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- SYLLABUS:
- Principles of Physics II
- The second of a two-semester series in
general physics. This survey course will use algebra, trigonometry, and
calculus and is recommended for chemistry and zoology majors. It also
satisfies
the requirements of medical and dental schools. The course is a
continuation of PHYS 141, and covers waves, electricity and magnetism,
optics
and modern physics.
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 Instructor
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DUSAN
TURCAN
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Office:
4221 PHYS
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Office
Hours: M,W 2-3
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Phone:
301-405-7279
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(Other times by appointment)
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Email:
dule@umd.edu
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- TAs:
- Ted Thorbeck
- thorbeck@umd.edu
- room #3109
- Brian Grooman
- grooman1@umd.edu
- room #4223
- Class
Times
- LECTURES:
- MWF.... 11:00-11:50 (PHY 1201)
LABS:
- section 0101: M.... 1:00-2:50 (PHY
3314)
- section 0102: M.... 3:00-4:50 (PHY
3314)
- section 0103: Tu.... 1:00-2:50 (PHY
3314)
DISCUSSIONS:
- section 0101: M.... 12:00-12:50 (PHY
1402)
- section 0102: M.... 2:00-2:50 (PHY
3301)
- section 0103: Tu.... 12:00-12:50 (PHY
1219)
- PHYSICS
CLINIC:
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- every day 10:00-11:00 and 12:00-1:00
- Text
- Topics
- We will follow the text book as closely as possible.
We will not be able to cover absolutely everything, but most of
it. I will let you know what chapters to read, as we go
along. Topics I expect to cover this semester:
- Electricity
and Magnetism: electric fields, electric potential,
capacitance and dielectrics, current and resistance, circuits, magnetic
fields, inductance
- Light and
Optics: nature of light, image formation, interference,
difraction
- Modern Physics:
relativity, quantum physics (introduction), particle physics
- Lecture
and Lab Schedule
- This is the default schedule, and may be adjust it as the
semester progresses.
Homework will always be due Wednesday of each week, unless otherwise
stated.
Quizzes will be each Friday, at the end of class.
WEEK
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CHAPTER
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LAB
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EVENTS
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Jan. 24 -
Jan. 26
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23
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no lab
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Jan. 29 -
Feb. 2
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23
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1.
electrostatics
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Feb. 5 - Feb.
9
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(23), 24(3-4)
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2.
equipotentials
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Feb. 12 -
Feb. 16
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25
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3. light bulbs
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Feb. 19 -
Feb. 23
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25, 26
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4. resistance
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Feb. 26 -
Mar. 2
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26
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5. Ohm's law
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EXAM(23-26) 2/28 |
Mar. 5 - Mar.
9
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27 |
6. magnetic
fields
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Mar. 12 -
Mar. 16
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28 |
MAKE UP 1-6
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Mar. 19 -
Mar. 23
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no class
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no lab
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SPRING BREAK
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Mar. 26 -
Mar. 30
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29(1,2,4,5)
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7.
oscilloscope
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Apr. 2 - Apr.
6
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30(1-4, 8-9) |
8. Faraday's
law
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Apr. 9 - Apr.
13
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31(1-5)
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9. RC/RL
circuits
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EXAM(27-30) 4/11 |
Apr. 16 -
Apr. 20
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34(2,3,5,6) |
10.
diffraction |
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Apr. 23 -
Apr. 27
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35(1-8), 36(1-4)
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11.
photoelectric effect |
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Apr. 30 - May
4
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37(1-2)
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MAKE UP 7-11
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May 7 - May 9
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40(), 39() (fun)
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no lab
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EXAM(31,34,35,36) 5/9 |
May 12 - May
18
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no class
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no lab
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FINAL EXAM 5/15
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- Grading
- You will be required to
demonstrate your abilities both to do traditional problem solving and
also to
answer “conceptual” problems that require little or no calculation.
- EXAMS:
There will be three 50-minute
exams and one final exam. You may
bring one 4x6 index card, with whatever you want written on it, to the
first
exam. You may bring the cards from the
previous exams plus one additional card to each subsequent exam. The exam will include
problems and conceptual
questions. You are responsible for
showing up on time with a working calculator. The
exam sheets will contain any numerical constants
you will need. Make
up exams will be given only under extraordinary circumstances, and if
arrangements
are made with me ahead of time.
HOMEWORK:
Homework assignments will be given in class, and will have to be done
in writing and turned in at class time, usually each Wednesday. I
believe that the best way to learn physics is to sit
down and work out problems on a piece of paper. The grading of
the homework assignments will be done by your TA. The TA will
score all problems with a 1 or 0, depending on whether the right final
answer was obtained and work was shown (worth 10 points). One
problem (worth 5 points) and one "mini-essay" question (worth 5 points)
will also be randomly chosen to be graded in detail. The total
homework score will then be calculated out of these threee parts
(maximum 20 points).
QUIZZES:- There will be a 10 minute quiz
every week at the end of class Friday on the material covered in the HW
you
turned in that Wednesday. The
quizzes will start at 11:40, and be collected promptly at 11:50 AM. Sometimes
the quiz will be a traditional problem, sometimes a conceptual one. I will drop your two lowest quiz grades. Makeup quizzes are not allowed.
If you miss a quiz due to illness, that will
be one of the quizzes that is dropped. There
will be no quizzes during exam weeks.
- LABS:
- You will do a total of 11 laboratory assignments. For each lab, you must give your TA a
completed “check sheet” and written answers to the questions at the end
of the laboratory write-up. Your lab
grade will be based on these questions (maximum 20 points, equally
divided into the number of questions). The TA will deduct points
if your handwriting is illegible, or if your answer is hard to
understand because of poor grammar. Each
lab must be turned in before the end of the laboratory period. You will do all your work in class.
- FINAL GRADE:
- The final grade will be calculated
as follows:
- Homework: 20%
- Lab reports: 20%
- Quizzes: 10%
- Exam I: 10%
- Exam II: 10%
- Exam III: 10%
- Final exam: 20%
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