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PHY2049 - Physics
2 with Calculus
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Summer 2006
Syllabus
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Syllabus for
Physics with Calculus 2 - Electromagnetism
PHY 2049, Summer C 2006
Class
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 1001 New Physics
Building
Period 4 (12:30pm–1:35pm)
Instructors: Prof. P. Kumar
NPB 2160
Tel: 392-6690
Office Hours: M, T, W Period 5 (2:00–3:00pm) or make an appointment.
E-mail: pkumar@ufl.edu
Always put “PHY2049” in the Subject line.
Note that homework help is to be discussed during your Discussion
section and
during office hours,
not through e-mail.
Textbook:
Halliday, Resnick and Walker, Fundamentals of
Physics 7th edition,
Parts 3 and 4, published by Wiley. An online version is also available
through WebAssign (http://www.webassign.net/).
Web Page:
http://www.phys.ufl.edu/courses/phy2049/sum06/
Includes announcements, schedule, homework assignments, exam solutions,
etc.
Grading:
Your final grade is based on several activities:
-
WebAssign homework assignments (performed online at home, worth 15%)
- TA
quizzes (administered during Discussion sections, worth 15%)
- Best two out of three
midterm exams (during regular lecture period, each worth 20%)
- One
final exam (2 hours, rooms & time announced later, worth 30%)
Grading scale:
A: 83%; B+: 78%; B: 68%; C+: 63%; C: 53%; D+: 48%; D: 38%
Homework:
Weekly web-based homework is assigned and graded through WebAssign
system (https://www.webassign.net/login.html). Please purchase a
registration access code from WebAssign for the online homework (cost
$9.95) if you did not already receive a code from a bundled purchase
with your textbook. There is a 2-week grace period.
Your username is set to your Gatorlink id, and the institution code is
"ufl". Your initial passwd is the same as your user id (please change
it!). If you already had an account previously, use your previous
password (or click on “forgot password”). Please check that your full
name assigned to the username is correct!
Typically 6 problems (some may contain multiple parts) are assigned
from your textbook per homework set, and a total of 12 sets will be
assigned. Each question or part may be worth 1 or 2 points. You get 10
tries at submitting a correct answer for each question. Tolerance is
typically set to 3% accuracy for a correct answer.
Collaboration on homework is accepted and encouraged, but each student
must do his/her own assignment. The numbers used on each homework
problem are randomized for every student. Homework will typically be
assigned by Wednesday mornings, and due by 11:59pm Saturday on the
following week. There are no drops. Grading is based on the percentage
of the total points assigned over the entire semester answered
correctly.
Quizzes:
A total of 6 quizzes will be given during the Discussion sections. The
lowest score is dropped.
Exams:
Each midterm exam covers material since the last exam, while the final
exam is comprehensive of the course material (but with some emphasis on
material since the last midterm). There are no makeup exams.
The format of all exams will be multiple choice problems (about 10 for
midterms and 20 for the final) using bubble sheets (ScanTron) for
submitting answers. The order of problems and answers is scrambled—each
student receives a unique exam sheet and must mark on his/her ScanTron
sheet the 5 digit exam code (upper right corner of exam sheet) so that
the computer knows the exact order of questions and answers for that
exam. You must also bubble-in your name and your 8 digit UFID. You must
show a photo-ID when turning in your bubble sheet and your exam sheet
to the instructors (the exam sheet must have your name on it and be
placed into the correct alphabetically labeled slot in a wooden box).
Exams are closed book, but one 8.5"x11" formula sheet (both sides,
handwritten, photocopied, whatever) is allowed for midterms and three
formula sheets are allowed for the final exam. A calculator is
recommended (simple ones will do: arithmetic, log, exp, powers, roots).
Please bring a pencil, eraser, sharpner, and spare batteries for your
calculator for exams.
Academic Honesty:
Students are reminded that they are to abide by the Honor Code of the
University of Florida. Dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated;
cheating during an exam or quiz will result in a failure for that
exam/quiz and possible failure for the course.
Disabilities:
Students with disabilities that require any special arrangements for
homework or exams must report such needs to the instructor at the start
of the semester along with supporting documentation from the Dean of
Students Office.
Course Overview:
This
course covers the laws of electricity and magnetism, which have been
developed over the past several centuries but have recently led to a
microelectronic revolution. Just consider all the fantastic discoveries
that made communication via a cell phone possible, or that allow a DVD
player to work.
This
course assumes that you have studied Newtonian mechanics in a previous
calculus-based physics course (i.e. PHY2048) and at least have
co-registered in a vector calculus course (Calc 3). A “Math &
Physics Refresher” is available from the course web page that
summarizes some of the math and physics you should know or learn in
preparation for (or during) this course. This is a challenging course,
going beyond what you may have learned in high-school both in the
physics concepts and in the mathematics. Do not underestimate the time
it will take to learn the material and to solve problems.
The
best way to succeed in this course is to attend lectures, ask
questions, read the textbook (try before the lecture!) and to do the
assigned homework problems. Even better: try solving other additional
problems from your textbook.
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