Physics 22 - Fall 2015 - Section 4428

Anthony Hall, Ph.D.hall anthony@smc.edu

Lecture: SCI 122, T Th 6:45-10:20Office Hours: SCI 265, T 10:45-11:45, Th 5:00-6:30, F 11:30-1

Tips for Success

So that you may succeed in the course, it is critical that you devote sufficient timeto studying. About 15 hours per week, or about two hours per day, should bebudgeted for reading and homework outside of class.

Office hours are your time, not mine; use them to your advantage. The indi-vidual attention in office hours can be very helpful.

Goals for the Course

When presented with a physical situation and asked to solve a particular problemin electricity and magnetism (e.g. the creation of an electric current by a changing

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magnetic field), the student will follow a logical process based on well-establishedphysics principles (e.g. Maxwell’s equations) and demonstrate the ability to usebasic mathematical techniques, including calculus.

When conducting a laboratory experiment and writing a lab report, the stu-dent will demonstrate understanding of the basics of the scientific method bybeing able to state a clear and testable hypothesis, taking careful measurements,estimating uncertainties, and drawing appropriate conclusions based on gathereddata and sound scientific principles.

Course Websites

smc.edu/ecompanion gradespiazza.com/smc/fall2015/physics22 discussion forummasteringphysics.com online homeworkcompadre.org/Physlets simulations and worksheets

Textbook

Young and Freedman, “University Physics,” 13th edition. Volume 2.We will cover Chs. 21-32 and 37.

Homework

MasteringPhysics

A Mastering Physics subscription for online homework is required. If you buya new textbook from the campus bookstore, MasteringPhysics is included in theprice. If you buy a textbook from an outside vendor, the text may not include theMP subscription. In that case, see masteringphysics.com to purchase MasteringPhysics separately.

Once you have a MP subscription, log in at masteringphysics.com and enrollin the course using the course ID:

Course ID: HALLP22F15S4428

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Physlets

Physlets are Java simulations which help illustrate concepts in E&M. The scheduleof assigments are posted on the MasteringPhysics calendar. The Physlets arefound at compadre.org/Physlets.

Lab Reports

Each group submits one typed and printed lab report which represents the effortsof all members. Please note the following important points:

• Students are required to keep a lab notebook, organized by date, separatefrom other papers and notes.

• Lab reports must be written electronically using Word, LibreOffice, GoogleDocs, LATEX, etc. Reports must be printed and turned in on paper in orderto be considered for a grade.

• Reports must be turned in at the beginning of class on their respective duedate. A penalty is incurred for late reports, with 20% deducted for each classperiod of delay. The same penalty applies to late exercises and homeworkassignments.

Grades

Your final course grade is determined using the scale below, or the range of scoresfor each letter grade may be lowered (curved) at the instructor’s discretion. Lettergrades are not determined during the course; final letter grades are assigned onlyat the end of the course.

A(90-100),B(80-89),C(70-79),D(60-69),F(below 60).

Your final score in the course is computed as follows.

Homework/Exercises 5% Labs 10% (20% from peer evaluation)Midterms 15% × 3 Final exam 40%

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Exams

Midterm #1: Thursday, September 24

Midterm #2: Thursday, October 22

Midterm #3: Thursday, November 19

Final Exam: Thursday, December 17 at 6:45-9:45pm in SCI 122.

There are no make-up exams. If you miss a midterm for a justified reason, bypresenting a doctor’s note or other evidence, the Final Exam is weighted more toaccount for the missing midterm. Advance arrangements are required to earn anIncomplete Grade instead of a Failing Grade for the course in case of missing theFinal Exam.

The exams are closed-book exams. Notecards with handwritten notes areallowed, and you can use a scientific or graphing calculator. One double-sided,3”x5” notecard is allowed for each Midterm, and two such notecards may be usedfor the Final Exam.

Collaboration is encouraged on homework assignments and labs, but not onexams! Cheating is not tolerated and will lead to severe academic consequences.Work must be shown in calculations to receive full credit for the exams.

Tentative Outline

Please note the following holidays:

November 26-27 (Thanksgiving)

First Lecture: T 9/1

Week 1: Ch. 21 (Electric charge. Conductors, insulators, and induced charges.Coulomb’s law and electric field.) superposition lab

Week 2: Ch. 22 (Electric flux and Gauss’s Law.) flux lab

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Week 3: Ch. 22 continued. Gauss’s Law lab

Week 4: Ch. 23 (Electric potential.) potential labMT1 on Thursday 9/24: Chs. 21, 22

Week 5: Ch. 24 (Capacitance. Capacitors in series and parallel. Energy of theelectric field. Dielectrics.) oscilloscope lab

Week 6: Ch. 25 (Electric current. Resistance. Circuits. Energy and power incircuits.) current & resistance lab

Week 7: Ch. 26 (Direct-current circuits: resistors in series and parallel, Kir-choff’s rules, RC circuits.) capacitance lab

Week 8: Ch. 27 (Magnetic fields and force on moving charges.) RC circuit labMT2 on Thursday 10/22: Chs. 23, 24, 25, and 26

Week 9: Ch. 28 (Sources of magnetic field, Biot-Savart Law. Ampere’s Law)Rowland lab

Week 10: (continue Ampere’s Law. Displacement current.) Ch. 29 (Faraday’sLaw of electromagnetic induction.) e/m lab

Week 11: (continue induction. Motional emf.) Ch. 30 (Inductance.) Faraday’sLaw lab

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Week 12: Ch. 31 (Alternating current.) RL series circuit labMT3 on Thursday 11/19: Chs. 27, 28, 29, and 30

Week 13: (continue alternating current.)

Week 14: Ch. 32 (Electromagnetic waves.) RLC series circuit lab

Week 15: Ch. 37 (Special relativity. Relativistic kinematics.) AC circuit/phasorslab

Last Lecture: Th 12/10.

Final Exam: Comprehensive. Thursday, December 17 at 6:45-9:45pm in SCI 122

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