PHYSICS 220
General Physics II
Davidson College, Spring 2000
Email:
joyukich@davidson.edu
TEL: 892-2323
TEXT: Physics, Giancoli, 5th
edition.
LABORATORY: Monday or Wednesday, 2:30 – 5:30 PM, Dana 127
OFFICE HOURS: will be announced and posted after consultation with the class;
however, I will
generally
be available any time my door is open.
OBJECTIVES: This course is the second half of a two-semester
sequence of introductory physics
taught
without calculus. Topics will include
electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics. The
primary
objectives of the course are to develop your understanding of fundamental physical
principles,
and to develop your analytical and problem solving skills. Working
lots of problems from
the text, or similar texts,
is essential to meeting these objectives!
The assigned homework is really
only a sample of important problems and I expect
students to work additional problems independently.
ATTENDANCE: The attendance policy for this course follows the
college’s 25% rule. Please
initial
the roll on the side board each day in lecture. Attendance is also required at all reviews and labs.
Each
student is responsible for material presented in class and announcements made
in class. Your
understanding
of the lectures will be greatly enhanced by studying the relevant text material
before class!
HOMEWORK: Homework assignments will be made on a regular basis, consisting
of questions and
problems
taken from the text. Homework sets for
a chapter will be turned in to be graded at the
beginning
of the next class meeting following the end of that chapter in lecture (with
some exceptions; see
schedule
below). I strongly urge each student to
discuss the homework assignments with other students;
however,
each homework set must be a product of the student’s own understanding of the
assignment.
This
means that you may discuss each other’s problem-solving strategies and
solutions, and you may even
look at one another’s work (with
the other student’s permission, of course!).
However, copying another
student’s
work is a violation of the honor code as it applies to this class. Simply stated, you must write up
your
own solutions without simultaneously looking at another student’s work. The word “PLEDGED”,
along
with your signature, on the homework set signifies your compliance with the
above policy. Late or
unpledged work will not be accepted, and unsupported work will
not be given full credit.
REVIEWS/FINAL: There will be three reviews during the semester, each one
composed of problems
and/or
questions related to the topics found in the homework assignments, lectures and
laboratory
assignments. The final will be a self-scheduled,
closed-book, comprehensive examination following the
same
format as the reviews.
GRADING: Homework 15%, Reviews 45%, Lab 15%, Final Exam 25%.
LABORATORY: The weekly laboratory sessions will help bring to life the
fundamental physics
discussed
in class and in the text. The labs will
develop your familiarity with physical apparatus and
methods
of scientific inquiry, and enhance your understanding of the basic principles
of physics. For this
part
of the course, you should purchase a laboratory notebook with an inside pocket
(for handouts).
Although
the lab handouts are available on the web, I urge each student to purchase the
$4 paper
version
of the handouts. Further details regarding this part of the course will be
discussed during
the
first lab session (see schedule below).
|
DATE |
Chapter
Assignment |
Homework DUE |
LAB |
|
Jan.
17 Jan.
19 Jan.
21 |
No
class (MLK day) Introduction,
Ch. 16 Ch.
16 |
None |
No lab |
|
Jan.
24 Jan.
26 Jan. 28 |
Ch.
16 Ch.
17 Ch.
17 |
Ch.
16 |
Electrostatics |
|
Jan.
31 Feb.
2 Feb.
4 |
Ch.
18 Ch.
18 Ch.
19 |
Ch.
17 Ch.
18 |
Electric
Fields & Potentials |
|
Feb.
7 Feb.
9 Feb.
11 |
Ch.
19 Ch.
19, 20 Ch.
20 |
Ch.
19 |
Ohm’s Law |
|
Feb.
14 Feb.
16 Feb.
18 |
Ch.
20 REVIEW
#1: Chs. 16-19 Ch.
20, 21 |
No
homework |
DC Circuits |
|
Feb.
21 Feb.
23 Feb.
25 |
Ch.
21 Ch.
21 Ch.
21, 22 |
Ch.
20 |
Charge to Mass Ratio of Electron |
|
Feb.
28 Mar.
1 Mar.
3 |
Ch.
22 Ch.
22,23 Ch.
23 |
Ch.
21 Ch.
22 |
Oscilloscopes and Meters |
|
Mar.
6-10 |
No
class (Spring Break!) |
|
No lab |
|
Mar.
13 Mar.
15 Mar.
17 |
Ch.
23 Ch.
23 Ch.
24 |
Ch.
23 |
No lab |
|
Mar.
20 Mar.
22 Mar.
24 |
Ch.
24 Ch.
24 REVIEW
#2: Chs. 20-23 |
No
homework |
AC Circuits |
|
Mar.
27 Mar.
29 Mar.
31 |
Ch.
24 Ch.
25 Ch.
25 |
Ch.
24 |
Lenses and Mirrors |
|
Apr.
3 Apr.
5 Apr.
7 |
Ch.
26 Ch.
26 Ch.
26 |
Ch.
25 |
Interference & Diffraction |
|
Apr.
10 Apr.
12 Apr.
14 |
Ch.
27 Ch.
27 Ch.
27 |
Ch.
26 |
Relativity films |
|
Apr.
17 Apr.
19 Apr.
21 |
Ch.
27 Ch.
28 Ch.
28 |
Ch.
27 |
Atomic Spectra |
|
Apr.
24 Apr.
26 Apr.
28 |
No
class (Easter break!) Ch.
28 REVIEW
#3: Chs. 24-27 |
No
homework |
No lab |
|
May
1 May
3 May
5 |
Ch.
30 Ch.
30 Ch.
30 |
Ch.
28 |
Nuclear Counting |
|
May
8 May
10 May
12 |
Ch.
31 Course
recap & evaluation FINAL
EXAMS BEGIN |
Ch.
30 |
No lab |
N.B.: The above outline is the intended
schedule. Inevitably some changes will
be necessary; however, I
will
give ample notice before changes are made.
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