Spring 2018
Office E-mail Phone
Instructor: Jinke Tang PS 216 jtang2@uwyo.edu 5044328434
Homepage: http://physics.uwyo.edu/~jinke/
Teaching Assistants:
Amy Cavanaugh PS 118 acavanau@uwyo.edu
Dylan Kloster PS 111 dkloster@uwyo.edu
Josh Walker PS
120 jwalke61@uwyo.edu
Lab Coordinator: Travis Laurance STEM 165 travis@uwyo.edu
Lectures: TR 9:35 to 10:50 am, CR
302
Office hours: MTWRF 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Hours
reserved for tests: See schedule below
Text: Sears & Zemansky’s
University Physics with Modern Physics, Vol. 2, UW edition (or 14th
ed.), by Young & Freedman
Mastering Physics for homework: Log on to: www.masteringphysics.com
Go to University of
Wyoming and class JTPHYS1220S2018
Poll Everywhere for interactive in-class activities and attendance:
You need to register at http://www.polleverywhere.com. Under settings add your phone number, and
then certify it to the United States (not US Educator). In order to make your name visible to the
instructor, go to Voter Registration on the left side under settings, register
as a voter (at the bottom), and then put in the instructor's email address (see
detailed instruction below).
Supplementary Reading
Suggestions:
The Feynman Lectures on Physics, and
Physics for Scientists and Engineers with
Modern Physics by Serway
Goals: This course is designed to give science and
engineering majors instruction in the fundamental principles of thermophysics, electricity and magnetism
Prerequisites:
Grades of C or higher in PHYS 1210 (or
equivalent), MATH 2200 and 2205 (Calculus I & II) and concurrent enrolment
in MATH 2210 (Calculus III)
Topics to be covered:
1.
Temperature
and heat
2.
Thermal
properties of matter and ideal gas
3.
The
first law and second law of thermodynamics
4.
Electric
fields, Gauss’s Law and electric potential
5. Current,
resistance and dc circuits
6. Capacitance
and Dielectrics
7. Magnetic
field and its sources
8. Electromagnetic
induction
9. Inductance,
ac circuits and electromagnetic waves
Whereas the
lectures will focus more on general concepts, the discussion sections will
provide opportunities to review specific problems and interactive environment
to exchange ideas with your peers.
Students will work in groups, and problems will be worked out in class
with the assistance of your TA’s. You
will also see a lot of practical problems and their solutions with actual
numbers. Discussion attendance is mandatory
and in your best interest: discussion problems and questions may be used on
exams.
Labs
We will have a
total of 6 labs. A brief instruction for
each lab is provided here (Labs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) along with the
guidelines for the lab
reports. Participation in all labs
is mandatory for the successful completion of this course. If you have to miss a lab, it is your responsibility
to contact your lab instructor so that you may attend another lab section the
same week or make-up for the missed lab in the make-up lab week. There is a make-up lab week scheduled for the
semester. In order to pass the course,
you have to take part in ALL laboratory sections. No lab grade will be dropped.
Exams
Homework
and discussion problems will contain mostly quantitative problems, whereas
lectures will deal with largely conceptual, multiple-choice questions. Hence, the exams will contain both
quantitative and conceptual problems.
The exams will be closed book and closed notes. I will provide a "cheat sheet" with
useful formulas and constants. No
make-up exams will be given.
Partial credit: Partial credit will be given to solutions of the problems that
are partially incomplete, have minimal algebra mistakes, wrong sign, or
units. The steps in the solution must be
presented, and no grade will be given to a problem showing a solution (such as
a number) without showing the intermediate steps to get there.
All
exams are mandatory and no grade will be dropped or replaced.
There will be three exams, each given after discussion on thermophysics,
electricity and magnetism.
Exams
dates and times:
Exam 1 - Thursday, February 22, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Chapters17,
18, 19, 20
Exam 2 – Thursday, April 5, 5:00 - 7:00 pm,
Chapters 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
Exam 3 – Thursday, May 10, 10:15 am – 12:15
pm, Chapters 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
Homework
We use the
Mastering Physics online homework system.
Students may work in groups to do the homework. The online homework must be submitted by each
student individually.
No homework grade
will be dropped.
The deadline for each homework assignment is typically one week after it
is assigned. Be advised not to wait till
the last minute for the online submissions.
It is your responsibility to submit your homework before the deadline.
Reading Assignments
You are required
to read each chapter before and
after it is discussed in class.
We will
use cell phones or laptops for Q/A and other in-class
interactions/practices. Register your
cell phone or laptop. We will
interactively discuss conceptual topics, and you will be able to vote on the
answers to questions using your cell phones (or laptops). To register:
Regarding Disability
If you have a physical,
learning, or psychological disability and require accommodations, please let me
know as soon as possible. And contact University Disability Support Services in
SEO, room 330 Knight Hall.
Academic
honesty
Academic
dishonesty is defined in University Regulation 802, Revision 2 as “an act
attempted or performed which misrepresents one’s involvement in an academic
task in any way, or permits another student to misrepresent the latter’s
involvement in an academic task by assisting the misrepresentation.” And there are rules and procedures to handle
such cases, and serious penalties will be imposed. Note that a student who copies and a student
who let’s another student copy are both covered by the university rules.
Grading
Exams: 60% (3 exams – 20% each on thermophysics, electricity, and magnetism)
Homework: 20%
Labs: 15%
Attendance (lectures and discussion): 5%
Total: 100%
Scale: A: (> 90%) ; B: (80-90%); C: (70-80%) ; D: (60-70%) ; F: (< 60%)
General
expectations
• Attend and participate
in each lecture, laboratory, and discussions.
• Live up to your
responsibility to understand the material presented.
• Take notes
during lectures as appropriate.
• Complete
reading/lab assignments and homework.
• Be ready for
exams.
• Spend at least
10 – 15 hours per week on this course.
This estimate includes labs, discussions, lectures, and homework.
• Work in
compliance with the university’s code of academic honesty.
• Ask questions.
There are no stupid questions.
• Have fun.
Lecture, Lab, Discussion, and Exam Schedule:
PPT Poll Everywhere questions
Labs and Discussion Sections:
|
Lab |
PHYS |
1220 |
10 |
Amy |
23557 |
|
Lab |
PHYS |
1220 |
11 |
Dylan |
20427 |
|
Lab |
PHYS |
1220 |
12 |
Amy |
20428 |
|
Lab |
PHYS |
1220 |
13 |
Amy |
20429 |
|
Disc |
PHYS |
1220 |
20 |
Amy |
23222 |
|
Disc |
PHYS |
1220 |
21 |
Amy |
20430 |
|
Disc |
PHYS |
1220 |
22 |
Josh |
20431 |
|
Disc |
PHYS |
1220 |
23 |
Josh |
20432 |
Tutoring
Tutoring is available for this class at the STEP Tutor Center. Students who seek academic help in this class
tend to perform 15-20% better than students who do not.
STEP is open Sunday-Thursday from 5-9 pm and is located in Coe
Library. Sessions are drop in (no appointments) and are 30 minutes in
length.
Please visit the STEP Tutor Schedule for days and times: www.uwyo.edu/step.