Department of Physics Instructor TAS Schedule Text PHYS 260 Sects 0301 0302 0303 0304 0305 H0301 Fall 2010 UMCP R F Ellis Room 1202K Energy Research Bldg Phone x57369 Room 1126 Physics Bldg x55958 Email rfellis umd edu Office Hours TBA TBA Lectures Recitations Tues and Thurs 2 3 15 pm Room 1410 Sect 0301 Mon 12 00 12 50 pm Room 1402 Sect 0302 Wed 11 00 11 50 am Room 1219 Sect 0303 Tu 12 00 12 50 pm Room 0405 Sect 0304 Wed 9 00 9 50 am Room 1201 Sect 0305 Tu 1 00 1 50 pm Room 1402 Sect H0301 Mon 12 00 12 50 pm Room 0405 Physics for Scientists and Engineers 2nd Edition by R D Knight Volumes 2 3 4 Course Description The second semester of a three semester sequence in introductory physics The subjects covered consist of oscillations chap 14 fluids heat and thermodynamics chaps 15 19 waves chaps 20 21 and electricity thru resistor circuits chap 26 32 Note all chapters will not be covered in depth Laboratory experiments related to the material will be conducted each week This is a calculus based sequence and makes extensive use of MATH 140 and 141 We will also use some of the math from MATH 241 The course will stress a quantitative understanding of physical phenomena and problem solving as well as a clear qualitative understanding It is not possible to cover all the course material in lecture and students are responsible for the sections assigned in the text Lectures will concentrate on covering the major points and providing insight into the material To get the most out of lecture it is imperative that students read the text before class Exams There will be three exams during the semester and a cumulative final exam The schedule is as follows Thursday October 7 Thursday November 18 Thursday December 9 Makeup Exam Note the final exam will take place during the final exam period and will be a common exam for all sections of PHYS 260 It will be a cumulative exam for the entire semester A makeup exam will be given on December 9 for anyone who wants to take it This will be the only makeup exam so if you miss one of the earlier exams you will take this makeup It will be cumulative and I will count your two best exams toward the grade If you know that you will miss an exam you must notify me before the exam so we can plan If you miss an exam due to an emergency let me know as soon as you can by email Homework Regular homework is assigned to try to insure that you are keeping up with the course material and to act as a measure of your understanding of the material If you are having difficulty with the homework this is a sure sign that you should seek some assistance Students are encouraged to work together on homework but each person must submit their own homework and numeric answers will in general not be the same for each student We will be using Mastering Physics to assign and grade the homework problems on the web The following guidelines will apply Approximately 8 problems will be posted at the website each Monday Work those problems to completion and submit the answers on the web You will be informed immediately if your answer is correct or incorrect and will be allowed 4 retrys a total of 5 attempts The grades on these problems will not be included in your final grade but the quizzes will be based on the Mastering Physics problems I will check to see if students are doing the homework and failing to do so will hurt your grade if it is a close call Laboratories See lab manual for P261 describing laboratory schedule and grading Recitations Recitations meet once a week for the purpose of discussing homework problems reviewing important concepts from the lectures and administering the quizzes Attendance will be taken and there will be a quiz each week based on one of the homework problems No makeups for quizzes will be given but I will drop your lowest quiz score You cannot get a good grade in this course without doing well on the quizzes Bulletin Board Please check every class day I will communicate important information there or post solutions I will also use email extensively Grade Your grade will be based on the following components Two In Class Exams equally weighted Final Exam Quizzes Laboratories from P261 35 25 15 25 All grades are subject to curving and there is no set correspondence between numbers and letters In general a letter grade is only associated with the final course grade but I can provide you an estimate of how I think you are doing if requested Active class participation will improve your chances of obtaining the best letter grade given your aggregate numerical total You must complete P261 to get credit for P260 Topics and Chapters Subject Oscillations Fluids Macroscopic Description of Matter Work Heat and the First Law of Thermo Kinetic Theory the Second Law of Thermo Heat Engines and Refrigerators Chapter 14 16 17 18 19 EXAM 1 Traveling Waves Superposition and Standing Waves Electric Charges and Forces Electric Fields Gauss s Law 20 21 26 27 28 EXAM 2 Electric Potential Potential and Field Capacitors Current and Resistance Circuit Fundamentals MAKEUP EXAM FINAL EXAM 29 30 31 32 15
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