PHYS 220-41 COLLEGE PHYSICS ll
Credits/Hours: 4 credit/ 5hrs
Prof. U. Hoppenz hoppenzu@wit.edu Office: IRALL-212
Phone: 989-4343
Office hours: Irall 212 11AM >1 PM M, T W, Th, Fr
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COURSE DESCRIPTION Physical properties of solids and fluids, heat, sound, light, electric and magnetic forces are studied. Laboratory supplements the lecture. Problem solving is stressed :
Prerequisite : MATH245 College Math Il ; PHYS 210 College Physics l Corequisite :
MATH280 Calculus l
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:
Text: PHYSICS, 8 th Edition by Cutnell & Johnson
THE COLLEGE BOOKSTORE:
Location: 103 Ward Street Boston MA 02115
Telephone: 617-445-8814
RECOMMENDED LEARNING MATERIALS:
Scientific calculator and laptop for access to internet.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students should be able to analyze problems of a physical nature. Determine what laws of physics apply and which of them are useful in its solution.
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGIES:
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Use lectures with many problem solving examples so that students learn to look for the most efficient ways to apply assumptions and data in a detailed step by step calculation sequence that use the appropriate formulas.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Students are expected to be present at each class and reasonably on time. An attendance record will be maintained and evaluated at the end of the semester. If a student cannot attend a lecture or test, prior notification (e-mail) of the instructor is required for mediation of such situations. All reasonable excuses will be considered.
GRADING POLICY:
The grade for this course is based, in part, on the percentage of points students earn on four
Hour Tests, a Final Examination and a Lab Test. CLASS PARTICIPATION, CONDUCT,
PREPARATION , as well as ATTENDANCE will be taken into account .
Attendance at the final exam session is required to pass the course.
GRADE DETERMINATION WORKSHEET
COURSE ITEM Score Max. Score
Test # 1
Test # 2
Test # 3
Test # 4
Test
Final
Lab Exam
Attendance
Extra Credit
TOTALS [1]
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
[2]
600*
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GRADE PERCENTAGE CALCULATION: [1] / [2] x
100
% = ________
*[lowest Hr.Test dropped]
HOMEWORK MANUAL
Due after completion of Final Exam. Voluntary and counts as EXTRA
CREDIT . Includes:
1) Re-written class notes & extra notes and information
2) All home work problem assignments
3) Other assignments like "lecture worksheets", etc
4) All handouts, etc.
5) Tests with corrections
6) All Lab Sheets
7) Any other material pertinent to the course
Wentworth Grading System:
Grade Definition
A Student learning and accomplishment
A- far exceeds published objectives for the course/test/assignment and student work is distinguished consistently by its high level of competency and/or innovation.
B+ Student learning and accomplishment
B goes beyond what is expected in the published objectives for the course/test/ assignment and student work is frequently characterized by its special depth of understanding, development, and/or innovative experimentation.
B- Student learning and accomplishment
Weight
4.00
3.67
3.33
3.00
2.67
Numerical
96-100
92-95
88-91
84-87
80-83
3

C+ meets all published objectives for the
C course/test/assignment and student work demonstrates the expected level of understanding, and application of concepts introduced.
C- Student learning and accomplishment
D+ based on the published objectives for
D the course/test/assignment were met with minimum passing achievement.
F Student learning and accomplishment based on the published objectives for than 60 the course/test/assignment were not sufficiently addressed nor met
2.33
2.00
1.67
1.33
1.00
0.00
76-79
72-75
68-71
64-67
60-63
Less
DROP/ADD:
The drop/add period for day students ends on Friday of the first week of classes. Dropping and/or adding courses is done online. Courses dropped in this period are removed from the student’s record. Courses to be added that require written permission, e.g. closed courses, must be done using a
Drop/Add form that is available in the Student Service Center. Non-attendance does not constitute dropping a course. If a student has registered for a course and subsequently withdraws or receives a failing grade in its prerequisite, then
the student must drop that course. In some cases, the student will be dropped from that course by the Registrar. However, it is the student’s responsibility to make sure that he or she meets the course prerequisites and to drop a course if the student has not successfully completed the prerequisite.
The student must see his or her academic advisor or academic department head for schedule revision and to discuss the impact of the failed or withdrawn course on the student’s degree status.
MAKE-UP POLICY:
Tests are usually announced one week in advance. There are no Make-Up Tests . Instead, the lowest of the four Hour Tests will be dropped. However, hardship cases may be mediated.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT:
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The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) assists all Wentworth students with academic challenges in the areas of math, science, technical courses specific to majors, and writing. The CTL is a supportive and safe learning environment for students looking to improve or maintain their academic standing. In this student-based learning environment, students can receive individual help with their studies, meet and work in study groups, or go on-line to find resources to assist them in meeting their goals for academic success. It includes tutors in many subjects, online writing assistance and workshops.
Make appointments at www.wit.edu/academics/resources or through
Lconnect.
ACADEMIC HONESTY STATEMENT:
“Students at Wentworth are expected to be honest and forthright in their academic endeavors. Academic dishonesty includes cheating, inventing false information or citations, plagiarism, tampering with computers, destroying other people’s studio property, or academic misconduct” (Academic Catalog). See your catalogue for a full explanation.
STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY STATEMENT:
Clear cases of cheating while taking any of the hour tests, Lab Test and Final
Exam will result in a zero score for that event and cannot be made-up.
DISABILITY SERVICES STATEMENT:
Any student who thinks s/he may require a disability-related accommodation for this course should contact me privately to discuss your specific needs.
Disability Services coordinates reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. They are located in Watson Hall 003 (the Counseling
Center) and can be contacted at 617-989-4390 or counseling@wit.edu
. For more information on acceptable documentation and the Disability Services process, visit the Disability Services website at www.wit.edu/disabilityservices
TOPIC SYLLABUS:
PHYSICS 8th Cutnell & Johnson
Oscillations about Equilibrium
Periodic Motion,SHM, Period of a Spring & Mass,
Pendulum, resonance
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Waves and Sound
Types of waves, speed of a wave on a string
Nature of sound, speed of sound
Sound Intensity and decibels
Applications: doppler, human hearing
Electromagnetic Waves
Nature of electromagnetic waves and Spectrum
Speed of light, Doppler effect, polarization
Geometrical Optics
Reflection of light, image formation Index of refraction dispersion, Snell's
Law, Internal reflection Reflection, Lenses and geometric optics
Temperature and Heat
Thermometers and Temperature Scales
Thermal Expansion [linear&volume]
Heat and mechanical work, Specific Heat
Convection,Conduction,Radiation
Phase Changes
Phase Changes, latent heats
Solids and elastic deformation, Youngs Modulus
Electric Charges Forces and Fields
Origins of electricity, electric charge, electric forces
Coulombs Law ,The electric field, Electric field lines
Magnetism
Magnetic Fields Magnetic force on a moving charge
Motion of charged particals in a magnetic field, mass spect.
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ASSIGNMENTS:
HOMEWORK PROBLEMS:
Page 313
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 21, 43, 44, 46
Problems are due by the next Worksheet Hand-out but not handed in.
Please retain them in your homework Manual. “Passing in of assignments” if required, will always be announced in class.
Ch 16 Waves and Sound Page 473
Sections 16.1 > 16.11
Types of waves, speed of a wave on a string,
Nature of sound, speed of sound, Sound Intensity and decibels, Applications: doppler, human hearing
HOMEWORK PROBLEMS:
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Cutnell: Page 500 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 13, 14, 24, 32, 33, 41, 52,
53, 63, 64, 66, 67, 70, 72
WILL COVER THIS AND ALL PREVIOUS
ASSIGNMENTS. DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED.
Ch 24 Electromagnetic Waves P745
Nature of electromagnetic waves and Spectrum
Speed of light, Doppler effect, polarization
PROBLEMS: Page 770 1 >3 7 >12 15 18 19 20 35 38
Ch 26 Refraction of Light and Optics P796
Reflection of light, image formation. Index of refraction, dispersion, Snell's Law, Internal
Reflection, Ray Tracing for mirrors and Lenses
PROBLEMS: Page 835 1 2 3 5 9 10 26 49 55 56
Covers this material, date to be announced
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Chapter 12
Temperature and Heat P357
Thermometers and Temperature Scales
Thermal Expansion [linear&volume]
Heat and mechanical work Specific Heat
Latent heats & phase changes
Chapter 13 Transfer of Heat P392
Convection,Conduction,Radiation
PROBLEMS
:
Page 385
1 > 5 8 > 12 15 18 19 28 34 35 44 45 48
57 58 59 63 70
Page 410
1 2 3 9 10 21 22 23 24 28 29
NOTE: TEST 3 [to be announced] will cover this material
Ch 18 Electric Forces and Fields P533
Origins of electricity, electric charge, electric forces
Coulombs Law ,The electric field.
PROBLEMS:
Page 564 1 2 4 7 8 9 10 16 20 29 31 34
Will cover this material.
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1) At the beginning of each lab session, ALL students will
"sign up" on the attendance sheet. A lab data form for the current experiment will be handed out to each student.
2) A "demonstration" of the experiments setup will then follow for the entire class . [note: students who show up late after the demonstration are not allowed to do a lab]
Afterwards, students will go to their lab tables to set up their own experiment. Equipment is located on the supply cart.
Please return everything when you are finished.
3) There will be two sections of this lab with approximately 16 students in each room and no more than 3 people per group or table.
4) When all calculations are finished each student needs to have the lab sheets approved and be "signed out" Do not return your lab equipment until this step is finished. [You may have to redo certain steps; usually due to a high percent error]
5) Most percent error calculations are done as follows:

% ( Percent differenc error) =
(R act.
-R calc.
)/R act. x
100%
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