Tomoyuki Nakayama
Office: NPB 2155
Phone: 352-392-0310
MWE 2nd Period (9:30 – 10:35 am) in NPB 1002
Email: nakayama@phys.ufl.edu
http://www.phys.ufl.edu/courses/phy2005/sum11/
Office Hours: M3 & R7
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PHY 2005 Applied Physics 2 – Summer 2005
Textbook: Frederick Bueche & David L. Wallach, Technical Physics (4th edition, John Wiley &
Sons, 1994)
Course Description: We will cover chapters 19-28 and several topics from chapters 29-31 of
Technical Physics by Bueche & Wallach, the topics of which contain electricity, magnetism,
optics and modern physics. This course will be taught with an emphasis on conceptual
understanding rather than technical details, with experimental demonstrations to help you to
grasp physical backgrounds behind each physical law given in a mathematical form.
Expectations: You are expected to attend all lectures to learn basic concepts and how to
apply them in solving problems. We strongly urge you to work on suggested homework
problems. Although homework assignments are not collected or graded, working problems is
essential to understanding the material and thus to achieving a good grade. You are assumed
to have a working knowledge of algebra, geometry and elementary trigonometry functions.
Since there is a lot of material covered in one week, you need to keep up your study on a daily
basis and complete reading assignments as specified in the Course Schedule before class.
Announcement will appear occasionally on the course webpage and will often be made at the
beginning of lectures. You are responsible for being aware of all such announcements.
Grades: Your course grade will be based on your midterms, final exam and clicker quiz scores.
We adopt an absolute grading scale and your grade will not be curved. In this way, you do not
need to compete with other students and you can focus on your own performance. The scale
given in the below table is guaranteed and will not be adjusted upward. Note that we will not
round your grades.
Grading Procedure
Best 2 scores of 3 midterms
25 % × 2 = 50 %
Final Exam
25 %
H-ITT Clicker Quizzes*
25 %
*10 % will be dropped.
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DE
Grading Scales
100 – 84 %
78 – 83.999 %
72 – 77.999 %
66 – 71.999 %
60 – 65.999 %
55 – 59.999 %
50 – 54.999 %
45 – 49.999 %
40 – 44.999 %
35 – 39.999 %
30 – 34.999 %
Less than 30 %
Sample Grade Computation:
Exam 1: 13/15
Exam 2: 8/15
Exam 3: 11/15
Final: 10/15
Clicker Quiz Grade (after 10 % drop): 20.833
Grade = (13/15) × 25 (Exam1) + (11/15) × 25 (Exam 3) + (10/15) × 25 (Final) + 20.833
(Clicker) = 77.500 (A-)
Examinations: There will be three midterms and one comprehensive final. All exams will be
administered in class. You must bring your photo ID, No. 2 pencils, an eraser and a calculator.
In addition, you are allowed to bring a single hand written crib sheet (8.5”×11”, both sides) to
each mid-term. You can use three pieces of hand written crib sheets during the final.
(Therefore, it is advisable to keep your crib sheets for the three midterms until the final and
just use them.) Each exam consists of 15 multiple choice questions. Some of the questions are
conceptual and the others require calculations at the level of suggested homework problems.
Since only two midterms count for your final grade and one will be dropped, a makeup exam
will not be given for a missed midterm. If a student with a valid excuse (officially permitted UF
events, family emergencies, medical excuses etc.) is unable to take final or more than one
midterm, then he/she must contact me ASAP and provide me with a documented proof to get
a makeup.
Date
Friday, June 3
Friday, July 1
Monday, July 25
Friday, August 5
Exam Schedule
Exam
Materials
Exam 1
Chapters 19
Exam 2
Chapters 22
Exam 3
Chapters 25
Final Exam
Chapters 19
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21
24
27
28, parts of 29 – 31
Clicker Quizzes: In most of the classes, clicker quizzes will be posed using the H-ITT remote
system. Each of you needs to purchase the H-ITT remote transmitter associated with the inclass student response system. It is your responsibility to ensure that your remote is
functioning properly and that you are sending on the correct channel. We recommend that you
set the channel at the beginning of each lecture. For each quiz, you will receive 2 points for
correct answer, 1 point for incorrect answer and 0 point for no answer. 90% of the possible
total score will be graded as the full credit.
Example: If a student answers 40 problems correctly, 10 problems incorrectly and missed 10
problems, he/she will get:
The bare quiz score = 2 × 40 + 1 × 10 + 0 × 10 = 90
The possible total score = 2 × 60 = 120
90 % of the total score = 120 × 0.9 = 108
Final quiz grade = (90/108) × 25 = 20.833
Homework: 10 to 20 problems will be chosen from each chapter and assigned as homework
problems. Solutions for the assigned problems will be provided. These problems will not be
collected or graded. However, problem solving skill is indispensable for this course and you are
encouraged to solve all of them. Note that at least one third of exam problems will be based
on the assigned homework problems.
Students with Disabilities: Students who require accommodation for disabilities must first
contact the Dean of Students Office. That office provides you with documentation, which the
student must bring to me during the first week of the semester.
Academic Honesty: Each student is expected to hold himself/herself to a high standard of
academic honesty. Under the UF academic honesty policy, unauthorized assistance or the use
of unauthorized resources is strictly forbidden on work-for-credit. You are to work alone on all
graded assignments. This includes exams and clicker quizzes. Fabrication or falsification of
excuses or related documentation is also a violation of the UF academic honesty policy.
Violations of this policy will be dealt with strictly. There will be no warnings or exceptions.