Physics 142
Electrodynamics, Light, Relativity, and Modern Physics
Instructor
Chris H. Fleming
Physics 4207
405-6192
TA
Tung-Chang Liu
Physics 0104
405-8577


Weekly Schedule
Weekday Hours Room  
Class MTuWThF 5:30-6:50 4208 Homework will be taken up at the beginning of every class. Class size will be small and the lectures will be somewhat informal. Feel free to interrupt at any time with questions. In a one term semester, you have more responsibility to learn. Taking other classes will be very demanding. Missing one lecture means missing an entire chapter. It would be a very good practice to read the chapter beforehand if only to familiarize your self to the concepts.
Instructor Office Hours TuThF - 4207 By arrangement.
Discussion MW 7:00-7:50 4208 This is where the TA will help you in a more informal setting. You are free to ask questions about subject matter and homwework problems. I do not care if you get help with the homework in discussion! In fact, I implore you too. In a one term semester, you do not have time to not get help. Discussion will end with one quiz from that day or the previous day's material.
TA Lab Hours - 3310 By arrangement.
Lab TuTh 7:00-9:00 3310 The class and lab will not be by in synch. Given the lab schedule, this is simply impossible.


Homework Policy
Summer physics moves at a fast pace; it is more difficult than usual to keep up with the lecture topics. It is very necessary to complete the homework in sync with lecture, therefore all homework assignments will be due at the beginning of the next lecture. As an appeasement, you will be allowed to pick which homework problems that you want to turn in. After each lecture, work out 7 homework problems from your book: they must cover all topics discussed in lecture, they must require nontrivial calculation, and you must explicitly show all of your work. Suggested problems are labeled in orange on the schedule.

Tentative Lecture Schedule
Here are my very rough lecture notes PDF file. They will become much more important when covering modern physics. Suggested homework problems will be posted soon.
Week Monday
assignments due Tuesday		 Tuesday
assignments due Wednesday		 Wednesday
assignments due Thursday		 Thursday
assignments due Friday		 Friday
assignments due Monday
1 Memorial Day Electric Field
23:7,9,15,17,27,39,41		 Gauss' Law
24:5,11,17,23,25,27,39		 Electric Potential
25:5,7,9,15,19,21,35		 Magnetic Field: Forces
29:9,11,17,23,33,35,41
2 Magnetic Field: Sources
30:3,5,11,17,27,31,33		 Induction
31:5,15,17,25,29,33,35		 Review: Mechanics and Electromagnetism
4:59;5:53;6:53;8:39;10:61;13:59;15:45;		 Exam: Electromagnetism
Solutions		 Capacitance and Dielectrics
26:9,19,23,31,35,37,39
3 Current and Resistance
27:3,5,7,11,13,25,29		 Inductance
32:3,5,7,9,25,27,33		 DC Circuits
28:27,31;32:15,21,41,43,45		 AC Circuits
33:3,11,13,17,27,35,47		 Review: Circuits
26:59;27:57;28:57,61;32:61;33:53,55
4 Exam: Circuits
Solutions		 Electromagnetic Waves
34:1,9,11,21,31,33,57		 Optics
35:5,7,19,23,29,37,43		 Images
36:5,13,15,25,29,35,37		 Interference
18:1,7;37:15,25,27,29;38:41,43
5 Review: Waves and Optics
18:59;34:59;35:63;36:65,67;37:49;38:34		 Exam: Waves and Optics
Solutions		 Quantum Mechanics
21:31-38		 Quantum Mechanics
40:35,37,39,44,47,49,51		 Quantum Mechanics
41:3,5,7,9,21,23,29
6 4th of July Hangover Day? Review: Quantum Mechanics
40:41,43,53;41:11,13,25,31		 Exam: Quantum Mechanics
Solutions		 Final Exam Review Final Exam (comprehensive)

Lab Schedule
Lab syllabus DOC file:
Grades
Homework 20% Homework will be graded solely on the basis of showing your work. Your quiz will come directly from the homework.
Discussion Quiz 20% The quizes will be graded on correct method. If you use correct procedure and calculate a reasonable answer with correct units, then you should get full credit.
Lab 20% How the lab is graded is upto the TA. You must perform all labs to pass the class.
Regular Exams 20% The exams will be graded mostly on correct method, but partially on correctness as well.
Exam questions will be focused on understanding and problem solving.
Final Exam 20% The Final exam will be similar to the regular exams.

A note on working physics problems. Integrity is very important. If you reach a conclusion that you are not confident in, then it is important that you say so and explain why you feel that way. Science is a procedure and not an answer.