Ground Rules

Honor Code

By enrolling in this class you have agree to obey and to support the enforcement of the Honor Code, which prohibits lying, cheating, or stealing when these actions involve academic process or University, student or academic personnel acting in an official capacity. It is further the responsibility of every student to abide by the Campus Code; namely, to conduct oneself so as not to impair significantly the welfare or the educational opportunities of others in the University community.

Text and Materials

The text is the 4th edition of the COLLEGE PHYSICS by Serway & Faughn (Saunders, 1995). The materials are grouped into four sections: Electricity (15-18) & Magnetism (19-21), Light and Optics (22-25), Modern Physics (26-30). Most of materials from chapters 15 to 25 will be covered. Selected topics in Modern Physics section will not be covered.

Laboratory Sessions

Each student must register for one laboratory session. Those do not will be dropped from the class roll. There is a separate package of materials for use in the laboratory which must be purchased in advance of the first lab session.

Exams and Grade

There will be three hour tests and a final exam. These will be mixture of multiple-choice questions and open-end problems. The final grade is determined by the average of the three hour tests (45%), the final exam (30%), and the lab (25%).

Problem Solving

Problem-solving is essential for learning physics. Approximately 160 problems will be assigned during the semester. You should keep all of your solutions in one notebook. Failure of demonstrating that you have attempted to solve problems may adversely affect you final grade. Solutions to all assigned problems will be posted on this this Webpage and the bulletin board outside the classroom. A copy will also be kept at the reserve section of the undergraduate library.

Office Hours

I will be generally available to answer questions in my office (Phillips 250). The best time is right after the lectures. If you can not find me, make an appointment.

Syllabus

ELECTRICITY and MAGNETISM

• Electric Force and Electric Fields
• Electric Energy and Capacitance
• Current and Resistance
• Direct Current Circuits
• Magnetism
• Induced Voltage and Inductance
• Alternative Current Circuits and Electromagnetic Waves

LIGHTS and OPTICS

• Reflection and Refraction of Light
• Mirrors and Lenses
• Wave Optics
• Optical Instruments

MODERN PHYSICS

• Special Relativity
• Quantum Physics
• Atomic Physics
• Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Energy
• Particle Physics and Cosmology

Problem Assignment and Solutions

• Chap.15 -- 8, 10, 13, 20, 32, 37, 42, 47, 50.
  Solutions: page1, page2, page3. page4.
• Chap.16 -- 2, 11, 15, 19, 21, 37, 39, 44, 52, 55, 57.
  Solutions: page1, page2, page3.
• Chap.17 -- 6, 13, 17, 24, 32, 46, 53.
  Solutions: page1.
• Chap.18 -- 2, 4, 7, 13, 16, 17, 19, 24, 30, 32, 37, 39
  Solutions: page1, page2, page3.
  

  Hour Test I, Sep. 15, Mon.

• Chap.19 -- 4, 11, 15, 20, 24, 30, 33, 40, 49, 53, 55.
  Solutions: page1, page2, page3.
• Chap.20 -- 2, 5, 10, 11, 21, 24, 30, 36, 43, 48, 56.
  Solutions: page1, page2.
• Chap.21 -- 2, 5, 10, 16, 20, 24, 31, 35, 37, 41, 48, 60.
  Solutions: page1, page2, page3.
  

  Hour Test II, Oct. 9, Wed.

• Chap.22 -- 8, 14, 18, 20, 26, 38, 40
  Solutions: page1, page2.
• Chap.23 -- 2, 6, 10, 17, 25, 37, 39, 45, 48, 51, 59
  Solutions:page1, page2, page3.
• Chap.24 -- 3, 5, 14, 20, 29, 32, 35, 38, 40, 50
  Solutions:page1, page2.
• Chap,25 -- 1, 2, 8, 12, 15, 21, 26, 32, 42, 54, 58
  Solutions: page1, page2.
  

  Hour Test III, Nov. 3, Mon.

• Chap.26 -- 3 ,5, 9, 13, 15, 22, 26, 29, 38, 43
  Solutions: page1, page2, page3.
• Chap.27 -- 2, 5, 15, 20, 21, 40, 50, 51, 55
  Solutions: page1, page2, page3.
• Chap.28 -- 2, 8, 10, 16, 25, 39, 42
  Solutions: page1, page2.
• Chap.29 -- 3, 10, 20, 22, 23, 30, 36, 45, 49, 59
  Solutions: page1, page2.
• Chap.30 -- 2, 5, 12, 16, 20
  Solutions: page1.
  

  Final Exam, Dec. 13, Sat., 8:00am

Test Schedule and Examples

All exams are close book. However, you are allowed to have one formula sheet (8x11.5 both sides).

• Hour Test I, Sep. 15, Mon.
  An example: page1, page2, page3, page4, Answer keys.
  The test: page1, page2, page3, Answer keys.
  The averag of TestI is 74.3, here is the distribution

  Hour Test II, Oct. 9, Wed.
  An example: page1, page2, page3, Answer keys.
  The test (notice the different ordering of problems from that actually given): page1, page2, page3, Answer keys.
  The averag of TestII is 77.2, here is the distribution. Congradulations for the improvment.

  Hour Test III, Nov. 3, Mon.
  An example: page1, page2, page3, Answer keys.
  The test: page1, page2, page3, Answer keys.
  The averag of TestIII is 83 with SDV of +- 11.

  Final Exam, Dec. 13, Sat., 8:00am

  
  An example: page1, page2, page3, page4, page5, page6, page7, page8, Answer keys.
  
  

Resource for Physics 25

• Ask Prof. Lu, during the lectures, after lectures, and by email.
• Free tutoring by Society of Physics Students (SPS): Tuesday and Wednsday 4:00 -- 6:00 pm, Phillips 116.
• Free Peer Tutoring Program in Dey Hall, Tuesday and Wednsday 6:00 -- 9:00 pm. Call Learning Center at 962-3782 for more information.
• Prof. Rowen's PHYS25 Webpage.
• VRML Gallery of Electromagnetism. v