Physics 142 Course Information

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1 Physics 142 Course Information General Physics II Electricity and Magnetism (4 credit hours) Fall 2013 Instructors: Nikos Varelas 2134 SES (312) Randall Espinoza 2272 SES (312) Hans Goeckner 2150 SES (312) Lectures: Varelas class: (CRN 27135): Mon: 2:00-2:50 pm (LC E1), Tue, Thu: 2:00-3:15 pm (SES230) Goeckner s class (CRN 22369): Tue, Thu: 3:30-4:45 pm (SES130), Fri: 3:00-3:50 pm (LC E1) Espinoza s class (CRN 26131): Mon, Wed, Fri: 9:00-9:50 am (LC E1), Wed: 2:00-2:50 pm (LC E1) Office Hours: Textbook: Pre-lectures: Homework: Laboratory Text: Course Web Page: Disclaimer: Instructors and TA s office hours will be posted on blackboard University Physics, Volume 2 of 13 th Edition, Young & Freedman (Course ID: Varelas142, Espinoza142, Goeckner142) Mastering Physics Course Material Course ID: UICPHY142FALL13 Physics 142 Laboratory Instruction Manual (Will be made available online and passed around during the first Lab) The course web site will be handled through the UIC blackboard system. The blackboard site will list important course information including practice exams, solutions and contact information. It will also be the primary source of up-to-date information for what is happening in the course. You can get all links at: The terms of this syllabus are subject to change by announcements in class, on the course website (blackboard), or by . Introduction: Physics 142 is a calculus-based course focused primarily on electricity and magnetism. It is the second course in a sequence of three introductory foundation physics courses, where Physics 141 covers classical mechanics and Physics 244 covers modern physics. The Text and Lectures: Reading the textbook is an essential part of the course. You will benefit the most if you read ahead before coming to the lecture. You are expected to take accurate notes during the lecture and to ask relevant questions. Each student is individually responsible for the material covered in the book as well as each lecture. Pre-Lecture Preparation: For most of the lectures, you will need to watch brief online introductory videos, which introduce the 1

2 concepts of the upcoming lecture, and complete a short online assignment prior to attending the lecture. This system was used in Physics 141 last semester, but if you don t have an account please register immediately at The Physics Department will then provide you with an access code, if needed. To register to SmartPhysics use your name and UIC net ID, and use your 9- digit UIN to join the online course. The Course IDs for the three sections are: Varelas142 (Varelas class), Espinoza142 (Espinoza s class), and Goeckner142 (Goeckner s class). Homework: Homework is an essential part of the course, and the primary means by which you will discover if you understand the material. It is very important that you spend time working on understanding how to apply the big ideas of lecture to specific problems. Working in small groups is often a useful environment to tackle difficult problems. In case of difficulty, please contact the tutors, laboratory TA s or instructors for help. Weekly homework assignments will primarily performed online at the Mastering Physics web page ( They will be due by the day and time listed. The online system will always save your work so you can easily work on the problems continuously throughout the week. Do NOT leave it all for the last minute. The maximum value of a particular homework starts at full credit if completed on (or before) the due date and decreases after the due date such that homework completed one or more days late will be worth only 20%. To access Mastering Physics for the first time (if you already have an account then you are all set) you will need to create an account and have a valid access code. If you did not take Physics 141 recently at UIC, then you will have to purchase separately (either online or at the bookstore) a student access kit for Mastering Physics. They are also bundled with a new textbook purchase at the UIC bookstore. Please use your UIC net ID and 9-digit UIN to register to Mastering Physics. The Mastering Physics Course ID for all three sections is: UICPHY142FALL13. In addition to the online homework, there might be additional homework assignments and/or inclass quizzes. Details will be given in your lecture by your instructor. Laboratory: Physics 142 includes an essential laboratory component intended to give you insight into the phenomena discussed in class. Make sure you have also signed up for one lab (LAB) section in addition to your lecture (LCD). Completion of the full laboratory part of the course is a requirement for passing Physics 142. That is, all experiments must be completed to pass this course. All lab reports are due at the end of each lab session. If you miss a particular lab, contact your TA as soon as possible in order to arrange to make up the lab in one of the scheduled make-up sessions. Your laboratory manual will be distributed in a USB Flash Drive during the first lab and will be made available online. Examinations: There will be three written closed book examinations during the course of the semester. Common exams are given to all Physics 142 sections and a common grading system is applied. It is your responsibility to be available for all examinations. This is the most important requirement of this course. There will be no make-up exams given after the exams are over no exceptions. Students must bring to the exams a working calculator, and pens or pencils. Textbooks, cell phones, computers, or any forms of wireless communication are strictly prohibited in an exam. Giving or receiving aid in an examination is cause for dismissal from the University. Any other violation of academic honesty can have the same effect. It is your responsibility to be available for all examinations, to take the exams at the arranged time, and to insure your exam is turned in and collected by the instructor. 2

3 Grades: Final scores are based on the following 5 items, with the percentage weighting as given: Exam I 22% Exam II 22% Final Exam 26% Lab Work 15% Homework 10% Pre-Lectures 5% A single letter grade of A, B, C, D or F is assigned at the end of the semester according to the final score each student has earned. The grade of incomplete (I) is given only in special cases according to very strict criteria. Please note: September 6 th is the last day to complete late registration; last day to add a course or make section changes; last day to drop individual courses via Student Self-Service without receiving W grade on academic record. We will also report Midterm Grades based on your performance at Exam I. Information about midterm grades can be found at: 3

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5 UIC Resources If you find yourself having difficulty with the course material or any other difficulties in your student life, don t hesitate to ask for help! Come to one of us, or if it is about an issue beyond this class, please contact your college advisors, or get help from any number of other support services on campus. You can get a referral to the right place, or help on the spot, from concerned advisor in the Undergraduate Success Center (USC) at usc@uic.edu. The Science and Learning Center, located in the Science and Engineering South Building (SES) 201B, is a meeting place for students in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Physics. At the SLC, students can meet with graduate teaching assistants for tutoring in 100-level courses, arrange informal group study sessions with other students, or meet up with friends to attend one of the workshops, seminars, or other activities sponsored by the SLC during the semester. Visit the website at Public Computer Labs are available throughout campus where you may write and/or print out your work. For a list of labs and the hours they re open, go to ( NOTE: Do not wait until the last minute to print out papers. Sometimes labs have long lines of students waiting for access. The Academic Center for Excellence can help if you feel you need more individualized instruction in reading and/or writing, study skills, time management, etc. Phone: (312) Counseling Services are available for all UIC students. You may seek free and confidential services from the Counseling Center ( The Counseling Center is located in the Student Services Building; you may contact them at (312) In addition to offering counseling services, the Counseling Center also operates the InTouch Crisis Hotline from 6:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m. They offer support and referrals to callers, as well as telephone crisis interventions; please call (312) Campus Security As a UIC student, you've chosen to live in one of the nation's largest cities. But, as at any university, crime is a reality. At UIC, we are strongly committed to our public safety programs, and we encourage students to be proactive in learning what programs and services are available in case of an emergency. You are DISCOURAGED from staying in university buildings alone, including lab rooms, after hours and are ENCOURAGED to use the POLICE/STUDENT patrol escort if you are uncomfortable traveling anywhere on campus. You may request an escort to accompany you to your campus destination on foot by calling , and between 11:00 pm and 7:00 am you can dial the Red Car service ( ) if you are alone and need to leave the building. Through Red Car, the university has established a safe evening transportation service for university employees, students, visitors, and other authorized individuals. The car travels between university facilities within the following general boundaries: Clinton Street on the east; Western Avenue on the west; Jackson Boulevard on the north; and, 16th on the south. This service is available only to individuals possessing a valid UIC i-card. The i-card is required to ensure the safety of the driver and other passengers. Consult the following for more information: Also you can subscribe your cell phone to receive text message alerts. An immediate SMS text alert will be sent in case of a serious crime in progress, a weather emergency, or other urgent situation. ( Finally, by dialing from a campus phone, you can summon Police or Fire for any on-campus emergency. You may also set up the complete number, , on speed-dial on your cell phone. For more information contact: 5

6 Physics 142 Course Outline Fall 2013 Note: This schedule may change as the semester progresses. Always refer to the course web site for the most up-to-date syllabus and course information. Text: University Physics, Volume 2 of 13 th Edition, Young & Freedman Pre-lectures: Homework: Mastering Physics Web Homework: Laboratory: Physics 142 Laboratory Instruction Manual (available online) Exam I * - Wednesday, October 2, 6-8 PM; covering material from Chapters Exam II * - Wednesday, November 6, 6-8 PM; covering material from Chapters Final * - Finals week; cumulative, but predominately covering Chapters 31-33, 35, 36. Week Text Topics Homework Assignment(s) 1 Chapter 21 Aug to 21.7 Electric Charge & Field Electric Charge, Induced Charge, Coulomb s Law, Electric Field and Forces, Electric Dipole Intro to MasteringPhysics and Homework 1 Lab 2 Sep. 2 Sep. 2 is a holiday (no class) 3 Sep. 9 Chapter to 22.5 Chapter to 23.5 Gauss s Law Charge and Electric Flux, Gauss s Law, Charges on Conductors Electric Potential Electric Potential Energy and Electric Potential, Calculating Electric Potential Potential Gradient Due: Sep. 4 Homework 2 Due: Sep. 11 Homework 3 Due: Sep. 18 Experiment 1 Electricity Electrostatics 4 Sep. 16 Chapter to 24.4 Capacitance and Dielectrics Capacitors and Capacitance, Capacitors in Series and Parallel, Dielectrics (need to print copies of the Lab manual BEFORE coming to the Lab on this week) Homework 4 Due: Sep. 25 Experiment 2 Electricity Charged Particles in Electric Fields (Part 1) 6

7 5 Sep Sep. 30 Exam I Oct PM Chapter to 25.6 Chapter to 26.5 Current, Resistance, and Electromotive Force Electric Current, Resistance, Circuits, Energy, Power, Theory of Conduction Direct Current Circuits Resistors in Series and Parallel Kirchhoff s Rules, RC Circuits, Power Distribution Systems Exam I on Oct. 2 Homework 5 (Not graded) Homework 6 Due: Oct. 9 Experiment 3 Electricity Charged Particles in Electric Fields (Part 2) (Make-up labs may be scheduled) 7 Oct. 7 Chapter to 27.9 Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces The Magnetic Field, Motion of Charged Particles, Magnetic Force and Torque, DC Motor, Hall Effect Homework 7 Due: Oct. 16 Experiment 4 Circuits DC Circuits 8 Oct. 14 Chapter to 28.8 Sources of Magnetic Field Magnetic Field of a Moving Charge, The Biot-Savart Law, Ampere s Law Magnetic Materials Homework 8 Due: Oct. 23 Experiment 5 Circuits RC Circuits 9 Oct. 21 Chapter to 29.8 Electromagnetic Induction Induction, Faraday s Law, Lenz s Law, Motional EMF, Induced Electric Fields, Eddy Currents, Maxwell s Equations, Superconductivity Homework 9 Due: Oct. 30 Experiment 6 Magnetism Biot-Savart Law 10 Oct. 28 Chapter to 30.6 Inductance Mutual Inductance, Self-Inductance and Inductors, The RL and LC Circuits, The LRC Circuit Homework 10 Not graded Experiment 7 Magnetism Ampere s Law 11 Nov. 4 Exam II Nov PM Chapter to 31.6 Alternating Current Phasors and Alternating Currents, Resistance and Reactance, The LRC Circuit Power, Resonance and Transformers Exam II on Nov. 6 Homework 11 Due: Nov. 13 (Make-up labs may be scheduled) 7

8 12 Nov. 11 Chapter to 32.5 Electromagnetic (EM) Waves Maxwell s Equations and EM Waves, Plane EM waves and the Speed of Light Sinusoidal EM Waves, Energy and Momentum, Standing EM Waves Homework 12 Due: Nov. 20 Experiment 8 Magnetism Induction 13 Nov. 18 Chapter to 33.6 The Nature and Propagation of Light The Nature of Light, Huygens s Principle, Reflection and Refraction, Dispersion Polarization, Scattering Homework 13 Due: Nov. 27 Experiment 9 Circuits AC Circuits 14 Nov. 25 Nov is a holiday (no class) Chapter to 35.5 Interference Coherent Sources, Two-Source Interference of Light, Interference in Thin Films, The Michelson Interferometer Homework Dec. 2 Chapter to 36.7 Diffraction Single Slit Diffraction, Intensity, The Diffraction Grating, X-Ray Diffraction, Resolving Power Homework 14 Due: Dec. 6 Experiment 10 Waves Interference and Diffraction *All exams are closed book and it is the student s responsibility to be present at the scheduled time. Textbooks, cell phones, symbolic calculators or any other forms of wireless communication are strictly prohibited in an exam. Giving or receiving aid in an examination is cause for dismissal from the University. Any other violation of academic honesty can have the same effect. 8