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Physics 1304 - Introductory Electricity and Magnetism
Summer II 2015 : 6 July - 4 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, 10th edition, Volume 2.
This is the official textbook for the course, but you are welcome to
use any calculus-based physics text that you like. 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. The
homework problems are listed below and will not require Wiley Plus or HRW10.
- 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:
- Practice Exams:
- Exam Dates: Open book, notes, homework, etc.
- Exam 1 - Wed 15 July 2015
- Exam 2 - Thu 23 July 2015
- Exam 3 - Thu 30 July 2015
- Final Exam (Cumulative) - Tue 4 Aug 2015
- 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, open book, open homework, 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 Holidays: Saturday 4 July 2015
- Syllabus
- Students with disabilities, medically excused absences, absences in general
-
Official University Calendar
- Homework Assignments (Click the links; these are NOT from HRW10.)
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.
- Mechanical Universe
- MIT Open Courseware (Physics)
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