PHY 212: General Physics II Electricity, Magnetism, & Light Spring 2016 Course Syllabus Contents Introduction... 1 Course Details... 2 Textbooks and Mastering Physics Information... 3 Calendar (including quiz and exam dates)... 3 Assignments, exams, and grading... 4 Laboratory... 6 Disability accommodation... 6 Academic integrity... 7 Religious Observance Policy... 7 Introduction In Physics 212 you will learn about three fascinating subjects: electricity magnetism and light The phenomena encompassed by these subjects are ubiquitous in nature and are of fundamental importance for our everyday lives. They make possible conveniences of modern technology like wireless communication, various medical diagnostic techniques, light bulbs and electric power stations to name a few. Moreover, they include many things that we might take for granted like the sunlight that heats our planet, the chemical bonds that hold us together, and the signals that beat our hearts. Given such importance, what is perhaps most remarkable about the phenomena of electricity, magnetism and light is that they are consequences of a single thing: the existence of electric charge. This fundamental property of matter is the source of the electric and magnetic forces and the electromagnetic radiation that dominate our lives. During the semester, you will start to explore the nature of electric charge. You will learn some of the basic rules and concepts that we use to describe the behavior of charge and account for a wide range of electric and magnetic phenomena. From these studies, you will develop a solid foundation from which to begin to understand the electromagnetic world in which we live. PHY 212 Syllabus Spring 2016 Page 1
The objectives of this course are: (1) To develop a basic understanding of the laws of electromagnetism; (2) To develop the ability to apply these new concepts, both qualitatively and quantitatively, to familiar and unfamiliar physical situations; and (3) To develop an appreciation for the essential role that electromagnetism plays both in our modern society and in the natural world at large. This syllabus is posted at http://phy.syr.edu/syllabi/phy212_spring2016.pdf. Course Details Instructors Head T.A. Concerns Lecture times Credits 3 Sheldon Stone, Distinguished Professor of Physics. E-mail: slstone@syr.edu. Office and hours: 329 Physics Bldg. Tuesdays 3:30-4:30 PM, Thursday 5:00-6:00 PM. Matthew LaHaye, Assistant Professor of Physics. E-mail: mlahaye@syr.edu. Office and hours: 209 Physics Bldg. Mondays/Wednesdays, 4:00-5:00 PM. Raghav Jha. E-mail: rgjha@syr.edu For Mastering Physics related or homework items, please contact. Raghav Jha. If your last names starts with the letters A-M, please contact Prof. Stone, and if If your last names starts with the letters N-Z, please contact Prof. LaHaye. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:30 1:50 PM, Stolkin Auditorium, First floor of the Physics Bldg. Prerequisites: (i) PHY 211 or PHY 215. (ii) PHY 221. Co-requisites (i) PHY 222. (ii) MAT 286 or MAT 296. Recitation Getting forms signed Blackboard Mastering Physics (MP) Physics clinic Your recitation section will meet for 55 minutes each Wednesday and Friday, generally in room 104N of the Physics Bldg.. To add/drop this course, or to change recitation sections, please contact Patty Whitmore. E-mail: pawhitmo@syr.edu. Room 111 of the Physics Bldg. Course information, announcements and grades, will be posted at Syracuse University s blackboard website http://blackboard.syr.edu/ MP can be accessed at: http://www.masteringphysics.com. The course ID is: MPLAHAYE70919. A physics clinic is operated in room 104S of the Physics Bldg. You can drop by to get help with physics problems. The clinic hours are posted here: PHY 212 Syllabus Spring 2016 Page 2
http://phy.syr.edu/undergraduate/physics_clinic.html. The clinic is staffed by Physics teaching assistants, including your recitation instructors, who do not usually have separate office hours. Required material: textbooks, Mastering Physics student access code, and clickers (i) Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach. Vol. IV (Third Edition). Randall D. Knight (Pearson/Addison-Wesley, 2008) (ISBN 978-0-321-75316-8) (ii) Accompanying Student Workbook for Vol. IV. (ISBN 978-0-321-75311-3) (iii) Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach. Vol. III (Third Edition). Randall D. Knight (Pearson/Addison-Wesley, 2008). (ISBN 978-0-321-75317-5) (iv) Accompanying Student Workbook for Vol. III. (ISBN: 978-0-321-75312-0) (v) Mastering Physics (MP) Student Access Code with e-book. (ISBN 978-0-321-75305-2) The student access code will enable you to log in to MP and complete the weekly, online Mastering Physics assignments as well as work through many helpful tutorials related to the material covered in the course. Available at the SU Bookstore. The five items above can also be purchased bundled together at the SU Bookstore. (ISBN 978-0-321-90740-0) (vi) Clicker: Responsecard Rf LCD By Turning Technologies Ed: 1 St Yr: 2008. (ISBN 978-1- 934-93140-0). Available at the SU Bookstore. Calendar (including exam dates) The Date indicated in the table is the date of the Tuesday lecture in each week. Under Topic, the number in parenthesis is the corresponding chapter in the text. The lecture topics on this calendar are provisional, and may change during the semester. Week Date Topic Notes 1 1/19 Electric charges & electric forces (25-26) 2 1/26 Electric fields (26) 3 2/2 Gauss Law (27) 4 2/9 Electric potential (28) 5 2/16 Electric potential & field (29) Exam I: Tuesday, 2/16. 6 2/23 Electric potential & field (29); Current & resistance (30) 7 3/1 Current & resistance (30); Fundamentals of circuits (31) 8 3/8 Fundamentals of circuits (31) Exam II: Thursday 3/10 9 3/15 Spring Break PHY 212 Syllabus Spring 2016 Page 3
10 3/22 The magnetic field (32) 11 3/29 Induction (33) 12 4/5 EM fields and waves (34) 13 4/12 Traveling waves and properties of light (20) 14 4/19 Superposition/interference (21) 15 4/26 Relativity (36) Exam III: Tuesday 4/12 16 5/3 Relativity (36) Last Class is Tuesday May 3 rd 17 Final Exam: Monday, May 9 th Time: 3:00-5:00 PM Location: Stolkin Auditorium Assignments, workshops, lecture attendance, exams, and grading Assignments Each week there will be two separate types of assignments: pre-lecture readings from the textbook; and homework assignments completed online using the Mastering Physics platform. The required pre-lecture reading is the chapter in the textbook corresponding to the lecture based on the table above. The homework assignments for a given week will be posted in the MasteringPhysics website. To access the Mastering Physics homework assignments, you will need to purchase a Mastering Physics student access code, which is available in the bookstore (see Required Materials, above). Mastering Physics is a web-based homework and grading system. You enter your solutions to the assigned problems online, and it provides immediate and accurate feedback on your work, facilitating an efficient learning experience. The Mastering Physics course ID for PHY 212 this semester is MPLAHAYE70919. In a given week, you must complete the homework assignment by midnight on Sunday. These homework assignments will constitute 20% of your final course grade. Your two lowest homework scores will be dropped for calculating your final grade. The reading assignments may serve as content for the in-lecture clicker questions (see below), so you should be sure to finish these before the respective lectures. Any questions you have about the assignments or about Mastering Physics should be directed to the head teaching assistant Raghav Jha. Workshops Each week there will be two 55 minute workshops (recitation sections) during which you will work in small groups with your classmates on solving problems related to the week s lecture and reading material. Problems will be chosen both from the textbook and workbook, and they will be geared toward enhancing your understanding of the course material. PHY 212 Syllabus Spring 2016 Page 4
Attendance at both workshop sessions each week is mandatory and will constitute 5% of your final course grade. You are allowed two absences from workshops for the semester without penalty. Lecture attendance and clickers Attendance at lectures will compose 5% of your final course grade. It will be tracked through the use of clicker questions. Several clicker questions will be posed each lecture on either the lecture material or the pre-lecture reading assignment. Used clickers are fine, but you must not share them with any students in the PHY 212 class, since each clicker can be associated with only one student. Each clicker has a unique Device ID number on the back of the remote. In order to receive credit for your participation, you will need to register your clicker remote on Blackboard. To do so, please follow the directions provided at the following link https://answers.syr.edu/display/blackboard01/registering+a+turningpoint+clicker+in+blackbo ard. The lecture hall is wired to receive signals from any seat. The clicker response system will be used at every lecture, and you are responsible for bringing your remote with you. We do not give credit for missed classes (even when absence is justified), forgotten or broken clicker, etc. Your responses will be recorded and used to assign participation credit. We will drop four classes worth of clicker participation, allowing you to miss or forget your clicker for four classes without penalty. There is no clicker participation make-up possible. You may not allow someone else to respond to clicker questions for you. If you are sick or cannot attend class, that day will count towards one of your four allowed dropped clicker participation grades. We consider both (a) responding using someone else s clicker, and (b) letting someone else respond for you, cheating and a violation of the University Academic Integrity Policy, and we will report it accordingly. Examinations We will administer three in-term examinations and one final examination in this course. The dates and times are listed on the course calendar. The three in-term examinations will occupy an entire lecture period of 80 minutes. Lists of examination seating assignments will be posted near the entrances prior to each examination; please sit in your assigned seat for the exam. The in-term examinations are closed book. However, you may bring a single sheet (8.5x11 inches, of A4) of handwritten notes (no Xeroxes, etc.) to each examination. You can write on both sides of your sheet. The notes should be turned in with your exam. You may bring a calculator to the examinations. However, powered wireless devices are strictly prohibited. There are no makeup in-term examinations. If you are ill, or if you have a family emergency, the examination that you miss will be dropped in computing your grade. For students who take all three examinations, the lowest of your three examinations scores will be dropped before your PHY 212 Syllabus Spring 2016 Page 5
grade is computed. If you miss two exams entirely due to illness or family emergencies, please consult the professor. The final examination is cumulative and covers all the material in the course, including the last section of material which is not covered in the other in term exams. You will be allowed three (3) sheets of handwritten notes on the final examination, which is otherwise closed book; one possibility is to re-use your sheets of notes from the earlier examinations. Please make sure that you do not have any conflicts with the scheduled final exam on May 9 between 3:00-5:00 pm. Grading The distribution of points used in determining your final grade is: Recitation participation: 5 Lecture attendance: 5 Mastering Physics Homework: 20 In-term Examinations (Best two out of three; 20 apiece): 40 Final Examination: 30 Grading scale Your course grade will be based on the following scale: A 93-100 A- 90-93 B+ 87-90 B 83-87 B- 80-83 C+ 75-80 C 70-75 C- 60-70 D 50-60 F 0-50 The instructors reserve the right to scale the final course grade, based on the class average. Individual exam scores will not be curved. Laboratory PHY 222 is the laboratory component of PHY 212, but it is taught independently of PHY 212. The syllabus and schedule for PHY 222 can be found at this link: http://phy.syr.edu/undergraduate/currentcourses.html. Disability accommodation Students who are in need of disability-related academic accommodations must register with the Office of Disability Services (ODS), 804 University Avenue, Room 309, 315-443-4498. Students with authorized disability-related accommodations should provide a current Accommodation Authorization Letter from ODS to the instructor and review those accommodations with the instructor. Accommodations, such as exam administration, are not provided retroactively; therefore, planning for accommodations as early as PHY 212 Syllabus Spring 2016 Page 6
possible is necessary. For further information, see the ODS website, Office of Disability Services http://disabilityservices.syr.edu/. Academic integrity The Syracuse University Academic Integrity Policy holds students accountable for the integrity of the work they submit. Students should be familiar with the Policy and know that it is their responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources in written work. The policy also governs the integrity of work submitted in exams and assignments as well as the veracity of signatures on attendance sheets and other verifications of participation in class activities. Serious sanctions can result from academic dishonesty of any sort. For more information and the complete policy, see http://academicintegrity.syr.edu. Religious Observance Policy SU s religious observances policy recognizes the diversity of faiths represented among the campus community and protects the rights of students, faculty, and staff to observe religious holy days according to their tradition. Under the policy, students are provided an opportunity to make up any examination, study, or work requirements that may be missed due to a religious observance provided they notify their instructors before the end of the second week of classes. For fall and spring semesters, an online notification process is available through MySlice/Student Services/Enrollment/My Religious Observances from the first day of class until the end of the second week of class. For more information on SU s religious observance policy, please see http://supolicies.syr.edu/emp_ben/religious_observance.htm. PHY 212 Syllabus Spring 2016 Page 7