Syllabus for PHYS 1402
General Physics II
Section #23102
Class Time:
TTh 12:00 – 1:15 PM NRG 2213
TTh 1:25 – 2:40 PM NRG 2228
Instructor: Paul
Williams, Ph.D.
Office Hours: All
office hours are held in NRG 2153
MW 10:40 – 11:40 AM
TTh 8:35 – 9:05 AM
TTh 2:40 – 3:40 PM
TTh 5:05 – 5:35 PM
By Appointment Only:
MW 11:40 AM – 1:10 PM
TTh 4:05 – 5:05 PM
If you cannot make any of these office hours then we can make an
appointment.
Phone:
223-4824
E-mail: pwill@austincc.edu
Website: www2.austincc.edu/nrgpsc
Text: Physics, 6th
Edition, by Cutnell and Johnson (Wiley)
Course
Overview:
Study of
principles and applications of concepts in electricity and magnetism, geometric
and physical optics, and modern physics. This is the second half of the algebra-based PHYS 1401/1402 sequence.
Prerequisites: Same as for PHYS 1401 and, in addition, credit for PHYS 1401.
Instructional Methodology:
A substantial portion of the course will consist of
lectures by the instructor to convey the basic principles of physics. Students will also discover the basic laws of
physics in the laboratory, using a combination of hands-on experiments and
computer simulations. The course will
also involve demonstrating to students how the basic laws of physics can be
used to solve problems, with an emphasis on situations students will encounter
in their everyday lives. Instructor will
make use of collaborative group activities.
Course
Rationale:
This course is designed for students who are
pursuing degrees in scientific and technical majors other than physics and
engineering. It is intended to provide
an overview of basic physics to assist these students in their further studies
in science and technology. Because many
if not most students will be using this course for transfer credit, the course
will be taught at the University level.
Expectations
and Roles:
Instructor: It is the instructor’s role to create a
learning environment. This includes but
is not limited to presenting material in lecture and laboratory formats,
providing group activities, assigning homework, lab write-ups, and giving
tests. Also the instructor’s role is to
provide feedback on student work and tests.
Student: Learning is the student’s responsibility –
not the instructors. You are expected to
attend and actively participate in class regularly, complete your assignments
on time, actively participate in and complete your lab assignments on time, be
prepared for tests at the designated time, and seek and obtain any help that
you need. In general, what you receive
from any course and the grade you obtain will reflect the effort you put into
the course.
Course
Objectives:
We realize that most of our
students will not be pursuing careers in physics. To that end, the following objectives apply
to this course:
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Students will
understand the basic principles of physics.
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Students will
be able to communicate these principles clearly.
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Students will
be able to use algebra and the laws of physics to solve simple problems.
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Students will
be able to work together in collaborative groups to perform experiments, gather
data, reach conclusions, and solve problems.
Grading
System:
You
grade will be determined as follows:
Tests 45%
Final 20%
Homework 10%
Laboratory 25%
Based on the following
scale: A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 0-59
Tests – Four
one-hour tests will be given approximately every 3-4 weeks as shown in the
course calendar. The tests will be
closed notes and books unless otherwise indicated. No make-up exams will be given. However, a student may replace their lowest
test grade with their grade on the final exam.
Effective the Spring, 2005 semester it is ACC Physics Department policy
that a student must receive a passing grade in both the lecture and the lab
portion of the course to receive a passing grade for the entire course.
Course
Policies:
Attendance – Attendance is required and I expect you to attend
class regularly. It is my experience
that a typical student will drop a letter grade for each three to four
absences. Each student must complete
every lab.
Withdrawals
and Incompletes – The instructor
makes no commitment to withdraw a student who stops attending. If you decide to not complete the class at
this time, you must withdraw yourself by the drop deadline April 18, 2004. Failure to do so will result in a failing
grade which will not be changed.
Incompletes are given only exceptional circumstances and only to
students who have completed the preponderance of the course work.
Scholastic
Dishonesty – Standard ACC Policy: Acts
prohibited by the college for which discipline may be administered, including
but not limited to cheating on an exam or quiz, plagiarizing, unauthorized
collaboration with another in preparing outside work. Academic work submitted by students shall be
the result of their thought, research, or self-expression. Academia is defined as, but not limited to
tests, quizzes, whether taken electronically or on paper; projects, either individual
or group; classroom presentations and homework.
Adding your name to a group lab that you did not complete will be viewed
as scholastic dishonesty and will result in a grade of 0 for that lab activity.
Academic Freedom – Students
are free to disagree with instructors on matters of opinion or personal
philosophy, and will incur no penalty from doing so. However, instructors will judge student work
based upon its relation to the current state of mainstream scientific fact and
theory.
Student
Discipline – Matters of student disciple will be adjudicated by the
instructor on a case-by-case basis, in conjunction with the Task Force Leader
or Dean. Students will want to consult
with the Office of Student Services or the Associate Dean at their campus on
such matters.
Students
with Disabilities – Standard ACC Policy:
Each ACC campus offers support services for students with documented
physical or psychological disabilities.
Students with disabilities must request reasonable accommodations
through the Office for Students with Disabilities on the campus where they
expect to take the majority of their classes.
Students are encouraged to do this three weeks
before the start of the semester.
Help – If you need help, get it. I hold office hours to help students and you
should view me as a primary as a primary source of aid. Also, free walk-in tutoring is provided by
the Learning Labs, and I highly recommend this service. You are encouraged to work on homework assignments
with classmates. However, regardless of
the source of help you receive you are responsible for your own work. If you copy someone else’s homework without
doing it yourself, you will not understand the material and despite having a
good homework grade will not do well in the course.
Problems – If some problem arises causing you to miss an
assignment, please see me in advance if at all possible and I will try to make
accommodations. Incompletes are not
given except under extreme circumstances.
Time
– You should expect to spend 2 hours outside of class for each hour in
class. It is expected that you will keep
up with the reading
assignments and you should expect to read 5-10 pages per night in the
text. I believe whole-heartedly in
homework. Physics requires a different
type of thinking than other classes and this though process must be developed
through practice. Homework will be due
approximately every week as shown in the class schedule.
Homework Grading – Homework will be spot checked
with each assignment earning a grade from 0 – 10 depending on effort, correctness,
and completeness.
Assignment Due Dates – Homework assignments are
due on my desk without my asking for them at the end of the class period
indicated in the course calendar or as directed in class. Lab assignments are due at the end of thee
period the assignment is completed unless otherwise directed.
Organization – Please keep your assignments so
that any possible errors in my grading records can be rectified. It is a good idea to keep your homework in a
loose leaf binder for reference.
Late Homework – Homework is an integral part of
this course. You need to work on
assignments regularly and turn them in a timely fashion. Late homework will be given 5 points for
completeness but will not be graded. Also no assignments will be accepted after
Monday of the last week of class.
Laboratory – A major component of this course is
the laboratory. You will perform
laboratory exercises typically twice per week.
Each will require a brief write-up which will be due at the end of that
class period unless otherwise directed.
Laboratory Make-up – You may make up a total of
three missed laboratory periods. To
make-up a laboratory obtain a copy of the missed activity from the instructor
and then schedule a time to make up the lab with the laboratory coordinator. Typically make-ups are held on Friday
mornings. There may be one or two times
during the semester that a lab can be made up during the normally scheduled lab
time.
Cell
Phone – As a courtesy to your
instructor and your classmates, please make sure that your cell phone is turned
completely off before class. If you are
expecting an urgent phone call, then please place the phone in a silent mode.
Tentative Course Outline / Calendar:
In the calendar below the
date is the Tuesday of that week. For
each week, the first row gives approximately the sections of the text to be
covered and second row gives the lab activity for that day.
Week Date of Tuesday |
Tuesday |
Assignment Due |
Thursday |
Assignment Due |
1 1/11 |
Introduction to Course 18.1
– 18.5 |
|
18.6 – 18.7 |
|
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Safety Orientation, Charge |
|
Coulomb’s Law |
|
2 1/18 |
18.8, 19.1 -19.2 |
|
19.3 – 19.4 |
HW #1 |
|
Introduction to
Potential |
|
E-field Mapping |
|
3 1/25 |
19.5, 20.1 – 20.4 |
|
20.5 – 20.10 |
HW #2 |
|
Circuits and Ohm’s
Law’s |
|
Resistivity |
|
4 2/1 |
20.10 – 20.13 |
|
21.1 – 21.4 |
HW #3 |
|
DC Circuits |
|
Magnetic Materials |
|
5 2/8 |
21.5 – 21.9 |
|
Test #1 |
HW #4 |
|
Test #1 Review |
|
Force Between
Conductors |
|
6 2/15 |
22.1 – 22.3 |
|
22.7,22.9, 24.1 |
HW #5 |
|
Faraday’s Law |
|
Transformers |
|
7 2/22 |
24.2 – 24.3, 24.6 |
|
25.1 – 25.4 |
HW #6 |
|
Polarization and Malus’s Law |
|
Law Reflection and Ray
Diagrams |
|
8 3/1 |
25.5 – 25.6, 26.1 –
26.2 |
|
Test #2 Chs. 21 – 24 |
HW #7 |
|
Test #2 Review |
|
Law of Refraction |
|
9 3/8 |
26.3 – 26.8 |
|
26.10 – 26.13 |
HW #8 |
|
Image Formation with
Thin Lenses |
|
Optical Instruments |
|
3/15 |
Spring Break |
|
Spring Break |
|
10 3/22 |
27.1 – 27.4 |
|
27.5 – 27.7 |
HW #9 |
|
Two-slit Experiment |
|
One-slit Experiment |
|
11 3/29 |
28.1 -28.3 |
|
Test #3 |
HW #10 |
|
Test #3 Review |
|
Lab Make-up |
|
12 4/5 |
28.4, 28.6 |
|
29.1 – 29.3 |
HW #11 |
|
Speed of Light |
|
TBA |
|
13 4/12 |
29.5 – 29.6 |
|
30.1 – 30.3 |
HW #12 |
|
Photoelectric Effect |
|
Hydrogen Spectrum |
|
14 4/19 |
30.4 – 30.6, 30.8 |
HW #13 |
31.1 – 31.3 |
|
|
Radioactive Decay |
|
Radioactive Shielding |
|
15 4/26 |
32.1 |
|
Test #4 Chs. 28 – 31 |
|
|
Test #4 Review |
|
Lab Make-up |
|
16 5/2 |
Final Review |
HW #14 |
Final Exam |
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