Physics 1304 - Introductory Electricity and Magnetism

Summer II 2012 : 2 July - 1 August

Course Information

• Lecturer: Professor Randall J. Scalise
• Lecture meeting times and place:
  • MTWRF 11:00am-12:50pm in room 158 Fondren Science Building
• Office hours: after lecture in room 107 Fondren Science and by appointment.
• Contact:
  • Call or leave a message at 768-2504, or
  • Leave a note in the Physics Department Office - 102 Fondren Science, or
  • send me e-mail: <scalise@smu.edu>
  
  
• Text: Halliday, Resnick, and Walker Fundamentals of Physics, 9th edition, ISBN 9781118141519, Volume 2 Ch18-37.
  This is the official textbook for the course, from which the homework will be assigned. You are welcome to use any physics text that you like as long as you turn in the correct homework problems. We will cover chapters 21-36. The version listed includes Wiley Plus which gives you access to an electronic version of the book and online learning tools.
  
  
• Objective: Upon completion of this course students will be able to demonstrate basic facility with the methods and approaches of scientific inquiry. In particular, 1) Students will demonstrate basic facility with the problem-solving methods related to electric fields, magnetic fields, Maxwell's equations, circuits, and optics. 2) Students will be able to explain how the concepts and findings of physics shape our world.
  
  
• Lecture Notes:
  • Chapters 21-25
  • Chapters 26-29
  • Chapters 30-33
  • Chapters 34-37
  
  
• Practice Exams:
  • Exam 1 - Spring 1998, 8 pages, PDF (56302 bytes), Answers.
  • Exam 3 - PDF, Answers.
• Exam Dates: Open book, notes
  • Exam 1 - Thursday 12 July 2012
  • Exam 2 - Friday 20 July 2012
  • Exam 3 - Friday 27 July 2012
  • Final Exam (Cumulative) - Wednesday 1 August 2012 in class
• Make-up Exams: You must present me with a verifiable excuse in writing. No make-up will be given for the final exam.
• Homework Quizzes: 20 minutes long, at the beginning of lecture, closed book, based strongly on the homework.
• Make-up Quizzes: There are none.
• Reading Quizzes: Unannounced, based on the assigned reading, very short, very easy (if you have done the assigned reading)
• Homework: Due on the day of the quiz at the beginning of lecture.
• Laboratory: If you need the one-credit laboratory course, you must register separately for Physics 1106.
• Grading: (Absolute, not curved) Letter Grade Break Points
  • Exam 1 - 20%
  • Exam 2 - 20%
  • Exam 3 - 20%
  • Final - 20%
  • Homework Quizzes - 10% (Drop lowest)
  • Homework - 5% (Drop lowest)
  • Reading Quizzes - 5% (Drop lowest)
• Grade Summary - All the individual test grades arranged by code number
• University Holiday: Wednesday 4 July 2012
• Syllabus
• Students with disabilities, medically excused absences, absences in general
• Official University Calendar
• Homework Assignments
  Q=Question, P=Problem, X=Extra problem (not for credit, but for practice)
  • Ch21 - Q: 3, 4, 10; P: 2, 6, 11, 13, 19, 23, 57; X: 7, 12, 33, 41.
  • Ch22 - Q: 3g, 4, 5, 10, 11; P: 7, 9, 22, 24, 39; X: 33.
  • Ch23 - Q: 2, 6, 8, 9; P: 5, 7, 12, 20, 34, 44, 49; X: 40, 48, 50, 73.
  • Ch24 - Q: 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10; P: 1, 4, 11, 13, 15, 19, 24, 28, 37, 43, 62; X: 8, 27, 35.
  • Ch25 - Q: 2, 7, 8, 9, 10; P: 4, 6, 14, 19, 25, 32, 33, 37, 50; X: 26, 27, 34, 39.
  • Ch26 - Q: 3, 6; P: 2, 16, 25, 28, Solve the "Chocolate Crumb Mystery": Ch23-P60, Ch24-P70, Ch25-P60, Ch26-P60.
  • Ch27 - Q: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11; XQ: 6, 8; P:15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 30, 63; X: 33, 35.
  • Ch28 - Q: 1, 3, 4, 7, 11; P: 2, 14, 17, 42, 58; X: 22.
  • Ch29 - Q: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; XQ: 6; P: 4, 5, 20, 23, 29, 43, 53; X: 77, 87.
  • Ch30 - Q: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10; P: 2, 8, 19, 26b), 29, 34, 37, 54; X: 26a), 95.
  • Ch31 - Q: 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12; P: 1, 15, 29, 30, 44, 45, 56; X: 87.
  • Ch32 - Q: 1, 2, 9; P: 5, 9, 13, 56.
  • Ch33 - Q: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9; P: 8, 11, 20, 32, 39, 48, 58, 93; X: 29, Can the electromagnetic fields from transmission lines cause cancer? How about fields from mobile phones?
  • Ch34 - Q: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10; XQ: 7; P: 7, 41, 43, 45, 106; X: 101, 111, 112, In William Golding's Lord of the Flies the character Piggy uses his glasses to focus the sun's rays and kindle a fire. Later, the boys abuse Piggy and break his glasses. He is unable to identify them even at close range because he is nearsighted. Find the flaw in this narrative. It is still possible to start a fire with Piggy's (unbroken) glasses; how could this have been done?
  • Ch35 - Q: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; P: 6, 14, 23, 35, 80, 100.
  • Ch36 - Q: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11; XQ: 12; P: 1, 4, 22, 25, 45, 64; X: 16, 77.
• Homework Solutions
  
• Try this link to a java lens simulator
• C-ship - explore special relativity through starship flight simulation.
• Relativity Links: Sites, movies, and literature.
• Mechanical Universe
• MIT Open Courseware (Physics)

Back to Professor Scalise's Home Page