Physics 142 Thermodynamics and Optics Syllabus Prof Erich Varnes Fall 2005 Office hours My office is room 420K in the Physics and Atmospheric Sciences Building and I will hold office hours on Wednesday from 9 11 am If that time is not convenient you may schedule an alternate time by contacting me via phone at 626 0217 or email at varnes physics arizona edu Web page http www physics arizona edu varnes Teaching 142Fall2005 Homework assignments and solutions exam solutions and general course information can be found here Topics covered This course will cover thermodynamics and optics Specific topics include temperature heat entropy heat engines and the kinetic theory of gases geometrical optics lenses mirrors and optical instruments physical optics diffraction interference and wave theory Text Required Serway Jewett Physics for Scientists and Engineers 6th Ed Prerequisites Physics 141 or 161 Introductory Electricity and Magnetism Math 223 Vector Calculus is a co requisite If you have not taken these courses or their equivalent at another university please see me Grades Points will be assigned based on homework and exam scores as described below Letter grades will be assigned as follows Fraction of points earned 85 100 70 85 55 70 40 55 0 40 Grade A B C D E Exams There will be four midterm exams given during the lecture period The lowest score will be dropped and the remaining exams will each make up 20 of the final grade There will be a two hour final exam given at 8am on Tuesday Dec 13 This exam will represent 30 of the course grade No make up exams will be given If you are unable to attend one of the exam sessions the missed exam will count as your dropped score Homework Homework will be assigned using the WebAssign online system http www webassign net each week usually on Monday and is due on Wednesday at 5pm the week after it is assigned No late homeworks will be accepted You should feel free to collaborate with other students and share ideas on solving the homework problems The solutions you submit though should be your unique work note that the online system will randomize the numbers in some problems The total homework score will make up 10 of the course grade Students taking the lab section Labs will be held Tuesday from 12 3pm in room 208 of the PAS building first lab will be on August 30 The course grade for lab students will be calculated as follows 7 5 for homework 45 for midterms 22 5 for the final exam and 25 for the lab Students with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations to fully participate in course activities or meet course requirements are encouraged to register with the Disability Resource Center http drc arizona edu and contact me to discuss accessibility issues Code of conduct Students are expected to understand and follow the Student Code of Conduct which is available at http web arizona edu dos uapolicies Schedule of topics Topic s Temperature Text Chapter 19 Heat The 1st Law of Thermodynamics The Kinetic Theory of Gases Chapter 20 Sections 1 4 Chapter 20 Sections 5 7 Chapter 21 Heat Engines Entropy and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics Geometric Optics Image Formation Chapter 22 Sections 1 5 Chapter 22 Sections 6 8 Interference of Light Waves Chapter 37 Diffraction and Polarization Chapter 38 Chapter 35 Chapter 36