PHYS208:
Fundamentals of Physics II
Instructor: David
Seckel
Room: 131 Sharp Lab
Time: 9:05-9:55 MWF
PHYS208 is an introductory course to the study of Electricity and
Magnetism. The target audience is science and engineering majors. The
course starts with a treatment of charges and Coulomb's law and works
its way through to a discussion of Maxwell's equation and the Lorentz
force law. In short, a discussion of the sources and fields which
comprise E&M. Differential and integral calculus are required.
(Math242 is coreq, Phys207 is prereq)
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Instructor: David Seckel
Discussion leader: Abdullah Ceylan
Lab Instructor: Chen Xu
Lab Instructor: Xin Fan
Course Assistant: Fazle Rob
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Homework
Baseline: Each homework assignment will consist of
10 problems, or an equivalent number of problems + "conceptual
questions". For the most part the problems will be taken from Serway
and Jewett. "Questions" are taken from the
question section at the end of each chapter.
Grading: The problems will be graded on a four point basis
- so each set is worth 40 pts. Questions are worth 2 pts. As an
example, the first set has 8 problems and 4 questions, worth a total of
40 pnts. Full credit requires a correct answer with a clear
derivation. Math errors (factors of 2, sign errors, etc) will
typically result in a 1 pnt deduction. Answer all parts of multipart
problems. Take some care to present problems in readable form. Extreme
messiness may be discounted.
Due: Assignments are to be turned in, to myself in class or
by 3:00 pm, Friday in my mail box; or to the
course assistant (Fazle Rob 121C) by 5:00 pm, Friday.
Return: Homework
will be returned in the discussion sections the week after it is turned
in. Any homework not picked up in discussion section after two weeks
will be available in my office during office hours (or if you find me
outside office hours).
Homework
assignments:
- Due 9/8: Ch 23: Q# 1, 5, 9, 28. P# 2, 10,
18, 22,
28, 40, 45, 63.
- Due 9/15: Ch 23: P# 71. Ch
24: Q# 3, 8. P# 7, 16, 20, 22, 29, 35, 43, 50.
- Due 9/22: Ch 24 P#64, Ch 25: Q# 2, 13. P# 9, 14, 23,
41, 47.
- Due 9/29: Ch 25 P#54, Ch 26: Q# 2, 6, 11, 14. P# 6,
11, 19, 23, 41, 45, 47.
- Due 10/9: Ch 26 P#51, 76, Ch 27: Q# 10, 12, 19,
21. P# 5,
7, 17.
- Due 10/13: Ch 27 P#27, 52, 68. Ch 28: Q#3, 13,
17, 29. P#14, 15, 20, 31, 36.
- Due 10/20: Ch 28 P#66, 70. Ch 29: Q# 5,
7, 14, 20. P#1, 5, 18, 25, 28, 33. (for Q 20, first
read section 30.8 from Serway and Jewett).
- Due 10/27: Ch 29 P#61, 71. Ch 30: Q# 9,
10. P#6, 12, 17, 29, 32.
- Due 11/6: Ch 30 Q#13, 19,
24, 31. P# 40, 42, 44, 73.
- Due 11/10: Ch 30
P#38, 60. Ch 31: Q#13, 16. P#9, 11, 17, 21, 33,
36, 40.
- Due 11/17: Ch 31 P#49, 55.
Ch 32: Q#2, 6, 12, 16. P#5, 9, 17, 33, 45, 52.
- Due 12/1: Ch 33: Q#2, 8, 18, 19. P#24, 47, (51+52). Ch 34: P#2,
24, 28, 36, 40
Comments - 1) Treat 33: p 51&52 as a single problem.
Last modified: Mar 26, 2007