Physics II: Spring`04

 

Text:                                        University Physics, Sears, Zemansky, Friedman, & Young

Laboratory text:                      Introductory Laboratory Physics.

Instructor:                               Maarij Syed (MMS)        Office: DL107   Phone/Mail: 8957 / CM 173.

                                                Office Hours: 3rd period and 9th period every day except Wdenesday.

Grade Details:

 

Homework

 

I will give you a list of problems every week   (solutions in the Logan library folder and outside my office).  You will typically have 4 -7 days to turn in the homework.                                                                                                 [8 %]

 

Quiz (15 min.)

 

Unannounced, once or twice a week.                                                       [12 %]

 

Exams † 

 

3 class exams                                                                                             [45%]

 

Activity

 

There will be formal labs and in-class activities related to the various topics.  You will be expected to write and turn in reports for all the formal labs and some of the activities.                                                                                [15%]

 

Final

 

Common final exam (comprehensive).                                                      [20%]

 

 

 

† Exams (tentative details):

Exam 1: Chapters 22-25 (week 4).

Exam 2: Chapters 25-27, 9, and 10 (week 6/7).

            Exam 3: Chapters 13, 19, 20 and Modern Physics (week 9/10).


*      You can not make up missed quizzes and exams without a legitimate excuse.  If you can not make it to an exam or a quiz due to exceptional circumstances, please let me know well in advance (at least a week).

*      Only one problem will be graded in a given assignment.  You will get half the credit for simply attempting all the assigned problems and the other half would depend on the correct and complete solution to the chosen problem.

*      Employing unfair means (cheating) during a quiz or an exam will result in a course grade of "F" (among other things).  Please refer to the rules and regulations listed in RHIT Academic Rules and Procedure Manual.

*      Please refrain from tobacco use, web surfing, e-mail correspondence and other non-class-related computer activities during class.

*      If you are having problems with the subject matter, please discuss these problems (general or specific) with me at the earliest available opportunity.  Please do not wait till the second or the third exam.  I can only help you if you recognize that you need help.

*      Labs & In-class Activities:           In-class activities will primarily be simple demonstrations/experiments that will help illustrate the principles that we study in class.  Sometimes you will work in groups of three or four but you will  still be responsible for writing an individual report (informal).  These write-ups should either be in a designated notebook or they should be collected in a thin hole-punch file folder.  No other form is acceptable.  This collection of write-ups will be termed your physics portfolio and I will collect it a few times during the term for grading. 

We will also carry out three or four more detailed experiments (formal labs).  For these you will work in groups of two and only one formal lab report per group will suffice. These groups of two will not change for the duration of the term. This formal report can be submitted either in the lab book or as a typed report.

 

Syllabus

The syllabus for Physics II can be divided into four broad categories.

 

*      Electricity: The first component deals with electricity and related concepts. We will start with a description of electric fields and potentials (chapters 22-24). Next, we will study the most common elements of a circuit, namely resistors and capacitors (chapters 25 & 26, LAB). In the end we will pull these pieces together and study simple circuits (chapter 27, LAB).

 

*      Rotation: In this component we will study the formalism for rotational motion and investigate how Newton's laws are used to describe rotational dynamics (chapters 9, and 10).

 

*      Waves & Other Periodic Phenomena: The third component consists of chapters 13, 19 and

20. Here we will primarily deal with the nature of waves, the mathematical description of waves

(LAB), and sound as a typical example of waves.

 

*      Modern Physics: (Time permitting)  In this section we will examine the basic building blocks of a

physicist’s universe.  We will briefly discuss the ideas that are used to investigate atoms and electrons, and interaction of light with matter.  This segment consists of chapter 40 and 41.

                                                                                                                                                                         

 

              Good Luck!!