Principles of Physics II (Calculus-based Physics II)
Electricity and
Magnetism, Waves & Optics, and Relativity and
Quantum Physics
Course Objectives
To help
students develop (i) a good
understanding of fundamental physical principles and (ii)
skills to solve real-world physical problems associated with
the topics. Lectures will include basic principles illustrated
with examples. Students are expected to attend all class
lectures, and spend time reading the textbook and solving
assigned problems to develop a solid understanding of the
physical principles and how to use them in real-world
examples.
Location and Time
Aderhold Learning
Center 312 (MW, 12:30 PM - 1:45PM)
Aderhold Learning
Center 212 (MW, 5:30 PM - 6:45PM)
Instructor
Dr.
Mukesh Dhamala
Office: 1 Park Place, Room #433
Phone: (404) 413-6043
Email: mdhamala@gsu.edu
Web: http://physics.gsu.edu/dhamala/dhamala.html
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday: 2-3:30PM
Textbook
Physics for Scientists
and Engineers by Randall D. Knight (4e edition)
(Chapters: 22-32, 16-17, 33-35, selected topics from 36 -
42 if time allows)
Laboratory (Natural Science
Center 210)
Please
follow the information from this website: http://www.physics.gsu.edu/butler/labs/index.html
Grading
Final
Grade = 75% (Lecture) + 25% (Laboratory)
75% (Lecture) = 15% (homework) + 10% (class quizzes +
discussions) + 30% (2 Tests) + 20% (Final
Exam)
Letter Grades: A= 4.0, A-, B+, B= 3.0, B-, C+, C=2.0, C-,
D=1.0, F =0.0
(x+/-
=x +/-0.33)
Homework
Homework
assignments will be posted online by using the MasteringPhysics (http://www.masteringphysics.com/). A student will need an
account and the access code for the online materials. The
access code is included with a new book or can be purchased
online from the publisher (Pearson). To enroll into this
course, the instructor's course ID for this class is: MPDHAMALA2019SPRING
Class Quizzes
There will
be in-class quizzes and related discussions during some
lectures. You will be graded for your effort, participation
and correctness.
Test I & II (in-class)
Feb 18 and March 27
Final
Exam
May 6, 10:45-13:15 (for 12:30 PM class)
May 1, 16:15-18:45 (for 5:30 PM
class)
Tentative
Schedule (Jan 14 to April 29) for Topics
|
Chapter # |
Chapter Name |
Estimated Time (weeks) |
|
Chapter 22 |
Electric Charge and Forces |
1.0 |
|
Chapter 23 |
The Electric Field |
1.0 |
|
Chapter 24 |
Gauss Law |
1.0 |
|
Chapter 25 |
The Electric Potential |
1.0 |
|
Chapter 26 |
Potential and Field |
1.0 |
|
Chapters
22 - 26 |
Test
I |
|
|
Chapter 27 |
Current and Resistance |
1 |
|
Chapter
28 |
Fundamentals of Circuits |
0.5 |
|
Chapter
29 |
The Magnetic Field |
1 |
|
Chapter 30 |
Electromagnetic Induction |
0.5 |
|
Chapter 31 + 32 |
Electromagnetic Fields and
Waves AC Circuits |
1 |
|
Chapters 27 - 32 |
Test II |
|
|
Chapter 16 |
Traveling Waves |
1 |
|
Chapter 17 |
Superposition |
1 |
|
Chapter 33 |
Wave Optics |
1 |
|
Chapter 34 |
Ray Optics |
1 |
|
Chapter 35 |
Optical Instruments |
|
|
Chapters 36-42 |
Modern Physics (selected
topics) |
|
|
Chapters
16 - 17, 33 - 35, + 10 conceptual questions from all
previous chapters |
Final
Exam |
|
Please see GSU
academic
calendar for important dates:
Spring Semester 2019.
(i) begins and ends: Jan 14 - April 29, (ii) MLK holiday: Jan
21, (iii) Midpoint: March 5,
(iv) Spring break: March 18 - 24, (v) Final exams:
April 30 - May 7, and (v) Grades in: May 9.
Letter
Grades from Percentage Points
|
97 > 91 > 87 |
A+ > A > A- |
|
87 > 81 > 77 |
B+ > B > B- |
|
77 > 71 > 67 |
C+ > C > C- |
|
60 - 67 |
D |
|
< 60 |
F |
Disability Services
Students
who wish to request accommodation for a disability may do so
by registering with the Office of Disability Services for
assigned Accommodation Plan and are responsible for providing
a copy of that plan to instructors of all classes in which an
accommodation is sought.
Honor Code
It is the
responsibility of the students to abide by the GSU
academic honesty policy.
Course
Evaluation
Upon completing the
course, the students will be asked to evaluate the course
instructor by the university's online system before their
course grades revealed.