Physics 231 Electricity and Magnetism
Dr. Carrol Bingham SERF 607
cbingham@utk.edu
General Information
Lecture Hours – 9:05 – 9:55 Mon/Wed
Office Hours – 10:15 – 12:00 Mon/Wed (or by appointment)
Laboratory Hours – As scheduled for your section
Text - Young & Freedman, University Physics, 12th Edition with Modern Physics
For your homework assignments and some neat tutoring possibilities, you will need to have access
to Mastering Physics. The UC Bookstore (and perhaps others) sells new texts bundled with a
student access code. However, if you already have a textbook, they sell access codes separately,
or you can purchase the access code directly from the Mastering Physics website
www.masteringphysics.com.
General Course Description
This course is intended to provide a foundation in electricity & magnetism as well as an
introduction to DC & AC circuits. The course will closely follow the organization of the
text and will cover most of chapters 21–31.
Prerequisites
The course and textbook presume a familiarity with calculus and calculus concepts. A
background in mathematics up to the level of Math 141-142, or equivalent, is highly
recommended and is probably necessary for success in the course.
Communication via Blackboard (http://online.utk.edu)
Aside from in-class discussion, the primary method of communication between you and
me will be via Blackboard and/or email. This syllabus and other important information
and announcements will be posted there, as well as copies of the slides used in lecture.
Your grades on in-class exams will be posted in the Blackboard Grade-book, and your
grades will be available for only you to see. At the end of the semester, your homework
and laboratory grades will also be posted there, along with your final grade. To log into
Blackboard (http://online.utk.edu), you use your university username and password.
After logging in, you can select from My Courses the one titled
Combin02921200822: Physics 231 Lecture.
Grade Determination
Your final grade will be determined by your performance on three 1-hour tests, the
mastering physics homework assignments, the laboratory, and the final examination
weighted as follows:
Homework Grade
20%
Laboratory Grade
25%
Lowest 1-hour test grade
0
Other two 1-hour test grades
15% each
Final Examination (May 5, 8:00 am)
25%
Please note that your lowest 1-hour test score will not count toward your final grade.
Hence, one test may be missed for any reason without penalty. In the event you miss a
test, it will be considered the low score and will be dropped in the grade determination.
Consequently, NO MAKE-UP 1-HOUR TESTS WILL BE GIVEN. The in-class tests
will be closed book exams, but a list of useful equations and constants will be provided.
While laboratory work will be graded by each Lab Instructor independently, an effort
will be made to insure a uniform grading policy between different laboratory sections.
Laboratory make-ups are entirely at the lab instructor’s discretion and arrangements for
such must be made with the lab instructor.
The homework assignments will be made and answers entered on the Mastering Physics
Web Page, www.masteringphysics.com. When you go to this site the first time you will need
to enter your access key number which came with your book or was purchased
separately, or you can purchase access from the Mastering Physics Web Site directly.
You will then have to enroll in the course with course ID: BINGHAMPHYSICS231.
The homework assignments will be due on Monday mornings at 9:00 am, just prior to our
Monday class. The first assignment due on January 14 is designed to acquaint you with
the web site, how numerical and algebraic answers must be entered, how hints may be
used in working problems, how the grading is done, etc. It will not count toward your
final grade on the course. The remaining sets will be graded and the sum of the grades
for these sets will be used to determine your homework grade and eventually 20% of
your total grade. Mastering Physics also has tutorials which can be used to learn how to
work problems. You should take advantage of these in learning how to work the graded
problems.
Academic Honesty
All work submitted by a student is expected to represent his/her own work. Students are
expected to enter their own homework without assistance from others. Students are
expected to perform all work in conformance with the University policies regarding
Academic Honesty.
Lecture Dates, Subjects, Etc. for Physics 231, Spring 2008
9:05 – 9:55 MW
Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
Lecture
Date
Jan. 9
Jan. 14
Jan. 16
Jan. 21
Jan. 23
Jan. 28
Jan. 30
Feb. 4
Feb. 6
Feb. 11
Feb. 13
Feb. 18
Feb. 20
Feb. 25
Feb. 27
Mar. 3
Mar. 5
Mar. 10
Mar. 12
Mar. 17
Mar. 19
Mar. 24
Mar. 26
Mar. 31
Apr. 2
Apr. 7
Apr. 9
Apr. 14
Apr. 16
Apr. 21
Apr. 23
Apr. 28
May 5,
8am
Lecture topic
Sections
Introduction, Electric Charges,
Coulombs Law
Electric Field, Field Lines
Electric Flux, Gauss’s Law
Holiday
Applications of Gauss’s Law
Electric Potential
Electric Potential in Problem Solving
Catch-up and Review
Test 1
Capacitance and Dielectrics
Capacitance Calculations
Current, EMF, Resistance
Power in Electric Circuits
Electric Circuit Solutions
More Examples
Review and Catch-up
Test 2
Magnetic Fields and Forces
Applications of Magnetic Fields
Spring Break
Spring Break
Magnetic Field Production
Ampere’s Law and Other Techniques
Catch-up and Review
Test 3
Electromagnetic Induction
Discussion of Maxwell’s Equations
Inductance
RL and LC Circuits
Alternating Circuits
Catch-up and Review
21.1-3
HW Set Due
(9:00 am)
21.1-6
22.1-3
Practice Set
22.1-5
23.1-2
23.1-5
C21-23
C21-22
24.1-2
24.1-4
25.1-3
25.1-5
26.1-2
26.1-4
C24-26
C24-26
27.1-4
27.1-7
Set 1
Set 2
28.1-4
28.5-7
C27-28
C27-28
29.1-4
29.5,7
30.1-3
30.4-5
31.1-3
C29-31
Set 8
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Set 6
Set 9
Set 10
Set 11
Set 12
Final Exam
C29-31 &
Comprehensive
For best use of lectures, it will be beneficial if you study the sections covered in each
lecture prior to class. If you have questions about the material assigned, you can then ask
them during the class.