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1 Physics Department Lincoln University PHY General Physics II Syllabus Spring 011 Instructor Contact Info Name Dr. Mazharul Huq Office 0 Science Building Phone (484) huq@lincoln.edu Office Hours Mondays 11:00 AM to 1:00 noon Tuesdays 10:00 AM to 1 noon :00 PM to :00 PM Wednesdays 11:00 AM to 1:00 noon :00 PM to 4:00 PM Fridays 11:00 AM to 1:00 noon Additional office hours by appointment Course Description Credit hours: Time & Location: MWF 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM (lecture) [SB 106] R 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM (recitation) [SB 104] Brief description: General Physics is a two-semester, calculus- based course in Physics designed to give students a sound foundation at an introductory level. Students majoring in science and engineering are required to take it. General Physics II covers Electromagnetism and optics. See course schedule section for details of topics covered. Pre-requisite: PHY 10 or PHY 105, MAT11 Student Learning Outcome Goals (SLOG) Program SLOs 1. The student will demonstrate critical thinking in analyzing problems involving concepts of physics.. The student will demonstrate the ability to use appropriate mathematical techniques and concepts in quantitative solution of physics problems in core areas.. The student will demonstrate the ability to synthesize concepts from different areas of physics to solve physical problems. 4. The student will be able to design and carry out experimental investigations, analyze and interpret data. 5. The student will demonstrate appropriate report writing skills for laboratory reports, research projects and other writing assignments. 6. The student will demonstrate clear understanding of ethical issues that relate to physics.

2 Course SLOs After completion of this course: 1. Student will demonstrate knowledge of fundamental concepts of electric charge and electric field.. Student will develop problem-solving skills in electrostatics using Gauss' law and electric potential.. Student will demonstrate ability to analyze simple electric circuits 4. Student will demonstrate knowledge of force experienced by moving charges and currents in a magnetic field. 5. Student will develop problem-solving skills finding magnetic fields of current elements using Biot-Savart law and Ampere's law. 6. Student will demonstrate grasp of concept of electromagnetic induction and its applications. 7. Student will demonstrate knowledge of basic alternating current circuit. 8. Student will demonstrate ability to explain reflection and refraction of light in terms of electromagnetic waves. 9. Student will demonstrate basic knowledge of interference and diffraction of light. University Academic Integrity Policies Responsibility and Standards Students are responsible for proper conduct and integrity in all of their scholastic work. They must follow a professor's instructions when completing tests, homework, and laboratory reports, and they must ask for clarification if the instructions are not clear. In general, students should not give or receive aid when taking exams, or exceed the time limitations specified by the professor. In seeking the truth, in learning to think critically, and in preparing for a life of constructive service, honesty is imperative. Honesty in the classroom and in the preparation of papers is, therefore, expected of all students. Each student has the responsibility to submit work that is uniquely his or her own. All of this work must be done in accordance with established principles of academic integrity. Acts of Academic Dishonesty (Cheating) Academic Dishonesty includes, but is not limited to: Copying, offering and/or receiving unauthorized assistance or information in examinations, tests, quizzes; in the writing of reports, assigned papers, or special assignments, as in computer programming; and in the preparation of creative works (i.e. music, studio work, art). The fabrication or falsification of data, results, or sources for papers or reports. The use of unauthorized materials and/or persons during testing. The unauthorized possession of tests or examinations.

3 The physical theft, duplication, unauthorized distribution, use or sale of tests, examinations, papers, or computer programs. Any action that destroys or alters the work of another student. Tampering with grades, grade books or otherwise attempting to alter grades assigned by the instructor. The multiple submission of the same paper or report for assignments in more than one course without the prior written permission of each instructor. Plagiarism If a student represents another person's ideas or scholarship as his/her own, that student is committing an act of plagiarism. The most common form of plagiarism among college students is the unintentional use of others' published ideas in their own work and representing these ideas as their own by neglecting to acknowledge the sources of such materials. Students are expected to cite all sources used in the preparation of written work, including examinations. It is each student's responsibility to find out exactly what each of his/her professors expects in terms of acknowledging sources of information on papers, exams, and assignments. Class Attendance Lincoln University uses the class method of teaching, which assumes that each student has something to contribute and something to gain by attending class. It further assumes that there is much more instruction absorbed in the classroom than can be tested on examinations. Therefore, students are expected to attend all regularly scheduled class meetings and should exhibit good faith in this regard. For the control of absences, the faculty adopted the following regulations: 1. Four absences may result in an automatic failure in the course.. Three tardy arrivals may be counted as one absence.. Absences will be counted starting with whatever day is specified by the instructor but not later than the deadline for adding or dropping courses. 4. In case of illness, death in the family, or other extenuating circumstances, the student must present documented evidence of inability to attend classes to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrolment Management. However, in such cases the student is responsible for all work missed during those absences. 5. Departments offering courses with less than full-course credit will develop and submit to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrolment Management a class attendance policy in keeping with the above. 6. Students representing the University in athletic events or other University sanctioned activities will be excused from class(es) with the responsibility of making up all work and examinations. The Registrar will issue the excused format to the faculty member in charge of the off- or on-campus activity for delivery by the student(s) to their instructors. 7. Properly documented excuse for any absence must be submitted within 7 hours of the absence

4 Classroom Etiquettes 1. Students are expected to maintain discipline in class.. No food or drink (except plain water) is permitted in class.. No student is allowed to leave the class without permission from the instructor. 4. All cellular phones, pagers and audio devices must be switched off during class and put away out of sight. Homework Assignment Guidelines Homework and other assignments will be posted on DesireLearn (DL) and may be announced in class as well. All assignments must be completed and submitted according to the following guideline: 1. To earn full grade each problem must be solved with detail explanation of every step.. Assignments must be submitted on rules sheets of paper. Pages, torn out of spiral notebooks, will be rejected without any warning.. At least one inch margin should be left on all four sides of each page. 4. At least one inch of blank space must be left between problems 5. Name, assignment number, and date must be written legibly at the top of the first page. 6. All sheets of paper must be stapled together. Dog-eared pages will be rejected. 7. Points will be deducted for sloppy presentation. 8. All assignments must be submitted within specified due date 9. Any acceptable late submission will incur a 0% grade penalty. Modes of Instruction 1. Classroom lectures will be delivered Monday, Wednesday and Friday on selected topics from the textbook according to the schedule appearing at the end of this syllabus.. Class lecture will contain required problem solving.. Thursdays will be devoted to recitation including short quizzes. 4. Regular homework assignments will be integral part of instruction. 5. Concept quizzes will be posted with definite time limits and cutoff dates. 6. Solutions to assignments and quizzes will be posted on webct after cutoff dates 7. Hints for selected assignments will be posted on webct Instructional Resources It is mandatory for students to have the prescribed textbook. Older editions are not permitted. Textbook: DL: Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker John Wiley & sons 9th edition. Content material, quizzes, solutions to assignments, quizzes, and tests

5 Grading Guidelines The following percentage distribution will be followed for grading: Recitation 7% Concept quizzes on webct % Homework Assignments 10% Tests 60% Final 0% Total 100% Instructor may adjust grade distribution based on class performance. Bonus points will be awarded for special assignments and perfect subject to a maximum of % of total grade. Percentage grades will be converted to letter grades following: > 9% A 7% to 76% C+ 88% to 9% A- 68% to 7% C 84% to 88% B+ 64% to 68% C- 80% to 84% B 60% to 64% D+ 76% to 80% B- 50% to 60% D <50% F Course Schedule Dates Topic #Classes 1/14 Electric charge and electrostatic force 1 1/19 to 1/4 Coulomb's law and electric field, calculation of electric fields of some charge distributions, charged particles and electric dipoles in external electric fields 1/6 Gauss' law with applications 1 1/8, 1/1 Electric potential, equipotential surfaces, calculations of electric potential for discrete charge distributions, electric potential due to continuous charge distributions, calculating electric fields from electric potential, electric potential energy of charge distributions / Capacitance, calculating capacitance, capacitor combinations 1 /4 Concept inventory 1 /7 Test #1

6 /9, /11 Electric current, current density, resistance and resistivity, Ohm's law, calculation of resistance, power in electric circuits, semiconductors, superconductors /14, /16 Maintaining current in a closed conducting path, emf, potential difference across circuit elements, One and two loop circuits, resistance combinations, RC circuits /18 to / Force on a moving charge in a magnetic field, crossed fields and Hall effect, motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field, particle accelerators, Magnetic force on current carrying conductors, magnetic dipole moment, torque on a current loop /5 to / Magnetic fields due to current elements, Biot-Savart law, Ampere's law, applications of Ampere's law, Solenoids and toroids, current carrying loops as magnetic dipoles /7 Concept inventory 1 /9 Test # /11 to /16 Faraday's law of induction, Conservation of energy and Lenz's law, induced electric fields, inductors and inductance, self inductance, RL circuits, energy stored in a magnetic field /18 to / LC circuit, oscillations in electric circuits, damped and forced oscillations, alternating current and simple alternating current circuits, Power in alternating current circuits, transformations /5 Displacement current, Maxwell's equations, magnetic material, diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism /8 Test # /0, 4/1 Electromagnetic waves, energy transport and Poynting vector, radiation pressure, reflection and refraction, total internal reflection 4/4 Mirrors and lenses, real and virtual iamges 1 4/6, 4/8 Interference of light, Young's double slit experiment, thin films, Michelson interferometer, diffraction, diffraction grating 4/11 Concept inventory 1 4/1 Test #4 Final according to university schedule week of Monday 4/ recitation sessions on Thursdays starting 1/0 and ending 4/14

Course outline. Code: PHY202 Title: Electronics and Electromagnetism

Course outline. Code: PHY202 Title: Electronics and Electromagnetism Course outline Code: PHY202 Title: Electronics and Electromagnetism Faculty of: Science, Health, Education and Engineering Teaching Session: Semester 2 Year: 2016 Course Coordinator: Jolanta Watson Email: