Instructor: Dr. Romashets
Email evgeny.romashets@hccs.edu
Calculus based course including thermodynamics, electricity & magnetism electromagnetic waves, optics and relativity. Contact your school regarding transferability of this course.
Prerequisites Completion of University Physics I – PHYS 2325: Completion of the first two calculus courses. Contact the instructor if you are taking calculus in parallel with this course. The University of
Houston-Engineering will not accept cla sses that were taken “out of order”.
Course Text: Fundamentals of Physics , Halliday, David, Robert Resnick, and Jearl Walker (2014),
John Wiley & Sons, 10th edition.
Students should purchase a scientific calculator.
Course Content Chapter 18 thru 36. See below for sections covered.
Exam One: Ch. 18 – 22, 15%
Exam Two: Ch. 23 – 26, 15%
Exam Three: Ch. 27 – 31, 15%
Final Exam Ch. 32 – 36, 15%
Four exams 60%
Homework 20%
Quizzes 20%
Grading Scale
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100-90 =A, 89-80 = B, 79-70 = C, 69-60 = D, <60 = F
At the discretion of the instructor, either the grading scale may be adjusted or the exam scores may be “curved” to reflect the degree of difficulty.
Students are responsible for materials covered during their absences, and it is the student’s responsibility to consult with instructors for make-up assignments.
All exams will be closed book and closed notes. Exams will include problems similar to both homework, and examples/concepts as discussed in class.
Handwritten homework assignments are due at the start of the exam covering the corresponding chapters. Homework and other problems will be addressed during lecture as time permits. Problems should be clearly numbered and answers should be “boxed” or circled to receive credit. All answers must be written in a s tudent’s own handwriting. Photocopies of answers will not be credited.
Do not submit homework problems in a binder. Submit as loose, stapled or paper-clipped sheets.
Quizzes will contain multiple choice and other questions.
You may wish to purchase a 3-ring binder for your own records.

Attendance – Students are expected to attend all classes. Texas state guidelines and HCCS policies require that student with more than 12% absences be withdrawn from the class. Students may be withdrawn if missed 3 classes in the summer sessions and 4 classes in the regular semester. Two late arrivals or two early leavings will count as one absence. Attending class and paying attention is the key to a good grade. Stay current in your studies
– be prepared for lectures.
Class participation will be monitored and often adds to the course. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you are struggling with the class.
Please refer to the Student Handbook concerning grievances, complaints, discipline (including student conduct), scholastic dishonesty, and student rights. Please contact me if you require any reasonable accommodation to achieve your academic responsibilities.
Note: The state of Texas has begun to limit the money it will contribute to a student’s education. The state contributes only to the first 2 times a student registers for a course. Students are charged additional fees for subsequent registrations.
Dropped classes – The HCCS administration has instituted a strict policy regarding withdrawal from a course. There is a deadline to receive a “W” on your transcript. After this date, a grade will be issued including a “D” or “F”.
Texting, laptops, computers and cell phones
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Students may not use electronic devices of any type in the classroom during class time. These devices are a detriment to learning in that they break the concentration of students during lecture and lab. In particular, texting is not allowed during class time. Students needing to respond to a text or cell phone call must leave the classroom. (Do not speak on the phone until outside the classroom.) Student grades will be docked for violation of this policy.
The following chapters will be covered:
Week 1 Ch. 18 – Temperature, Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics.
Week 2
Week 3
Ch. 19 – Kinetic Theory of Gases.
Ch. 20
– Entropy, Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Week 4
Week 5
Ch. 21 – Electric Charge.
Ch. 22 – Electric Fields.
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Ch. 23 – Gauss’ Law.
Ch. 24 – Electric Potential.
Ch. 25 – Capacitance.
Ch. 26, 27
– Current & Resistance. Circuits.
Ch. 28 – Magnetic Fields.
Ch. 29
– Magnetic Fields due to Currents.
Ch. 30, 31 – Induction and Inductance. Electromagnetic Oscillations.
Ch. 32 – Maxwell’s Equations.
Ch. 33, 34 – Electromagnetic Waves. Images.
Ch. 35 – Interference.
Week 16 Ch. 36 - Diffraction.
The final grade is based on accumulated scores from home work, tests, and the final exam, and it is based on attendance. The weighting factors and the grading scale are applied to determine the class-room grade. This grade then becomes the final grade providing that the attendance grade is at least as high. If not, the classroom grade is dropped by one letter to become the final grade. Class attendance is checked daily by the instructor. At the end of the semester, an attendance percentage is determined, and the grading scale is applied to determine the final attendance grade. This grade is then used as specified above to determine the final grade.