General Physics II
Winter 2003

MWF 1:00-1:50
301 Braunstein

Prof. Rostislav Serota
429 Geo/Phy
Office Hrs: MWF 2:30-3:30
Tel. 556-0538
serota at physics.uc.edu

Text

Tentative Syllabus

Important Dates

Assignments

Suggested Homework Problems

Recitations and Labs

Recitations Instructors and Grader

Policies and Grading

Quizzes and Exams


Text

Halliday, Resnick, Walker

Fundamentals of Physics (Extended)

Sixth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 0-471-33236-4

Electronic Edition

Companion Books


Tentative Syllabus

Week 1

  • CH. 16: OSCILLATIONS
  • Week 2

  • CH. 22: ELECTRIC CHARGE
  • CH. 23: ELECTRIC FIELDS
  • Week 3

  • CH. 24: GAUSS' LAW
  • Week 4

  • CH. 25: ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
  • Week 5

  • CH. 26: CAPACITANCE
  • Week 6

  • CH. 27: CURRENTS AND RESISTANCE
  • CH. 28: CIRCUITS
  • Week 7

  • CH. 29: MAGNETIC FIELDS
  • Week 8

  • CH. 30: MAGNETIC FIELDS DUE TO CURRENTS
  • Week 9

  • CH. 31: INDUCTION AND INDUCTANCE
  • Week 10

  • CH. 33: ELECTROMAGNETIC OSCILLATIONS AND ALTERNATING CURRENTS

  • Important Dates

    Academic, Holiday, Registration and Exam Calendars
    as per Office of the Registrar, University of Cincinnati

    The Following Dates are Tentative and are Subject to Change

  • Jan 15: Assn 1 due, Quiz 1
  • Jan 22: Assn 2 due
  • Jan 24: EXAM 1
  • Jan 29: Assn 3 due, Quiz 2
  • Feb  5: Assn 4 due, Quiz 3
  • Feb 12: Assn 5 due
  • Feb 14: EXAM 2
  • Feb 19: Assn 6 due, Quiz 4
  • Feb 26: Assn 7 due, Quiz 5
  • Mar  5: Assn 8 due, Quiz 6
  • Mar 12: Assn 9 due, Quiz 7

  • Assignments

    Assignment 1

  • CH. 16: Problems 12, 16, 19, 32, 35
  • Assignment 2

  • CH. 22: Problems 5, 22
  • CH. 23: Problems 13, 20, 39
  • Assignment 3

  • CH. 24: Problems 19, 25, 26, 38, 43
  • Assignment 4

  • CH. 25: Problems 5, 20, 25, 39, 43
  • Assignment 5

  • CH. 26: Problems 10, 16, 20, 24, 36
  • Assignment 6

  • CH. 27: Problems 24, 37
  • CH. 28: Problems 21, 28, 31
  • Assignment 7

  • CH. 29: Problems 2, 7, 20, 35, 39
  • Assignment 8

  • CH. 30: Problems 2, 10, 21, 23, 42
  • Assignment 9

  • CH. 31: Problems 4, 27, 29, 36, 45

  • Suggested Homework Problems

  • CH. 16: Problems 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 23, 25, 28, 33, 35, 42, 45,46, 57, 60, 65
  • CH. 22: Problems 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 28
  • CH. 23: Problems 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 22, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 46, 49, 55, 56
  • CH. 24: Problems 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 18, 20, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31, 32, 35, 37, 40, 44, 47, 52, 53, 54, 55
  • CH. 25: Problems 3, 9, 10, 12, 15, 20, 23, 28, 30, 35, 36, 37, 41, 49, 52, 53, 54, 56, 60, 64, 65, 69
  • CH. 26: Problems 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23, 26, 29, 31, 38, 43, 46, 49, 53, 55, 58, 61, 62, 63, 64
  • CH. 27: Problems 8, 10, 12, 13, 17, 21, 26, 35, 36, 49, 51, 54, 55
  • CH. 28: Problems 5, 6, 10, 16, 32, 33, 38, 43, 44, 47, 48, 66, 70, 71, 76
  • CH. 29: Problems 2, 3, 4, 9, 12, 14, 18, 25, 27, 35, 39, 45, 46, 49, 54, 55
  • CH. 30: Problems 4, 8, 11, 12, 13, 27, 28, 29, 32, 34, 37, 38, 41, 43, 46, 47, 49, 55, 57
  • CH. 31: Problems 5, 6, 10, 11, 22, 24, 25, 29, 33, 34, 38, 39, 43, 47, 50, 53, 54, 61, 62, 69, 75, 76, 83, 85
  • CH. 33: Problems 4, 5, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 38, 39, 40, 41, 51, 52, 57, 58, 74, 76, 77, 87

  • Recitations and Labs

    Schedule of Classes (Learning Opportunities)

    Elementary Physics Labs Home Page


    Recitation Instructors and Grader

    Babak Aliabadizadeh: 305 15A Geo/Phy, 556-5450, aliabadi at physics.uc.edu
    Pablo Goldenzweig: pablog at physics.uc.edu

    Baoqiang Cao: 216 Geo/Phy, 556-0478, bqcao at physics.uc.edu


    Policies and Grading

  • ATTENDANCE
  • Students are expected to attend all classes.


  • CONDUCT
  • Students are expected to follow the Student Code of Conduct. Academic misconduct in this course will be dealt with in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct.


  • ABSENCES
  • Except for emergencies, students are expected to inform their instructor if they cannot attend an exam. Makeup exams may be arranged at the discretion of the lecture instructor, if a student has a valid excuse for the absence. Only the most serious emergencies will be considered, in which case the instructor must be notified within 48 hrs by e-mail or phone by the student, friend or family, and appropriate documentation is supplied within a week (such as death certificate, hospital or doctor's affidavit, police report of an accident, etc.)


  • EXAMS
  • All Exams and Quizzes are closed-book. Formulas and constants will be provided as needed.


  • HOMEWORK
  • The homework is indicated as due Wed. In actuality, it should be submitted to your recitation instructor on Tue prior or Thu following the indicated Wed, depending on your recitation section.


  • GRADING
  • The course grades will be determined using the following approximate weights:

      1. Two One-Hour Exams, 100 points each

    200 points

      2. Final Exam

    200 points

      3. Recitations

    100 points

      4. Homework

    90 points

      6. Quizzes

    70 points

         TOTAL

    660 points (100%)


    Letter grades for the course will be assigned using the following approximate guidelines:

    100% - 85%
    A

    85% - 75%
    B

    75% - 60%
    C

    60% - 50%
    D

    50% - 00%
    F


    Quizzes and Exams

    Quiz 1

    Exam 1

    Quiz 2

    Quiz 3

    Exam 2

    Quiz 4

    Quiz 5

    Quiz 6

    Quiz 7

    Final