PHYS 10164 - General Physics II with Lab Spring 2008
Lectures: TR 9:30-10:50 @ SWR 357
Instructor: Yuri M. Strzhemechny
Email: Y.Strzhemechny@tcu.edu
Web: http://personal.tcu.edu/~ystrzhemechn/
Office: SWR 373
Phone: 817-257-5793
Office Hours: MT 8:30 am-9:30 am & F 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Prerequisites: PHYS 10153/10154
(REQUIRED)
Required textbook: “College Physics (Enhanced)”, 7th Edition, by Raymond A. Serway, Jerry S. Faughn, Chris Vuille, and Charles A. Bennett (ISBN: 0495113697)
Lab instructions: Will be distributed via the Internet. Further information will be provided in your Laboratory Syllabi.
Course Description: This is part two of a two-semester algebra-based physics course. We will cover material dealing with electricity and magnetism, light and optics, as well as modern physics.
Grading: The course grades
will be determined as follows:
A: 100 – 90.1
pts., B: 90 – 80.1 pts., C: 80 – 70.1 pts., D: 70 – 55.1 pts., F: 55 and below.
Weekly quizzes: 10 %
Test 1: 20 %
Test 2: 20 %
Final Exam: 30 %
Labs: 20 %
Quizzes consisting of a few problems (very similar to the homework problems) will be given every Thursday from 9:30 to 9:40 am, and will include material covered in the preceding lectures. Two midterm tests will be administered during this semester. The final exam will be cumulative, but the emphasis will be given to the chapters not covered by the first two tests. Each of the three tests will contain conceptual questions and problems. No PDA’s, graphing calculators, or cell phones on the tests, please. Make-up tests will be provided to students having an Official University Absence. Students with valid reasons for missed tests (e.g. doctor's note) will have to contact me regarding make-up tests as early as possible. Lab is an integral part of the course and the lab grade counts for 20% of the final grade. All students must complete 11 experiments, if a student completes less than 11 experiments, the lab points will still count toward the average course grade, but the letter grade will be reduced by one letter for each missing lab. Homework: it is crucial for you to learn how to apply conceptual knowledge for problem solving. The textbook provides excellent guidelines for you to acquire this skill. You are strongly encouraged to go through the solutions of the sample problems as well as ‘Problem-Solving Strategy’ sections. In addition, for each chapter, I supply a number of recommended problems for your homework. It is in your best interest to solve those problems in a timely manner for several reasons. First, it will provide additional training in self-education. Second, homework problems will be very similar to those given in the quizzes. Third, homework problems will be related to those offered in the tests and the final. Please refer to the table below for the problems assigned for each chapter. I will not be grading your homework assignments but I will sure grade the quizzes and the tests. If you are having difficulty solving the homework problems you may want to contact me during my office hours, or perhaps get a tutor (for tutors available within the department, check our web page at http://www.phys.tcu.edu).
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Lectures (Chapters) |
Homework problems |
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15 (Electric Force) |
1,3,12,17,20,24,28,38,41,46 |
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16 (Electrical Energy) |
1,4,11,16,24,28,31,40,43,44,47 |
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17 (Electric Current) |
2,3,10,13,18,20,25,32,37,41 |
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18 (Direct Current) |
2,6,9,18,21,22,31,36,38 |
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19 (Magnetism) |
2,3,15,21,22,29,34,38,44,47 |
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20 (Inductance) |
1,7,10,18,23,28,30,37,42,47 |
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21 (Alternating Current) |
2,8,14,19,25,28,34,38,51,54 |
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22 (Reflection/Refraction) |
8,11,20,29,33,38,44,56 |
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23 (Mirrors and Lenses) |
7,8,16,22,30,36,46,48,62 |
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24 (Wave Optics) |
1,4,6,14,18,26,29,38,46 |
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27 (Quantum Physics) |
3,5,12,20,24,28,34,43,47,52 |
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28 (Atomic Physics) |
4,9,11,15,27,33,34,36,44,52 |
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29 (Nuclear Physics) |
4,8,10,18,20,25,38,42,47 |
You will have an option of getting up to 5% of extra credit for an extracurricular research. Such assignments will be given on request from a pool of topics on a lottery basis.
Academic Misconduct: I would like to remind you about policies and procedures regarding your rights as well as responsibilities that are published in the TCU Student Handbook. You may have a paper copy but it is also available on line at http://www.studentaffairs.tcu.edu/handbook/handbook.htm. Specifically I would like you to review Section 3.4 regarding Academic misconduct, i.e. cheating, plagiarism etc.
Disabilities statement:
Adequate time must be allowed to arrange accommodations and accommodations are not retroactive; therefore, students should contact the Coordinator as soon as possible in the academic term for which they are seeking accommodations. Each eligible student is responsible for presenting relevant, verifiable, professional documentation and/or assessment reports to the Coordinator. Guidelines for documentation may be found at http://www.acs.tcu.edu/DISABILITY.HTM. Students with emergency medical information or needing special arrangements in case a building must be evacuated should discuss this information with their instructor/professor as soon as possible.