PHYS 122, Section 401, Fall 2006

Fundamentals of Physics II

I.  Contact Information

    Office: Phone: E-mail: Office hours: website:
Instructor: T. R. Kirkpatrick IPST 1110 301-405-4801 tedkirkp@umd.edu Mondays, 5 - 7 pm link
TA: Adam B. Cohen PHYS 4219 301-405-6073 abcohen@umd.edu Wednesdays, 1 - 3 pm link

                    II.  Class Meetings

Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Lecture: 7:00 - 8:15 pm

PHYS 1412

 Discussion: 6:30 - 7:20 pm

PHYS 4208

 Lecture:  7:00 - 8:15 pm

PHYS 1412
Lab: 7:30 - 9:20 pm

PHYS 3312

III.  Course Information

Course Syllabus

Lab Syllabus

Slawsky Clinic - free tutoring for PHYS 122

IV.  Homework Assignments & Solutions

Each weekly homework assignment is due at the beginning of discussion on the date indicated.

Solutions will be provided after each homework is due.  You will need Adobe Acrobat to view the files.

Homework Number Due Date Problems Solutions
1 12 Sept. Ch 15: 3, 8, 16, 22, 38, 44, 46, 53 hw1.pdf
2 19 Sept. Ch 16: 4, 10, 11, 14, 23, 30, 35, 44 hw2.pdf
3 25 Sept. Ch 17: 3, 7, 18, 25, 30, 33, 40, 44, 56 hw3.pdf
4 3 Oct. Ch 18: 2, 4, 8, 10, 30, 32, 38, 40, 44, 46 hw4.pdf
5 10 Oct. Ch 19: 2, 4, 12, 16, 17, 28, 36, 46, 54 hw5.pdf
6 17 Oct. Ch 20: 2, 4, 8, 16, 20, 26, 29, 33, 43, 48 hw6.pdf
7 24 Oct. Ch 21: 2, 4, 7, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 33, 38, 45, 53 hw7.pdf
8 14 Nov. Ch 22: 2, 6, 8, 12, 16, 30, 34, 38 hw8.pdf
9 21 Nov. Ch 24: 2, 4, 10, 19, 22, 30, 32, 36, 40 hw9.pdf
10 28 Nov. Ch 27: 2, 4, 13, 26, 34, 38, 42, 44 hw10.pdf
11 5 Dec. Ch 28: 2, 8, 10, 20, 28, 32, 34, 36 hw11.pdf

V.  Quiz & Exam Solutions

Quiz 1 on Coulomb's electric force law

Fe = k q1 q2 / r2

Quiz 2 on Gauss's law

Φe = Qinside /  ε0

Quiz 3 on capacitance

C = Q / ΔV                1 / Cseries = 1 / C1 + 1 / C2 + ...                Cparallel = C1 + C2 + ...

Quiz 4 on electric current

ΔV = I R        I = ΔQ / Δt

Exam 1 on electrostatics & DC circuits

Quiz 5 on Kirchoff's rules

Σloop ΔV = 0        Σin I = Σout I 

Quiz 6 on magnetic force

F = q v x B

Quiz 7 on magnetic induction

emf = -N ΔΦm / Δt

Quiz 8 on inductors

τ = L / R

Exam 2 on magnetism & AC circuits

Quiz 9 on electromagnetic waves

c = f λ

Quiz 9.5 on refraction

n1 sin θ1 = n2 sin θ2

Quiz 10 on interference

2005 Exam 3 solutions

2005 Exam 1 solutions