Physics II No Calculus
Time/Term:
Monday & Wednesday 6:30 – 9:00: Spring 2004
Instructor:
Bill Peppard
Office:
Extension:
Email:
peppard@rowan.edu
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 5:00 – 6:00 by appointment
Course Objective: After completing this course, students will demonstrate an
understanding of basic physical concepts and the ability to apply these concepts to
physical situations. Students must develop the analytical skills needed to apply these
concepts to situations not explicitly derived in class since this provides the evidence for
knowledge.
Required Text:
Physics, 6th edition by Cutnell & Johnson
Supplements: Rowan Physics I/ II Lab Manual available online at the Department of
Physics and Astronomy homepage.
Policies:
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Class attendance is mandatory.
Make-up work will be provided due to illness or family
emergency with presentation of proper documentation.
Grading Information:
Homework
Laboratories
In-Class Assignments
Tests
Final Exam
20 %
20 %
15 %
25 %
20 %
Homework: Homework will be assigned for each chapter and will be due one week after
assigned, normally every Wednesday. While all homework problems are important for
your understanding of the material, due to the volume assigned, only some will be
submitted and graded. Submitted homework will be completed and graded online.
Online procedures will be discussed in a future class.
Laboratories: Lab activities will primarily occur on Monday evenings. A pre-lab quiz
will help display your knowledge of the appropriate theory and lab procedures necessary
for successful completion of the lab. A passing grade on the quiz is necessary prior to
beginning the lab. All information that will be assessed in the pre-lab quiz is provided in
the lab manual. You will have ample time to complete lab activities and all required
work during the period. All required lab materials must be handed in at the end of the
period.
In-Class Assignments: These are problems, demonstrations or activities that are
completed collaboratively during class. The purpose of these assignments is to provide
students an opportunity to apply and clarify knowledge learned during lecture.
Tests: There will be 4 tests given throughout the semester. They will cover lecture
material, homework assignments, and labs. Tests will be a combination of short answer,
multiple choice and problem-based questions. You may use your own equation and
constants sheet during tests. However, guidelines for its content will be discussed prior
to each test. Tests will be based on the following units:
Unit 1:
Unit 2:
Unit 3:
Unit 4:
Electric Charge, Force, Field, Potential and Energy.
Electric Circuits and Ohm’s Law
Magnetic Field, Force, and Induction
Geometrical Optics and Simple Harmonic Motion
Tentative Schedule:
1/21 Wed Introduction/ Physics 1 Review/ Electric Charge, Force & Field
1/26 Mon Electric Field Lab
1/28 Wed Superposition of Electric Force and Field/ Electric Potential
2/2
Mon Electric Energy/ Review Unit 1/ Intro. to Unit 2
2/4
Wed Test 1: Electric Charge, Force, Field, Potential and Energy/ Ohm’s Law
2/9
Mon Batteries and Bulbs: Voltage, Current and Resistance Lab
2/11 Wed Parallel, Series and Combination Circuits
2/16 Mon Resistance in Parallel and in Series Lab
2/18 Wed Combo. Circuits/ Kirchhoff’s Rules/ Capacitance in Series and Parallel
2/23 Mon Multi-loop Circuits: Kirchhoff’s Rules Lab
2/25 Wed Review Unit 2/ Intro to Unit 3
3/1
3/3
3/8
3/10
3/15
3/17
3/22
3/24
3/29
3/31
4/5
4/7
4/12
4/14
4/19
4/21
4/26
4/28
5/3
5/5
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Test 2: Electric Circuits and Ohm’s Law/ Magnetic Force
Magnetic Fields and Magnetism
Current Balance: Force between current carrying wires lab/ Induction
Induction/ Unit 3 Review
Spring Recess
Spring Recess
Test 3: Magnetic Field, Force, and Induction/ Intro. to Unit 4
Geometrical Optics
Lenses and Mirrors Lab
OFF
Geometric Optics/ Combination Optics
Electromagnetic Waves/ Wave mechanics
Light phenomena & Snell’s Law
Interference and Diffraction
Hooke’s Law and Simple Harmonic Motion Lab
Resonance, Sound, and Doppler Effect
Waves: Strings and Sound Lab / Unit 4 Review
Test 4: Geometrical Optics and Simple Harmonic Motion
Semester Review
Final Exam