Jim Brennan
jbrennan@boisestate.edu
Physics Department Phone: 426-3775
Office Hours Tu-Th 3:00-4:00pm, MP312
or by appointment
Department of Physics
PHYS 212 PHYSICS II WITH CALCULUS
Spring 2014
Course Description
PHYS 212 PHYSICS II WITH CALCULUS (4-1-4)(F/S)(Area III). Coulombs law,
fields, potential, magnetism, induced emf, simple circuits, geometrical optics,
interference, diffraction, and polarization. PREREQ: MATH 175, PHYS 211. COREQ:
PHYS 212L
Course Schedule and Classroom
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7:30-8:45 AM, MP203
Please do not be late for class. This is disruptive and inconsiderate to others.
Textbooks and Required Materials
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Knight, Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 3e. vols. 3-4
A scientific or graphing calculator
Clicker or ResponseWare app
Course Evaluation
There will be four exams including the final. Each exam is worth 19% of your grade.
Mastering Physics Homework is 20%, and the remaining 4% is a participation grade
based on in-class activities such as clicker questions.
Your current grades, except for the Mastering Physics assignments, will be posted in
the Gradebook in Blackboard. The Mastering Physics homework grade will be
transferred to Blackboard at the end of the course. Your final letter grade will be
based on
97-100 = A+
94-96 = A
90-93 = A-
87-89 = B+
83-86 = B
79-82 = B-
75-78 = C+
71-74 = C
66-70 = C-
62-65 = D+
58-61 = D
55-57 = D-
< 55 = F
The Blackboard gradebook will calculate your current grade using these weightings
and cutoffs, except that the homework grade will not show up in Blackboard until the
end of the course. The grade calculated in Blackboard is the grade you will get.
Please do not ask me to give you a higher grade.
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Homework
Homework is worth 20% of your grade. All homework will be done on the Mastering
Physics website. (www.masteringphysics.com). Our class ID is
MPBRENNAN30258
Our Zip code is 83725. The assignments will only be available for the times listed.
Late assignments lose 15% of their points per day, and cannot be made up after they
close.
Exams
76% of your grade is based on the exams. The exams are based on the textbook
readings, the examples in the text, the homework, and the class lectures. ALL
EXAMS WILL BE COUNTED, AND NO MAKE-UP EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN, except
for extenuating circumstances at the discretion of the instructor. There will be four inclass exams (worth 19% each, including the final exam). Scientific and graphing
calculators are allowed during exams, but no cell phones, tablets, computers, etc.
You may bring one hand-written 8.5" by 11" sheet of formulas for each exam. Use of
both sides is okay.
While group work is encouraged for the homework, exams are a measure of
individual understanding of the relevant topics. As such, the following rules will be
enforced by the instructor and proctors:
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No talking during the exam, except to ask questions of the instructor or proctors. You
may ask for clarification of a question, but not for hints or help to get the answer.
No use of cell phones. If you need to use your phone in an emergency, notify the
instructor and arrangements can be made.
No observing the work of your neighbors. Exams should represent your effort, not
that of your peers.
Be prepared to stay in the classroom until you are completed with your exam. No
leaving the room once the exam has begun. If you feel you need an exception to this
rule, please speak with the instructor.
Violation of these rules will be considered cheating and will be taken very seriously
by the department as well as the university.
Academic Dishonesty
Academic integrity will be strongly enforced in this course. Any student caught
cheating on any assignment or exam may fail the assignment or exam in question or
fail this course dependent on a hearing with the course instructor. Academic
Dishonesty is defined in the Student Code of Conduct (Article 2, Section 18). It is
strongly suggested that you read and understand these definitions:
http://osrr.boisestate.edu/scp-codeofconduct-article2/#18
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Student Contributions
Regular classroom attendance is expected. Changes to the syllabus, schedule
and/or assignments may be announced in class. It is the student’s responsibility to
be aware of any such changes.
All registered BSU students receive a Boise State email and Blackboard account. It
is the student’s responsibility to access both accounts regularly to avoid missing
important messages and deadlines.
All students are expected to conform to the BSU Student Code of Conduct. All
persons are expected to act in such a manner as to maintain a positive and
productive learning environment with respect for one another.
Special Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations are available for students with a documented
disability. If you have a disability and may need accommodations to fully participate
in this class, please visit the Disability Resource Center (DRC). All accommodations
MUST be approved through the DRC (Administration 114). Please stop by or call
208-426-1583 to make an appointment with a disability specialist.
http://drc.boisestate.edu/
Drop Policy
Students are responsible for adding and dropping courses. At the end of the first
week of class, faculty may perform faculty initiated drop for non-attendance, but it is
the student’s responsibility to drop any course he/she does not intend to finish.
Students who stop attending a course without filing a drop request will receive a
grade of F.
Emergency Procedures
If there is the need for an evacuation of the building, please take your personal
belongings in the immediate vicinity and exit the building via the posted evacuation
route. The last person to leave the room (instructor or student) will turn off the lights
and shut the door. If you need assistance, please assemble in the designated area
and emergency assistance will be provided. After exiting the building, please
assemble in a group at least 30 feet away from the building.
Your instructors cannot be responsible for administering medication or medical
assistance in the event of a personal medical emergency.
FOUNDATIONAL STUDIES STATEMENT
Boise State's Foundational Studies Program provides undergraduates with a broadbased education that spans the entire university experience. PHYS 212: Physics II
with Calculus satisfies five units of the Foundation Program's Disciplinary LensNatural, Physical and Applied Sciences (DL-N) requirement. It supports the following
University Learning Outcome, along with a variety of other course-specific goals.
Apply knowledge and the methods characteristic of scientific inquiry to think critically
about and solve theoretical and practical problems about physical structures and
processes.
PHYS 212: Physics II with Calculus is designed to help students understand the
ways in which the established laws of nature allow us to understand and predict
future behavior of physical systems, as well as using scientific reasoning to acquire
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and analyze data. This course helps to achieve the goals of the Foundational Studies
program by focusing on the following course learning outcomes. After successful
completion of this course, you will be able to:
 Solve problems using Maxwell’s equations to predict the behavior of a system
of charges with particular initial conditions.
 Solve problems using concepts of wave motion to predict the behavior of
elastic systems and optical phenomena.
 Apply Maxwell’s Laws and Energy Laws to solve common real world
problems.
 Assess experimental data to verify or disprove a particular hypothesis.
 Represent physical problems using mathematical notation.
 Understand how the laws of physics have shaped technology and the
environment.
 Effectively communicate experimental procedure as well as the underlying
theory.
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Schedule (subject to change)
Dates
Week
Topic
Assignments
NO CLASS MONDAY
1
1/20
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1/24
NO LAB
Ch. 25, Electric Charges and Forces
2
1/27
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1/31
Ch. 26 (skip 26.7), Electric Fields
Lab 1: Electrostatics
3
2/3
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2/7
Ch. 28, Electric Potential
Ch 25 Homework due Monday 2/3
Ch 26 Homework due Monday 2/3
Lab 2: Electric Field Mapping
4
2/10
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2/14
Ch. 29 (skip 29.6-29.7),
Potential and Fields, Capacitance
Ch 28 Homework due Monday 2/10
Lab 3: Capacitors
NO CLASS MONDAY
5
2/17
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2/21
Ch. 30, Electric Current
Ch 29 Homework due Monday 2/17
Exam 1 Wednesday 2/19
Lab 4: Ohm's Law
6
2/24
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2/28
Ch. 31 (skip 31.5 and 31.8),
Circuit Fundamentals
Ch 30 Homework due Monday 2/24
Lab 5: Bulbs
7
3/3
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3/7
Ch. 32 (32.1-32.5), Magnetic Fields
Ch 31 Homework due Monday 3/3
Lab 6: RC Circuits
8
3/10
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3/14
Ch. 32 continued (32.7-32.8, skip 32.6,
31.8 and 31.10)
Lab 7: Earth's Magnetic Field
9
3/17
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3/21
Ch. 33, Electromagnetic Induction
Ch 32 Homework due Monday 3/17
Exam 2, Monday 3/17
Lab 8: Magnetic Field Determination
10
3/24
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3/28
11
3/31
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4/4
Ch. 35, AC Circuits
Ch 33 Homework due Monday 3/31
Lab 9: AC Circuits (handout)
12
4/7
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4/11
Ch. 20 (skip 20.6), Travelling Waves
Ch 35 Homework due Monday 4/7
Lab 10: Speed of Sound
13
4/14
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4/18
Ch. 21 (21.1-21.4),
Superposition and Standing Waves
Ch 20 Homework due Monday 4/14
Lab 11: Resonance in Air Columns
14
4/21
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4/25
Ch. 21 (21.5-21.7, skip 21.8)
Ch. 22 (skip 22.5-22.6),
Interference and Wave Optics
Exam 3, Monday 4/21
Lab 12: Double Slit
15
4/28
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5/2
Ch. 23 (skip 23.5), Ray Optics
Ch 21 Homework due Monday 4/28
Ch 22 Homework due Monday 4/28
Lab 13: Reflection and Refraction
16
5/5
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5/9
Ch. 23 continued, review for Final
Lab 14: Lenses
SPRING BREAK
Ch 23 Homework due Monday 5/12
17
5/12
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5/16
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Finals Week
Final Exam, Wednesday May 14,
7:00 am – 9:00 am
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