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Instructor: TeYu Chien (簡德宇)
Lecture Time and Place:MWF 11am-11:50am; Classroom Building 314
Office: Physical Science Building 224
Office Hours: MWF 1pm-2pm
Office Phone: 766-6534
Website: http://physics.uwyo.edu/~teyu
Email: tchien@uwyo.edu

Teaching Assistants:
NameOfficeOffice HoursDiscussion SectionLab SectionEmail
Ravi NeupanePS 103 BF 3-4 pmN/AW 1:10-3 pm
W 3:10-5 pm		rneupane@uwyo.edu
Coty TatgePS 106W 3-4 pm; R 10-11 amN/AW 7:10-9 pm
R 1:10-3 pm		ctatge@carthage.edu
Jyoti PandeyPS 213M 4-5 pmM 2:10-3 pm
M 3:10-4 pm		N/Ajpandey@uwyo.edu
Jushua HeinerPS 103E/PS 105 (same place)T 11 am-12 pm; R 12 - 2pmT 1:20-2:10pm
T 2:45-3:35pm		R 3:10-5 pmjheiner2@uwyo.edu

Lab Coordinator: Travis Laurance
Office: Physical Science Building 103
Email: travis@uwyo.edu

Tutor Center:The STEP Tutor Center in Coe Library offers free evening tutoring for nearly 40 courses, including PHYS1220. Visit Coe Library between 6:00-10:00pm (Sun. – Thurs.) and visit the STEP website for full details about tutoring opportunities and other UW resources: www.uwyo.edu/STEP.

Important Dates:
  • Last day to withdraw from classes: Nov. 7th
  • Last day to withdraw from the university: Nov. 26th
  • Advising Week: Nov. 3rd - 7th
Required Materials
  • Text: Sears & Zemansky’s University Physics with Modern Physics, Vol. 2, UW edition, by Young & Freedman
  • Mastering Physics for homework: Log on to: http://www.masteringphysics.com and see instruction below.
  • Laboratory Manual: Physics 1220/1320, by Rudi Michalak, available at university bookstore
  • Poll Everywhere for interactive in-class activities and attendance: You need to register at http://www.polleverywhere.com. See instruction below.
Goals:This course is designed to give science and engineering majors instruction in the fundamental principles of heat, electricity and magnetism.

Prerequisites:Grades of C or higher in MATH 2200, 2205 (Calculus I, II), or concurrent enrollment 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
Discussion Sections: 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 discussion sections with the assistance of your TA. 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 section problems and questions may be used on exams.

Labs: Participation in all laboratories 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 weeks. There will be only one make-up week during the semester. It is your responsibility to make sure that you have finished all your labs. In order to pass the course, you have to participate in ALL laboratory sections. No lab grade will be dropped.

Instruction of lab conduct
Please read carefully the the document for proper lab conducto and safety. Here is the expectation of the lab report.

Scientific News Reading:Throughout the semester, several scientific stories related to the topics in the lecture will be shared after the introduction to the related topic. A short (5 minutes) discussion will be at the begining of the class after the sharing. Though reading of these stories is not related to homework or grades, it is highly possible that one or more of the questions in exams will be designed based on the story. Hence, it will be wise to read the story and participate the discussion in the class. Nevertheless, I hope each student enjoys reading these stories.

Bonus Point: Each student can write a report about a scientific story that he/she read on internet (a story, other than the stories I shared in the class, posted on internet less than 5 years.). The report requires the following sections: 1. Introduction (a general idea about the physics/engineering topic in the story); 2. Description of the story in your own words (pay attentions to the possible plagarism); and 3. How does this story relate to which topic you learned in this class. The bonus point will be 2% of total grade. The deadline of the submission of the report is 12/12/2014 (Fri). Note that this deadline is the last day of the class. Please use this template for your report.

Partial credit: Partial credit will be given to solutions of the problems that are partially completed, have minimal algebra mistakes, wrong sign, or units. The steps in the solution must be presented, skipping steps means skipping points that you can earn, and no grade will be given to a problem showing only a solution (such as a number) without showing the intermediate steps to get there.

Exams: Homework 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. All exams are mandatory and no grade will be dropped or replaced. There will be three exams, each given after discussion on heat, electricity, and magnetism.
Exams dates and times:
Time and PlaceCovered Chapters
Exam 110/02/2014 (Thursday), AG 1030; AG 1032, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmChapters 17, 18, 19, 20
Exam 210/30/2014 (Thursday), CR 129, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmChapters 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
Exam 3 (Final Exam)12/17/2014 (Wednesday), CR 314, 10:15 am - 12:15 amCumulative

Homework:We use the Mastering Physics online homework system. Students may work in groups to do the homework, however, 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.

Bonus Homework:There will be three bonus homework, with each one is due right before each exam. The bonus homework will worth 10 % in Honework. There will be no penalty to not doing the Bonus Homework. And the maximum of your homework will not exceed 100 % of the homework portion of the total grade (see below).

Quiz:Quiz will be a short conceptual question asked in the beginning of the lecture, but not every lecture. The time for the quiz will be based on the progress of the lecture. So be sure to attend the lecture to take the quiz. The quiz will be conducted through Polleverywhere, please see below about how to sign it up correctly.

Think About It:Very similar to Quiz, Think About It is a short conceptual question asked in the beginning of the lecture, but not every lecture. The main difference is that Think About It does not count into grades. That means you are safe to answer it wrong. Note that, the vote in Think About It will be used to count the attendance (see below). Be sure to make your vote when it is up.

Attendance:Attendence will be taken through the Polleverywhere. In addition to Quiz, there will be Think About It (similar to Quiz, but does not count in Quiz grade). The attendance will be calculated based on the total number of votes made through the Polleverywhere through the semester (include both Quiz and Think About It).

MasteringPhysics.com advice and information:
  • The procedures for self-registration are explained at www.masteringphysics.com (this is also the login site). Your access code is inside the student access kit that comes with the text book (you will have to purchase one if you do not have the kit). The course ID is EPCHIEN09080. You may choose your own login id and password.
  • Never use the browser's "back" button. Use the links provided.
  • You will be able to submit each answer up to 20 times. Please hit "submit" after answering each question. Selecting "submit problem" will result in the problem being graded.
  • Some problems have multiple components, so be sure to answer each portion.
  • Many problems have hints to help you along the way. You will not be penalized for looking at the hints, and sometimes bonus credit (2%) will be awarded if you answer correctly without peeking at the hints. Either way, you win. Note that this possible bonus credit will be an extremely tiny fraction of your overall course grade, so please don't hesitate to peek the hints when you really need it.
  • Some of the parameters in a given problem may be randomized. Do not assume that your friend's question has the exact same numbers as yours!
  • There is a 2% tolerance for numerical answers; e.g., you can be off by, say, 1.8% and still receive full credit.
  • Additional help for MasteringPhysics can be obtained through a document provided by the publishers. You can also access this at the course website.
Register your cell phone number at http://www.polleverywhere.com
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:
  • Go to http://www.polleverywhere.com
  • Create an account. I need to be able to determine who you are, so use your uwyo email address to register, and your FULL name
  • De-select "I am an educator"
  • Select "United States" (not "United States - Education")
  • Once your account has been created, register your cell phone number (ignore this if you will use a laptop).
  • Go under "Settings" to add the number (with your area code). Follow instructions to certify your cell number.
  • Please allow me to see your name: Under "Settings" choose "Voter Registration". Select "Register as a voter". On the next page you should enter my email ("tchien@uwyo.edu").
  • Go to http://www.polleverywhere.com/teyu
  • Bring your cell phone or laptop to each class.
  • Standard text messaging rates may apply.
Disability Statement:If you have a physical, learning, or psychological disability and require accommodations, please let me know as soon as possible. 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 heat, electricity, and magnetism)
  • Homework: 15%
  • Labs: 15%
  • Quizzes: 5%
  • Attendance: 5%
  • Total: 100%
  • Scale: A: (> 90%); A-: (86.66-89.99%); B+: (83.33-86.66%); B: (80-83.33%); B-: (76.66-79.99%); C+: (73.33-76.66%); C: (70-73.33%); C-: (66.66-69.99%); D+: (63.33-66.66%); D: (60-63.33%); F: (< 60%)
Early Alert:In late September, you can view a progress report in WYOWEB for your classes. When you click on the Students tab in WYOWEB, you will see Quick Links on the left side bar, go to EARLY ALERT grades. You will see either a P for pass, or a D or F grade for each of your courses. If you have withdrawn from the class you will see a W. Be sure to talk to your instructor if you have a D or F grade. Remember, this is a progress report—not a final grade! This is an ideal time to visit with your instructor and/or your advisor to talk about your options and avenues for support in the class (call 766-2398 for the Center for Advising & Career Services).

General expectations
  • Attend and participate in each lecture, laboratory, and discussion section.
  • You are required to read each chapter before and after it is discussed in class.
  • Live up to your responsibility to understand the material presented. If you have difficulty of understanding it, please get good use of discussion section and my office hours.
  • 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, discussion sessions, lectures, and homework.
  • Work in compliance with the university’s code of academic honesty.
  • Ask questions. There are no stupid questions.
  • Have fun.
Schedule:
DateTopicReading (chapter)Homeworks, and other NotesLab and Discussion
September
WEEK 1LAB 0: Prelab; No Discussion
M 1
W 3Introduction - Setting Up the Stage. [register for Poll Everywhere] [register for Mastering Physics]syllabus; Set up the stageHW 0 available
F 5Thermal Physics & Kinetic Theory 1Chapter 17HW 0 due 11PM (Sunday), HW 1 available
WEEK 2Lab 1: Heat Conduction and Temperature; Discussion 1
M 8Thermal Physics & Kinetic Theory 2Chapter 17
W 10Thermal Physics & Kinetic Theory 3Chapter 18poll everywhere assessment begins
F 12Thermal Physics & Kinetic Theory 4Chapter 18; Scientific Story: Solar Plant (1) and (2)HW 1 due 11PM (Sunday), HW 2 available
WEEK 3Lab 2: Thermal Expansion; Discussion 2
M 15Thermal Physics & Kinetic Theory 5Chapter 18
W 17Thermodynamics 1Chapter 19Bonus HW 1 available
F 19Thermodynamics 2Chapter 19HW 2 due 11PM (Sunday), HW 3 available
WEEK 4Lab 3: Specific Heat; Discussion 3
M 22Thermodynamics 3Chapter 19
W 24Thermodynamics 4Chapter 20
F 26Thermodynamics 5Chapter 20HW 3 due 11PM (Sunday), HW 4 available
WEEK 5No Lab; Discussion 4
M 29Thermodynamics 6Chapter 20
October
W 1Review LectureChapter 17-20Bonus HW 1 due 11AM
R 2EXAM 1 - Thermal Physics, Kinetic Theory & ThermodynamicsChapters 17–20; Formula SheetAG 1030; AG 1032, 5-7pm.
F 3Electrostatics 1Chapter 21HW 4 due 11PM (Sunday), HW 5 available
WEEK 6LAB 4: Electrical Potential & Field Lines; Discussion 5
M 6Electrostatics 2Chapter 21; Science Story: Tribology
W 8Electrostatics 3Chapter 21
F 10Electrostatics 4Chapter 21HW 5 due 11PM (Sunday), HW 6 available
WEEK 7LAB 5: Ohm's Law and Light Bulb in Circuits; Discussion 6
M 13Electrostatics 5Chapter 22
W 15Electrostatics 6Chapter 22Bonus HW 2 available
F 17Electrostatics 7Chapter 22HW 6 due 11PM (Sunday), HW 7 available
WEEK 8No LAB; Discussion 7
M 20Electrostatics 8Chapter 23
W 22Electrostatics 9Chapter 23
F 24Electrical Circuitry 1Chapter 25HW 7 due 11PM (Sunday), HW 8 available
WEEK 9NO LAB; Discussion 8
M 27Electrical Circuitry 2Chapter 25
W 29Review LectureChapters 21-26Bonus HW 2 due 11AM
R 30EXAM 2 - Electrostatics and CircuitryChapters 21-26; Formula SheetCR 129, 5-7pm.
F 31Electrical Circuitry 3Chapter 26; Videos: Kelvin's Thunderstorm; Transistor; Quantum Levitation; SuperconductorsHW 8 due 11PM (Sunday), HW 9 available
November
WEEK 10LAB 6: Parallel and Series Circuits; No Discussion
M 3Electrical Circuitry 4Chapter 24
W 5Magnetostatics 1Chapter 27
F 7Magnetostatics 2Chapter 27HW 9 due 11PM (Sunday), HW 10 available
WEEK 11LAB 8: Equivalent Capacitance + LAB 10: Charging and Discharging Capacitors; Discussion 9
M 10Magnetostatics 3Chapter 28
W 12Magnetostatics 4Chapter 28
F 14Magnetostatics 5Chapter 28HW 10 due 11PM (Sunday), HW 11 available
WEEK 12LAB 11: Magnetic Field in a Coil and LAB 12: Magnetic Field between Current Carrying Wires; Discussion 10
M 17Electromagnetism 1Chapter 29
W 19Electromagnetism 2Chapter 29
F 21Electromagnetism 3Chapter 29HW 11 due 11PM (Sunday), HW 12 available
WEEK 13Makeup LAB; Discussion 11
M 24Electromagnetism 4Chapter 30
W 26No LECTURE - Thanksgiving Break
F 28No LECTURE - Thanksgiving BreakBonus HW 3 available
December
WEEK 14LAB 13: Magnetic Induction; No Discussion
M 1Electromagnetism 5Chapter 30
W 3Electromagnetism 6Chapter 31
F 5Electromagnetism 7Chapter 31HW 12 due 11PM (Sunday)
WEEK 15NO LAB; Discussion 12
M 8Electromagnetism 8Chapter 32
W 10Electromagnetism 9Chapter 32
F 12Review LectureChapters 26-32Bonus HW 3 due 11AM
WEEK 16Final Week
W 17EXAM 3 (Final Exam) - CumulativeChapters 17-32Formula SheetCR 314, 10:15 - 12:15 am


Any comment/suggestion, please contact TeYu Chien