University of Maryland Physics Department

Physics 272/272H - Introductory Physics / Fields

Prof. Hall

Spring 2009 - Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 pm, Friday 12:00-12:50 pm

• Course Syllabus
  
• Schedule
• The final exam will be held on Tuesday May 19th from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm in Room 1402.
  • The exam format will be similar to exams 1, 2, and 3.
  • You will be given these formula sheets:
    • Formula sheet for exam #1.
    • Formula sheet for exam #2.
    • Formula sheet for exam #3.
    • Formula sheet for the final exam.
• Conceptual questions from class: Charges, Electric field 1, Electric field 2, Flux and Gauss's Law, Electric Potential 1, Electric Potential 2, Electric Potential 3, Dielectrics 1, Dielectrics 2, Kirchhoff's Laws 1, Kirchhoff's Laws 2, Magnetic Forces 1, Magnetic Forces 2, Magnetic Loops 1, Magnetic Loops 2, Biot-Savart, Faraday and Lenz, AC circuits, Electrodynamics, Geometric Optics.
• Homework assignments:
  • Homework #15 is cancelled.
  • Homework #14: Due Tuesday May 5th.
    • The Webassign homework has been posted.
    • Additional handwritten homework:
      • Questions 33.1, 33.2, and 33.6.
      • Problems 33.1, 33.4, and 33.17. For problem 33.1(a), draw a principle ray diagram with a scale of (one inch on paper) = (215 mm in the problem). Draw at least three principle rays.
      • Honors homework: Problem 33.19.
  • Homework #13: Due Tuesday April 28th.
  • The Webassign homework has been posted.
  • Additional handwritten homework:
    • Questions 31.7 and 31.8.
    • Problems 31.20, 32.24, 32.43, and 32.62.
    • Honors homework: Problem 31.32.
  • Homework #12: Due Tuesday April 21st.
  • The Webassign homework has been posted.
  • Additional handwritten homework:
    • Question 30.9.
    • Problems 30.16, 30.43, 30.53, 30.76, 30.101.
    • Honors homework: Problems 30.13 and 30.27.
  • Homework #11: Due Tuesday April 14th.
    • The Webassign homework has been posted.
    • Additional handwritten homework:
      • Questions 29.9 and 30.1.
      • Problems 29.33, 29.70, and 29.73.
      • Honors homework: Problem 29.79.
  • Homework #10: Due Tuesday April 7th.
    • Questions 29.1 and 29.2
    • Problems 29.1, 29.7, 29.11, and 29.18.
    • Honors homework: Problem 29.25
  • Homework #9: Due Tuesday March 31st.
    • The Webassign homework has been posted.
    • Handwritten homework:
      • Questions 28.3 and 28.7.
      • Problems 28.18, 28.31 parts (a) through (d), and 28.35.
    • Honors homework: Problem 28.73.
  • Homework #8: Due Tuesday March 24th.
    • The Webassign homework has been posted.
    • Handwritten homework:
      • Questions 26.7 and 27.12.
      • Problems 26.27, 27.6, 27.7, and 27.17.
    • Honors homework: Problem 27.11
  • Homework #7: Due Tuesday March 10th.
    • The Webassign homework has been posted.
    • Handwritten homework: Problems 24.59, 25.19, 25.24, 25.35, and 26.8.
    • Honors assignment: Problem 24.64 and Question 25.7.
  • Homework #6: Due Tuesday March 3rd.
    • The Webassign homework has been posted.
    • Additional handwritten homework:
      • Problems 23.62, 24.5, 24.13, 24.26, 24.50.
      • Question 24.1.
      • Honors assignment: Question 24.2 and Problem 24.39.
  • Homework #5: Due Tuesday February 24th.
    • The Webassign homework has been posted.
    • Problems 21.65, 23.38, 23.49, 23.51, 23.53(a).
    • Additional honors homework: Problems 21.66 and 23.83.
  • Homework #4: Due Tuesday February 17th.
    • The Webassign homework has been posted.
    • Additional handwritten homework. Make sure that you don't confuse the "Problems" and "Questions".
      • Problems 22.19, 22.29, and 22.57.
      • Questions 23.1, 23.2, and 23.4.
    • Additional honors homework:
      • Problems 22.61 and 22.66.
  • Homework #3: Due Tuesday February 10th.
    • The Webassign homework has been posted.
    • Additional handwritten homework. Note that Giancoli uses the same numbers for "Problems" and "Questions". Make sure that you that don't get them confused.
      • Problems 22.3 and 22.4.
      • Questions 21.24, 21.15, 22.1, and 22.6.
    • Additional honors homework:
      • Problems 21.50 and 21.92.
  • Homework #2: Due Tuesday February 3rd.
    • The Webassign homework has been posted.
    • Additional handwritten problems to be collected at the beginning of class on Tuesday February 3rd: Giancoli 21.20, 21.27, 21.41, 21.43. Two or three of these problems will be selected for hand grading.
    • Phys 272H: Also turn in handwritten solutions to Giancoli problems 21.75 and 21.80.
  • Homework #1: Now due Friday 1/30/09. Note that the due date for this homework has been pushed back by one day due to the weather.
    • Do the "Intro to WebAssign" homework on WebAssign
    • There is no handwritten portion to this assignment.
• WebAssign: All students need WebAssign accounts to turn in homework. There is a $15.45 fee for this service.
  • Instructions for enrolling in the Webassign course for Phys272 are here: pdf.