Physics 316 – Spring 2013 – Electricity and Magnetism
MWF 9:00–9:50am – PAI 4.42 – Unique No. 58345
Instructor: Prof. John Markert. Office: RLM 13.314, 471-1039. Office Hours: M 1:30–2:30, W
12:30–1:30. Other times by appointment, or right after any class (in the hallway
outside PAI 4.42). E-mail: markert@physics.utexas.edu
LAs:
Learning Assistants: Amanda Turbyfill (amandaturbyfill@utexas.edu) and Tatyana
Beketova (tanyabeketova@gmail.com). Office hours and section times and locations to
be announced. Attend at least one LA section per week.
Textbook:
Required: Physics for Engineers and Scientists, 3rd Ed., Ohanian and Markert, Vol. 2
(either print or electronic version) and iClicker remote (below). Optional: Study guide.
Note: Concept tutorials at http://www.wwnorton.com/college/physics/om/index.shtml.
“Quizzes:” Three exams Tuesday nights 7:00–9:00pm on Feb. 19 and Mar. 26 in WEL 1.308, and
on Apr. 23 in JES A121A. An equation sheet ("Course Summary Sheet") will be
provided; also, you may bring one 8.5”x11” handwritten sheet.
Final:
The final exam is mandatory, Wednesday, May 8, 2:00–5:00pm.
Homework: Read and study the chapter assigned on the back of this sheet before coming to class.
Homework is submitted on the CNS Quest website (see below) and is due 4am
Thursdays (so really due Wednesday nights). Exceptions: No homework due Jan. 17
or Mar. 14. Register at: https://quest.cns.utexas.edu/student and choose Homework 1.
Coaching/
Help:
Help with HW submission is available in the PMCL in RLM 7.306. Coaching tables
on the 5th floor of RLM have daytime TA help (use escalators for floors 5–7).
Classwork: iClicker system. Buy an iClicker remote and register its serial number under your profile
on the Quest homework service only. We will practice on W 1/16 and begin on F 1/18.
Attendance/ Attendance and participation will be by iClicker login and answers starting 1/18 and
Participation: section meetings starting 1/21 (better attendance usually means higher grades).
Grade:
Homework (best 12 out of 14)
Quizzes (best 2 of 3)
Attendance/Participation (5 drops)
Final Exam
15%
45%
10%
30%
No make-ups are allowed. I drop the two lowest homeworks, one lowest quiz, and five Classwork
sessions to accommodate students with extraneous circumstances.
Read and study chapters listed below before coming to class.
Reading Chapters
Week of | Mon Wed Fri | Homework
Due Time
14-Jan
21-Jan
28-Jan
04-Feb
11-Feb
18-Feb
Quiz 1:
| 22
22 22 | Register (including iClicker) in Quest; get HW#1
| — 23 23 | #1 Ch 22
4am, Th 1/24 (Wednesday night)
| 23 23 24 | #2 Ch 23
4am, Th 1/31 (Wednesday night)
| 24 24 25 | #3 Ch 24
4am, Th 2/07 (Wednesday night)
| 25 25 26 | #4 Ch 25
4am, Th 2/14 (Wednesday night)
| 26 }
Tuesday, February 19, 7:00–9:00 PM (Quiz 1: Ch. 22–25) WEL 1.308
18-Feb
25-Feb
04-Mar
11-Mar
18-Mar
25-Mar
Quiz 2:
|
{26 27 | #5 Ch 26
| 27 27 28 | #6 Ch 27
| 28 28 28 | #7 Ch 28
|
Spring Break
|
| 28
29 29 | #8 Ch 28/29
| 29 }
Tuesday, March 26, 7:00–9:00 PM
25-Mar
01-Apr
08-Apr
15-Apr
22-Apr
Quiz 3:
|
{30 30
| #9 Ch 29/30
| 30 31 31 | #10 Ch 30
| 31 31 32 | #11 Ch 31
| 32
32 32 | #12 Ch 32
| 33}
Tuesday, April 23, 7:00–9:00 PM
22-Apr |
29-Apr |
33
{33 33
Rev/Mod
4am, Th 2/21 (Wednesday night)
4am, Th 2/28 (Wednesday night)
4am, Th 3/07 (Wednesday night)
4am, Th 3/21 (Wednesday night)
(Quiz 2: Ch. 26–28) WEL 1.308
4am, Th
4am, Th
4am, Th
4am, Th
3/28 (Wednesday night)
4/04 (Wednesday night)
4/11 (Wednesday night)
4/18 (Wednesday night)
(Quiz 3: Ch. 29–32) JES A121A
| #13 Ch 32/33
| #14 Ch 33
4am, Th 4/25 (Wednesday night)
4am, Th 5/02 (Wednesday night)
Final Exam: Wednesday, May 8, 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Homework: You should do most of the homework throughout the week before it is due. Submit your HW
to Quest expeditiously. Continue submitting answers until due time. Urgent message related to HW will
be posted on Quest. Solutions will be available on Quest 2 hours after the due time.
This course carries the Quantitative Reasoning flag.
This course makes use of the web-based Quest content delivery and homework server
system maintained by the College of Natural Sciences. This homework service will
require a $25 charge per student per class for its use, with no student being charged
more than $50 a semester. This goes toward the maintenance and operation of the
resource. Please go to http://quest.cns.utexas.edu to log in to the Quest system for this
class. After the 12th day of class, when you log into Quest you will be asked to pay via
credit card on a secure payment site. Quest provides mandatory instructional material
for this course, just as is your textbook, etc. For payment questions,
email quest.billing@cns.utexas.edu.