University of Maryland, College Park. Department of Physics, Spring 2009, Prof. B. L. Hu Physics 122: Fundamentals of Physics II Course Description Physics 122 is the second part of a two-semester introductory physics non-calculus based course designed primarily for bioscience students. The major themes described in this course are Waves and Optics, Electricity and Magnetism, Quantum and Atomic Physics. Prerequisites: Physics 121. Proficiency in algebra and trigonometry, plus essentials of vector algebra. Calculus is NOT required. Laboratory: 10 experiments. You cannot pass this course unless you do every one and submit a report. See below. Textbook: College Physics – A Strategic Approach by Knight, Jones, Field, (Pearson Addison-Wesley 2007). Course Information The course will stress both a conceptual understanding of physical phenomena and develop quantitative skills towards problem solving. This is accomplished by the three parts -- Lecture, Recitation/Tutorial and Lab. The course web page, http://www.physics.umd.edu/courses/Phys122/Hu/index.html., contains additional information along with links that you will need during the semester. Important announcements regarding exams, changes to the schedule or other items will be posted there. Please check the course web page regularly. Lecturer: Professor B. L. Hu Office: 4209 Physics Bldg Phone: 301 405 6029, E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] (I read this acct more often, esp during travels) Office Hours: Tu 2-3pm, or by appointments (for e.g, Mon 2-3 after JQI seminars, or Thur 4-5, except for days of faculty meetings) Teaching Assistants: Prateek Agrawal 0104 Physics Bldg, Phone: 301- 405- 8577, E-mail: [email protected] Mandal, 1120 Physics Bldg, Phone: 301-405-5982, E-mail: [email protected] Yi Wang, 1120 Physics Bldg, Phone: 301-405-5982, E-mail: [email protected] Students in all 5 sections attend The same Lectures on Tu Th 12:30-1:45 pm by Professor B L Hu in PHY 1412 0205(57122) Y. Wang TuTh......12:30pm- 1:45pm (PHY 1412) Th 4:00pm- 5:50pm (PHY 3312) Lab Th. 3:00pm- 3:50pm (PHY 0220) Dis 0201(57118) Y. Wang TuTh......12:30pm- 1:45pm (PHY 1412) Tu. 10:00am-11:50am (PHY 3312) Lab Tu. 9:00am- 9:50am (PHY 0220) Dis 0202(57119) D. Mandal TuTh......12:30pm- 1:45pm (PHY 1412) W......... 4:00pm- 5:50pm (PHY 3312) Lab W......... 3:00pm- 3:50pm (PHY 0220) Dis0203(57120) D. Mandal TuTh......12:30pm- 1:45pm (PHY 1412) M......... 4:00pm- 5:50pm (PHY 3312) Lab M......... 3:00pm- 3:50pm (PHY 0220) Dis0204(57121) P. Agrawal TuTh......12:30pm- 1:45pm (PHY 1412) W.....9:00am-10:50am (PHY 3312) Lab W......... 8:00am- 8:50am (PHY 0220) Dis Organizational Details: Lecture: Attending the lectures, studying the text and working out the problems are necessary components to understand and gain proficiency of the course materials. The lectures will consist of explanation of concepts and derivations, worked examples along with demonstrations designed to enhance what you have read in the text. To extract the most from lecture, you should read the material in the text before the lecture. Although the lectures can only deal with a subset of topics in the book you are responsible for all the materials in each chapter in the assigned reading, except for those sections told specifically to be excluded. Although lecture time is pressed due to the huge amount of materials need to be covered in this course, do feel free to ask questions in class. It is better to get puzzling or sticky points cleared out or up right away than putting them aside and forgetting about them. Muddled things tend to get worse in time. Also if you don't understand something, very likely many other students don't either. I enjoy spur of the moment questions you may have outside of class too. For more structured or lengthy discussions please send me an email to make an appointment.Most of the lecture time will be spent describing the physical ideas and principles that you must learn to understand the material, but equally important is developing quantitative and conceptual skills towards problem solving. You cannot adequately learn the material by simply listening to the lectures and reading the textbook passively. The knowledge that you gain that way via passive learning is often superficial and temporary compared with what you learn by confronting a challenge to solve problems actively. That is where concepts are embodied and ideas enliven. Active learning is gained by working out homework assignment problems consistently and diligently, and engaging in lively discussions with your TAs, professors and fellow students constantly. Slawsky clinic: Free tutoring is provided for Physics 122 and other undergraduate courses daily in the in Rooms 1208 and 1214 on a walk-in basis. Check their time schedule. http://www.physics.umd.edu/academics/ugrad/slawsky.html Laboratory: Lab counts 20% towards the course score. Experiments are a very important part of this course. All the labs must be completed in order to pass the course. There will be makeup sessions in which a missed experiment can be performed. Experiments must be completed during the two-hour laboratory session. Therefore, to assure efficient use of the limited time, it is essential that you read the lab manual beforehand. Lab reports must be turned in to your TA at the beginning of or before the next lab period. Late reports will not be accepted.. The Lab part of this course is taught and organized by Prof. Seo who has total jurisdiction over how it is conducted. For questions specific to the lab consult the course web page, or contact Prof..Seo: [email protected] 3203 Computer & Space Sciences Building 301.405.4855 Homework: First, some advice on basics: Study all the examples worked out in the lectures and in the book. This helps you to get acquainted with problem solving in realistic situations. Then do the assigned problems -- they should be considered the minimum, not the maximum, that you should perform. There are many more good problems in the textbook; do as many as you can find time for. When working out problems, remember always to first think about the relevant ideas and best approaches, then formulate a good strategy before setting forth to calculate. Always solve them algebraically: i.e., derive an algebraic expression for your result, plug in the numbers only in the last step. This is of both practical and basic
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