helmut g. katzgraber
  College Physics II
  202 (Fall 2010)


general information

The class will be held in room MPHY 204 (new Mitchell Physics Building) Monday - Wednesday - Friday at the following times
Sections 501 - 504 12:40 - 13:30 MasteringPhysics ID HGK202FS10501504
Sections 509 - 512 10:20 - 11:10 MasteringPhysics ID HGK202FS10509512


Instructor:  Helmut Katzgraber
 
Office:  MPHY 409
Phone: (979) 209 0207
E-mail: click here
 
Hours:  13:30 - 14:30 (after class) on MW or by appointment via email.
Before coming to my office please call to check if I am there!
 
Help Desk:  Monday - Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm and Friday 9 - noon (MPHY 135)
 
Text:  College Physics by Young & Geller (8th edition)
  Mastering Physics [instructions click here]
  Physics 202 Lab Manual [lab schedule click here]
 
Grading:  4 Midterms (60%)
  Comprehensive Final (20%)
  Laboratory (10%)
  Recitation (5%)
  Homework (via Mastering Physics; 5%)
 
SI Leader:  Kelsey Witt (Mon/Wed 6-7 Fermier 110, Sun 3-4 HECC 110)
 
TAs:  Miaochan Zhi (mczhi@tamu.edu)
  Angela Marotta (marotta@neo.tamu.edu)
  Jon Thompson (jonthompson@physics.tamu.edu)
  Kechen Wang (arller@physics.tamu.edu)
  Roy Montalvo (rjmhrj@physics.tamu.edu)
  Andrew Jastram (akjastram@physics.tamu.edu)
   

Note: You must score 70% or higher in the Lab work to pass the course. Although homework, recitation and lab combined only count 20%, I highly encourage you to do the homework sets regularly. This will prevent surprises in the exams. If your grade in the final exam is higher than your lowest grade on the midterms, the grade on the final will replace that one lowest exam grade in computing the course grade. The final exam grade does not replace a missed exam.

If you are repeating PHYS 202 and have 80% or better in the lab from before you do not have to redo the lab part of the course. The old grade will be used. However, you MUST come talk to me such that I can get the grade from you. Note that recitation is still obligatory.

If you must miss a recitation and lab for a valid reason, the best thing to do is to attend another section that same week. It is best to attend one of the sections that belongs to your lecture, sections 501 - 504 or 509 - 512. Check the lab schedule above! Tell the lab TA where you attend which section you belong to.

For the homework, please only use Mastering Physics (course ID listed above). If you had an account from last term from, e.g., PHYS 201, that account should still be active and you can use it. Let me know if you have any problems with access to Mastering Physics. The Week 1 etc. assignments are there and consist of most of the problems (including the Multiple Choice Problems) that are listed for week 1, etc. on the syllabus. The homework should be done and entered on Mastering Physics weekly. The final due date for the homework covered on each exam is due at 09:00 a.m. on the day of the exam. After the homework final due date you can't enter any answers for those assignments. There will be no exceptions.

I encourage you to use email as a means of communicating with my about any problems concerning the course: questions about the material from lecture, about the homework problems, or about the course administration.

In an effort to save some trees, there will be no printed handouts. The lecture notes will (usually...) be placed online the day before the class. All necessary information can be obtained online.

Important dates: September 03 is the last day to drop with no record. On October 18 the mid-semester grades are due (make sure you do well in the midterms...). November 05 is the last day to Q-drop.



syllabus & slides


Schedule

The lecture slides for each class can be accessed by clicking on the title. Note that these are being prepared 'on the fly' meaning that the page will be updated periodically.

week date day topic book chapters
01 Aug. 30 Mon Introduction, Coulomb's Law [extra problems, summary sheet] 17.1 - 17.4
  Sep. 01 Wed Electric Fields [extra problems, summary sheet] 17.5 - 17.6
  Sep. 03 Fri Gauss' Law [extra problems, summary sheet] 17.7 - 17.8
02 Sep. 06 Mon Potential [extra problems, summary sheet] 18.1 - 18.4
  Sep. 08 Wed Capacitors [extra problems, summary sheet] 18.5 - 18.6
  Sep. 10 Fri Dielectrics [extra problems, summary sheet] 18.7 - 18.8
03 Sep. 13 Mon DC Circuits [extra problems, summary sheet] 19.1 - 19.3
  Sep. 15 Wed Resistor Networks [extra problems, summary sheet] 19.4 - 19.5
  Sep. 17 Fri RC Circuits [extra problems, summary sheet] 19.6 - 19.8
04 Sep. 20 Mon Review Chapters 17 - 19 17 - 19
  Sep. 22 Wed Midterm 1 [formula sheet, curve] 17 - 19
  Sep. 24 Fri Magnetic Force [extra problems, summary sheet] 20.1 - 20.4
05 Sep. 27 Mon Magnetic Force and Torque [extra problems, summary sheet] 20.5 - 20.6
  Sep. 29 Wed Fields of Wires [extra problems, summary sheet] 20.7 - 20.10
  Oct. 01 Fri Induced emf [extra problems, summary sheet] 21.1 - 21.5
06 Oct. 04 Mon Inductance [extra problems, summary sheet] 21.6 - 21.9
  Oct. 06 Wed RL and LC Circuits [extra problems, summary sheet] 21.10 - 21.12
  Oct. 08 Fri AC Circuits [extra problems, summary sheet] 22.1 - 22.3
07 Oct. 11 Mon Power, Series Resonance [extra problems, summary sheet] 22.4 - 22.5
  Oct. 13 Wed Review Chapters 20 - 22 20 - 22
  Oct. 15 Fri Midterm 2 [formula sheet, curve] 20 - 22
08 Oct. 18 Mon Electromagnetic Waves [extra problems, summary sheet] 23.1 - 23.6
  Oct. 20 Wed Reflection and Refraction [extra problems, summary sheet] 23.7 - 23.10
  Oct. 22 Fri Images by Mirrors [extra problems, summary sheet] 24.1 - 24.3
09 Oct. 25 Mon Thin Lenses [extra problems, summary sheet] 24.4 - 24.6
  Oct. 27 Wed Optical Instruments [extra problems, summary sheet] 25.1 - 25.3
  Oct. 29 Fri Angular Magnification [extra problems, summary sheet] 25.4 - 25.6
10 Nov. 01 Mon Interference [extra problems, summary sheet] 26.1 - 26.2
  Nov. 03 Wed Thin Films [extra problems, summary sheet] 26.3
  Nov. 05 Fri Diffraction [extra problems, summary sheet] 26.4 - 25.9
11 Nov. 08 Mon Review Chapters 23 - 26 [ summary of equations ] 23 - 26
  Nov. 10 Wed Midterm 3 [formula sheet, curve] 23 - 26
  Nov. 12 Fri Photoelectric Effect [extra problems, summary sheet] 28.1
12 Nov. 15 Mon Spectra, Bohr Model [extra problems, summary sheet] 28.2 - 28.4
  Nov. 17 Wed Wave Nature of Particles [extra problems, summary sheet] 28.5 - 28.8
  Nov. 19 Fri Atomic Structure [extra problems, summary sheet] 29.1 - 29.2
13 Nov. 22 Mon Nuclei [extra problems, summary sheet] 30.1 - 30.2
  Nov. 24 Wed Radioactivity [extra problems, summary sheet] 30.3 - 30.4
  Nov. 26 Fri Thanksgiving (no class)
14 Nov. 29 Mon Nuclear Reactions [extra problems, summary sheet] 30.5 - 30.7
  Dec. 01 Wed Review Chapters 28 - 29 28 - 30
  Dec. 03 Fri Midterm 4 [formula sheet, curve] 28 - 29
15 Dec. 06 Mon Final Exam Review 17 - 30
16 Dec. 13 Mon Final Exam Sections 501 - 504 (10:30 - 12:30) [formula sheet, curve]
  Dec. 14 Tue Final Exam Sections 509 - 512 (08:00 - 10:00) [formula sheet, curve]


Note: PDF versions of the slides with 4 slides per page can be found by clicking HERE.

A detailed breakup of the exercises in the homework sets for each week/class can be found in the Mastering Physics course page. The make up exams for the midterms are held between 7:20 and 8:30 pm in Room MPHY 213 on the following dates:
  • make up MT1: Monday 27/09
  • make up MT2: Tuesday 19/10
  • make up MT3: Monday 15/11
  • make up MT4: Tuesday 07/12
Be aware that if you do not have a (medical) excuse in accordance with university policies you will not be allowed to take the make up test.

The website of Dr. Ford [click here] has a list of exams from previous years. I recommend you look at these before each exam. Furthermore, there is a list of solutions of the even-numbered problems [click here] (might be incomplete).

If you would like to access the lectures slides (pdf) please send an email to the instructor and you might receive the username and password. Students can find the username and password on the slides in the first class. All material on this website is copyrighted by H. G. Katzgraber. No material shall be used for commercial purposes (e.g., A+ Tutoring and similar) without prior written consent from the owner of the material. Failure to do so will result in legal prosecution.


legal

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