MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
CLASSICAL PHYSICS II (PHYS 1202-001)
COURSE OUTLINE FALL 2016
PROFESSOR:
Dr. Manuel Diaz-Avila
email: mdiazavila@mtroyal.ca
Phone: 440-6029
Room: B-276H
OFFICE HOURS:
You are always welcome to come to my office for help at anytime. I have allocated some specific
times in which you can definitely find me, unless someone needs me at the following times for
meetings or other work-related activities. These times are:
Mondays:
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Tuesdays:
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Wednesdays:
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Thursdays:
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Fridays:
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
NOTE: If these times don’t suit you, you are more than welcome to drop-in at any time or
request for an office hour by appointment. If you are planning to drop-in, I will suggest you call
me first to check if I am in the office.
Additional help is also available almost every weekday in the Chemistry and Physics Help Room
(B-275). Please check our instructional assistant's (Dr. Ian Lovatt) schedule.
Description:
This course, the second one in a two-course introductory physics sequence, provides a calculuslevel introduction to fluids, thermodynamics and electromagnetism. The topics covered include:
fluid statics, temperature, heat, the ideal gas law, the laws of thermodynamics, electric forces and
fields, electric potential, electric currents, and magnetic forces and fields.
PREREQUISITE:
Physics 1201 and Mathematics 1200 with grades of C- or better.
LECTURE:
Tuesday and Thursday
5:00 pm to 6:20 pm
Room: B-217
Physics 1202-002, requires you to take one of the Tutorials 401 or 402, and one of the Labs 501503.
TUTORIALS:
-401
-402
Tuesday
Thursday
6:30 pm to 7:20 pm
6:30 pm to 7:20 pm
Room: B-217
Room: B-217
LABS:
As scheduled. Labs begin on the week of September 19-23.
TEXT:
Classical Physics: Custom Edition for MRU, by R.D. Knight et al (Pearson 2011)
ASSESSMENT:
Tutorials
Assignments
Laboratory
Partial Exam 1 (Thursday, October 13)
Partial Exam 2 (Thursday, November 17)
Final Exam (3 hrs)
5%
15%
15%
15%
15%
35%
The Final Examination will be scheduled by the Registrar’s office during the period of December
12 to 22, 2016 (inclusive). STUDENTS MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR FINAL EXAMS THROUGHOUT
THIS PERIOD.
ACADEMIC REGULATIONS: Read the current Mount Royal Calendar.
ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATION: It is a student's responsibility to request academic accommodation. If you are a student with a
disability who may require academic accommodation and have not registered with Accessibility Services, please contact their office
at 403-440-6868. You must be registered with Accessibility Services to access academic accommodations.
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STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES: You are responsible for your own progress. Physics is like learning how to play an instrument: it is
something that must be actively learned and rehearsing a lot. This means reading the text, participating in class, and practicing
problem solving.
Physics can be difficult. To do well in Physics 1202, it is not enough just to come to class. You need to come to class already
prepared by having read the assigned sections of the text. You will not understand everything on the first reading, but it will
help you make sense of the material when we talk about it in class.
Memorization plays only a small part in physics. The key to success in physics is understanding. Understanding is developed by
participation. Physics 1202 is, therefore, an activity-based course, with activities such as class demonstrations, homework
solving and problem-solving sessions. This means that you will be doing a great deal of your learning while participating in
activities in class. If you are not in class – both physically and mentally – you are missing out on your learning.
Understanding is also developed by problem solving. You should work through the weekly problem sets, tutorial problems, and
back-of-the-chapter questions and problems. Do not be afraid to make mistakes, but do not stop until you get things right.
Bring your questions to tutorials and office hours – that is what they are for.
Note that at least 50% of partial examinations and final exam will consist of questions related to assignments, tutorials,
and/or recommended problems from the textbook.
GRADING:
Student grades are earned as follows:
95 - 100
A+
85 -94
A
80 - 84
A-
77 - 79
B+
73 - 76
B
70 - 72
B-
67 - 69
C+
63 - 66
C
60 - 62
C-
55 - 59
D+
50 - 54
D
0 - 49
F
Excellent. Superior performance, showing comprehensive
understanding of subject matter.
Good. Clearly above average performance with knowledge of subject
matter generally complete.
Satisfactory. Basic understanding of subject matter.
Marginal performance. (Generally insufficient preparation for
subsequent courses.)
Fail. Assigned to students who do not meet the academic
requirements of the course, or who cease to continue in the course,
but do not withdraw as per Mount Royal University policy.
CALCULATORS: All types of calculators can be used in this course, but a simple one that includes basic mathematical functions
(addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, trigonometric functions, square root) will suffice. Note that a cell phone will not
be allowed as a calculator during exams. Bring your calculator to class so you can participate in problem-solving sessions.
FAILING GRADES: Students worried about poor grades should see me as soon as possible before it is too late to alleviate the
problem. Do not drop out before talking it over first. Please see the current Mount Royal University Calendar regarding policies
on "Change of Registration." Note that the last day for withdrawal with a grade of "W" is Friday, November 18, 2016.
IMPORTANT DATES:
FIRST DAY OF CLASSES: Thursday, September 8.
LAST DAY OF CLASSES: Thursday, December 8.
FINAL EXAM PERIOD: December 12-22 inclusive.
DROP/ADD DEADLINE: Friday, September 16.
WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE: Friday, November 18.
HOLIDAYS (No Classes):
Labour Day: Monday, September 5.
Thanksgiving Day: Monday, October 10.
Reading Break: Wednesday and Thursday, November 9-10.
Remembrance Day: Friday, November 11.
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EARLY SUPPORT: As your instructor I will do my best to support your success during the term. This may include identifying
concerns I may have about your academic progress or wellbeing through Early Support. Using Early Support, I can connect you
with the Office of Student Success which offers students support and assistance in getting back on track to success. If this does
occur, you will be contacted directly by the Office of Student Success. Early Support does not in any way affect or appear on
your academic record or transcript. For more information on Early Support, contact Sarah Rude, Student Success Coordinator at
srude@mtroyal.ca
Tentative Physics 1202 schedule for Fall 2016: This is prepared for your information. Exceptional circumstances may require
modification to the outline.
Week
Tuesday lecture
Week 1
Sep.8-9
Week 2
Sep. 12-16
Week 3
Sep. 19-23
Week 4
Sep. 26-30
Week 5
Oct. 3-7
Week 6
Oct. 10-14
Week 7
Oct. 17- 21
Week 8
Oct. 24-28
Week 9
Oct. 31-Nov. 4
Thursday lecture
Introduction
Fluids: density (10.1)
Fluids: pressure
(10.3)
Temperature (11.111.3)
Fluids: pressure (10.2)
Fluids: buoyancy (10.4)
Ideal gases (11.5-11.6)
Work and heat (12.112.3)
First Law of
Thermodynamics (12.4)
and Calorimetry (12.5)
Calorimetry (12.6)
and
Specific heats of gases
(12.7)
Partial Exam 1
Thursday, October 13
Charges, conductors
and insulators (13.113.3)
Electric field (14.114.2)
Electric potential
energy (15.1-15.2)
Coulomb’s Law (13.413.5)
Motion in electric field
(14.5-14.7)
Electric potential (15.415.7)
Lab
No lab
No lab
Lab 1: Pressure and
Density
Lab 2: Archimedes’
Principle
Lab 3: Ideal Gas
No lab
Recommended problems
Chapter 10 Questions: 1, 3, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9.
Exercises and Problems: 2,3, 4,
5, 7,8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17,18,
19, 20, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40,
41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 51, 52,
54, 57.
Chapter 11 Questions 1, 5, 6,
9, 10, 11, 12.
Exercises and Problems 1, 3, 5,
7, 9, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 32,35, 37,
39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 49,
50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58,
59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 69.
Chapter 12 Questions: 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11.
Exercises and Problems: 1, 3,
4, 5, 9, 11, 16, 18, 17, 19, 21,
22, 24, 25, 26, 35, 37, 39, 40,
41, 42, 44, 47, 49, 51, 52, 53,
55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 63, 65,
67, 69, 71.
Lab 4: Specific Heat of
Metals
Chapter 13 Questions: 1, 3, 4,
5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Exercises and Problems: 5, 9,
11,13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25,
29, 31, 33, 35, 52, 53, 58, 59,
60,61, 65, 66, 67, 74, 75.
Lab 5: Coulomb's Law
Chapter 14 Questions: 1, 2, 3,
6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Exercises and Problems: 1, 3,
4, 5, 6, 17, 19, 21, 23, 29, 31,
33, 35, 49, 50, 51, 55.
Lab 6: Vectors and their
Applications
Chapter 15 Questions: 2, 3, 4,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Exercises and Problems: 1, 3,
7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27,
28, 29, 31, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40,
43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 57, 59, 65,
67, 77.
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Week 10
Nov. 7-11
Week 11
Nov. 14-18
Potential and field
(16.1-16.4)
Potential and field
(continued)
4
Reading Break (No class)
Partial Exam 2
Thursday, November 17
No lab
Lab 7: Electric Field and
Equipotentials
Week 12
Nov. 21-25
Capacitance (16.516.7)
Electric current (17.117.3)
Lab 8: Capacitance
Week 13
Nov.28-Dec. 2
Conductivity and
Resistivity (17.4)
Ohm’s law (17.5)
Magnetic field (18.1-18.2)
Lab 9: Ohm's Law
Week 14
Dec.5-Dec. 8
Magnetic field (18.318.4)
Magnetic force (18.718.8)
Lab 10: Magnetic Field
Chapter 16 Questions: 1, 2, 3,
5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11.
Exercises and Problems: 1, 3,
4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15,
17, 19, 21, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33,
37, 38, 39, 41, 43, 45, 49, 51,
53, 55, 65, 66, 69, 71, 73,79.
Chapter 17 Questions: 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
Exercises and Problems: 1, 3,
5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21,
23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 36,
37, 39, 43, 44, 45, 47,48, 49,
57, 59, 61, 65, 67
Chapter 18 Questions: 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12.
Exercises and Problems: 1, 2,
3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17,
27, 33, 34, 36, 41, 43, 47, 52,
53, 63, 66, 70, 71, 72.