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SYLLABUS
PHYSICS 1402
SPRING 2009
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TEXTBOOK:
COLLEGE PHYSICS (6TH EDITION) BY J.D. WILSON, A.J. BUFFA AND BO LOU
INSTRUCTOR:
DR. CRISTIAN BAHRIM
OFFICE : A112
(E-MAIL: CBAHRIM@MY.LAMAR.EDU)
PHONE: 880-8290
LECTURE:
T
A108
LABORATORY:
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AND
TH
OFFICE HOURS:
TH
11:00 – 12:15 PM
IN
12:30 – 2:30 PM ( SECTION 11 )
2:30 – 4:30 PM ( SECTION 12 )
2:30 – 4:30 PM ( SECTION 13 )
TH 12:30 – 2:00 PM
OR
IN
IN
IN
BY APPOINTMENT
A101
A101
A101
IN
ROOM 100A
WEB SITE WITH TEACHING MATERIALS FOR PHYS 1402:
HTTP://SETHI.LAMAR.EDU/BAHRIM-CRISTIAN/CRISTIAN.HTML
(EVERYTHING IN LOWER CASE)
DATE LECTURE ( CHAPTER )
LAB-DAYS
UNIT#1 – ELECTROSTATICS AND ELECTRIC CURRENT
1/13
COURSE OVERVIEW
ELECTRIC CHARGES ( 15.1 - 2 ) & ELECTRIC FORCE ( 15.3 )
1/15
ELECTRIC FIELD FOR POINT CHARGES ( 15.4 )
1/20
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL & EQUIPOTENTIAL SURFACES ( 16.1 - 2 )
1/22
CONDUCTORS IN ELECTROSTATIC EQUILIBRIUM ( 15.5 ) & PROBLEMS - CHAPTERS 15 & 16
L1-JAN.20 & 22
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L2-JAN.27 & 29
1/27
CAPACITORS (I) ( 16.3 - 5 )
1/29
CAPACITORS (II) & PROBLEMS - CHAPTER16
2/3
ELECTRIC CURRENT & RESISTANCE & OHM’S LAW ( 17.1 - 4 )
2/5
REVIEW - CHAPTERS 15 – 17
L3-FEB.3 & 5
2/10 EXAM #1 - CHAPTERS 15 – 17 AND L1 – L3
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UNIT#2 – ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AND MAGNETISM
2/12
CIRCUITS (I) : COMBINATION OF RESISTORS ( 18.1 )
2/17
CIRCUITS (II) : KIRCHHOFF’S RULES ( 18.2 & 18.4 )
2/19
MAGNETISM (I) : MAGNETIC FORCE ( 19.1 – 3 & 19.8 )
2/24
MAGNETISM (II) : CURRENT-CARRYING WIRES ( 19.4 & 19.6 )
2/26
ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION ( 20.1 ) AND EM WAVES ( 20.4 )
3/3
MECHANICAL WAVES (13.1-5)
3/5
REVIEW - CHAPTERS 13 & 18 – 20
L4-FEB.17 & 19
L5-FEB.24 & 26
L6-MAR.3 & 5
3/17 EXAM #2 - CHAPTERS 13 & 18 – 20 AND L4 – L6
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UNIT#3 – OPTICS
3/19
REFLECTION AND REFRACTION ( 22.1 – 4 ) & DISPERSION
3/24
MIRRORS ( 23.1 - 2 )
3/26
LENSES ( 23.3 & 23.5 )
OF LIGHT ( 22.5 )
L7-MAR.24 & 26
2
L8-MAR.31 & APR.2
3/31
PROBLEMS WITH MIRRORS AND LENSES
4/2
DIFFRACTION ( 24.3 ) & INTERFERENCE ( 24.1 )
4/7
THIN-FILM INTERFERENCE ( 24.2 ) & POLARIZATION OF LIGHT ( 24.4 ) & RAYLEIGH SCATTERING ( 24.5 ) L9-APR.7 & 9
4/9
DIFFRACTION GRATING & X-RAY DIFFRACTION ( 24.3 ) & REVIEW
4/14
REVIEW - CHAPTERS 22 – 24
4/16 EXAM #3 - CHAPTERS 22 – 24 AND L7 – L9
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UNIT#4 – ELEMENTS OF MODERN PHYSICS
4/21
ELEMENTS OF EINSTEIN’S THEORY OF RELATIVITY ( 26.1– 4 )
4/23
QUANTUM PHYSICS (I) ( 27.1 – 2 )
4/28
QUANTUM PHYSICS (II) ( 27.3 – 4 )
4/30
PHOTONICS – SPECTROSCOPY – LASERS ( 27.4 – 5 )
L10-APR.21 & 23
(MAKE-UP)
L11-APR.28 & 30
5/5
REVIEW
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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2008
FINAL EXAM (INCLUDES UNITS 1-4)
[ TIME OF EXAM 11:00 - 1:30 PM ]
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1. COURSE GRADING – THERE ARE 600 POINTS
DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL POINTS:
EXAM #1
EXAM #2
EXAM #3
FINAL
LABORATORY
AVAILABLE
100 POINTS
100 POINTS
100 POINTS
200 POINTS
100 POINTS
GRADE ASSIGNMENT
A
B
C
D
F
520-600 (> 86%)
440-519
360-439
280-359
0-279 (< 47 %)
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2. DROP DATES: FEBRUARY 16
MARCH 30
= LAST DATE TO DROP AND STILL RECEIVE A Q/W.
= LAST POSSIBLE DATE TO DROP OR WITHDRAW.
3. COURSE OBJECTIVE: THE GOAL OF THIS COURSE IS TO TEACH THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENA, OPTICS,
AND QUANTUM THEORY, AND TO LEARN HOW TO APPLY THESE IDEAS IN UNDERSTANDING VARIOUS PHYSICS SITUATIONS. YOU ARE
EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO APPLY MATHEMATICS SUCH AS ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY IN ORDER TO SOLVE CERTAIN PHYSICS
PROBLEMS. A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS ARE ASSIGNED FROM EACH CHAPTER. SELECTED PROBLEMS WILL BE SOLVED IN CLASS (IN LECTURE
OR LABS). THE GOAL HERE IS NOT JUST TO LEARN HOW TO SOLVE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS, BUT TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THE PHYSICS
DEVELOPED IN LECTURE AND LAB IN ORDER TO SOLVE ANY PROBLEM IN EXAMS.
4. EXAMINATIONS: THE EXAMS WILL EMPHASIZE THE MATERIAL IN THE CHAPTERS/SECTIONS AND LABS INDICATED IN THE
EXAMINATION SCHEDULE. A TYPICAL EXAM MAY INCLUDE CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS. MOST OF THE EXAM WILL BE
PROBLEMS. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMUNICATE YOUR ANSWERS CLEARLY. NO BOOKS, NOTES, OR INFORMATION STORED ON
ELECTRONIC DEVICES MAY BE USED IN THE EXAM. A SIMPLE SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR IS REQUIRED. AN EQUATION SHEET WILL BE GIVEN
TO YOU AT THE TIME OF THE EXAM. THE EXAMS WILL BE HELD IN ROOM A108, IN THE PHYSICS BUILDING, IN THE SAME TIME INTERVAL OF
A REGULAR LECTURE. THERE IS NO MAKE-UP FOR THE EXAMS MISSED. IF A STUDENT HAS A VERY SERIOUS REASON FOR MISSING AN EXAM,
THE INSTRUCTOR MUST BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. FAILURE TO GIVE EARLIER NOTIFICATION (BEFORE EXAM) WILL RESULT IN A GRADE
OF ZERO FOR THAT EXAM. A MAKE-UP EXAM IS ACCEPTABLE ONLY IN VERY EXCEPTIONAL SITUATIONS AND SHOULD BE GIVEN IN THE
AFTERNOON OF THE SAME DAY WHEN THE EXAM IS SCHEDULED. MAKE-UP EXAMS IN A DIFFERENT DAY ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
WRITTEN PROOF FOR THE REASON OF MISSING AN EXAM SHOULD BE GIVEN.
THE FINAL EXAM IS MANDATORY AND WILL INCLUDE ALL THE MATERIAL TAUGHT IN LECTURES AND LABS FROM UNITS 1, 2, 3, AND 4.
5. LESSON PREPARATION: YOU ARE EXPECTED TO GO THROUGH THE MATERIAL ASSIGNED FOR EACH LESSON (ACCORDING TO THE
SYLLABUS) IN ADVANCE OF CLASS. AFTER CLASS YOU HAVE TO READ CAREFULLY ALL SECTIONS INDICATED IN THE SYLLABUS AND TO
WORK ALL ASSIGNED PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE LESSON.
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6. HOW TO DO HOMEWORK PROBLEMS:
1) TURN YOUR CALCULATOR OFF,
2) START EACH PROBLEM ON A NEW PAGE,
3) STATE THE PROBLEM IN YOUR OWN WORDS: LIST THE QUANTITIES THAT YOU ARE GIVEN, AND THE QUANTITIES YOU WANT TO FIND,
4) WHEN APPROPIATE, SKETCH A DIAGRAM OF THE PROBLEM,
5) MAKE LINKS TO SIMILAR OR MORE FAMILIAR SITUATIONS,
6) FIND OR DERIVE (BY USING THE APPROPIATE MATHEMATICS) THE EQUATIONS THAT LET YOU SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT
SUBSTITUTING NUMBERS FOR SYMBOLS FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE,
7) WRITE DOWN YOUR FINAL EQUATION AND PUT IN NUMBERS AND UNITS,
8) NOW, AND ONLY NOW, YOU MAY TURN ON THE CALCULATOR, AND DO THE ARITHMETIC TO GET YOUR FINAL ANSWER,
9) WRITE DOWN THE FINAL ANSWER WITH UNITS,
10) FINALLY, YOU SHOULD CHECK, DISCUSS AND RELATE YOUR SOLUTION TO YOUR INITIAL INTUITIVE APPROACH.
7. LABORATORY: THERE IS A LABORATORY ASSOCIATED TO THIS COURSE. THE LABORATORY ACTIVITIES ARE MANDATORY FOR
EVERYBODY. THE LABS WILL OFFER YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO MANIPULATE SOME OF THE PHYSICAL CONCEPTS PRESENTED IN LECTURE.
THE GOALS OF THIS LABORATORY ACTIVITY ARE:
- TO VERIFY AND DISCOVER SOME IMPORTANT PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS.
- TO LEARN EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES FOR MAKING PRECISE MEASUREMENTS AND TO ANALYZE POSSIBLE ERRORS ARISING FROM
THE PRACTICAL LIMITS OF MEASUREMENTS.
- TO LEARN HOW TO USE VARIOUS LABORATORY APPARATUS.
THERE ARE 100 POINTS AVAILABLE FOR 10 MANDATORY LABS, WITH 10 POINTS FOR EACH LAB. THE 11TH LAB CAN REPLACE ANY
LAB THAT YOU HAVE MISSED. ANY STUDENT WHO DOES NOT COMPLETE AT LEAST 6 LABS WILL NOT PASS THE COURSE AND WILL
RECEIVE A GRADE “F” FOR THE PHYS 1402 COURSE.
YOU NEED TO KEEP ALL THE HANDOUTS, GRAPHS AND CALCULATIONS DONE FOR EACH LAB IN A FOLDER. THIS FOLDER WILL
BE CHECKED BY YOUR PROFESSOR ON APRIL 15 OR 17 (AFTER THE MAKE-UP LAB). IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP ALL YOUR LAB
HANDOUTS AND REPORTS. FAILURE TO PRESENT A COMPLETE LAB FOLDER WILL DROP YOUR LABORATORY SCORE WITH 2 POINTS FOR
EACH MISSING LAB. REMEMBER THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ALL THE LABS FOR THE FINAL EXAM.
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THE LIST OF LABS IS INDICATED AT THE END OF THE SYLLABUS. IF YOU MISSED ONE LAB IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO
LEARN THE MATERIAL PRESENTED IN THAT LAB. THE LIST OF LABS REQUIRED FOR EACH EXAM IS EXPLICITLY INDICATED IN THE
SYLLABUS AND THE HANDOUTS ARE AVAILABLE ON MY WEB PAGE:
HTTP://SETHI.LAMAR.EDU/BAHRIM-CRISTIAN/COURSES/PHYS1402/PHYS-1402-LAB.HTML
IN SOME LABS WE ARE GOING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, THE GOAL BEING TO GIVE YOU A BETTER UNDERTSTANDING ABOUT THE
PHYSICS WE HAVE DISCUSSED EARLIER IN LECTURE AND TO PREPARE YOU FOR EXAMS. FULL CREDIT FOR THE LAB IS GIVEN ONLY IF ALL
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LAB ARE FULLFILLED AND ALL THE PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED CORRECTLY.
KEEP IN MIND THAT THE LABS GIVE YOU THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE THEORY DISCUSSED IN
LECTURE AND REQUIRED TO SOLVE YOUR HOMEWORK. TRY TO USE EFFICIENTLY THE TIME ALLOCATED FOR THE LABORATORY ACTIVITIES
AND COME TO EACH LABORATORY CLASS PREPARED WITH THE BASIC CONCEPTS RELATED TO THE LAB PROPOSED FOR THAT WEEK.
8. ATTENDANCE POLICY: STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON TIME TO ALL PHYSICS 1402 LECTURES AND LABS. STUDENTS WHO
ARRIVE LATE MAY BE DENIED ADMITTANCE TO CLASS. IF A STUDENT MISSES MORE THAN 30% OF THE LECTURES FOR ANY REASON
WHATSOEVER, THAT STUDENT WILL NOT PASS THE PHYS 1402 COURSE.
THE
INSTRUCTOR WILL ENFORCE WHATEVER STEPS ARE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE RIGHT OF ALL STUDENTS TO AN
UNINTERRUPTED LECTURE. PAGERS AND CELLULAR TELEPHONES ARE TO BE KEPT OFF.
9. PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY: IN THIS COURSE HIGH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, INCLUDING ETHICAL STANDARDS, ARE
PROMOTED. PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING ARE SERIOUS OFFENCES. ANY VIOLATION WILL RESULT IN A COURSE GRADE OF AN "F". FOR
MORE INFORMATION, REFER TO THE "ACADEMIC DISHONESTY" POLICY IN LAMAR UNIVERSITY HANDBOOK.
10. DISABILITIES: IF YOU HAVE ANY CONDITION, SUCH AS A PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITY, WHICH WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR
YOU TO CARRY OUT THE WORK AS I HAVE OUTLINED IT ABOVE OR WHICH WILL REQUIRE ACADEMIC ACCOMODATIONS, PLEASE NOTIFY ME
BEFORE THE FIRST EXAM.
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LABORATORY SCHEDULE FOR PHYS 1402 – SPRING 2009
PLACE: ROOM 101
1. ELECTRIC FIELD LINES FOR POINT CHARGES.
JAN. 20 & 22
2. CONDUCTORS IN ELECTROSTATIC EQUILIBRIUM.
JAN. 27 & 29
3. CAPACITORS.
FEB. 3 & 5
4. OHM’S LAW. COMBINATION OF RESISTORS.
FEB. 17 & 19
5. MAGNETISM. FINDING THE EARTH’S MAGNETIC FIELD.
FEB. 24 & 26
6. WAVE WAVES.
MAR. 3 & 5
7. INDEX OF REFRACTION.
MAR. 24 & 26
8. IMAGE FORMATION WITH MIRRORS AND LENSES.
MAR. 31 & APR. 2
9. DIFFRACTION & INTERFERENCE.
APR. 7 & 9
10.TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF A RESISTANCE. (MAKE-UP LAB)
APR. 21 & 23
11.ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY. SPECTRUM OF HYDROGEN.
APR. 28 & 30
THE LABS WILL INCLUDE MEASUREMENTS, DATA ANALYSIS AND EXERCISES RELATED TO
THE EXPERIMENTAL ACTIVITY.
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