Physics 122 - Fall 2008
Department of Physics
University of Maryland
Instructor: Professor H.J. Paik
Room
4204 Physics Building, Phone: (301)405-6086
E-mail: hpaik@umd.edu
Office
hours: MW 3:00-4:00 p.m. or by
appointment
Course Title: Fundamentals of Physics II (4
credits)
Textbook: College Physics, Vol. 2, Serway and
Faughn (Thomson), 7th Edition
Physics 122 Laboratory Manual, Fall 2008
Edition
Prerequisite: Phys 121 or equivalent
Course
Description: This is the second part of
a two-semester course in general physics.
The subjects covered will be electricity and magnetism, optics, and
atomic and nuclear physics. Knowledge
of algebra, trigonometry, and elementary geometry is required. The course will stress both a qualitative
and a quantitative understanding of physical phenomena as well as problem
solving.
Course
Webpage: http://www.physics.umd.edu/courses/Phys122/Paik/index.html
Lectures: MW 6:30-7:45 p.m., Room Phys. 0405
Homework: Homework will be assigned at the beginning
of each chapter and will be due at the beginning of the following chapter. The purpose of the homework is to insure
that you are keeping up with the course material and to help you measure your
understanding of the material. Selected
problems of each homework will be graded.
Solutions to the homework will be posted on the course webpage. The worst 3 homework scores will be
dropped. Late homework will not be accepted.
Quizzes: Each week there will be a quiz
during the lecture. Each quiz will
consist of one problem based on the previous week’s homework assignment. The best 10 quiz scores will be summed to
determine your total score for the quizzes.
There will be no makeup quizzes.
Laboratories: Experiments are a very important part of
this course. All the labs must be
completed in order to pass the course.
There will be makeup sessions in which a missed experiment can be
performed. Experiments must be
completed during the two-hour laboratory session. Therefore, to assure efficient use of the limited time, it is
essential that you read the lab manual beforehand. Lab reports must be turned in to your TA at the beginning of or
before the next lab period. Late reports will not be accepted.
Exams: There will be three midterm exams
and a final. The midterms will be given
during lecture periods. The best two
out of the three midterms will count toward your course grade. The final exam will be given at 6:30-8:30
p.m., Dec. 15 (Mon), in Room Phys. 0405.
There will be no makeup exams.
Grading: Your grade for the course will be
based on the following percentages:
Homework:
10%, Quizzes: 20%, Laboratories: 20%, Midterms: 30%, Final: 20%
Tips: (1) In order to get the most
out of lectures, read the book before
the material is covered in the class.
You will be able to follow the lectures much better if you come with
some general understanding of what to expect and with some specific questions
on what you do not understand. It is a
very bad idea to cut classes.
(2) Do all the homework on time
so that you get good grades on the quizzes and the exams. Try to do all the problems yourself before looking at the posted
solution. You cannot learn the subject
without going through these exercises.
Since we will be continually building on what we have learned in earlier
chapters, it is imperative that you keep
up with the schedule! Otherwise,
your confusion (and dislike of physics) will grow like a snowball as the
semester advances.
(3) Ask questions both inside and outside the classroom. Come to the office hours of the Professor
and the TA’s. Take advantage of the
Slawsky Clinic. Their hours for Physics
122 are everyday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Course Schedule (Tentative):
Monday |
Material |
HW |
Quiz |
Wednesday |
Material |
HW |
Quiz |
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Sep. 3: |
Chap. 15 |
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Sep. 8: |
Chap. 15 |
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Sep. 10: |
Chap. 16 |
H15 |
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Sep. 15: |
Chap. 16 |
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Q15 |
Sep. 17: |
Chap. 17 |
H16 |
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Sep. 22: |
Chap. 18 |
H17 |
Q16 |
Sep. 24: |
Review |
H18 |
Q17 |
Sep. 29: |
Exam 1 |
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Oct. 1: |
Chap. 19 |
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Oct. 6: |
Chap. 19 |
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Oct. 8: |
Chap. 19 |
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Oct. 13: |
Chap. 20 |
H19 |
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Oct. 15: |
Chap. 20 |
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Q19 |
Oct. 20: |
Chap. 21 |
H20 |
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Oct. 22: |
Chap. 22 |
H21 |
Q20 |
Oct. 27: |
Review |
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Q21 |
Oct. 29: |
Exam 2 |
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Nov. 3: |
Chap. 23 |
H22 |
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Nov. 5: |
Chap. 23 |
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Q22 |
Nov. 10: |
Chap. 24 |
H23 |
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Nov. 12: |
Chap. 27 |
H24 |
Q23 |
Nov. 17: |
Chap. 28 |
H27 |
Q24 |
Nov. 19: |
Review |
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Q27 |
Nov. 24: |
Exam 3 |
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Nov. 26: |
Thanksgiving |
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Dec. 1: |
Chap. 28 |
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Dec. 3: |
Chap. 29 |
H28 |
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Dec. 8: |
Chap. 30 |
H29 |
Q28 |
Dec. 10: |
Review |
H30 |
Q29 |
Dec. 15: |
Final Exam |
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