UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
Department of Physics
Physics 125 Summer 2014
Tentative Schedule
Lecture
1
Date
6/30 M
2
7/1 T
3
7/2 W
4
7/7 M
5
6
7/8 T
7/9 W
7
8
7/10 TR
7/14 M
9
7/15 T
10
7/16 W
11
7/17 TR
12
7/21 M
13
14
7/22 T
7/23 W
15
7/24 TR
16
17
7/28 M
7/29 T
18
7/30 W
19
7/31 TR
Topic
Intro to electrostatics
Electric charge, Coulomb's Law
Electric field, principle of superposition
Continuous charge distributions
Gauss’s Law
Applications of GL
Electrostatic potential
Potential energy in electrostatics
Equipotential surfaces
Electric Potential cont.
Capacitance
Dielectrics
Exam 1
Electric current
Resistors
DC circuits
Kirchhoff’s rules
Magnetic field
Ampere’s Law
Biot-Savart Law
Magnetic force on charges
Magnetic force on current carrying wire
Torques on current loop
Faraday’s Law, Lenz’s Law
Applications of magnetic induction
AC circuits
Applications
Exam 2
Maxwell’s equations
Electromagnetic waves
Light
Mirrors & Lenses
Mirrors & Lenses cont.
Lens Combinations
Resolution
Interference of waves
Diffraction
Exam 3
Chapter
25
26
27
28
28
29
30
31
32
Homework
1,11,17,26,29,35,42
49,51,58,65
5,9,11,18,21,31,32,
35,41,44,50,51
1,5,13,19,27,37,40,
49,51,53
3,5,14,20,21,25,33,
67,69,80
3,15,24,29,40,46,54
57,59,81
4,7,15,19,32,43,50,
64,66,72
11,31,34,41,52,54,
59,63,74
5,14,21,27,35,37,47
48,55,61,70,80
32
33
2,5,9,11,21,36,37,
50,52,54,76,80
35
34
23
23
24
22
4,11,15,22,27,31,32
39,45,63
3,8,11,44,49,50,53
20,21,35,64,75,77
79,58,60,62,72
1,5,29
8,12,19,31,37,39,48
62,73
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
Physics 125
Department of Physics
Summer 2014
General Information
Instructor: Jason Pepe, A416 Cook.
Phone: 656-8865 (office), 656-2644 (department).
email: Jason.Pepe@uvm.edu
Office Hours: M,T,W,TR 12:00-1:00
Materials:

Textbook: "Physics for Scientists and Engineers" by Randall D. Knight, Third Edition

Pocket calculator with trigonometric functions, scientific notation and exponential functions.
Course format:
Four lectures per week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 9:00 to 11:00, Lafayette
L107. New topics will be presented at this time. See Course Outline for details. Also, questions will
be answered on past material and assigned homework problems. Problem solving techniques will be
discussed for students taking PHYS 123 M,T,W,TR 11:00-11:45, L107 Lafayette Hall.
Homework:
Homework problems serve as illustrations of the lecture material and are essential towards
consolidation of the students' grasp of physical principles. Students are expected to complete
all homework problems.
Examinations:
There will be three exams based on lecture, homework and textbook material. The final
examination will not be cumulative.
Course Grades:
Each exam will count for 27% of your course grade. In class quizzes will count for 19% of
your course grade.
Numerical to Letter Grade Conversion:
Final grades will be calculated and rounded up to the nearest one-tenth of a point. Letter grades
will be assigned as follows:
A range = 100.0 - 90.0
B range = 89.9 - 80.0
C range = 79.9 - 70.0
D range = 69.9 - 60.0
F = below 60.
Attendance and workload:
Attendance is mandatory for every lecture. We will be covering approximately one chapter each
day. This quick pace necessitates full participation. Expect to spend at least 20 hours a week
outside of class working on material for the course. There will be no make-up quizzes given.
The lowest quiz score of the course will be dropped.
Missing Exams:
Missing an exam will result in a score of zero unless the student has a valid excuse. Valid
excuses for such absences are: notes from the academic dean, the attending physician, the
team coach, the officiating clergyman, the presiding judge, the arresting officer, the FEMA
official etc. A student with a valid excuse may be given a make-up exam at a time that is
mutually convenient for the student and the instructor.