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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING PHYSICS

PHYSICS 2063-01 GENERAL PHYSICS II COURSE SYLLABUS, Spring 2010

Important Note: the following information may be revised during the semester. Updated: 01/05/2010

GENERAL INFORMATION Instructor: Dr. Alexei Grigoriev Phone: 918-631-3030 Fax: 918-631-2995 E-mail: alexei-grigoriev@utulsa.edu Office: Keplinger Hall (KEH), L159 Office hours: Tuesday, Thursday 1-2 pm (to ask about additional office hours or to make

sure that I am available for questions, please send me e-mails)

Lecture Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 8:00 – 8:50 am, KEH U1 Quiz Tuesday, 8:30 – 9:20 am, KEH U1 First day January 11 Last day May 8 Final exam April 30, 1:00 – 3:25 pm

CATALOG DESCRIPTION Electricity, Magnetism, Light and the relationships between them. This course is continuation of Physics 2053 Prerequisite: Physics 2053. Co-requisite: Mathematics 2024

MATERIALS

• Textbook: University Physics, volume 2, by Hugh D. Young & Roger Freedman, twelfth edition (2008). ISBN 13: 978-0-321-50076-2

• Scientific Calculator

• Recommended optional materials that typically come with the textbook: o Mastering Physics, self-study on-line materials o The study guide (ISBN 0-321-50037-7) o The students solution manual (ISBN 0-321-50038-5)

COVERAGE Electricity (6 chapters), magnetism (6 chapters), light (4 chapters) We will cover chapters 21-36. Please attend all lectures; both the lectures AND the textbook are equally essential to your success in this class.

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GRADING Your success in this course will be graded based on the following weight scale:

Homework average 10% Quiz average 20% Midterm Exam 1 20% Midterm Exam 2 20% Final exam 30%

The final course grade will be assigned on the following scale: 90 ≤ % ≤ 100 A (Superior) 80 ≤ % < 90 B (Good) 70 ≤ % < 80 C (Average) 60 ≤ % < 70 D (Poor) 0 ≤ % < 60 F (Failure)

Score Curving: No curving. Period.

If you withdraw from this course prior to the start of the fourth week of the semester, the course will not be shown on your academic record. If you withdraw from this course after the start of the fourth week and up to and including the twelfth week of the semester, you will receive a grade of W (withdrew).

If you are doing passing work but are unable to complete your course work due to a legitimate and documented extenuating circumstance (serious illness or personal problems), you can receive a grade of “I” (incomplete). Incompletes will not be granted without an exceptionally good reason. When an incomplete is granted, a Record of Incomplete form must be completed and filed in the office of the dean. This form, which is to be signed by me and student, should specify what must be done to remove the incomplete and give a deadline for the completion of the unfinished work. If the unfinished work is not completed before the deadline, your course grade will change from the I to an F.

STANDARDS Materials submitted for grading should adhere to the following standards:

• Use letter size paper, 8-1/2” x 11”.

• Use pencil for your homework (no pen!).

• Graphs must be easy to read, with axes appropriately labeled.

• Do not mix up the order of problems (very important!). Skip a space between problems. Show all your work for full credit.

• Staple multiple pages together, fold lengthwise, and put your name on the outside.

• Turn in assignments on time, no exceptions unless there is a proven emergency. A failure to follow any of these standards will result in a reduction of points for your assignments, quizzes, and exams.

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HOMEWORK Homework assignments consist of problems and discussion questions for each chapter of

the textbook we cover in class. Attention: you will be assigned homework on EVERY class day (MWF). The homework

must be dropped into the assignment box outside my office by 8 am of the next class day. For example, the homeworks assigned on Mondays will be collected on Wednesdays. I will make every effort to return your graded homeworks as soon as possible.

Grading method. IMPORTATNT! Usually, problems on assignments (including ALL quizzes and tests) will be graded with a 0, 1, or 2 corresponding to no work, partially correct work, or correct work, respectively, in each out of up to five categories (when applicable) including

1) graphic approach/solution; 2) equations relevant to the problem; 3) symbolic solution; 4) numeric solution; 5) final answer.

For example, if your solution is correct, but you did not show your graphic solution, did not show relevant equations, and started right from numeric solution ignoring symbolic solution, your score will be 4 out of 10 that is an F.

Discussion questions require your answer and your reasoning or justification for that answer in order to receive credit for the problem. Sometimes, the total score for a problem or a discussion question will be multiplied by a difficulty factor. Your score will be converted to a percentage. Your total homework grade will be worth 10% of your final course grade.

QUIZ SESSIONS You will be given a quiz each week during your quiz sessions. Each quiz will usually (but

not necessarily) consist of one question that is closely related to problems or discussion questions from the latest homework assignments and/or lectures. The quiz will be given at 8:30 am and your work will be collected at 8:45 am. If you are late for class you have less time to complete the quiz. Quizzes are “closed book, closed-notes”. The same grading approach as for homeworks will be applied to the quizzes. The average of your quiz grades will be worth 20% of your final course grade. The lowest score from the quiz will be dropped. No makeup quizzes. After the quiz, we will discuss the homework assignments and other questions regarding the course. I strongly recommend that you attend the entire quiz session.

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REGULAR EXAMS There will be two regular exams (each worth 20% of the final grade). Exams will be a

combination of partial credit, multiple choice, true/false, and discussion question problems. The final format of the exams will be announced at least one week before the exams. Exams are “closed book, closed-notes”.

If you miss a regular exam for any reason, other than documented university-related activities or medical/family emergency, your score for the missed exam will be a zero. Any questions or disputes regarding the homework, exams and quizzes must be addressed prior to the final exam during the final week of classes. I will correct mistakes in entering points on any previous exams, quizzes and homework assignments if brought to my attention before the final exam. No changes will be made on any previously graded materials after the final exam.

FINAL EXAM On April 30, 1:00 – 3:25 pm, there will be a final exam that will be worth 30% of your final course grade. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY to reschedule or makeup the final exam for any individual student. The final exam will be comprehensive and will cover all materials from chapters 21-36. If you do not take the final exam on April 30, 1:00-3:25 pm, you will receive a zero (0).

SOME TIPS

• I strongly encourage you to read related sections of the textbook (before coming to class if possible). Write down questions and ask them in the class.

• Instead of memorizing equations, understand physics laws represented by these equations and learn how they work. In this course, deriving equations is the skill that you must know how to use.

• Save all of your work in a notebook.

• Plan ahead to work on your assignments, do not wait until the deadline.

• You should consider the assigned homework to be the minimum necessary to learning the material. Working more problems on your own will improve your understanding of the material.

• In class, please respect your colleagues, do not sleep, do not eat, turn off your cell phones.

• I encourage you to work together on homework assignments. This collaborative work must not imply copying your homeworks.

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ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT There is no tolerance for cheating.

1) Two or more identical homework assignments returned for grading are considered an act of cheating.

2) During quizzes and exams, gathering information from a source other than the quiz/exam given to your, or your brain, is considered cheating. The minimum penalty for cheating is a zero (0) grade on the assignment in question that cannot then be dropped in the calculation of the final grade.

3) There is absolutely no tolerance for any use of your cell phones, computers, or any other media or communication devices during quizzes and exams. Please turn off your cell phones and put them into your bags. If I see any cell phone (even if it is turned off!) during quizzes or exams, you will automatically receive a zero (0). If you expect an emergency call, you must notify me before the quiz or exam and sit in the first two rows.

You are expected to have read the section of The University of Tulsa Undergraduate Bulletin dealing with academic honesty. In all cases of academic dishonesty, I will follow the procedures contained in the document titled “Policies and Procedures Relating to Student Academic Misconduct in the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences.” This document is available to you in the Office of the Dean, Room KEP M205.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS If you have a learning or physical disability, which might affect your performance in this class, please contact the student support service at 631-2315 as soon as possible so we can provide you with appropriate assistance.

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SCHEDULE (tentative, a subject to change) **/**(#) = month/day (class #) CH = Chapter; light blue indicates potentially no-class dates.

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday

1 1/11 (1) Syllabus CH21.1-3

1/12 Quiz #1

1/13 (2) CH21.4-7 HW#1 is due

1/15 (3) CH22.1-3 HW#2 is due

2 1/18 NO CLASSES

1/19 Quiz #2

1/20(4) CH22.4-5 HW#3 is due

1/22 (5) CH23.1 HW#4 is due

3 1/25(6) HW#5 is due

1/26 Quiz #3

1/27 (7) CH23.2-3 HW#6 is due

1/29 (8) CH23.3-5 HW#7 is due

4 2/1 (9) CH24.1-2 HW#8 is due

2/2 Quiz #4

2/3 (10) CH24.2-3 HW#9 is due

2/5 (11) CH24.4-6 HW#10 is due

5 2/8 (12) CH25.1-3 HW#11 is due

2/9 Quiz #5

2/10 (13) CH25.4-6 HW#12 is due

2/12 (14) CH26.1-2 HW#13 is due

6 2/15 (15) CH26.3-5 HW#14 is due

2/16 Quiz #6

2/17 EXAM 1 CH21-CH24

2/19 (16) CH27.1-3 HW#15 is due

7 2/22 (17) CH27.3-5 HW#16 is due

2/23 Quiz #7

2/24 (18) CH27.5-8 HW#17 is due

2/26 (19) CH28.1-3 HW#18 is due

8 3/1 (20) CH28.4-6 HW#19 is due

3/2 Quiz #8

3/3 (21) CH28.6-8 HW#20 is due

3/5 (22) CH29.1-3 HW#21 is due

9 3/8 (23) CH29.4-6 HW#22 is due

3/9 Quiz #9

3/10 (24) CH29.7 HW#23 is due

3/11 (25) CH30.1-3 HW#24 is due

10 3/15 NO CLASSES

3/16 NO CLASSES

3/17 NO CLASSES

3/19 NO CLASSES

11 3/22 (26) CH30.4-6 HW#25 is due

3/23 Quiz #10

3/24 (27) CH31.1-6 HW#26 is due

3/26 (28) CH32.1-2 HW#27 is due

12 3/29 (29) CH32.3-5 HW#28 is due

3/30 Quiz #11

3/31 EXAM 2 CH25-CH29

4/2 (30) CH33.1-3 HW#29 is due

13 4/5 (31) CH33.4-7 HW#30 is due

4/6 Quiz #12

4/7 (32) CH34.1-3 HW#31 is due

4/9 (33) CH34.3-5 HW#32 is due

13 4/12 (34) CH34.6-8 HW#33 is due

4/13 Quiz #13

4/14 (35) CH35.1-3 HW#34 is due

4/16 (36) CH35.3-5 HW#35 is due

15 4/19 (37) CH36.1-2 HW#36 is due

4/20 Quiz #14

4/21 (38) CH36.3-5 HW#37 is due

4/23 (39) CH36.6-8 HW #38 is due

16 4/26 Final exam review