Physics 2020: General Physics II, Spring 2009 Classes: MWF 11-11:50 AM (Lecture 100) and 1-1:50 PM (Lecture 200) in Duane G1B20 Lectures: Prof. Steven Pollock (Email: Steven.Pollock at Colorado.edu) Office: Duane F1013 (10th floor, tower) Phone: (303)-492-2495 Office hours (tentative): After class every day (up front) for "quick questions" Mon and Wed after 2 PM I will move to the Help Room until 3 PM. Administrative type office hours: Friday after the 1-1:50 lecture in my office And, any other times by app't, or "electronic office hours" by email Labs/ Prof. Andreas Becker (Email: Andreas.Becker at Colorado.edu) Recitation: Office: JILA A-904A (9th floor, JILA tower) Phone: (303) 492-7811 Office hours (tentative): Mon and Wed 10-11 AM in the Help Room Administrative type office hours: Wed 2-3 PM in my office And, any other times by app't, or "electronic office hours" by email Course Web Site: http://www.colorado.edu/physics/phys2020 Lots of additional information and updates will be posted there. Check it often! Text: Physics: Principles with Applications, 6th Ed, D. Giancoli (Pearson, Prentice Hall), Starting in Chapter 16 There are many excellent introductory physics books. Giancoli’s is one of the best. Others can be found on reserve at the Math/Physics Library. Prentice Hall maintains a great web site with resources for each chapter (Linked from the course web page). Physics 2020 is the second semester of an algebra-based sequence in college physics. We emphasize conceptual understanding and problem solving skills. We will cover topics in modern physics, including electricity, magnetism, light, optics, and more: the foundations of our technological society. Our goals are for you to continue developing knowledge and intuition about how the world works, to learn to approach physics problems on both qualitative and quantitative levels, to relate classroom physics to the real world you live in, and to develop a deeper appreciation of the scientific method. We want you to learn to understand everyday phenomena of electricity and magnetism in terms of just a few basic and understandable physical laws. This material largely involves discoveries less than 150 years old. (Of course, even the ancients knew some things about magnetism and light). We are so comfortable with technologies like TV and computers, it's easy to forget just how recent these developments are: some of you may have relatives old enough to remember the days before radio (the first licensed broadcast station opened in 1920). We live radically more convenient and perhaps longer and more enjoyable lives due to the revolution in electric-based technology. Modern health-care, industrial, and home tools are based on the existence of electrical power and electronics. By the end of this course, you should have a base of knowledge to allow you to better understand how many modern electronic devices work. Any information in this syllabus is as accurate as possible at the time of writing. Announcements about changes of any kind will be made in class, and posted on the web, and will take precedence over this syllabus. You are responsible for what is said in class, whether or not you are in attendance.Prereqs: General Physics I, some basic algebra, geometry and trigonometry. College level logic, enthusiasm, and curiosity will be helpful too! Reading: is an essential part of PHYS 2020! Reading the text before class is very important. We will assume you have done the required readings in advance! Reading assignments will appear at each lecture (and on the course web page). Grading: The grade weighting will be as follows: 3 Midterms (each): 12% Final exam: 24% Lab: 15% CAPA: 15% Written homework: 10% Note: If you miss more than 2 labs, or the final, you can't receive a passing course grade! Participation and Clickers: We will use clickers during lectures, to help you learn the material. You need to purchase an "iClicker" from the bookstore. Get the correct type! (iClicker - Radio Frequency Classroom Response System). Your iClicker responses count only as bonus (extra credit) points: they REDUCE exam weight by up to a max of 14% of midterm exam total (i.e. 5% of course grade). Clickers start counting the 2nd week of class. We also give you full clicker credit for the 3 days with your lowest scores, to accommodate dead batteries, sore throats, broken alarm clocks, and fresh powder. Please register your iClicker at www.colorado.edu/its/cuclickers/students/register.html (There may be occasional online surveys which can also add extra credit, stay tuned.) Exams: There will be three midterms and a final: Midterm 1: Tuesday, Feb 3 7:30 - 9:15 pm, location TBA Midterm 2: Tuesday, Mar 3 7:30 - 9:15 pm, location TBA Midterm 3: Tuesday, Apr 7 7:30 - 9:15 pm, location TBA Final: Tuesday, May 5 10:30 am – 1:00 pm, location TBA You may bring a single side of 8.5 in. x 11 in. paper for the first exam, with your own handwritten notes. We will let you add one more side for each exam (i.e. one side for Midterm1, two sides for Midterm2 etc.) Calculators with scientific notation are allowed and sometimes needed. (Of course, no phones, internet access, "electronic crib sheets", etc!) It is your responsibility to make sure you have no conflicts with these exams! Exam dates were published in the CU course schedule last fall. If you have a conflict, you should retake Physics 2020 in a semester when you can make it to all the exams. If you are absent for a serious medical reason, or with prior approval from Prof. Pollock or Prof. Becker, you may be excused from 1 midterm. Medical excuses must be submitted no later than 1 week following the exam. There are no makeup exams. Students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities, please let us know early in the semester (first two weeks) so that your academic needs may be appropriately met. Students with religious obligations that conflict with the exam dates should contact us early in the semester so that accommodations can be made. (Details below)CAPA Homework: (Computer Assisted Physics Assignments) You will receive a weekly
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