PHYSICS 2055: GENERAL PHYSICS V: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM - WINTER 2016
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. T. Andrews
CONTACT INFORMATION: Office: C-1063, E-mail: tandrews@mun.ca, Phone: 864-8788
LECTURES: Slot 05 – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00-12:50 PM
LABORATORY: Sec. 1: Monday 2:00-4:50 PM, Sec. 2: Thursday 9:00-11:50 AM, Sec. 3:
Tuesday 2:00-4:50 PM
TEXT: Principles of Physics, 5th edition, Serway and Jewett
TOPIC
TEXTBOOK SECTIONS
Overview: Electric Flux and Gauss’ Law
Electric Potential Energy and Electric
Potential
Conductors and Capacitance
Electric Current
Direct Current Circuits
Kirchhoff’s Rules
RC Circuits
Overview: Biot-Savart Law, Ampere’s Law,
Faraday’s Law
Inductors and RL Circuits
LC and RLC Circuits
Alternating Current Circuits
Resonance and Q Factor
Electromagnetic Waves
COMPONENT
19.8-19.10
20.1-20.5
APPROXIMATE #
LECTURES
2
2
19.11, 20.6-20.11
21.1-21.5
21.6-21.7
21.8
21.9
22.7-22.10, 23.1-23.4
2
2
2
2
2
2
23.5-23.6
Notes to be provided
Notes to be provided
Notes to be provided
24.1-24.8
3
2
2
2
4
WEIGHT
NOTES
Mid-Term Test
20%
Tentatively scheduled for February 12th. If a student cannot (for good cause)
write the mid-term test, then the weight for the missed mid-term test will be
added to the final examination weight. No make-up tests will be given.
Quizzes
5%
Scheduled for January 22, February 5, February 19, March 4, March 18
(Fridays). The quizzes will be worth 1% each for a total of 5%.
20%
Laboratories are mandatory. Each experiment has to be completed. If a lab
is missed due to illness, a request to make up the missed lab has to be made
within 7 days of the missed lab period to Dr. Chris Deacon. A minimum lab
mark of 50% is required to pass the course.
Assignments
(~6)
15%
Assignments/links and due dates will be posted on D2L. Some assignments
will be done using LonCAPA computer-based system. You will need your
MUN number and a password (“LonCAPA password”) to access these. Your
passwords will be listed on D2L under “Grades”.
Final
Examination
40%
Scheduled later in semester. There will be no supplementary examination.
Laboratory