PHYSICS 2B – Electricity & Magnetism
Course Syllabus – Summer Session II - 2009
Instructor:
Office:
Telephone:
Email Address:
Instructor Hours:
Ed Lever
WLH 2135
808-265-4070 (cell)
elever@physics.ucsd.edu
One hour after lecture
and by appointment
Lecture Hours:
Lecture Location:
Course TA:
Email Address:
Discussion Session:
Practice Session:
Monday-Friday 8:00 - 9:20 am
WLH 2005
Trevor Stravropoulos
Tstavrop@ucsd.edu
Wed 2:00 – 2:50 CSB 002
Thur 3:00 – 4:50 CSB 001
Course Description and Objectives:
This course is the E&M component to the introductory calculus-based physics sequence. Since this
is taught over the highly accelerated summer session, ancillary topics covered will vary according to
the student’s interests and majors. The instructor’s primary objective is to make the course as
understandable and painless as possible and ensure every student passes the course. The instructor
will be available for tutoring during scheduled office hours (to be announced) and by appointment.
Textbook:
Physics for Scientists and Engineers, by Wolfson & Pasachoff, Addison Wesley.
Volume II, Custom Edition for University of California, San Diego
Please note that this custom edition of the textbook includes only the chapters required for this
course, namely, only the section on Electricity and Magnetism. Anyone having carried around a
standard Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Calculus textbook covering an entire year worth of material
will appreciate the relief experienced by the lower back.
Lectures and Homework:
Since this is an accelerated course, new material will be presented at lecture on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday of each week. Homework will be assigned but not collected. It is highly
recommended that you keep abreast of the assignments as physics is not a “spectator sport”. In
addition to the lectures, problem solving sessions will be conducted weekly by the TA in order to
facilitate your complete mastery of the assigned homework. You should attend these sessions,
especially if you did not master a calculus-based Physics E&M course at the high school level.
Thursdays will be devoted to review in preparation for the unit exam each Friday except for Unit 5
which will be given on Thursday. A Practice Exam will be handed out at the end of Wednesday
lecture and should be at least attempted if not completed by the student for the review session.
STUDY NOTES: you will get the most out of this course by reading the assigned material in the
textbook prior to the lecture. There are two advantages to this approach: 1) you will have seen the
material once and can ask considered and meaningful questions during the lecture to clarify your
understanding and 2) you won’t have to divert your attention from the lecture content to take notes.
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Exams and Grading:
Unit Exams will be multiple choice and the problems have been designed to probe a range of skills
as partial credit cannot be assigned. You must bring your own Scantron Form which may be
purchased at the bookstore for a modest price. Exams must be taken at the time scheduled. Those
missed for a legitimate reason can only be made up by special arrangement with the instructor and
must be made up within the shortest reasonable time.
For each Unit Exam you are allowed to bring one 8 ½ by 11 sheet of notes which you may prepare
on both sides. A formula sheet will be handed out at the beginning of each week as a sample which
you may use as-is or copy to your own sheet as you prefer. You should remember that the course is
cumulative, that is, some formulas from previous units will be needed as we progress, so you will
want to extend the prompt materials in the handout as necessary. I will announce in advance what
support materials you may bring to the Final Exam.
Friday of the last week will be devoted to a review in preparation for the Final Exam the following
day. The Final Exam will consist of three components; a multiple-choice section to probe basic
understanding of fundamental concepts, a comprehensive intermediate section (not multiple-guess)
and a very challenging third section designed to identify the shining stars of the class. Be prepared to
be puzzled by the last section which no one has ever completed even though typically half the class
receives a grade of “A”. You will NOT need a Scantron Form for the Final Exam as all sections of it
will be hand graded and partial credit will be assigned on all problems.
Please note that working the homework problems will prepare you for the Final Exam.
™ Unit Exams will count 60% towards the final grade.
™ The Final Exam on Saturday, September 8 will be cumulative and will count 40%.
™ Final course grades will be curved.
Please note that, according to UCSD policy, you must bring your picture ID to the Final Exam.
Academic Honesty:
The UCSD and Physics Department academic honesty policies and procedures, as outlined in the
catalog are applicable to all aspects of this course.
End of Course:
A grade of I (Incomplete) will be given only in circumstances of unusual need, when it is not
reasonably possible for the student to complete all course requirements by the last day of class.
Any student seeking a grade of Incomplete must sign an agreement with the instructor specifying the
task(s) to be completed and the date by which the work is to be completed. If the tasks are not
completed, the grade of Incomplete will be automatically changed to the student’s default value.
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PHYSICS 2B – Electricity & Magnetism
Course Outline 2009 – Summer Session II
Week
Dates
Topics
1
August 3 – August 7
2
August 10 – August 14
3
August 17 – August 21
4
August 24 – August 28
5
August 21 – September 4
September 5
Chapters
Electric Charges
Coulomb Force Law
Electric Fields
Gauss’ Law
Electric Potential
Work & Energy
Capacitors
Current, Resistance
Ohm’s Law
Electric Power
Circuits
Magnetic Field
Ampere’s Law
Law of Biot & Savart
Electromagnetic Induction
Inductors
Alternating Current
AC Circuits
Electromagnetic Waves
Maxwell’s Equations
FINAL EXAM
23 - 24
25 – 26
27 – 28
29 - 32
33 - 34
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Physics 2B Homework Assignments
Unit
1
2
3
4
5
Chapter
23 - 2
23 – 3
23 – 4
23 – 5
23 – 6
24 – 1
24 – 2
24 - 3
24 - 4
24 - 5
24 - 6
25 - 2
25 - 3
25 - 4
25 - 5
26 - 1
26 - 2
26 - 3
26 - 4
26 - 5
26 – 6
26 – 7
27 - 1
27 – 2
27 - 3
27 - 4
28 - 1
28 - 2
28 - 3
28 - 4
28 - 5
28 - 6
29 - 2
29 - 3
29 - 4
29 - 5
30 - 1
30 – 2
30 - 3
30 - 4
30 - 5
31 – 2, 3
31 – 4
32 – 1, 2
32 - 3
32 - 4
33 - 1
33 - 2
33 – 3,4,5
33 - 6
34 - 4
34 - 5
34 – 8
34 – 10
34 – 11
Page
594
595
595
596
597
624
624
625
625
627
627
653
654
655
656
679
679
679
680
680
681
682
704
705
705
706
736
737
737
738
739
739
764
765
766
767
796
798
798
799
800
827
830
848
849
850
877
877
878
879
910
911
911
911
912
Sample Problems
2
7, 11, 16, 17, 21
25, 27
33, 37, 45, 47, 49
57, 65
1, 3
5, 7
11, 13
17, 25, 26, 31, 35
39 Hint: near vs. far field
45, 47, 57
1, 12, 13, 17
18, 30, 35, 37
47, 51
53, 58
1, 5
9, 12
17
33, 35
46
51, 53, 57
65, 68
1, 7
27, 30
45, 53
3
5, 7
22, 26
29
43, 55
55
1, 3
15, 23, 27, 30
33, 35, 40*
46, 47, 53
1, 7, 10
18, 20, 24
27, 33, 35
39, 40, 41
43, 47
2, 3, 7, 9, 17, 25, 27, 29*
39*, 40*, 41*
1, 3, 4, 9, 11, 13, 22*
25, 27
39, 49
1, 3, 5
13, 17, 19
27, 29, 39*
58, 59
7, 8
21
31
39
55
Topics
Electric Charges
Coulomb’s Law
The Electric Field
Charge Distributions
Matter in Electric Fields
Electric Field Lines
Electric Flux
Gauss’s Law
Applications of Gauss
Arbitrary Charge Distributions
Conductors
Potential Difference
Calculating The Potential
Potential vs. Field
Charged Conductors
Energy of Charge Distributions
Isolated Conductors
Electric Field Energy
Capacitors
Capacitor Energy Storage
Capacitor Networks
Dielectrics
Electric Current
Conduction Mechanisms
Resistance and Ohm’s Law
Electric Power
Electric Circuits and Symbols
Electromotive Force
Resistor Networks
Kirchhoff’s Laws
Measuring Instruments
Circuits with Capacitors
Force on a Moving Charge
Free Charge Motion in a Field
Force on an Electric Current
The Current Loop
The Biot-Savart Law
Force Between Two Conductors
Ampere’s Law
Applications
Solenoids & Toroids
Faraday’s Law & Induction
Induced Electric Fields
Inductance
Inductors in Circuits
Magnetic Energy
Alternating Current
Circuit Elements
LC, RLC Circuits and Power
Transformers & Power Supplies
Electromagnetic Waves
Speed of EM Waves
Polarization
Energy in EM Waves
Radiation Pressure