PHYS 2212

Principles of Physics II

Fall 2009

Dr. Nikolaos Kidonakis

Office: SC 432 Phone: (770) 423-6607 Fax: (770) 423-6625
email: nkidonak@kennesaw.edu Web: science.kennesaw.edu/~nkidonak

Lectures: TTH 6:30pm-7:45pm, Science 213

Labs: T 8:00pm-10:45pm, Science 226. The lab instructions are available here. See also the lab safety guidelines here.

Office hours: After labs and lectures

Textbook: Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, Serway and Jewett, 7th ed.

Catalog course description
PHYS 2212. Principles of Physics II. 3-3-4.
Prerequisite: "C" or better grade in PHYS 2211.
The Principles of Physics sequence (PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2212) is a survey of the primary fields of physics: mechanics, electromagnetism, optics, thermodynamics, and modern physics. Elementary calculus will be used in the course, with laboratory exercises supplementing the lecture material. The second course of the sequence will focus on the field of electromagnetism and its applications.

Course content and learning objectives
PHYS 2212 is a calculus-based course on electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics. Problem solving will be emphasized. Homework is an integral part of the course. Attendance in all laboratories is a requirement for passing the course.
The course will cover electric forces and fields, electric flux and Gauss's law, electric potential, electric current, capacitors, direct current circuits, magnetic fields and flux, Biot-Savart and Ampere's laws, Faraday's law of induction, AC circuits, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves, reflection and refraction of light, interference and Young's double-slit experiment, Einstein's theory of special relativity, quantum physics, the photoelectric and Compton effects, wave-particle duality, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, the Schrodinger equation, Bohr's model of the hydrogen atom, size and structure of nuclei, elementary particles and fundamental forces, quarks and leptons, and the Standard Model of particle physics.

Grading:

Labs 20%
Tests 50% (2 tests, 25% each)
Final Exam 30%

Grades: A >90%; B 80%-90%; C 70%-80%; D 60%-70%; F <60%

Withdrawal
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is October 19. The university's withdrawal policy is explained here.

Tentative Schedule

Aug 18-20
Introduction; Electric forces and fields
Chapter 23: Sects. 23.1-23.7
Lab: None
Homework: Chapter 23: Problems 3,5,7,8,9,12,17,20,22,27,29,34,37

Aug 25-27
Electric flux and Gauss's law
Chapter 24: Sects. 24.1-24.4
Lab: None
Homework: Chapter 24: Problems 1,3,7,11,13,22,25,27,36,39

Sep 1-3
Electric potential
Chapter 25: Sects. 25.1-25.8
Lab: Electrostatics
Homework: Chapter 25: Problems 1,3,4,9,10,15,17,19,21,31,35,38,39,63

Sep 8-10
Capacitors; Current and Resistance
Chapter 26: Sects. 26.1-26.7
Chapter 27: Sects. 27.1- 27.6
Lab: Resistance
Homework: Chapter 26: Problems 1,3,5,9,17,23,28,33,37,42
Chapter 27: Problems 5,7,11,17,21,27,33,56

Sep 15-17
Direct current circuits; Review
Chapter 28: Sects. 28.1-28.6
Lab: Circuits I
Homework: Chapter 28: Problems 1,5,11,15,17,23,28,29,37

Sample Test 1

Sep 22-24
Test 1; Magnetic fields
Test 1 is on Sep 22 -> Postponed to Sep 29 due to KSU campus closure
Chapter 29: Sects. 29.1-29.5
Lab: Capacitors and RC circuits
Homework: Chapter 29: Problems 1,3,7,11,13,21,22,27,29,32,35

Sep 29-Oct 1
Biot-Savart and Ampere's laws; Magnetic flux
Chapter 30: Sects. 30.1-30.7
Lab: None
Homework: Chapter 30: Problems 3,5,10,17,19,23,31,35,39,59

Oct 6-8
Induction
Chapter 31: Sects. 31.1-31.6
Chapter 32: Sects. 32.1-32.3
Lab: Induction
Homework: Chapter 31: Problems 3,5,9,13,23,29,33,35
Chapter 32: Problems 3,7,11,19,23

Oct 13-15
AC circuits; Maxwell's equations; Electromagnetic waves
Chapter 33: Sects. 33.1-33.9
Chapter 34: Sects. 34.1-34.7
Lab: RLC circuits
Homework: Chapter 33: Problems 1,3,9,15,19,21,25,27,35,41
Chapter 34: Problems 1,5,7,9,12,15,23,43

Sample Test 2

Oct 20-22
Review; Test 2
Test 2 is on Oct. 22 -> Postponed to Oct. 27
Lab: Electromagnets
Homework: None

Oct 27-29
Optics
Chapter 35: Sects. 35.1-35.5
Chapter 37: Sects. 37.1-37.3
Lab: Snell's law -> moved to Nov. 3
Homework: Chapter 35: Problems 9,15,19,21
Chapter 37: Problems 1,2,5

Nov 3-5
Special Relativity
Chapter 39: Sects. 39.1-39.10
Lab: Snell's law
Homework: Chapter 39: Problems 7,8,13,14,17,20,21,24,25,29,31,37,39,45,46,47

Nov 10-12
Quantum physics
Chapter 40: Sects. 40.1-40.8
Chapter 41: Sects. 41.1-41.3
Lab: None
Homework: Chapter 40: Problems 15,21,23,37,49
Chapter 41: Problems 1,2,3,5,13,14,15,23

Nov 17-19
Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Chapter 42: Sects. 42.1-42.7
Chapter 44: Sects. 44.1-44.3
Lab: None
Homework: Chapter 42: Problems 1,3,6,7,17,25,33
Chapter 44: Problems 1,6,7,15,18

Nov 24
Particle Physics
Chapter 46: Sects. 46.1-46.10
Lab: None
Homework: Chapter 46: Problems 1,4,6,7,12,13,15,17,21,25,29,35

Dec 1-3
Particle Physics and Cosmology; Review
Chapter 46: Sects. 46.11-46.12
Lab: None
Homework: Chapter 46: Problems 41,43,53,67,68

Sample Final Exam

Final Exam Tuesday, Dec 8, 6:30pm-8:30pm

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Attendance & Participation
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