General Physics II
PHYS202 – Spring 2016
Instructor: Neil E. Miller
Office Phone: 641-3453
Email: neilm@usca.edu
Office: Sciences 323
Office Hours: M&F 1-3pm, W 9-11am, and by appt.
Text: College Physics with Concept Coach https://cnx.org/contents/JydfSfIS@2.2:3
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Check your USCA email and Blackboard every day for possible updates from your instructor.
Course Description: An introduction to electricity, magnetism, optics and nuclear physics.
(Prereq: A grade of C or better in AMTH 111 or 112 or 122 or placement beyond AMTH 112)
Course Evaluation:
• All Concept Coach questions for the next lecture material must be answered through
OpenStax by 9am on the day the lecture is scheduled to be given. Late questions will not be
accepted. All problem solving assignments will be posted on Blackboard and will be collected
at the beginning of lecture on the due date. The following is required on each assignment:
your name, date, chapter, number of each problem. All mathematical steps must be shown to
receive credit for each question. Late assignments will not be accepted. Additional questions
may be assigned during lecture and will be turned in at the end of the period.
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You are responsible for printing a copy of the lab from Blackboard. Since each lab is a
collaborative effort, any student that is not present or does not actively participate in the
experiment will not receive credit for that lab report. Reports must be turned in at the end
of the lab period and there are no make-up labs.
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Each quiz will cover material from the previous lectures, corresponding textbook material and
laboratory experiments. The only reasons that a make-up quiz would be given are (1) an
illness/injury that is confirmed by a physician’s excuse on his/her office letterhead including
dates, (2) a death in the family with documentation from the funeral home, (3) an official
USCA activity that is documented before the quiz date or (4) a signed letter from a court/judge
stating that you did appear on that date and time.
All phones, iPads and computers must be put away during quizzes. If a student is seen
using any electronic device other than a calculator during a quiz without the prior consent
of the instructor, the instructor will assume that the student is cheating and a zero will be
given to that student for the quiz.
Neil E. Miller
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Grading:
Quizzes
Laboratory
Homework/Classwork
50%
25%
25%
A:
B:
C:
D:
F:
≥ 90%
80 – 89%
70 – 79%
60 – 69%
≤ 59%
There is no curve of grades
There is no extra credit
No grades are dropped
The Department of Chemistry and Physics has the following attendance policy: Students must
attend 75% of all lectures and labs, regardless of reason, to pass the course. If a student has more
than 4 unexcused absences from lecture/lab, a loss of one letter grade will result.
Academic Integrity:
Please review the Academic Honor Code in the Student Handbook. If you are found in violation
of the Honor Code pertaining to any work that you have completed in this course, you will receive
a zero for that work. Furthermore, you may receive a grade of F for the course and/or other
actions may be taken concerning your conduct.
Classroom Behavior
You will be expected to refrain from disruptive behavior during all class meetings (lecture and
lab). The use of iPads and computers during class meetings is allowed for taking notes or having
access to your textbook. You will be asked to leave the class if I feel that your behavior is
unsatisfactory and you will receive a zero for the quiz, lab or classwork.
Disability Statement
If you have a physical, psychological, and/or learning disability that might affect your
performance in this class, please contact the Office of Disability Services, B&E 134, (803) 643-6816,
as soon as possible. The Office of Disability Services will determine appropriate accommodations
based on documentation.
Disclaimer:
In the event of extenuating circumstances, the schedule, policies and assignments in this course
are subject to change.
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Tentative Schedule – PHYS202 – Spring 2016
Date
T 1/12
Th 1/14
T 1/19
Th 1/21
T 1/26
Th 1/28
T 2/2
Th 2/4
T 2/9
Th 2/11
T 2/16
Th 2/18
T 2/23
Th 2/25
T 3/1
Th 3/3
T 3/8
Th 3/10
T 3/15
Th 3/17
T 3/22
Th 3/24
T 3/29
Th 3/31
T 4/5
Th 4/7
T 4/12
Th 4/14
T 4/19
Th 4/21
Th 4/28
Sections
18: 1-3
18: 4-8
19: 1-4
19: 5,7 & 20:7
20: 1-3
20: 4-6
21: 1-3
21: 4,6
22: 1-5
22: 7-11
23: 1-6
23: 7-12
24: 1-3
24: 3-4
27: 1-4
27: 5-8
Topic
Assessment
Electric Charges
Electric Fields
Quiz 1
Electric Potential
Capacitance
Quiz 2
Ohm’s Law
Electrical Energy
Quiz 3
DC circuits
DC applications
Quiz 4
Magnetic Fields
Magnetic Forces
Quiz 5
Magnetic Induction
AC Circuits
Quiz 6
EM waves
EM spectrum
Quiz 7
Wave Nature of Light
Diffraction, Polarization
Quiz 8
No Class
No Class
25: 1-4
Reflection and Refraction
25: 5-7
Lenses and Mirrors
Quiz 9
26: 1-5
Optical Instruments
29: 1-3
Photoelectric Effect
Quiz 10
29: 4-7
Wave Nature of Particles
30: 1-3
Atomic Structure
Quiz 11
30: 4-6
Quantum Mechanics
31: 1-3
Radioactivity
Quiz 12
31: 4-7
Nuclear Decay Processes
32: 1-4
Nuclear Applications
Quiz 13
32: 5-7
Fission, Fusion
28: 1-3 & 34: 1-2 Relativity and Cosmology
@ 11 am
Quiz 14
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Experiment
No Lab
No Lab
Electric Fields
Capacitors
Ohm’s Law & Joule’s Law
DC & RC Circuits
EM Induction
RLC Circuits & Transformers
No Lab
Wave Optics
Reflection & Refraction
Optical Instruments
Photoelectric Effect & Bragg Diffraction
Atomic Spectra
Radioactivity
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