Why you sit here?
• Where are you in the whole Human Knowledge
• From Human Society point of view
• From your point of view
Human Knowledge
Elementary School
High School
Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree
Ph. D candidate
(read research
papers)
Ph. D candidate
(Focus on one
topic)
Ph. D candidate
(Conduct research 
push boundaries for
years)
Ph. D degree
(finally push the
boundary a bit outward)
Ph. D degree
(The description of the
newly pushed region is in
your Ph. D thesis)
Ph. D degree
(In your eyes, the world
looks a lot different now)
Back to big picture
Human knowledge is limited, at each era of human
history, there exist different crisis that human faces.
Crisis in this era
• Climate Change
–  Green Energy
• Energy Depletion
–  Renewable Energy
These concerns were not mentioned when I was
a college student.
 The key of human success is that each of you
learned the basic science and push the human
knowledge boundaries to meet the human
society’s needs.
Goal of this course
Each of you learn the materials in the text book,
both conceptually and mathematically.
 Team work – “Build-&-Attack Quizzes”
 Establish interests on scientific development –
“Scientific News Reading”

Goal of this course – possibly your version

Get necessary credit hours (with high grade) to get your
Bachelor degree.
Rules
Grading
Exams: 60% (3 exams – 20% each on electricity,
magnetism and heat)
Homework: 15%
Labs: 15%
Build-and-Attack Quizzes: 5%
Attendance: 5%
Total: 100%
Scale: A: (> 90%) ; B: (80-90%); C: (70-80%) ; D:
(60-70%) ; F: (< 60%)
Exams dates and times:
Time
Covered Chapters
Exam 1
Thursday, XXX, 5:00 pm - 7:00
pm
Chapters 21, 22, 23, 24,
25, 26
Exam 2
Thursday, XXX, 5:00 pm - 7:00
pm
Chapters 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 32
Exam 3 (Final
Exam)
Final Week
Chapters 17, 18, 19, 20
Homework: Online homework system: Mastering Physics, be sure
you have access code.
Teaching Assistants:
Name
Office
Ravi
Neupane
Physical
Science
Building
103 B
Physical
Vitaly
Science
Proshchenk
Building
o
220
Discussion
Section
Lab Section
Email
T 3-5pm (PS 103
B)
None
W 3:10-5pm
(PS 135)
R 1:10-3pm
(PS 135)
rneupane@
uwyo.edu
T 10-11am (PS
220)
M 3:10-4pm (CR
141)
M 4:10-5pm (EN
1055)
T 1:10-2pm (AS
401)
T 2:10-3pm (PS
234)
W 7:10-9 pm
(PS 135)
R 3:10-5pm
(PS 135)
vproshch@
uwyo.edu
Office Hours
Laboratory Manual: Physics 1220/1320, by Rudi Michalak, available at university bookstore
Discussion Sections: Discuss selected questions and group work on Build-&-Attack
Quizzes
Build-and-Attack Quizzes:
Build Quiz by teams  Attack Quiz by individuals
Points you can get:
•Build Points: # unsolved students/ total students * 100 (earned by each member of your
team)
•Attack Points: Each quiz solved worth: 100 / # solved students (earned by each student
who successful solved the quiz)
•Design Award: Vote for most enjoyable quiz. The most enjoyable quiz earns 50 points to
the Build Points.
•Build Points: 2%; Attack Points: 3% (combined to be 5%) of total grade
Poll Everywhere for interactive in-class activities and attendance
Scientific News
•Capturing wasted electricity with triboelectric generators
•Manganese dioxide nanorod technology could lead to a better capacitor
•New capacitors to improve electric vehicles
•New magnetic behavior in nanoparticles could lead to even smaller digital memories
•Electrical control of single atom magnets
•Plugless Power soon to arrive for electric and hybrid vehicles
•Magnetic nanoparticles could aid heat dissipation
•Arizona solar plant achieves six hours after sun goes down
Bonus Point: Write a report on scientific story and how it is related to which topic in this course.
NOTE: This worth 2% of total grade. Due date is the last day of class: 5/2/2014.
Math Preview for Chapter 21
• Vectors
• Vector Adding and Subtracting
• Vector Inner Product
• Vector Outter Product
• Integral Equation Construction
• Integral with Trigonometric Functions