PHYSICS 114 - GENERAL PHYSICS - 2010 SUMMER II

Instructor
Dr. K. Burak Ucer
Office
Olin 305D - 758-4989
Lab
Olin 209 - 758-5515
E-Mail
ucerkb@wfu.edu
Office Hours
M-F / 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Lectures
Hours
M-F / 8:30 am - 10:30 am
Book
Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 8th ed. by Serway and Jewett
Notes
Online
Assignments
WebAssign
Given daily, due in two days at noon (see exceptions below)
Labs
Hours
M-W-F / 10:40 am - 12:45 pm (First Lab is on 7/12/09 - Monday)
TA

Maxim Zalutskiy

Attendance
Mandatory
Grading
3 Midterms
15% each - 2 Concept, 3 Numerical and Bonus Multiple Choice Questions
Final
30% - 5 Concept, 5 Numerical and Bonus Multiple Choice Questions
Lab
15%
Assignments
10%

You can download the syllabus here.

Some Useful Web Sites

Electric Field Applet

Electric Field Lines

3D Electrostatics Simulation

Charges in a Magnetic Field

3D Magnetics Simulation

Lenz's Law

AC Circuits

Optics

Optics

Interference

Diffraction

Polarization

 

Tentative Class Plan

Date Lecture Reading Notes Assignment Due
Wd., 7/7 Introduction   First class is at 1 PM    
Th., 7/8 Chapter 23 Ch. 23   1 7/12
Fr., 7/9 Chapter 24 Ch. 24   2 7/13
Mo., 7/12 Chapter 25 Ch. 25   3 7/14
Tu., 7/13 Chapter 26 Ch. 26   4 7/15
Wd., 7/14 Chapter 27 Ch. 27   5 7/16 (11 PM)
Th., 7/15 Chapter 28 Ch. 28   6 7/18 (5 PM)
Fr.., 7/16 Review   Midterm 1 Practice Test, Solutions, Formula Sheet    
Mo., 7/19 Midterm 1   Midterm 1 Solutions    
Tu., 7/20 Chapter 29 Ch. 29   7 7/22
Wd., 7/21 Chapter 30 Ch. 30

 

8 7/23
Th., 7/22 Chapter 31 Ch. 31   9 7/26
Fr., 7/23 Chapter 32 Ch. 32   10 7/27 (11 PM)
Mo., 7/26 Chapter 33 Ch. 33   11 7/27 (11 PM)
Tu., 7/27 Review   Midterm 2 Practice Test, Solutions, Formula Sheet    
Wd., 7/28 Midterm 2   Midterm 2 Solutions    
Th., 7/29 Chapter 34 Ch. 34   12 8/2
Fr., 7/30 Chapter 35 Ch. 35   13 8/3 (11 PM)
Mo., 8/2

Chapter 36

Ch. 36   14 8/3 (11 PM)
Tu., 8/3 Review   Midterm 3 Practice Test, Solutions, Formula Sheet    
Wd., 8/4 Midterm 3   Midterm 3 Solutions    
Th, 8/5 Chapter 37 Ch. 37   15 8/9 (11 PM)
Fr., 8/6 Chapter 38 Ch. 38   16 8/9 (11 PM)
Mo., 8/9 Review   Final Practice Test, Solutions, Formula Sheet    
Tu., 8/10 Final   9:00am-noon, Final Solutions