The Catholic University of Ameri

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: Phys 205

Classroom: Hannan 106 ,

Days and hours: MWF 10:10-11.00 AM

Instructor: Dr. John Philip

Office: Hannan 213, Phone: 202 319 5319

E-mail: philip@cua.edu

Office Hours: Mon & Fri 4:00-5:00 PM

Current course information is found at http://faculty.cua.edu/philip/spring09/phys206.htm .

Course Information

Electricity, magnetism, and light. Topics of interest to biology concentrators, pre-medical and computer science students.

Textbook:

Textbook: "Physics Principles with Applications " by Giancoli, Sixth edition, publisher Pearson Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-321-51467-X.
Some other useful references are:

Course goals:

This course will provide an overview of introductory Electricity & Magnetism, Optics
- Electric charge, Electric field
- Electric potential
- Electric Currents
- Magnetism
- Electromagnetic Induction
- EM Waves
- Optics

Instructional Methods:

Create an account on bb.cua.edu and register for the course College Physics II - PHYS 206
Your textbook (from campus bookstore) comes with a 6-word access code. In your web browser, go to www.masteringphysics.com. Then follow the instructions packaged with your textbook to register. For your information, the zip code at CUA is 20064. After you register, you will be able to login at any time using the username and password you have chosen. At your first login, you will be asked to enter the course ID for PHYSICS 206, which is MPPHILIP54121. In the assignment list, please go through the "Introduction to masteringphysics". The first assignment is due by Jan 21, 2009.
If you buy a used textbook, then you need to get a valid access code. It can be purchased from masteringphysics.com. Go to www.masteringphysics.com, click on "Physics Principles with Applications" by Giancoli, Sixth edition, click on buy now and follow the instructions.
It is expected that the students read the sections prior to attending the lecture. Online quiz is due at 10.00 AM on Saturday.

Course evaluation: Your grade will be calculated as follows:

Examinations 75% (exam 1 15 % , Exam 2-4 20 %)

quiz + Homework 15%

Recitation 5%

Classroom interaction 5%

A homework assignment will be due at 11.55 PM every Monday. Late homework's will not be accepted.

Goals for Student Learning

By the end of the course, the student will have demonstrated mastery of introductory electricity magnetism by successful completion of the homework assignments, quizzes and four examinations.

Course Description

L = Lecture, S = section, HW = online Homework, WHW = Hand written Homework, MP = Mastering Physics, Quiz X-R = Closed book quiz in class, Quiz -O= Online quiz

Week of	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
11 Jan	L1 Introduction to the course		L2 Electric Charge S.16.1-16.3	Quiz 1-R (16.1-16.3)	L3 Coulombs Law S. 16.4 -16.6
18 Jan	Holiday	Holiday	L4 Electric field S 16.7-16.8 HW1		L5 Electric field contd. S.16.9	quiz 2 - O
25 Jan	L6 - Gauss's Law S.16.10 Read 16-11 & 16.12 HW2 - WHW		L7 - Ele. Potential S.17.1-17.2	Quiz 3-R (16.10, 17.1-17.2)	L8 - Equipotential lines S.17.3-17.5
1Feb	L9 - 17.6-17.7 Capacitance HW3		L10 - Dielectrics S. 17.7-17.9 Read 17-10 & 17-11		L11 Current S. 18.1-18.2	Quiz 4-O
8 Feb	Exam 1 (sec 16-1 to 17-5) HW4 - WHW		L12 - Current S.18.3-18.4	Quiz 5 -R (18.3-18.4)	L13 - current S.18.5-18.9 Read 18.10
15 Feb	L14 - DC circuits S.19.1-19.2 HW 5		L15 - Kirchoff Rules S.19.3		L16 -Capacitance S. 19.4-19.5	Quiz 6 - O
22 Feb	L17 - RC circuits S.19.6-19.8 HW 6		Monday Schedule Review/Interactive sessions		Exam 2 17.6-19.8
1 March	Break	Break	Break		Break	Break
8 Mar	L18- Magnetism S. 20.1-20.2		L19 Magnetism S 20.3-20.4	Quiz 7 - R (20.1-20.4)	L20 - Magnetism S.20.5-20.6
15 Mar	L21 Magnetism S. 20.7-20.12 HW 7		L22 Induction S 21.1-21.2		L23 Induction S.21.3-21.5	Quiz 8 -O
22 March	L24 Inductance S. 21.9 -21.10 HW8		L25 LR Circuit S.21.11-21.14	quiz 9 -R (21.9-21.14)	L26 EM Waves S 22.1-22.2
29 Mar	L27 EM Waves S. 22.3-22.5 HW 9		Review		Exam 3 (20.1-22.5)	Quiz 10-O
5 April	L28 Optics S.23.1-23.2		L29 Optics S.23.3-23.5		Good Friday
12 Apr	Easter Monday		L30 Optics S.23.6-23.8	Quiz 11 - R (23.1 - 23.8)	L31 Wave Nature of Light S.24.1-24.2
19 Apr	L32 Wave Nature of Light S.24.3-24.4 HW 10		L33 Light S.24.5-24.7		L34 Light S.24.8-24.12
26 Apr	L36 Optical instruments S. 25.1 -25.2 HW 11		L37 S. 25.3 - 25.7		Review/Interactive sessions,	Quiz 12 -O
3 May			Final Exam 10 - 11. 30 AM

Expectations and policies

Academic honesty: Academic honesty is expected of all CUA students. Faculty are required to initiate the imposition of sanctions when they find violations of academic honesty, such as plagiarism, improper use of a student’s own work, cheating, and fabrication.

The following sanctions are presented in the University procedures related to Student Academic Dishonesty (from http://policies.cua.edu/academicundergrad/integrityprocedures.cfm): “The presumed sanction for undergraduate students for academic dishonesty will be failure for the course. There may be circumstances, however, where, perhaps because of an undergraduate student’s past record, a more serious sanction, such as suspension or expulsion, would be appropriate. In the context of graduate studies, the expectations for academic honesty are greater, and therefore the presumed sanction for dishonesty is likely to be more severe, e.g., expulsion. ...In the more unusual case, mitigating circumstances may exist that would warrant a lesser sanction than the presumed sanction.”

Please review the complete texts of the University policy and procedures regarding Student Academic Dishonesty, including requirements for appeals, at http://policies.cua.edu/academicundergrad/integrity.cfm .

Other Policies or Expectations: Attendance and punctuality at lectures is required. Any necessary absences or delays should be announced to the instructor in advance, or as promptly as possible, and arrangements must be made for making up any missed work. Missed examinations will not be made up without proof of an extraordinary emergency situation.

Accommodations for students with disabilities: Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the instructor privately to discuss specific needs. Please contact Disability Support Services (at 202 319-5211, room 207 Pryzbyla Center) to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. To read about the services and policies, please visit the website: http://disabilitysupport.cua.edu.

University grades:

The University grading system is available at

http://policies.cua.edu/academicundergrad//gradesfull.cfm#II for undergraduates and http://policies.cua.edu/academicgrad//gradesfull.cfm#iii for graduate students.