Physics 1E03
Course Outline
Instructor: Dr. Waldemar Okoń
ABB-150
okon@physics.mcmaster.ca
TAs: Jasper Grond
Alex Woodfinden
Abi Gaulin
Summer 2015
grondjj@mcmaster.ca
woodfiaj@mcmaster.ca
gaulinaa@mcmaster.ca
Office Hours: Tuesday 12:15-1:15pm
Thursday 12:15-1:15pm
Course Website: http://physwww.physics.mcmaster.ca/~okon/1e03/1e03s.html
Physics 1E3 is an introduction to electricity, magnetism and waves for students in Year I
Engineering. There are six 50-minute lectures each week and a three-hour lab. All students will write
the same midterm test and final exam. Students should read the text to prepare for each
lecture. Lectures will focus on ideas and concepts, with demonstrations and discussions in class.
Practice problems along with answers will be posted on the course website. The labs teach
measurement and data analysis skills related to physics. Each lab will be three hours long. Students will
complete the measurements and the write the report during the lab period, and hand in the report before
leaving. Lecture notes are all posted on the course website.
Prerequisite: Registration in Engineering I.
Text (required):
Courseware (required):
Calculator (required):
Physics for Scientists and Engineers, any edition,
by Serway and Jewett, published by Brooks/Cole
Physics 1D3/1E3 Summer 2015 Lab Manual. (available at the bookstore)
The McMaster prescribed scientific calculator (Casio fx-991). Only this calculator
will be permitted in tests and examinations
The instructor and university reserve the right to modify elements of the course during the term. The university
may change the dates and deadlines for any or all courses in extreme circumstances. If either type of
modification becomes necessary, reasonable notice and communication with the students will be given with
explanation and the opportunity to comment on changes. It is the responsibility of the student to check their
McMaster email and course websites weekly during the term and to note any changes.
Marks: The weightings are given below. Averaging and combining of marks is done on a 100-point scale.
Final examination
50%
Midterm
30%
Labs
Clicker participation
15%
5%
Your final grade, out of 100, will be reduced by 3
marks for each lab not completed before the end of
term. This penalty is in addition to a mark of zero for
the lab.
Midterm: One midterm, 90 minutes long, during class hours. Midterm will be Tuesday July 14, 9am,
room TBA (we’ll have one lecture after at 11am in our classroom). The Final Exam will be Thursday
August 6, 9am, room TBA. Check website for rooms and other important updates.
Practice Problems: There are no assignments for marks. However, practice problems are posted on
the course website. Students should work on these on a regular basis.
Laboratory: Students complete four labs during the term, one lab per week. Labs are in BSB-B116 at 1pm.
The first lab will be on Tues/Thur June 30/July2. Make up labs will be on Tuesday July 28 (arrange with
Victor Buntar in BSB-B117, buntarv@mcmaster.ca).
Physics 1E03 Approximate Timetable
Week Topic
1
Electric Fields
Text Section
Chapter 23
1
Gauss’s Law
Chapter 24
2
Electric Potential
25.1–25.6
2
Capacitance
26.1–26.5
3
Current and Resistance
27.1–27.3; 27.6
3
DC Circuits
28.1–28.4
4
Magnetic Fields, Midterm
29.1–29.6
4
Sources of Magnetic Fields
30.1–30.5
5
Induction and Inductance
31.1–31.3, 31.6; 32.1–
32.3
5
Waves
16.1–16.5
6
Waves, Interference
18.1–18.4, 18.7
6
Interference of Light, Diffraction
37.1–37.4, 38.1-38.4
Exam
Help: Your instructor and your lab demonstrators can help with questions about the course material. The
Physics Drop-in Centre in the basement of Thode Library, rooms B110 and B108, is open approximately 9:00—
5:00, Monday to Friday (see website for details).
Lab exemptions: If you are repeating the course and have completed all the labs, we will automatically exempt
you from the lab portion of the course and use your mark from last term (you don’t have to do anything – if
you’re not sure if you have done all labs you can check with the Physics Office, see Cheryl). If you have not
completed one or more labs, you must do all four.
Missed work: If you miss one lab, you must do it on the make-up day, if you miss more than one lab or a test,
you should fill out a Missed Work form online.
Academic Dishonesty: Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or other fraudulent
means and can result in serious consequences, e.g., a grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation
on the transcript (notation reads “Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty”), and/or suspension or expulsion
from the university.
It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various kinds
of academic dishonesty, please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, specifically Appendix 3, located at
http://www.mcmaster.ca/univsec/policy/AcademicIntegrity.pdf. You should also read the specific rules in the
Physics 1D3/1E3 Lab Manual.
The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:
1.
2.
3.
Plagiarism, e.g., the submission of work that is not one’s own, or for which other credit has been obtained.
Improper collaboration in group work, e.g., using the data or calculations of other students (except your
lab partner) in the lab, or allowing your partner to leave while you complete a joint report.
Copying in tests or examinations, or allowing another student to see or copy your work.