Syllabus
GENERAL PHYSICS  212x   Fall 2007
4 credits

Lecture Classroom: 201B Reichardt Building
Lecture Times: 5:50 PM – 6:50 PM   Monday, Wednesday & Friday

Instructor: Dr. Daniel Solie
Office: 405-B Bunnell Tel. 474-7604 (ANSEP office)
            In the Physics Department: Rm 126 Reichardt Bld.    Tel. 474-6775 or 474-7339 (Physics office)
Email: ffdjs@uaf.edu

Office Hours:  Physics Dept. (Rm. 126):  Wednesday 3:00-5:00PM. 
                        ANSEP Office (Bunnell 405): Thursday 2:30PM – 4:30PM  (or by appointment)

Lab Instructor: Vanessa Spencer
Office: Rm 128
Email: ftvks1@uaf.edu
TA office hours and homework help session times will be posted outside Rm 128 next week

Weekly Homework Help Sessions: Physics conference room (times will be posted next week)
ANSEP 211/212 Physics Study Session:  405 Bunnell  Tuesday 2:00–4:00PM(all physics 212 students welcome!)

COURSE SPECIFICS:
Prerequisites: Completion of Physics 211 with a “C” or better, Calculus (completion of MATH 201 and 202 with a “C” or better, however, concurrent enrollment in MATH 202 will be allowed).  Algebra, trigonometry and calculus will be used extensively.

Course Content:
Physics 212 will cover chapters 19-35 and selected sections of chapters 36 and 37.
Basic thermodynamics (chap. 19-22), Electrostatics, DC circuits and magnetism (chap. 23-30), electromagnetic interactions, alternating currents and electromagnetic waves (chap. 31-34) and an introduction to light and geometric optics (chap. 35 and sections of 36 & 37).  This course emphasizes problem solving.

Materials Needed:
Required Text:  Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 6th edition, Serway & Jewett.

Calculators:  Calculators should not be necessary in exams; however, you will need a calculator for homework. A basic, simple scientific calculator with trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions is all that you need but buy a fancy one if you want – just learn how to use it!

Homework: Weekly homework assignments will average roughly 8-12 problems (14 homework sets total).  Neatness is important- messy, difficult to read work upsets the grader.   I encourage you to start each problem on a fresh sheet of paper unless the problems are very short. Your NAME is also important.  Include the date, class (PHYS 212) as well.  Number the pages and staple them together. 
Homework will be due no later than 5:00 p.m. each Thursday unless other arrangements have been made.  Solutions will be posted in the glass cabinet on the wall in the physics corridor shortly after the deadline, consequently NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED.   Homework will be returned the following week on Wednesday.
There may be insufficient room to keep solutions posted indefinitely so you should check these solutions weekly.  Try to show all your steps in your homework problem solutions so the paper grader can give partial credit.  No credit will be given if no work is shown. 

Exams:  All exams are closed book (however, an 81/2” by 11” formula sheet will be provided).  Calculators will be allowed in exams but will probably not needed.  Exams will include mostly problems with some short answer.  They will cover concepts and examples from the text, lecture material, homework problems, recitation problems and laboratory exercises.  In general, time constraints will preclude going over exams in class.  Solutions to exams will be posted in the 212 glass case in the hall of the physics department or come and see me.

Exam Dates:
First Hour Exam:     In Class Friday 5 October  (covering Chapters 19-22 Thermodynamics)
Second Hour Exam: In Class Friday 2 November  (covering Chapters 23-27 tentatively)
Third Hour Exam: In Class Friday 30 November  (One hour: covering Chapters 28-32 tentatively)
Final Exam:  5:45-7:45 19 December   (Two hours+: Roughly 1/4 covering chapters 33,34,35 and portions of 37 & 38  and the rest covering chapters 19-32)

Laboratory: There is a lab associated with this course.  ALL LABS MUST BE COMPLETED TO GET A PASSING GRADE FOR THIS COURSE (10 total).  You must turn in the required written work to complete a lab.  Lab attendance does not constitute completion of a lab.  You must have prior permission to miss a lab and still be allowed to make it up.  If you have to miss a lab notify your TA, make arrangements with either Robert Parsons or your TA to attend another lab section that same week.

Grading:         
Grades given will be on a five step A-F scale (NO + /- grades assigned) The final, cumulative scores  will be curved and final grades assigned on that bases, however,  a final percentage score of 90% or above will be an A. 

                        Midterm 1          15%
                        Midterm 2          15%
                        Midterm 3          15%
                        Final                   25%
                        Homework (14)  15%
                        Labs  (10)           15%

Holidays:
                  Nov. 22 & 23 Thursday & Friday (Thanksgiving)

Special Needs:  The office of Disability Services implements the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and insures that UAF students have equal access to the campus and course materials. We work with the Office of Disabilities Services (203 WHIT, to 474-7043) to provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities. 

Plagiarism and Cheating:  Plagiarism and cheating are matters of serious concern for students and academic institutions.  I take it seriously as well. The UAF Honor Code (Student Code of Conduct) defines the academic standards expected at UAF and is adhered to in this class as well.

Complaints and concerns: I encourage you to talk to me about concerns you have with the class etc., however, if the situation warrants, you can contact the Physics Department Chairman, Dr. John Craven at ffjdc@uaf.edu or 474-5888.   

Last Day to Drop this Class: 21 September
Last Day to Withdraw from this Class: 2 November

Physics 212 Fall 2007
Tentative Lecture Schedule and other Dates

Homework Assignments

(Solutions will be posted in glass case outside my office)

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