Boiler Plate: A phenomenological introduction to the concepts and laws of electricity and magnetism, electromagnetic waves, optics and electrical circuits for physics majors and students in other departments. Three hours of (interactive) lecture, one hour of discussion, and two hours of laboratory per week.
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while the pre-course password is [Physcs112.E0A].Other local resources of possible interest:
Visualizing some Possible Exam Problems:
DiPole, DiWire, {+2-1} Charge Triplet Equipotential Lines around Scattered Charges
Can you draw in the field lines?
Eligibility: Physics 111 and Math 175 are prerequisites. If you earned a grade of D or F in either one of these courses, you do not qualify to take Physics 112.
Text: Physics for Scientists and Engineers (4th Edition), by Serway
Lecture/Peer-Instruction: P. Fraundorf, T & R 5:30-6:45pm, B115 Benton. Office hours: T 4:30-5:30pm or by appointment, M202.
Laboratory: Tuesdays 6:55-8:45pm, B335 Benton Hall. The lab will consist of a series of experiments for which detailed instruction sheets are provided in the manual (by Loyd) accompanying the textbook. You will be expected to have studied the instruction sheets and to have completed the "Pre-Lab Assignment" beforehand. (Your teaching assistant may be consulted briefly a few days before the experiment is performed.) The pre-Lab is worth a third of the lab grade. Also, be sure to participate in all the experimental work during the lab session as each of you will be tested on the details of the lab work at the end of the semester.
Discussion: T & R 5:05-5:30 pm B115 Benton Hall. The discussions will start the first Thursday of the semester.
Homework: Each of the assigned problems (see attached sheet) will be worth 1 point. No late hand-in's will be accepted. Supplemental homework problems, undiscovered errors in the book that you bring to our attention, and classroom activities (e.g. presentations and quizzes), may let you increase your homework score as well.
Current Homework Sheet:
Exams: There are four hour-long in-class exams and one final (see attached Syllabus). There will be no make-up exams given. A missed exam is entered as 0% in your grade statistics.
Grades: Labs (pre-lab, report, & test) count 20%, homework and quizzes 20%, a comprehensive final 20%, and three or four in-class hour-exams making up the remainder toward your final grade. Numerical letter grades (e.g. A>=4.0, 3.0<=B<4.0, 2.0<=C<3.0, etc.) for each of the above activities will be set equal to CourseSD*[(N-M)/S)] + CourseMean. Here N is the number of points you receive for that activity, {M, S} are the class mean and standard deviation for the activity, and {CourseMean, CourseSD} are the final grade mean and standard deviation for the whole course. After each exam, I will give you values of M and S as well as your score N, so that you can calculate a numeric grade for the exam. Use CourseMean="3.0" and CourseSD="1.0" for this estimate. The exact value for CourseMean (usually up, nearer to 3.1) and CourseSD (usually little changed) will be chosen after the final, to reflect overall class performance and to minimize grade roundoff error for individuals just beneath a cutoff.
Drops: The University regulations regarding drops will be strictly enforced. You may drop without a grade prior to 4 February 2000. After that date you will receive the grade you have earned up to the point of the drop.
Symbols: Make sure that you know the Greek alphabet and special Mathematical Symbols, which will be constantly used in this course. Consult the back cover of the textbook.
MathReview: There is a very useful collection of trigonometry, and differential and integral calculus formulae in the back of the text for quick reference and review (Appendix B). Make sure that you know this material!