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Office |
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Telephone (UT) |
(865) 974 7805 |
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Email |
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Office Hours |
MWF 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Basically after class) |
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Class Time |
MWF 10:10-11:00 AM |
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Class Location |
Nielsen Physics Building 306 |
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Substitute Lecturer |
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Recitation
Instructor |
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Recitation Time |
Tuesday 4:40 - 5:30 PM |
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Recitation Location |
Nielsen Physics Building 512 |
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Lab Instructor |
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Lab Time |
Tuesday 5:45 - 7:35 PM |
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Lab Location |
Physics 508 |
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Textbook |
Randall D. Knight: "Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A
strategic Approach", 2nd Edition (Chapter 1-37 without Modern Physics) |
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“Clicker” |
The standard UT
clicker from CPS (eInstruction) (purchase it at the
UT Bookstore) |
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Chapter |
Title |
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20 |
Traveling Waves |
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21 |
Superposition |
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22 |
Wave Optics |
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23 |
Ray Optics |
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24 |
Modern Optics and Matter |
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25 |
Electric Charges and Forces |
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26 |
The Electric Field |
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27 |
Gauss's Law |
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28 |
Current and Conductivity |
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29 |
The Electric Potential |
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30 |
Potential and Field |
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31 |
Fundamentals of Circuits |
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32 |
The Magnetic Field |
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33 |
Electromagnetic Induction |
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34 |
Electromagnetic Fields and Waves |
Lectures:
The
most important way for you to learn the physics contained in this course will
be to carefully study the textbook and to try to solve as many problems as
possible. I will assume that you have studied the material contained in each
chapter before the lectures (please see below concerning pre-lecture tests), so
during the lectures we can focus on a few particularly important issues. In
particular, we will rely heavily on student participation and student
discussions aided by the use of a “clicker” system.
The homework problems are due Wednesday at
4:00 PM following the day we finish each chapter. The
homework should be placed in the Teaching Assistant’s (Jim Alsup) mailbox in the Physics Office. The homework will all together count 15% of
the total score.
The
laboratory exercises are an important and integral part of this course and have
to be completed before a final grade will be assigned. The score assigned by the
lab instructor will count 25% of the final score.
Recitations:
Recitations
will normally be used to focus on how to solve problems. Your recitation
instructor will also be your lab instructor. Occasionally when I am unable
to be present, a recitation might be swapped with a lecture. You will
always be informed about that via email prior to the swap (except in
emergencies).
Pre-lecture
tests:
Before
the first lecture on each chapter (with the exception of chapter 1), you will
be required to take a brief online test via Blackboard to demonstrate, that you
have studied the chapter PRIOR to
attending the first lecture on the chapter. These pre-lecture tests are an
integral part of the course, since my lectures require that you have studied
the material prior to the lecture. Your total score in these pre-lecture tests
will count 10% of your final score.
Exams and
Grading:
There will be given 4 tests, three during
the semester and one final, comprehensive test at the end of the semester. Each
semester test is counting 12.5% of the final score, but the lowest score of the
first 3 tests will be discarded. The final test is mandatory
and will count 25% of the final score. If you miss one of the first three tests for personal or medical
reasons it will automatically be counted as your lowest score. There is no
make-up test, so if you miss more than one of the first 3 tests or the
final test you are in deep trouble! If you know that you have potential
scheduling conflicts with tests or other parts of the course, please tell as
soon as you are aware of this potential conflict, so we together might be able
to find a solution.
A "curve" might be used to
transform your final score into the final grade. You are welcome to discuss
and/or complain about the grading of a given assignment up to a week after it
has been returned to you. After a week the score will not be changed.
During
tests you are required to bring a pencil and a pocket calculator and you are
allowed 3 or 4 pieces of paper (letter size) with notes and
formulas written by yourself. For tests #1 and #2 your will be allowed to
bring THREE pieces of paper and for test #3 and the final test you may bring
FOUR pieces of paper. In particular, no laptops, cell phones, or
other means of communication are permitted. You will
receive a handout containing information on Physical Constants, Units, selected
tables of physical properties, and selected mathematical formulas.
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Exam Schedule |
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Test no. |
Date & Time |
Main content |
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1 |
Friday, February 6 , 10:10-11:00
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Chapters 20 - 24 |
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2 |
Friday, March 6, 10:10-11:00 AM |
Chapters 25 - 29 |
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3 |
Friday, April 3, 10:10-11:00 AM |
Chapters 30 - 32 |
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Final |
Wednesday, April 29, 10:15 AM -
12:15 AM |
Chapters 33 - 35 (+ 20 - 32) |
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Summary of weights for scores in the
different components of the course |
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Final exam |
25% |
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The 2 best of the 3 first tests (12.5%
each) |
25% |
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Labs |
25% |
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Homework (each chapter counts equally much) |
15% |
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Pre-lecture online tests |
10% |
Course Material:
This
course consists of several components: lectures, laboratories, homework
problems, and the text book. The material you will be expected to learn and will
be tested on during the exams will be taught to you as part of all these course
components. In particular, I will stress the importance of carefully working
(not just reading) your way through all the parts of the textbook indicated
above under "text assignments". The lectures will NOT just repeat the
material in the text book, but will be used to discuss the course material in a
variety of ways, some of them following the text book and some of them
discussing topics not covered in the textbook, or discussing them in a
different manner.
Attendance:
You will not be required to attend class
(lab attendance is required), but there is in general a very strong correlation
between the level of class attendance and the final grade! Furthermore, if an
announcement is made in class and you are not present, it will be your
responsibility to be aware of the content of the announcement.
Email:
You are required to have an official UT
email address (name@utk.edu or name@tennessee.edu)
and read your email on a daily basis, since much of the needed information for
this class that cannot be transmitted to you during the lectures or on this web
site, will be given to you via email. In particular, issues like cancellation
of classes or last minute changes in assignments. Please remember, that if you
are using an existing non-UT email account (AOL, Yahoo, etc.) it is your own
responsibility to re-route your UT email to your preferred account.
Disabled
Students:
Any student who feels s/he may need an
accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately
to discuss your specific needs. Please contact the Office of Disability
Services at 865-974-6087 in Hoskins Library to coordinate reasonable
accommodations for students with documented disabilities.