College Physics II
Instructor: Y.
Onel (yasar-onel@uiowa.edu)
153 VAN; 335-1853
Office Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday
Students may confer with the instructor at other times only after making an appointment at the lecture.
Lecture: 9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. MWF; Lecture Room 2, VAN
DEO: Frederick Skiff; Professor & DEO;
frederick-skiff@uiowa.edu
Text: Physics, Volume II, 10th edition, Cutnell & Johnson
Lab Manual: "Experiments in Electricity, Magnetism and Light"
By Faculty & Staff, UI Department of Physics & Astronomy
Registration: Changes in course registration including adding, dropping, and changes in sections, will be made in Room 203 VAN between the hours of 8-12 and 1-5 Mon-Fri. If you are taking this course as a second-grade option, your TA needs to be notified.
Course Description: This course is intended for pre-medical, pre-dental, and other students who desire an algebra-based physics course (without calculus). This is a continuation of PHYS:1511 covering optics, electricity, magnetism,
and modern physics. Numerical examples and lab experiments are chosen to illustrate basic physical principles. Course grades are based on mid-term exams, a final exam, lab performance, and class participation. Each week three lectures are
given by the course instructor and one three-hour lab is conducted by a teaching assistant. The Discussion Section is a problem-solving session conducted by a teaching assistant.
Homework: Problems will be assigned in class but will not be collected nor graded.
There will be no Wiley Plus homework assignments in this course.
Laboratory: The labs will be held under the supervision of your TA, who will grade your laboratory reports. Discuss the grading of your assignments with your TA.
Discussion Sessions: The
discussion sessions will be conducted under the supervision of a TA. "Check Your Understanding"
questions in the textbook is not relevant. We suggest you come to lectures and
discussion sessions.
Exams: The
three exams and the final exam will be closed book. The final exam is
comprehensive. The date of the final exam will be announced on the course
website under:
http://physics.uiowa.edu/resources/course-webpages
Quizzes are
pop-quizzes, and it has to be taken in class. There is no schedule and no
prior announcement.
Exam I: September 25
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Exam II: October 30 Exam III: December 6 |
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Course
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Exams: 15% x 3 |
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Final Exam: 30% |
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Labs: 15% |
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Quizzes: 10% |
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Tutoring: |
TAs will be available for
free tutoring in room 310 VAN during the hours posted. Students are permitted
to seek help from classmates in preparing their homework. While you are
encouraged to seek help from TAs, do not expect them to do your homework for
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Writing
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For services and programs please see: writingcenter.uiowa.edu |
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Posting of
solutions: |
Homework solutions will be
available on icon, a week after the assignment. |
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When to seek help from the instructor (office hours): |
Homeworks: when you don't
understand a solution that has been put on reserve. |
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Exams: Questions about grading (it is not
encouraged that this practice become a habit). |
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Understanding of physical
concepts, lecture topics, and textbook topics. Students visiting for these
purposes will be most appreciated. |
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Feedback on your TA's performance. |
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Occasions to seek help from your section TA (rather than the
instructor): |
Homework: Questions about grading, solutions to
the problems, lecture and textbook topics. Laboratories: All questions |
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Course Web
Page and Course ICON Site: |
Homework assignments will be shown on the course
webpage. The solutions to the homework problems and exams as well as other
posted materials will be on the ICON site. There will be no posting of exam
scores nor the grades on the ICON site. |
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COURSE CONTENTS (Tentative) |
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A. Electricity and Magnetism |
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Chapter 18 |
Electric Forces and Electric Fields |
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Chapter 19 |
Electric Potential Energy and the Electric Potential |
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Chapter 20 |
Electric Circuits |
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Chapter 21 |
Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields |
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Chapter 22 |
Electromagnetic Induction |
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Chapter 23 |
Alternating Current Circuits |
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Chapter 24 |
Electromagnetic Waves |
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B. Light and Optics |
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Chapter 25 |
The Reflection of Light: Mirrors |
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Chapter 26 |
The Refraction of Light Lenses and Optical Instruments |
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Chapter 27 |
Interference and the Wave Nature of Light |
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C. Modern
Physics |
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Chapter 29 |
Particles
and Waves |
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Chapter 30 |
The Nature of the Atom |
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If time permits: |
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Chapter 31 |
Nuclear
Physics and Radioactivity |
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Chapter 32 |
Ionization
Radiation, Nuclear Energy and Elementary Particles |
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Physics 1512 Lab Schedule Fall 2019 |
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Week of |
Experiment |
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August
26 |
NO
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September
2 |
E1:
Charge Measurements |
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September
9 |
E3:
Mapping Electric Fields using Equipotentials
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September
16 |
E4:
Parallel Plate Capacitor |
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September
23 |
NO
LAB |
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September
30 |
E5:
Ohm's Law, Series/Parallel Circuits |
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October
7 |
E7:
E/M of Electron |
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October
14 |
E6.5:
Force on a wire in a Magnetic Field |
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October
21 |
OP2:
Prism Spectrometer |
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October
28 |
NO
LAB |
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November
4 |
OP3:
Thin Lenses |
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November
11 |
OP5:
Diffraction |
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November
18 |
S1:
Speed of Light |
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November
25 |
NO
LAB |
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December
2 |
NO
LAB |
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December
9 |
Q6:
Geiger Counters and Shielding |
Absences and Attendance
Students are responsible for attending class and for contributing to the learning environment of a course. Students are also responsible for knowing their course absence policies, which will vary by instructor.
All absence policies, however, must uphold the UI policy related to student illness, mandatory religious obligations, including Holy Day obligations, unavoidable circumstances, or University authorized activities (https://clas.uiowa.edu/students/handbook/attendance-absences).
Students may use this absence form to aid communication; the instructor will decide if the absence is excused or unexcused. (https://clas.uiowa.edu/sites/default/files/ABSENCE%20EXPLANATION%20FORM2019.pdf).
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Accommodations for Disabilities
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physical or health-related condition) by registering with Student Disability Services (SDS). The student is then responsible for discussing specific accommodations with the instructor. More information is at https://sds.studentlife.uiowa.edu/.
Administrative Home of the
Course
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) is the administrative home of this course and governs its add/drop deadlines, the second-grade-only option, and related policies. Other colleges may have different
policies. CLAS policies may be found here: https://clas.uiowa.edu/students/handbook.
Communication and the Required
Use of UI Email
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Manual, III.15.2).
Complaints
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to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For more information, see https://clas.uiowa.edu/students/handbook/student-rights-responsibilities.
Final Examination Policies
The final exam schedule is announced around the fifth week of classes; students are responsible for knowing the date, time, and place of a final exam. Students should not make travel plans until
knowing this information. No exams of any kind are allowed the week before finals. Visit https://registrar.uiowa.edu/final-examination-scheduling-policies.
Nondiscrimination in the
Classroom
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names and pronouns with their instructors and classmates. The University of Iowa prohibits discrimination and harassment against individuals on the basis of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, and other identity
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