| Instructor: | Prof. Christopher Walter |
| Office: | PRB 253 |
| Office hours: | MW 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm, or by appointment |
| Phone: | 353-9135 |
| Email: | walter@budoe.bu.edu |
| Teaching Fellows: | Dimitrije Stepanenko
Xiaobo Huang Jelena Trbovic Eduardo Lopez |
| Web page: | http://hep.bu.edu/~walter/py212/ |
| Homework: | http://hep.bu.edu/~walter/py212/homework.html |
| News and announcements: | http://hep.bu.edu/~walter/py212/announcements.html. Announcements will also be posted on the ground floor of SCI. |
| Practice Test #1 | Practice test and advice for Exam #1. |
| Practice Test #2 | Practice test and advice for Exam #2. |
| Practice Test #3 | Practice test and advice for Exam #3. |
| Material: | Calculus-based electricity & magnetism, optics |
| Prerequisites: |
PY 211 (General Physics I)
MA 124 (Calculus) |
| Lecture location: | SCI 115 | |
| Lecture time: | MTWRF 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | |
| Laboratories: | SB2 TR 8:00 am-10:30 am | SCI B23 | SB3 TR 1:00 pm-3:30 pm | SCI B23 |
| Discussion sessions: | SB4 MW 9:30 am-11:00 am | SCI 113 |
| SB5 MW 1:00 pm-2:30 pm | SCI B58 |
| Required texts: | Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Vol. II, Fifth Ed., by Raymond Serway |
| Physics Laboratory Experiments for PY212 | |
| Required materials: |
Scientific calculator
Two 5x5 quadrille lab notebooks with at least 60 sheets each |
| Optional text: | Study Guide and Student Solutions for Serway |
| Grading: | Exam 1: | 20% |
| Exam 2: | 20% | |
| Exam 3: | 20% | |
| Homework+Quizes: | 25% | |
| Lab reports: | 15% | |
| Examinations: |
Exam 1: July 18, 2000
Exam 2: July 31, 2000 Exam 3: August 11, 1999 |
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| Homework: |
Due 11:00 am in class Tuesday and Friday
(Modified during exam weeks - Look at calendar!) |
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| Laboratory reports: | Due at end of laboratory period |
Lectures: The chapters to be presented during each lecture are listed on the course syllabus/calendar. Attendance at lectures is required. In order to gain the most from each lecture, you should read the chapters and work the example problems prior to attending the lecture. Test your knowledge after reading the chapter by taking all the Quick Quizzes under test conditions (no peeking), then check the answers at the end of each chapter.
Discussion Sections: Discussion sections are a required part of the course. You must have an assigned discussion section. While we try to accomodate individual preferences, many sections are already filled to capacity, so changing sections will be limited. The teaching assistant for each section will supplement the lecture material, assist in problem solving, and help prepare you for exams. Quizzes will sometimes be a graded part of each discussion section. Quizzes will sometimes be the same from one section to another- communicating the content of the quiz to students in a later section is a violation of allowable academic conduct.
Homework: Homework sets are due by 11am at the start of lecture. The teaching assistant for your section will grade your homework. You may work together on homework questions, but the work you turn in must be your own. Your problem sets should be neat, readable, and sufficiently well organized that your approach to the problem is clear to the grader. Place a box around final answers so they are easy to find. The homework will be graded by your section teaching assistant and will be returned during section. All problems will be graded.. Once the solutions are posted we can not accept homework for grading.
Your homework plus discussion quiz grades will comprise 25% of your final grade. Late homework sets will not be accepted without a documented medical excuse, i.e. an official doctor's note.
Laboratories: Laboratory sections are a required part of the course. You must have an assigned laboratory section. While we try to accomodate individual preferences, many sections are already filled to capacity, so changing sections will be limited. You will perform seven experiments and write up your observations and measurements in two quadrille laboratory notebooks. The required format is available here on the PY212 web pages. The write-ups are due at the end of each laboratory period. While one is handed in for grading, you use the other notebook for the next lab. It is O.K. to use remaining pages from your PY211 laboratory notebooks. The laboratory teaching fellows are responsible for presenting extra material related to each lab, helping you with the measurements, and grading your writeups. Your lab grade will comprise 15% of your final grade. Turning in fewer than 7 labs will result in automatic failure.
Exams: There will be regular exams as indicated in the course calendar. The questions will emphasize problem solving and physical concepts. Knowledge and proficiency with calculus is expected. Remember to bring your calculator to each exam. Sharing calculators during exams is not allowed. Storing information such as formula is not allowed. Each exam will each cover a separate part of the course. There will be no makeup exams except for very serious, documented excuses such as illness.
Getting help: If you have difficulty with any of the material there are a number of ways to get help. You should ask questions of your teaching fellow during discussion section. You may also obtain help from your teaching fellow or Professor Walter during office hours.
Academic conduct: You are expected to be familiar with and adhere to the College's Academic Conduct Code. Cheating on exams or other course work will not be tolerated. The homework and labs you turn in must be your own work. Evidence of cheating will be reported to your college's Academic Conduct Committee.