241
DEPARTMENT Physics OF PHYSICS
Electricity and Optics
Fall 2010
Professor in Charge: Prof. Koltick
Lecturer: Prof. Kim
Office: Room 335, Physics Building
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
LECTURE: 8:30 am - 9:20 am
LECTURE: 9:30 am - 10:20 am
Office Hours: By Appointment
Office: Room 258, Physics Building
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Office Hours: After Class/By Appointment
Lecturer: Prof. Lyutikov
Connect Plus Tech Support
LECTURE: 10:30 am -11:20 am
LECTURE: 11:30 am-12:20 am
Website: http://mhhe.com/support
Office: Room 324, Physics Building
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Connect Quick Guide-Videos, Tutorials and Practice:
http://mpssauth.mhhe.com/test/student_connect_resources.php
Phone: [phone]; prompt 2
Office Hours: After Class/By Appointment
TEXTBOOK
You will need to purchase both the textbook and access to Connect Plus at the bookstore.
University Physics
Written by: Wolfgang Bauer and Gray Westfall
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
If you prefer not to have a textbook, you can purchase Connect Plus online.
http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com/class/d_koltick_fall_2010
I-CLICKER
Audience response device, ISBN 0-7167-7939-0
Publishers Bedford, Freeman and Worth
The I-Clicker will be used in BOTH, Lecture and Recitation.
To active your I-Clicker you will need to place the ID-code from the device into Black
Board the first time you login. You should do this as soon as possible as the I-Clicker will
be used during the first week of the class, both in lecture and recitation.
EXAM CALCULATOR
When taking a Physics 241 Exam there is only one calculator model that is acceptable:
The CASIO fx-260 SLRSC FRACTION.
NO OTHER BRAND or TY PE WILL BE ALLOWED.
COURSE EFFORT
Electromagnetism is a beautiful and exciting topic to study. Physics 241 is a 3 credit hour course.
You are among an elite group of the best students in the world and have the strong will and
intellectual capability to delve deeply into this practical yet aesthetically pleasing topic.
You will be working every day for 16 weeks to complete this course. Remember that for every hour
in class you can expect to spend an additional 2 hours outside of class in perpetration,
contemplation, reflection, debate and study. Therefore in order to take full advantage of this rare
opportunity to pursue such an intellectually challenging and rewarding topic you can expect to
spend approximately 9 or more hours outside of class each week. This class forms the core
intellectual base of engineering and physics. Your hard work and commitment will pay great
dividends as you gain a strong understanding of how the physical world around you works in a
fundamental and powerful way.
It is important that you place the correct amount of work time into your schedule at the beginning of
the semester for this course. Do not fall behind. There are not enough hours in the week to catch up
with the course, especially considering the other classes that you are taking.
PREREQUISITES
PHYS 152/172 and MA 162 are prerequisites for this course. You are expected to have a good
understanding of classical mechanics, be able to differentiate and integrate simple functions, and be
familiar with vectors, including dot and cross products.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The course has 4 main components: lecture, homework, recitation and exams.
The lectures will introduce the material and concepts, and illustrate these ideas through
presentation and demonstrations so that the student develops an understanding of
fundamental concepts.
Because the fundamental method of discussing and communicating physics ideas is through
the language of mathematics, the homework develops the students skill at producing logical
mathematical arguments using the physical theories presented in the course.
Recitation is the place for the student to interact with an experienced physicist in order to
develop better problem-solving skills. In addition the student will through interactions in
class see that the mathematical arguments the student is developing are completed and the
student will learn to communicate physical concepts correctly.
Finally the exams cause the student to completely review the material presented and tests the
students ability to communicate physics ideas through the language of mathematics.
COURSE WEBPAGE
You can find this syllabus, course announcements, learning center hours and other important
resources on the Blackboard webpage: http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/blackboard/
The Physics Department webpage: http://koltick.physics.purdue.edu/Physics241/physics241.htm
We will use the CONNECT PLUS Computerized Homework system to assign credit for homework
completed during the semester. The CONNECT PLUS webpage is:
http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com/class/d_koltick_fall_2010
Connect Plus HELP CENTER:
http://mhhe.com/support
ASSIGNMENTS
The reading and homework assignment schedule is at the end of this syllabus. You should read the
assigned sections before coming to each lecture. Students who read the assigned material before
class will find the lecture far more meaningful and will do much better during the in class
interaction questions. At the start of each lecture you will be asked a question concerning the
reading material. The lecture response system using interactive devices will be used to record your
response.
LECTURES
The lecture will be used to introduce new material and concepts. You will be asked questions
during the lecture and your response will be recorded. Typically you will be given about 1 minute
to respond. During the response period you are expected to discuss the possible response with other
students around you. This discussion is important to the learning process as it helps you to
articulate the material that is being introduced. This is a dynamic process and you should not
simply take an answer from another student but listen to their arguments and develop your own
argument during the answer period. The sum of all your responses will be included into your final
grade. There will be no I-clicker questions make-up if class is missed. Your final I-click grade
will be adjusted for excused absences.
Because the number of questions asked in lecture will vary with the lecture and the class response,
you need to attend the lecture you are assigned to. Lecture scores will not transfer across lecture
sections.
Lecture is also your chance to ask questions and to discuss things that you find interesting or hard to
understand. Please ask questions, as they are an important part of the learning process.
Demonstrations and discussions will take place during lectures to illustrate the physics concepts.
EXAMS
There will be two evening exams and a final exam. The evening exams are multiple-choice and
written to be completed in an hour. You will be allowed 2 hours to complete the exams. The times
and of locations the evening exams are as follows:
Exam 1: Thursday, September 30 from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m., ELLT 116
Exam 2: Thursday, November 11 from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m., ELLT 116
All exams are closed book. For the exams you will need (1) #2 pencils, (2) the CASIO fx-260
SLRSC FRACTION calculator and (3) your student ID. Your exam will be held back until your
student ID is presented, in person, to the exam collector.
The equation sheet for each exam will be posted on the course website one week before the exam.
Suggested additions to the equation sheet should be made to your lecturer.
Many, but not all, formulae will be on the equation sheet.
Cheating will result in a course grade of F and reported to the Dean of Students.
RECITATIONS
Students are expected to do homework problems and study for the Recitation Quiz each meeting.
Recitation quizzes will require the use of the I-Clicker. You will need to have your I-Clicker
operational for each class.
During Recitation, you will have the opportunity to discuss in detail the homework problems that
have been assigned. You are expected to attempt all the assigned problems BEFORE attending
Recitation, as the deadline for the homework is 0700 on Wednesdays and Mondays.
If you are familiar with the problems then you will benefit more from the discussions in Recitation.
Delays due to special events or sickness must be discussed with your TA. Quizzes will be given in
Recitation every meeting. There are no make-ups for missed Recitation quizzes; however your
three lowest Recitation quiz scores will be dropped. Your total Recitation quiz score will be
normalized at the end of the semester to eliminate discrepancies due to differences in the difficulty
level and grading of the quizzes given by the various TAs.
CONNECT PLUS HOMEWORK
There will be 26 Homework assignments. Each homework problem has randomly generated input
values so each student will have a unique answer. Make sure that you use your own input values
when solving each problem. To receive credit your answer must be within 1% of the correct
answer, so you are advised to CARRY AT LEAST 4 SIGNIFICANT FIGURES IN YOUR
CALCULATIONS. You can receive help from the Connect Plus help center if you are having
problems. Your homework is due at 0700 on Wednesdays and Mondays.
A Multiple-choice problems have a limited number of attempts depending on the number of
possible answers. If you answer correctly within the specified number of attempts and before the
specified deadline, you will get 100% credit. Homework will be automatically collected through
the Connect Plus system at 0700 on Wednesdays and Mondays if you have not already submitted it.
B Numerical problems have a maximum of 3 attempts before the deadline to obtain 100% credit.
GRADING POLICY:
There are two evening exams and a final exam. The components of the letter grade and their
maximum values are:
Two Evening Exams
200
Final Exam
150
Homework Assignments
150
Recitation quizzes
100
Lecture quizzes
100
TOTAL
700
Letter grades will be derived using a curve, which has not yet been determined.
ABSENCES AND EXCUSED GRADES:
There is no way to make up missed evening exams or quizzes. Excused grades will be given
only in one of the following circumstances: (1) illness; (2) personal crisis; for example,
automobile accidents, required court appearance, incarceration, death of a close relative, and
(3) required attendance at an official Purdue activity. You must contact Professor Koltick
by e-mail as soon as possible but BEFORE the exam or quiz. Appropriate documents (e.g.,
a written note from a doctor, with his/her name and phone number included) may be needed
to judge the merit of the excuse.
MISSING THE FINAL EXAM CANNOT BE EXCUSED.
Exams
Unexcused absences from any evening exam or quiz will be assigned a zero grade. At the
end of the semester an excused absence, for a single exam can be made up by taking a
comprehensive exam, similar to a final exam or course test out exam. The grade on this
comprehensive exam will replace the missing single excused absence. There are no final
exam make up exams, instead the student will take the final exam given to the Spring 2011,
Physics 241 students.
There are very few circumstances in which a student is not required to take the exam at the
exact time and date of the scheduled exam.
Exams will be considered open for 30 minutes from the official start of the exam. During
this period no student is allowed to leave the exam. 30 minutes after the start of the exam
students will be allowed to leave the exam and the exam will be considered closed. No
student will be allowed to enter the exam once it is closed. Without exception any student
not in the exam room at the close of the exam will be given a zero and will be recorded as
having missed the exam.
Lecture and Recitation quizzes
A similar procedure will be applied to excused quizzes. Excused grades will be given only
in one of the following circumstances: (1) illness; (2) personal crisis (e.g., automobile
accidents, required court appearance, incarceration, death of a close relative and (3) required
attendance at an official Purdue activity. You must contact Professor Koltick as soon as
possible but BEFORE the exam or quiz. Appropriate documents (e.g., a written note from a
doctor, with his/her name and phone number included) may be needed to judge the merit of
the excuse.
CHANGING SECTIONS
You may change your RECITATION section only with the permission of the new Recitation
instructor. You must then get a Recitation section change form from Physics Room 144 and have
the new instructor sign it. You must then take the form to the Registrar's office, room 45. You
must have a good reason to change recitation sections; recitation instructors are under no obligation
to accept additional students. Make sure your grades are transferred to your new instructor.
CHEATING
Cheating will not be tolerated. If you are willing to put in the effort studying and practicing, you
will have no problem earning a respectable grade. Working with other students on your homework
is not considered cheating, and, in fact, is encouraged. However, direct copying of another's
homework is considered cheating.
A student who is caught cheating on an exam will receive an F for the course and be reported to the
Dean of Students. In more serious cases the student will be suspended or expelled from the
university. The same applies to all other parties involved in cheating.
HELP CENTER
Help is available in room PHYS 11, which is the Physics 241 Help Center. Hours when the help
room is staffed will be posted on the door soon after the semester starts. Help is available everyday,
most of the day. It will also be open during finals week, but only on a limited basis.
PHYSICS LIBRARY
The Physics Library is located in room PHYS 290.