one multiple-choice question. The purpose is to reward
those who
regularly
attend class and keep up with the lecture material and homework assignments.
The average of all quizzes is worth a maximum of 2 points which will be added
to your total course score. If you took all of the quizzes, a 1-point minimum
bonus will be given. For example, if the lowest total course score for a B-
turned-out to be 80.00 while your average was 78.50, you will receive a B- if
your quiz average is 1.50 or higher. Otherwise, if you failed to take the
quizzes or your quiz average was 1.49 or lower, you will receive a C+. Therefore,
unless there is a numerical error in your scores, there will be no basis to
discuss a letter grade adjustment.
Student Responsibilities:
1. You are responsible for all
material (a) given in the homework problems, (b) discussed in class, (c) in the
assigned reading, and (d) in the lab exercises.
2. You are responsible for all
announcements made in class, whether you are present or not, and on the class
website.
3. Read the assigned portions
of the textbook before class.
4. Do all homework assignments.
5. Attend all laboratory
sessions in your assigned laboratory section.
6. Know the University’s
policies concerning withdrawals and incompletes.
7. Ask me if you do not
understand anything.
Academic Honesty:
Be aware of the University’s policy on academic honesty. It is described in the pamphlet A Culture of Honesty: Policies and Procedures on Academic Honesty. Anyone caught cheating on a test or exam will receive a failing grade for the course. Anyone found to be cheating on labs will receive a zero for that assignment. A second incident will result in failure of the course.
PHYS 1212 Class Schedule, Fall 2006, Tu(T)Th(H), Period 5, Prof. Stancil
|
Class |
Date |
Chapter |
|
Topic |
|
1 |
H 8/17 |
35 |
35.1-35.3, 34.6 |
Introduction, wave review, optics |
|
2 3 |
T 8/22 H 8/24 |
35 35, 36 |
35.4-35.9 36.1-36.3 |
Geometric optics Image formation |
|
4 5 |
T 8/29 H 8/31 |
36 36, 37 |
36-3-36.7 36.8-36.10, 37.1-2 |
Lens Telescope, microscope, Interference |
|
6 7 |
T 9/5 H 9/7 |
37, Review TEST #1 |
37.3-37.4 |
Interference Chapters 35 and 36 |
|
8 9 |
T 9/12 H 9/14 |
37 38 |
37.5-37.7 38.1-38.3 |
Michelson interferometer Diffraction |
|
10 11 |
T 9/19 H 9/21 |
38 23 |
38.4-38.6 23.1-23.5 |
Gratings and polarization Electric fields |
|
12 13 |
T 9/26 H 9/28 |
23, Review TEST #2 |
23.6-23.7 |
Electric field lines Chapters 37, 38,
and 23 |
|
14 15 |
T 10/3 H 10/5 |
24 24,25 |
24.1-24.5 25.1-25.3 |
Gauss’s law Electric potent. (midterm
withdrawal, 10/9) |
|
16 17 |
T 10/10 H 10/12 |
25 25 |
25.3-25.6 25.7-25.8 |
Electric potential Electric potential |
|
18 19 |
T 10/17 H 10/19 |
26 26 |
26.1-26.4 26.5-26.7 |
Capacitance Dielectrics |
|
20 |
T 10/24 H 10/26 |
27 No class |
27.1-27.6 |
Current and Resistance Fall Break |
|
21 22 |
T 10/31 H 11/2 |
28 28 |
28.1-28.3 28.4-28.6 |
Direct current circuits RC circuits |
|
23 24 |
T 11/7 H 11/9 |
29 29, Review |
29.1-29.4 29.5-29.6 |
Magnetic fields and forces Applications of
magnetic fields |
|
25 26 |
T 11/14 H 11/16 |
TEST #3 30 |
30.1-30.5 |
Chapters 24-29 Biot-Savart and Gauss’s laws |
|
27 |
T 11/21 H 11/23 |
30, 31 No class |
30.6-30.9, 31.1 |
Magnetism Thanksgiving Break |
|
28 29 |
T 11/28 H 11/30 |
31 32 |
31.2-31.7 32.1-32.6 |
Faraday’s Law Inductance |
|
30 |
T 12/5 H 12/7 |
34, Review No class |
34.1-34.3 |
Electromagnetic waves Reading Day |
|
31 |
T 12/12 |
FINAL EXAM |
|
Comprehensive, |