PHY 2054 - Physics 2 - Fall 2005
Brief syllabus (more details at http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~korytov/phy2054.html)
Instructors:
Prof. J. Robert Buchler (NPB 2075; 392-0507, buchler@phys.ufl.edu)
Prof. Andrey Korytov (NPB 2027; 392-3482, korytov@phys.ufl.edu)
Lectures:
Tuesday and Thursday, Periods 2 (8:30 am) and 3 (9:35 am), Room NPB 1001
Office hours:
Prof. J. Robert Buchler: T4, T5
Prof. Andrey Korytov: M7, W7
If you are unable to come to these office hours, please make an appointment or
take a chance and walk in. Please contact us by email, NOT by phone.
Required Material:
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Textbook College Physics by Serway and Faughn, Sixth Edition, Volume II. Additional material that the publisher
provides with the textbook is optional.
You will need an infrared HITT (Hyper-Interactive Teaching Technology) remote control. If you are buying a new
one, please use this link (http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~mocko/NewRemote.html) that will help you select the correct
one. To register your remote, please click on the HITT registration link (http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~hitt/) Note: UF
now is in transition to radio frequency remotes---we will NOT use them in PHY2054 class this Fall.
For your benefit, we have compiled a set of old exams and solutions that will help you prepare for the exams. They
will be sold at cost (the instructions will be given on Tuesday, August 30, and will be posted on the web).
Exams, Lecture Quizzes, Recitation Quizzes, and Grading Policy:
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There will be 2 partial exams, 15 questions each, during the semester and a 15-question final. You will be allowed to
bring to each exam one 8-½ inch by 11-inch sheet of paper with anything on it. An electronic calculator, pencils, and
scrap paper are needed for the exams. It is your responsibility to bring these items. Makeup exams will be given only
under the most unusual (and well documented) circumstances. If you miss more than one partial or if you miss the
final exam you will fail the class or you may get an incomplete if you so qualify.
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During each lecture, you will have two quick quiz questions on the past and current material (you must read ahead!)
that you will answer using your HITT remote. To check out your remote, the trial questions will be offered during the
lecture of August 30 (Tuesday). The first lecture quiz to be counted towards your grade will be given on Thursday,
September 1. It will be your responsibility to make sure that your HITT remote operates properly before coming to
the class. The lowest 20% of these quiz grades will be dropped to allow for mechanical failures and/or absence. No
quiz make-ups will be possible.
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The discussion section instructors will give you quizzes (one quiz per week, the first quiz will be given during the
week of Aug 29, the last--during the week of Dec 6). As in the case of exams, you are allowed to have 8-½ inch by
11-inch "cheat" sheet. In the calculation of the final class grade, the grades from the different recitation sections will
be normalized to an average of 14 with at least one maximum grade of 20. Two worst scores will be dropped before
calculating the final discussion section grade. No quiz make-ups will be possible in any circumstances.
Composition of Course Grade:
• Exams: 75% (two partial exams are 20% each; the comprehensive final is 35%)
• Lecture Quiz Grade: 5%
• Recitation Grade: 20%
• Homework problems are not explicitly graded (however, without doing your homework, the chances of getting a
decent grade are practically zero)
The final letter grades will be assigned on a curve as follows: Depending on your performance, 15% or more of you will
receive an A. The cut-off between a C+ and a B will be set at the class median, which is usually very close to the class
average. (The median will be calculated with respect to the number of students who take the first exam, so drops will not
affect your relative standing in class.) To get a B or better grade, you, therefore, have to perform above average.
Schedule of Lectures, Assigned Reading and Exams:
The course covers a large amount of material for one semester. This wide scope is dictated by the necessity to cover all
the topics that are needed for national pre-professional exams, such as the MCAT. The following is an approximate
schedule to which we will try to adhere (any changes will be posted on the course web page):
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Assigned reading (to be read ahead of lectures!)
--------------------------------------------------------Aug 25 Th
Chapter 15.1 - 15.3
Aug 30 Tu
Sep 01 Th
Chapter 15.4 - 15.5
Chapter 15.6 - 15.8
Sep 06 Tu
Sep 08 Th
Chapter 15.9
Chapter 16.1 - 16.2
Sep 13 Tu
Sep 15 Th
Chapter 16.3 - 16.5
Chapter 16.6 - 16.8
Sep 20 Tu
Sep 22 Th
Chapter 16.9 - 16.10
Chapter 17.1 - 17.4
Sep 27 Tu
Sep 28 We
Sep 29 Th
Chapter 17.5, 17.8
Exam 1, 8:20-10:20 PM (late evening)
Chapter 18.1 - 18.3
Oct 04 Tu
Oct 06 Th
Chapter 18.4 - 18.5
Chapter 18.6 - 18.7
Oct 11 Tu
Oct 13 Tu
Chapter 19.1 - 19.4
Chapter 19.5 - 19.6
Oct 18 Tu
Oct 20 Th
Chapter 19.7 - 19.11
Chapter 20.1 - 20.2
Oct 25 Tu
Oct 27 Th
Chapter 20.3 - 20.5
Chapter 20.6 - 20.8
Oct 31 Mo
Nov 01 Tu
Nov 03 Th
Exam 2, 8:20-10:20 PM (Halloween night!)
Chapter 21.8 - 21.13
Chapter 22.1 - 22.4
Nov 08 Tu
Nov 10 Th
Chapter 22.5, 22.6, 22.8
Chapter 23.1 - 23.3
Nov 15 Tu
Nov 18 Th
Chapter 23.4 - 23.5
Chapter 23.6 - 23.7
Nov 22 Tu
Nov 24 Th
Chapter 24.1 - 24.4
Thanksgiving
Nov 29 Tu
Dec 01 Th
Chapter 24.6 - 24.9
Chapter 25.1 - 25.5
Dec 06 Tu
Review
Dec 12 Mo
Final Exam, 7:30-9:30 AM (early morning)
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Miscellaneous University Policies:
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Students with disabilities requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office.
The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to
the Instructor when requesting accommodation.
The University's honesty policy regarding cheating and the use of copyrighted materials applies.
Counseling and mental health services: please consult the University of Florida Website.