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Michael Shay |
Lectures: M W F
9:05am - 9:55am 131 SHL Office hours: M 10:00am -
11:00am 266 SHL W 1:00pm - 2:00pm 266 SHL Additional hours by
appointment
Class webpage: www.physics.udel.edu/~shay/phys208 |
| Section |
Discussion |
TA |
|---|---|---|
| 10 |
W 1:25PM - 2:15PM SHL 116 | Matt Lammert |
| 11 |
W 2:30PM - 3:20PM SHL 116 |
John Meyer |
| 12 |
R 1:00PM - 1:50PM SHL 120 |
John Meyer |
| 13 |
R 3:30PM - 4:20PM SHL 122 |
Xin Fan |
| Section | Laboratory |
TA |
|---|---|---|
| 40 |
M 1:25PM - 3:25PM SHL 101B | Matt Lammert |
| 41 |
M 3:35PM - 5:35PM SHL 101B | Xin Fan |
| 42 |
T 1:00PM - 3:00PM SHL 101B |
John Meyer |
| 43 |
T 3:30PM - 5:30PM SHL 101B | Xin Fan |
| 44 |
M 7:00PM - 9:00PM SHL 101B | Matt Lammert |
E-mail: lammert "at" udel "dot" edu
Phone: 831 - 0131
John Meyer
Office
hours: Fri, 2-3pm, SHL 128
E-mail: jmeyer "at" udel "dot" edu
Phone: 831 - 4264
Xin Fan
Office hours: Tues, 1-2pm, SHL 128
E-mail: fanxin "at" udel "dot" edu
Phone:
831 - 4264
Grader:
Office hours: Fri, 2-3pm, SHL 306
E-mail: zizou@udel.edu
Phone: 831 - 0131
Required Textbook: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume 2(6th Edition), by Serway & Jewett, published by Thomson- Brooks/Cole
Student Study Guide: Student Solutions Manual & Study Guide for Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Vol. 2 (6th addition). Bundled with textbook. Provides solutions to 15% of end of chapter questions.
Required PRS: EInstruction Radio Frequency Clickers (personal response system). You need an Enrollment Code to activate your clickers. The enrollment code can be purchased at the bookstore or online at http://www.einstruction.com (it is cheaper to buy it online).
Class
Key: L13457K234
You will need to register your clicker online using your Enrollment Code and the Class Key. This can be done at http://www.einstruction.com . Log in as a student.
Lab Manual: Will be distributed in class.
Learning Resources: A variety of additional resources, such as links to physics simulations and supplementary material, will be available from the class homepage at www.physics.udel.edu/~shay/phys208 .
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Course
Description: |
Second course in a sequence with PHYS207 and
PHYS209 that provides an introduction to physics for those in the
physical sciences and engineering. The emphasis is on electricity and
magnetism force laws, fields and electrical circuits. |
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Prerequisites: |
PHYS207 |
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Corequisites: |
MATH242 |
The course will cover the following subjects:
Chapter 23 - Electric Fields
Chapter 24 - Gauss's Law
Chapter 25 - Electric Potential
Chapter 26 - Capacitance and Dielectrics
Chapter 27 - Current and Resistance
Chapter 28 - Direct Current
Circuits
Chapter 29 - Magnetic Fields
Chapter 30 - Sources of the Magnetic Field
Chapter 31 - Faraday's Law
Chapter 32 - Inductance
If time permits:
Chapter 33 - Alternating Current Circuits
Chapter 34 - Electromagnetic Waves
There will be two in-class lecture exams and a two hour cumulative final exam during finals week. Examinations will be closed book: memory aids, class notes, textbooks, etc. are not allowed. An equation sheet may be provided if it is deemed necessary. Simple scientific calculators can be used in exams. If you have other than a simple scientific calculator, obtain approval for its use prior to any quiz or exam.
Homework
Homework consists of two parts: assigned reading and assigned problems. It will be assumed that you have done the necessary reading before the lecture. This will enable you to use the lecture time as a chance to clarify your understanding of the material, as opposed to simply writing down the lecture notes in the hopes of understanding them later. The homework is due at 5pm on the date shown on the schedule. Homework must be placed in labeled homework drop-boxes, which are outside 131 Sharp lab. Homework solutions will be subsequently made available at the class web site.
Homework and exams will be returned in discussion periods. Partial credit will be given for homework and exam solutions, provided the logical steps of the solution can be identified. It is not sufficient to provide a correct answer without providing a correct sequence of steps to reach the answer. Homework scores account for 15% of the course grade.
Lecture
Participation
I
welcome questions during lecture time, and actively encourage you to
speak up
whenever you do not understanding something. You are expected to do the
necessary reading before class.
Multiple choice questions will be asked throughout the lectures, and the responses will be collected with a personal response system (PRS). You are responsible for bringing your CPS response pad (clicker) to class and making sure that it is in working order (batteries aren't dead, etc.). Quizzes to test your knowledge of the assigned reading will be periodically given at the beginning of class. 50% credit will be given for wrong answers, so it behooves you to show up on time for class.
To
minimize problems with unavoidable absences and occasional PRS
glitches, your 4
lowest scores will be dropped.
Multiple
choice questions will be asked throughout the lectures, and the
responses
collected with a personal response system (PRS). One
such question will be administered at the start of
lecture, to test your knowledge of the assigned reading.
50% credit will be given for wrong
answers. To minimize problems with
unavoidable absences and occasional PRS glitches your 4 lowest scores
will be
dropped. The final lecture
participation score will count for 10% of the final grade.
Discussion Sections
You will
meet your instructor at the first discussion meeting.
The discussion sessions will emphasize problem solving. Short quizzes will be administered at
the end of each meeting, and scores on these will count for 15% of the
final
grade.
Laboratories
The
laboratory will be conducted using the group approach (groups of two or
three). In order for the group concept to
work,
everyone in the group must participate.
If a student is not participating, the TA should be informed so
that the
situation can be corrected. It is
important to prepare for lab by reading the lab manual beforehand. There may be a short quiz given
at the start of the lab to assess preparation.
Reports will
be typed with data presented in tables and plots using Excel or
comparable
program.
Attendence
and completion of all of the assigned is required except for documented
absences for university approved reasons. If one lab is missed, the
course
grade will drop one letter. If two or more labs are not completed, the
course
grade will be an F. Missed labs can be made-up by attending any other
lab in
the same week (discuss with your TA), or during the scheduled make-up
periods.
Make-up exams will only be given in the case of an excused absence as defined by the University. If you know of a conflict ahead of time, you must let me know in advance that you will be absent. If you experience an illness, accident or life event, you must notify me at the earliest possible time.
All students must be honest and forthright in their academic studies. You are encouraged to familiarize yourself with the University's Policy on Academic Dishonesty, which is in the Official Student Handbook. This policy applies to this course. You will be required to sign an academic honesty statement for each exam and we reserve the right to photocopy exams before returning them to you after they are graded.
Students taking the class as listeners are required to attend 75% of classes and to hand in, on the due date, honest attempts at 9 or more of the homework. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in a grade of LW (listener withdrawn).
Weighting for the various components of the
course
Lecture Exams 25 %
Final Exam 20 %
Lecture Participation 10 %
Homework 15 %
Discussion Quizzes 15 %
Laboratory 15 %
Grade scale:
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90 - 100 % A 87 - 89 % A- 84 - 86 % B+ 80 - 83 % B 75 - 79 % B- 70 - 74 % C+ |
66 - 69 % C 61 - 65 %
C- 56 - 60 % D+ 51 - 55 % D 46 - 50 % D- 0 - 45 % F |
In the event that a correct solution is not given on a quiz or exam, partial credit will be assigned. The amount of partial credit awarded will be based on the percentage of the correct solution shown on the test. The procedure is that the grader will identify all of the concepts, algebraic manipulations, etc., needed to solve the problem, assign each part a percentage, and award credit accordingly. If you feel you received too much or too little partial credit, you should discuss this with the grader.
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Calendar |
First lecture 8 / 31
First exam: TBA
Second exam TBA
Last lecture 12 / 7
Final exam TBA
General course information |
The goals of this course are to teach you the basic concepts of Electricity and Magnetism and to make you adept in solving relevant problems. To achieve these goals several reinforcing activities are used:
Lectures
Discussion Sessions
Last Updated: August 30, 2005