PHYSICS 2120
Classes held MWF 12:30 - 1:20
ESLC 46
Spring
Semester 2010
Instructor: Richard Datwyler
E-mail: richdatwyler@yahoo.com
Class
Format
§ 41 Lectures
§ 4 written exams
§ 15 Blackboard based
homework assignments
§ 11 quizzes
§ 8
laboratory sessions
Textbook
Physics. Editions: 6-8, by Cutnell
& Jonson (your choice of edition)
Schedule
|
Week |
Starting |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
Thurs |
Fri |
Lab |
Lecture Topic |
|
1 |
Jan 11 |
Intro/16 |
|
16 |
Quiz 1 |
16 |
Waves and Sond |
|
|
2 |
Jan 18 |
Holiday |
|
17 |
Quiz 2 |
17 |
Superposition and Interference |
|
|
3 |
Jan 25 |
17 |
|
18 |
Quiz 3 |
18 |
Waves |
Electric charge and force |
|
4 |
Feb 1 |
18 |
|
18/Rev |
Review |
TEST |
E field and Coulomb’s law |
|
|
5 |
Feb 8 |
19 |
|
19 |
Quiz 4 |
19/20 |
E field |
Electric energy and potential |
|
6 |
Feb 15 |
Holiday |
20 |
20 |
Quiz 5 |
21 |
Circuits and Magnetic field |
|
|
7 |
Feb 22 |
21 |
|
21 |
Quiz 6 |
22 |
Circuit |
Ampere’s law and Induction |
|
8 |
Mar 1 |
22 |
|
22 |
Review |
22/Rev |
RC |
Induction and Faraday’s law |
|
9 |
Mar 8 |
TEST |
|
24 |
Quiz 7 |
24 |
LRC |
E & M Waves |
|
10 |
Mar 15 |
Spring |
Break |
Spring |
Break |
Spring |
Break |
Party |
|
11 |
Mar 22 |
25 |
|
25 |
Quiz 8 |
25/26 |
|
Reflection and Refraction |
|
12 |
Mar 29 |
26 |
|
26 |
Quiz 9 |
27 |
Lens |
Refraction and Double slit |
|
13 |
Apr 5 |
27 |
|
27/Rev |
Review |
TEST |
Diffract. |
Diffraction |
|
14 |
Apr 12 |
28 |
|
28 |
Quiz 10 |
28 |
|
Special Relativity |
|
15 |
Apr 19 |
29 |
|
29 |
Quiz 11 |
30 |
Spect. |
Particles & Waves and Atom |
|
16 |
Apr 26 |
30 |
|
31 |
Review |
31/Rev |
|
Nuclear Physics |
Laboratory
§ The laboratory part
of this course is mandatory.
§ Please read the lab
manual before each lab, this will greatly aide in your
understanding and efficiency in the lab.
§ 800 points are
possible for all of the labs(8 total).
§ If you know in
advance you can’t make it to your
assigned lab for a good reason, go to the physics office and convince them of
this, and they can write a permission slip for another lab during the same
week. There will be no makeup labs.
§ Students who miss
more than 3 labs fail the entire course.
Lab
Schedule
|
Week |
Starting
Date |
Title |
|
1 |
January 9 |
No Lab |
|
2 |
January 16 |
No Lab |
|
3 |
January 25 |
Standing Waves |
|
4 |
February 1 |
No Lab |
|
5 |
February 8 |
Electric Fields & Potentials |
|
6 |
February 15 |
No Lab |
|
7 |
February 22 |
Resistive Circuits |
|
8 |
March 1 |
RC Circuits |
|
9 |
March 8 |
LRC Circuits |
|
10 |
March 15 |
Spring Break |
|
11 |
March 22 |
No Lab |
|
12 |
March 29 |
Refraction and Think Lenses |
|
13 |
April 5 |
Diffraction |
|
14 |
April 12 |
No Lab |
|
15 |
April 19 |
Optical Spectroscopy |
|
16 |
April 26 |
No Lab |
Quizzes
· The quizzes will be
based off of the Check Your Understanding and end of chapter style questions in
the book.
· The goal of quizzes
is to help motivate students to use their textbook.
· The observant
student will note that the answers to these questions are in the back of the
book.
· They will be short
(15 min) at the first of Thursday Recitation classes.
· There will be 3
questions selected from possible questions below.
|
Quiz |
Week |
Question 1 |
Question 2 |
Question 3 |
|
1 |
1 |
Chapter
16 {editions 6 & 7 | CYU: 1-4} {edition 8 | CYU: 9,12,17,22} |
16.9 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
Chapter
17 {editions 6 & 7 | CYU: 1-4} {edition 8 | CYU: 1,8,11,15} |
e6: 17.5 e7: 17.47 e8: 17.5 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
Chapter
18 {editions 6 & 7 | CYU: 1-4} {edition 8 | CYU: 4,8,13,20} |
18.5 |
|
|
4 |
5 |
Chapter
19 {editions 6 & 7 | CYU: 1-4} {edition 8 | CYU: 1,4,11,17} |
e6: 19.9 e7: 19.7 e8: 19.11 |
|
|
5 |
6 |
Chapter
20 {editions 6 & 7 | CYU: 1-5} {edition 8 | CYU: 5,11,16,18,22} |
20.9a |
|
|
6 |
7 |
Chapter
21 {editions 6 & 7 | CYU: 1-4} {edition 8 | CYU: 2,6,12,19} |
e6: 21.5 e7: 21.1 e8: 21.3 |
|
|
7 |
9 |
Chapter
24 {editions 6 & 7 | CYU: 1-4} {edition 8 | CYU: 4,5,8,11} |
24.5 |
|
|
8 |
11 |
Chapter
25 {editions 6 & 7 | CYU: 1-4} {edition 8 | CYU: 1,4,11,13} |
e6: 25.1 e7: 25.5 e8: 25.5 |
|
|
9 |
12 |
Chapter
26 {editions 6 & 7 | CYU: 1-5} {edition 8 | CYU: 2,9,13,19,27} |
e6: 26.5 e7: 26.3 e8: 26.5 |
|
|
10 |
14 |
Chapter
28 {editions 6 & 7 | CYU: 1-4} {edition 8 | CYU: 1,7,8,12} |
e6: 28.3 e7: 28.3 e8: 28.1 |
|
|
11 |
15 |
Chapter
29 {editions 6 & 7 | CYU: 1-3} {edition 8 | CYU: 5,7,14} |
e6: 29.1 e7: 29.5 e8: 29.5 |
|
Homework
§ Homework is due 1:00 a.m. on the Monday after the week it is
assigned.
§ The Web homework questions are based on exercises and
problems at the end of the chapter.
§ The homework can be found as an assessment on the Blackboard
page. They will become available the
week they are assigned.
Schedule
|
Week |
Chapter |
Exercise/problem
number |
|
1 |
16 |
e6| 13,22,27,35,41,53,58,70,85,86,88 e7|
4,13,23,27,37,39,49,50,58,71,85 e8| 4,13,25,28,41,43,53,55,77,93,95 |
|
2 |
17 |
e6| 2,7,8,16,23,27,29 e7| 2,7,16,23,29,51,53 e8| 2,7,9,21,29,31,33 |
|
3 |
17 18 |
e6| (17:34,38,52) &
(18:2,3,9,11,16) e7| (17:30,34,39)
& (18:2,3,18,56,61) e8| (17:43,57,60) &
(18:1,4,15,16,71) |
|
4 |
18 |
e6| 25,27,28,29,38,47,51,66 e7|
27,31,38,47,53,55,58,66 e8| 29,31,37,43,46,55,59,66 |
|
5 |
19 20 |
e6| (19:4,5,6,12,23,28,30,36,37,40)
& (20:2,7) e7|
(19:2,3,7,19,29,30,38,49,51,53) & (20:2,7) e8| (19:1,2,8,13,23,31,35,42,43,49)
& (20:1,6) |
|
6 |
20 21 |
e6|
(20:10,12,17,21,23,39,53,86,95) & (21:2,4) e7|
(20:10,12,21,25,39,53,88,97,113) & (21:5,66) e8|
(20:11,14,19,22,27,41,55,93,104) & (21:1,8) |
|
7 |
21 22 |
e6| (21:12,13,26,29,38,49,61)
& (22:4,10,11) e7|
(21:11,26,29,38,60,65,71) & (22:2,12,13) e8| (21:14,15,31,33,42,54,68)
& (22:3,13,15) |
|
8 |
22 |
e6|
17,18,20,21,31,36,45,58 e7| 17,22,31,38,45,62,64,66 e8|
19,20,22,24,35,44,49,60 |
|
9 |
24 |
e6| 9,12,15,18,21,25,34,41,43,44 e7|
3,7,11,12,15,16,21,34,45,48 e8|
3,11,13,15,17,22,25,32,39,49 |
|
10 |
25 26 |
e6| (25:2,6,20,21,27)
& (26:2,6,9,100) e7| (25:2,19,31,32,39)
& (26:4,6,9,11) e8| (25:3,6,19,20,29)
& ( 26:3,6,9,12) |
|
11 |
26 27 |
e6| (26:23,34,38,47,50,60,70,89)
& (27:2,7) e7|
(26:23,32,38,47,59,68,91,104) & (27:7,46) e8| (26:27,36,43,52,53,65,74,99)
& (27:5,9) |
|
12 |
27 |
e6| 10,21,23,31,39,40 e7| 11,23,39,40,49,51 e8| 13,24,28,35,47,48 |
|
13 |
28 |
e6| 2,9,11,18,20,23,27,31,32 e7|
1,11,18,19,23,27,31,32,37 e8| 3,9,11,19,21,25,29,34,35 |
|
14 |
29 30 |
e6| (29:3,7,16,24,31,37)
& (30:1,4,14,15) e7|
(29:3,15,24,33,37,42) & (30:1,2,12,15) e8| (29:1,7,15,28,37,48)
& (30:1,3,13,17) |
|
15 |
30 31 |
e6| (30:21,22,23,28,36,41)
& (31:2,14,18,32,40) e7|
(30:21,22,23,28,39,48) & (31:12,34,48,51,52) e8| (30:23,25,27,31,41,45)
& (31:2,11,25,38,46) |
Grades
§ To learn physics you
must get your hands dirty, therefore a good chunk of your grade will be
centered around homework.
§ The final will be
comprehensive. Approximately half for
new material and half review.
§ Each midterm exam
will be equally weighted.
§ The grade breakdown
is as follows.
|
Grade Breakdown |
|
Laboratory: 15 Homework: 25 Quizzes: 10 Exam 1: 10 Exam 2: 10 Exam 3: 10 Final: 20 100 |
University
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impairments may be eligible for reasonable accommodations in accordance with
the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973. All accommodations are coordinated through the Disability Resource
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