General Physics II
SPRING 2017
COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 1040 (Sections: 201, 205, 209)
(3 CREDITS; 3 CONTACT HOURS/WEEK)
Section Instructor: ARCHANA KAMAL
Primary Instructor: Dr. Silas Laycock
Meeting Times: Tuesday/Thursday, 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday, 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Recitation Grading Scheme:
Written Homeworks -10%
Team Research Challenge -10%
Course Description: Electricity, Magnetism, Light, Optics, Special Relativity, Quantum theory, Nuclear and Particle Physics (Giancoli Chapters 16-32). General Physics I & II emphasize real-work applications of Physics, and include many examples from other fields, especially the biological/health sciences. The course covers all the physics topics listed in the MCAT requirements.
Course Textbook: Physics, Principles with Applications by Giancoli (Vol. II), 7th edition.
The students can have online access to the text, as well as online homeworks through Pearson's Mastering Physics portal.
Section Policy: The recitations will be held twice a week. The students are expected to hand-in written versions of the online homeworks, complete will all the steps and calculations.
Homeworks will determine 20% of the final grade, with 10% evaluated from Mastering Physics homework +10% evaluated from written homework handed in during the recitation.
Homework Policy: The written homeworks will be graded on a scale of 1-5, and should be submitted during the recitation immediately following the deadline for the respective online homework submission.
In case you a student does not submit in the homework on the due date, their grade will be penalized as per the following rules:
Submit homework during the next section: 25% credit (or 75% penalty)
No submission/submit later than the next section: 0% credit (or 100% penalty)
Exceptions to this policy will be considered only in rare cases involving (i) delays due to an unforeseen emergency (complete with a written proof of the situation involved) or (ii) prior permission from the instructor.
Team Research Challenge: Students will work in teams of 4, and research a piece of technology that relies on applications of the concepts covered in the course. The team will put together a presentation based on their research during the recitation (using at least one slide/person and/or 2 minutes/person). Their presentation will contribute towards 10% of the final course grade.