PHY220
Classical Physics II
Gustavus Adolphus College
Instructor:
Dr. Thomas Huber
Phone/Voicemail: 933-7036
Textbooks:
Spring 2007
Office: Olin Hall 209
Email: huber@gustavus.edu
Physics for Scientists and Engineers,(6th Edition), by Serway and Jewett
An Introduction to Error Analysis, 2nd Edition, John R. Taylor
Laboratory Manual and 2 Quad-ruled lab notebooks (for PHY221, lab course)
Course Policy and Evaluation:
1. Class Meetings and Reading Assignments: The class will meet five days a week. Usually,
four periods per week will be used for lecture, recitation or homework review. Class periods
on the fifth day will be used for group problem-solving sessions or for exams. Attached is a
daily calendar of all activities and reading assignments for the course. When reading
assignments are made for a class session, the reading is expected to be completed before
coming to the class.
2. Reading Quizzes: On each class day for which a reading assignment has been given each
student is required to take a reading quiz to demonstrate that he/she has read and obtained a
basic understanding of the material in the textbook. These multiple-choice quizzes will be
conducted using the WebAssign program (accessible on the World Wide Web at
http://webassign.net/). The day’s reading quiz may be accessed 24 hours in advance, and must
be completed 15 minutes before class starts, i.e. at 12:15 pm.
3. Homework: Homework problems will be due approximately once per week, and are due at the
beginning of class on the assigned date. (See the complete list of homework assignments
below.) Late homework may be accepted at the discretion of the instructor with a reduction
in credit. By far the best way to incorporate homework problems into your learning is to work
on some problems each day, as soon as possible after reading the related material in the text.
For this reason, I suggest that you try the problems indicated on the daily calendar below,
which are keyed to the sections covered that day in the reading and in lecture.
4. Group Problem Solving: Approximately once per week, students will work in assigned
groups of three or four to solve difficult problems in a cooperative-learning setting. The entire
group will receive one grade for their solution, with the grade depending on technique as well
as the answer.
5. Attendance: Regular attendance at all class meetings is expected. Students will be held
responsible for informing themselves of all announcements/assignments made in class.
6. Exams : There will be five one-hour exams and a two-hour final exam. The date for each of
the exams is given in the daily calendar below. Students must arrange in advance to take an
exam at other than the scheduled time, and may do so only for a valid health or school-related
reason
7. Evaluation :
Homework
Reading Quizzes
Group Problem Solutions
Hour Exams (four exams)
Final Exam
Total
20%
10%
10%
10% each
20%
100%
Grades will be assigned using the following scale as a guide
94-100
90-94
86-90
82-86
78-82
A
AB+
B
B-
74-78
70-74
66-70
62-66
58-62
0-58
C+
C
CD+
D
F
Assignment of the final letter grades will also take into account other factors including the
instructor's subjective evaluation of the student's attendance, initiative, evidence of
improvement, and the quality of independent work.
8. Academic Honesty: Having signed and agreed to abide by the College’s Honor Code,
students thereby pledge that, in all academic exercises, examinations, papers, and reports,
they shall submit their own work. Footnotes, or some other acceptable form of citation must
accompany any use of another's words or ideas. In the context of this course, students are
expected to collaborate and to discuss their out-of-class assignments. However, submitting
under one’s own name work that is merely copied from another is a violation of the Honor
Code. (The full text of the Gustavus Academic Honor Code Policy may be found in the
Gustavus Academic Bulletin).
9. Incompletes : A grade of incomplete will only be given for work not completed due to
circumstances beyond the control of the student (This is the college policy).
February
Sun
4
Mon
5
Taylor:
Chapters 1-2
11
12
Serway:
14.5-14.8
18
19
Serway:
15.4-15.5
25
26
Serway:
16.3-16.4
Tue
6
Taylor:
Chapter 3-4
13
Taylor:
Chapter 5-7
20
Taylor:
Chapter 8,12
27
Serway:
16.5-16.6
Wed
7
Serway:
Chapters 12.4
14
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
8
9
10
Serway:
14.1-14.3
15
Group Problem: Serway:
Chapter 14
15.1-15.2
(Ch. 14 hmwk.
due)
21
Serway:
15.6-15.7
22
Serway:
14.4
(Taylor & Ch.
12 hmwk. due)
16
17
Serway:
15.2-15.3
23
24
Group Problem: Serway:
Chapter 15
16.1-16.2
(Ch. 15 hmwk.
due)
28
Group Problem:
Chapter 16
2007
March
Sun
4
Mon
5
Serway:
17.3
11
12
Serway:
18.3
18
19
Serway:
35.5
25
26
Serway:
36.5-36.7
Tue
6
Serway:
17.4
13
Serway:
18.4-18.6
20
Serway:
35.6-35.9
27
Serway:
36.5-36.7
Wed
7
Serway:
17.5-17.6
14
Serway:
18.7-18.8
21
Hour Exam
#2:
Serway
Chapters 16-18
28
Serway:
36.8-36.10
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
Hour Exam
#1:
Taylor; Serway
Chapters 12,
14-15
Serway:
17.1-17.2
(Ch. 16 hmwk.
due)
8
9
10
Group Problem: Serway:
Chapter 17
18.1-18.2
(Ch. 17 hmwk.
due)
15
16
17
Group Problem: Serway:
Chapter 18
35.1-35.4
(Ch. 18 hmwk.
due)
22
Serway:
36.1-36.2
29
23
24
Serway:
36.3-36.4
(Ch. 35 hmwk.
Due)
30
31
Group Problem: Serway:
Chapter 36
37.1-37.4
(Ch. 36 hmwk.
due)
2007
April
Sun
1
Mon
2
No Class
Spring Break
8
9
No Class
Spring Break
15
16
Serway:
19.1-19.3
22
23
Serway:
20.3-20.4
(Ch. 19 hmwk.
due)
29
Tue
3
No Class
Spring Break
10
Serway:
37.5-37.7
17
Serway:
19.4-19.5
24
Serway:
20.5-20.6
Wed
4
No Class
Spring Break
11
Serway:
38.1-38.3
18
Thu
5
No Class
Spring Break
12
Serway:
38.4-38.5
19
Group Problem: Hour Exam
Chapter 19
#3:
Serway
Chapters 35-38
25
Serway:
20.7
26
Fri
Sat
6
7
No Class
Spring Break
13
14
Chapter 37-8
Group Problem
(Ch. 37-38
hmwk. due)
20
21
Serway:
20.1-20.2
27
28
Group Problem: Serway:
Chapter 20
21.1
(Ch. 20 hmwk.
due)
30
Serway:
21.2-21.3
2007
May
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
Serway:
21.4
6
7
Serway:
22.3-22.5
13
14
Review for
Final Exam
(Ch. 22 hmwk.
due)
20
21
8
Serway:
22.6
15
Review for
Final Exam
22
Serway:
21.5-21.7
9
Serway:
22.7
16
Review for
Final Exam
Group Problem: Serway:
Chapter 21
22.1-22.2
(Ch. 21 hmwk.
due)
10
Serway:
22.8
17
11
12
Hour Exam
#4: Serway
Chapters 19-21
18
19
25
26
Reading Day
23
24
30
31
FINAL EXAM
1:00-3:00
27
28
29
2007
PHY220
Classical Physics II
Homework Assignments
Spring 2007
(All assignments are due at 12:30 pm at the beginning of class unless otherwise specified.)
Due Date
Friday
Feb. 9
Textbook
Taylor
Serway
Problems Assigned
3.4, 3.22, 3.49, 4.17, 4.28
Chapter 12: # 28, 40, 64
Thursday
Feb. 15
Taylor
Serway
5.36, 6.3, 7.3
Chapter 14: # 10, 19, 24, 35, 40, 46, 68, 73 and 74
Friday
Feb. 23
Taylor
Serway
8.15 (do by hand and using MODELFIT, and compare the results) and 12.14
Chapter 15: # 4, 14, 16, 22, 28, 39, 42, 43, 46, 62 and 71
Friday
Mar. 2
Serway
Chapter 16: # 13, 16, 31, 35, 40, 46, 57, 59, 60 and 68
Friday
Mar. 9
Serway
Chapter 17: # 5, 14, 23, 34, 38, 42, 47, 49, 66 and 69
Friday
Mar. 16
Serway
Chapter 18: # 5, 14, 23, 28, 35, 42, 51, 59 and 69
Friday
Mar. 23
Serway
Chapter 35: # 2, 9, 18, 25, 35, 40, 59 and 63
Friday
Mar. 30
Serway
Chapter 36: # 13, 16, 26, 35, 45, 48, 55, 56, 77 and 78
Friday
Apr. 13
Serway
Chapter 37: # 11, 17, 37, 43, 48, 67
Chapter 38 # 7, 9, 19, 30, 54 and 64
Monday
Apr. 23
Serway
Chapter 19: # 5, 8, 17, 24, 28, 61, 62 and 68
Friday
Apr. 27
Serway
Chapter 20: # 3, 7, 10, 18, 24, 32, 43, 51, 56, 70 and 71
Friday
May 4
Serway
Chapter 21: # 3, 10, 18, 21, 29, 30, 33, 39, 41, 48, 62 and 67
Monday
May 14
Serway
Chapter 22: # 4, 8, 14, 20, 33, 39, 44, 49, 57, 66 and 70