Updated 2014 January 16
Location: Micron Technology Bld 17C-103C Time: MT 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Prerequisites: PHYS 211, MATH 175
Corequisites: PHYS 212L
Text: Knight Physics for Scientists and Engineers 3e, Vol. 3-4, 2011 Pearson
URL: http://www.boisestate.edu/physics/sup/ Course files and syllabus can also be found on blackboard
Instructor: Ed Lonsdale mailto:elonsdale@boisestate.edu
(208) 860-5116 MP-312
Office Hours: MWF 9:00-10:00 AM (in MP-312), or by appointment
Week
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Mon
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Topics
1/20
1/27
2/3
2/10
2/17
Electric charge/electric force (Holiday); Orientation;
Chapter 25 (25.1 – 25.5)
Electric field Chapter 26
(26.1 – 26.6)
Electric Potential
Chapter 28 (28.1 – 28.7)
Potential/Capacitors
Chapter 29 (29.1 – 29.5); Exam 1 (Mon. Feb. 17)
Electric Current
(Holiday); Chapter 30 (30.1 – 30.5)
2/24
3/3
3/10
3/17
Circuit Fundamentals
Chapter 31 (31.1 – 31.4, 31.6 – 31.7, 31.9)
Magnetic Field 1
Chapter 32 (32.2 – 32.5)
Magnetic Field 2
Chapter 32 (32.7 – 32.8); Exam 2 (Mon. Mar. 17)
Electromagnetic Induction
Chapter 33 (33.1 – 33.10)
3/24 Spring Break
3/31
AC Circuits
Chapter 35 (35.1 – 35.6)
4/7
4/14
4/21
Traveling Waves
Chapter 20 (20.1 – 20.5, 20.7)
Superposition/Standing Waves
Chapter 21 (21.1 – 21.4); Exam 3 (Mon. Apr. 21);
Superposition/Interference; Wave Optics
Chapter 21 (21.5 – 21.7); Chapter 22 (22.1 – 22.4)
Lab
No lab
Electrostatics
Electric field mapping
Capacitors
Ohm’s Law
Bulbs
RC Circuits
Earth’s Magnetic Field
Magnetic Field determination
Speed of Sound
Resonance in Air
Columns
Double Slit
Reflection/Refraction

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Ray Optics
Chapter 23 (23.1 – 23.4, 23.6 – 23.8)
Lenses
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5/5
5/12
TBA
Chapter ?
Finals
Final Exam ( Mon. May. 12, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM)
Spectral Lines
GRADING: A+ = 100- 96.5, A = 96.4 – 93.5, A- = 93.4 – 89.5, B+ = 89.4 - 86.5, B = 86.4–
82.5, B- = 82.4 – 78.5, C+ = 78.4 - 74.5, C = 74.4 – 70.5, C- = 70.4 – 65.5, D+ = 65.4 - 61.5, D =
61.4-57.5, D- = 57.4-54.5
EXAMS : 76% of your grade is based on the exams. The exams are based on the textbook readings, the examples in the text, the homework, and the class lectures. ALL EXAMS WILL
BE COUNTED, AND NO MAKE-UP EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN, except for extenuating circumstances at the discretion of the instructor. There will be four in-class exams (worth 19% each, including the final exam). Scientific and graphing calculators are allowed during exams, but no cell phones, tablets, computers, etc . You may bring one 8.5" by 11" sheet of formulas for each exam. Use of both sides is okay.
While group work is encouraged for the homework, exams are a measure of individual understanding of the relevant topics. As such, the following rules will be enforced by the instructor and proctors:
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No talking during the exam, except to ask questions of the instructor or proctors.
No use of cell phones. If you need to use your phone in an emergency, notify the instructor and arrangements can be made.
 No observing the work of your neighbors. Exams should represent your effort, not that of your peers.
 Be prepared to stay in the classroom until you are completed with your exam. No leaving the room once the exam has begun. If you feel you need an exception to this rule, please speak with the instructor.
Violation of these rules will be considered cheating and is taken very seriously by the department as well as the university.
HOMEWORK : 20% of your grade is based on homework. Mastering Physics Homework is on the web at http://www.masteringphysics.com
. It is correlated with the sections scheduled above and must be completed as scheduled on the web in order to facilitate classroom discussion. Our class is called MPLONSDALE81186 and the ZIP is 83725.
CLASS EXERCISES : 4% of your grade is based on class participation. These will take the form of weekly quizzes.
LECTURES & ASSIGNED READINGS : Class lectures relate closely to the assigned readings in the text. Students are expected to attend all lectures and participate actively in class. Consult the syllabus and read the assigned pages before the material is covered in class. As you read, write down any questions you have about the reading and the numbered examples, and ask questions in class.

MY HOT BUTTONS :
The Blackberry Prayer – AKA texting
Chit-chatting during lecture
Packing up and leaving early without prior arrangement
Packing up early
Lots of others too, but these are the biggies
FOUNDATIONAL STUDIES STATEMENT : Boise State's Foundational Studies Program provides undergraduates with a broad-based education that spans the entire university experience. PHYS 212: Physics II with Calculus satisfies five units of the Foundation
Program's Disciplinary Lens-Natural, Physical and Applied Sciences (DL-N) requirement. It supports the following University Learning Outcome, along with a variety of other coursespecific goals.
8. Apply knowledge and the methods characteristic of scientific inquiry to think critically about and solve theoretical and practical problems about physical structures and processes.
PHYS 212: Physics II with Calculus is designed to help students understand the ways in which the established laws of nature allow us to understand and predict future behavior of physical systems, as well as using scientific reasoning to acquire and analyze data. This course helps to achieve the goals of the Foundational Studies program by focusing on the following course learning outcomes. After successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
 Solve problems using Maxwell’s equations to predict the behavior of a system of
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 charges with particular initial conditions.
Solve problems using concepts of wave motion to predict the behavior of elastic systems and optical phenomena.
Apply Maxwell’s Laws and Energy Laws to solve common real world problems.
Assess experimental data to verify or disprove a particular hypothesis.
Represent physical problems using mathematical notation.
Understand how the laws of physics have shaped technology and the environment.
Effectively communicate experimental procedure as well as the underlying theory.
SYLLABUS : The syllabus describes the intended progression of the course. The syllabus and
homework assignments will be revised as needed. Changes to the syllabus and the homework assignments will be posted on blackboard, which should be checked frequently for updates.