Syllabus

Course Information

Course title

Principles of Physics

Course number

PHYS 142, 4 credits

Course description

CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course. USP Distributive Studies Area B: Natural Sciences and Mathematics Course. The second of a two-semester series PHYS 141/142 in general physics. This survey course uses calculus and is recommended for chemistry and zoology majors. It also satisfies the requirements of medical and dental schools. PHYS 142 covers electricity and magnetism, optics, and elements of modern physics.

Course date

Summer Session I (June 5 – July 14) 2006

Location

Room 1412, Physics Building

Meeting day(s)

MTuWThF

Meeting time(s)

5:30 - 6:50 pm

Prerequisite(s)

PHYS 141 or equivalent. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS 142, PHYS 260 and PHYS 261 (formerly: PHYS 262) or PHYS 272.

Discussions

Location

Room 1412, Physics Building

Meeting time

MW, 7:00 - 7:50 pm

Laboratory

Location

Room 3310, Physics Building

Meeting time

TuTh, 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Instructor

Name

Dr. John Matthews

Email

johnm@physics.umd.edu

Office location

Room 2117, Physics Building

Office hours

MW 10:30 – 11:30 am

Phone

301-405-7581 (lab) or 301-405-6132 (office)

Teaching Assistant

Name

Simon Slutsky

Email

simons@umd.edu

Office location

Room 4214, Physics Building

Office hours

TBA

Phone

301-405-6195

Textbook

Required text

Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, Volume 2, Serway and Jewett, Brooks/Cole, 6th edition, 2004, ISBN 0-534-40846-X

Required text

Laboratory Manual, PHYS 142, Department of Physics, UMD (June 2005 edition)

Course Content

Course Content

Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, and some Modern Physics.

Policies

Homework

Homework problems will be collected at the end of class on the due date, see Schedule. All problems will be graded.

Discussion

 

Policies

Laboratory

Attendance at labs is required. Lab reports should be written and submitted to the TA during the lab time.

Exams

There will be three midterm exams and one final exam, see Schedule

Grades

Grades

The final grade will be calculated from the following scores: Homework (25 %), Lab reports (25 %), Exam I (10 %), Exam II (10 %), Exam III (10 %), Final Exam (20 %). The divisions between letter grades will be decided after the final exam has been graded.

Addititional Information

 

 

Day

Topic

Chapter

Homework

Lab

Monday June 5, 2006

Fundamental Forces

46.1,4,9-12

 

 

Tuesday June 6, 2006

Electric Force & Electric Field

23

1st Homework Due:

Ch46:Problems:34,36

Electrostatics

Wednesday June 7, 2006

Gauss’s Law

24

 

 

Thursday June 8, 2006

Electric Potential

25

2nd Homework Due:

Ch23:Problems:5,11,15,17,24, 26,40,44

Equipotentials

 and Fields

Friday June 9, 2006

Electric Potential,

Capacitance and Dielectrics

25

26

 

 

Saturday June 10, 2006

 

 

 

 

Sunday June 11, 2006

 

 

 

 

Monday June 12, 2006

Current and Resistance

27 (except 27.4, 27.5)

 

 

Tuesday June 13, 2006

DC Circuits

28

3rd Homework Due:

Ch24:Problems:25,31,42,60,62

Ch25:Questions:1,8,

Problems:18,32,37,47,54,55

Ch26:Questions:7,9,

Problems:6,8,19,20,30

Lightbulbs

Wednesday June 14, 2006

Exam I

Chs 23-28

 

 

Thursday June 15, 2006

Magnetic Field

29

4th Homework Due:

Ch27:Questions:1,10,12,21,

Problems:4,19,52,70,73

Ch28:Questions:7,16,17,18,

21,23,27

Problems:9,26,36,57,70

Ohm’s Law

Friday June 16, 2006

Sources of Magnetic Field

30 (except 30.8-9)

 

 

Saturday June 17, 2006

 

 

 

 

Sunday June 18, 2006

 

 

 

 

Monday June 19, 2006

Faraday’s Law

31

 

 

Tuesday June 20, 2006

Inductance

32

5th Homework Due:

Ch29:Problems:7,16,17,

20,36

Ch30:Problems:4,9,10,14,

20,24,28,55,68,73

Makeups for

Labs 1-4

Wednesday June 21, 2006

Electromagnetic Waves

34

 

 

Thursday June 22, 2006

Electromagnetic Waves

34

6th Homework Due:

Ch31:Problems:4,6,11,18,22,31

Magnetic Field

Friday June 23, 2006

Exam II

Chs 29-34

 

 

Saturday June 24, 2006

 

 

 

 

Sunday June 25, 2006

 

 

 

 

Monday June 26, 2006

Geometric Optics

35 (except 35.6,35.7,35.9)

 

 

Tuesday June 27, 2006

Geometric Optics

Image Formation

35

36

7th Homework Due:

Ch32:Problems:5,8,20,26,33,

38,76

Ch34:Problems:2,3,7,8,38,39,

40,46

The Oscilloscope

Wednesday June 28, 2006

Image Formation

36 (except 36.6-36.8)

 

 

Thursday June 29, 2006

Image

Formation

36 (except 36.6-36.8)

8th Homework Due:

Ch 35:Problems:10,13,14,

21,27,33,61

Faraday’s Law

Friday June 30, 2006

Interference

Diffraction

37.1-37.3

38.1-38.2

 

 

Saturday July 1, 2006

 

 

 

 

Sunday July 2, 2006

 

 

 

 

Monday July 3, 2006

Exam III

Chs 35-38

 

 

Tuesday July 4, 2006

Independence Day – University Holiday

 

 

 

Wednesday July 5, 2006

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

40.2,40.4-8

 

 

Thursday July 6, 2006

Quantum Mechanics

41

9th Homework Due:

Ch36:Questions:4,5,11

Problems:3,9,11,12,17,24,30,

37,61

Ch37:Questions:10,11

Problems:3,6,10

Ch38:Questions:1

Problems:6

Diffraction

Friday July 7, 2006

Quantum Mechanics

41

 

 

Saturday July 8, 2006

 

 

 

 

Sunday July 9, 2006

 

 

 

 

Monday July 10, 2006

Quantum Mechanics

41

 

 

Tuesday July 11, 2006

Atomic Physics

42

10th Homework Due:

Ch40:Questions:8,11,19,21,22,

24

Problems:8,9,15,31,34,37,43,

52

Ch41:Problems:1,7,9,13,21,26,

33,34

Photoelectric

Effect

Wednesday July 12, 2006

Molecules and Solids

43

 

 

Thursday July 13, 2006

Review

 

 

Makeups for

Labs 5-9

Friday July 14, 2006

Final Exam

Approx 50 % Chs 23-38

50 % Chs 40-43

 

 

Saturday July 15, 2006