Winter 2013 PHYS-102 COURSE OUTLINE: Intro Physics-Electromagnetism.
LECTURES: Tuesday and Thursday 11:35-12:55 Leacock Auditorium 132.
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Winter 2013 PHYS-102 COURSE OUTLINE:
Intro Physics-Electromagnetism LECTURES: Tuesday and Thursday 11:35-12:55 Leacock Auditorium 132 INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Yoichi Miyahara, Rutherford Physics Building, room 428 Office Hours: Wednesday 11:00-12:00, Before/after class for short questions or e-mail. You can also arrange to set up an appointment. TEXTBOOK:
Physics – Principles with Applications, by Giancoli (Custom McGill edition) SYLLABUS: We shall cover seven topics on electromagnetism that is in Chapters 16-21.
TOPICS
REFERENCE
1. Electric Charge and Electric Field
Chapter 16
2. Electric Potential and Potential Energy
Chapter 17
3. Electric Currents
Chapter 18
4. D.C. Circuit
Chapter 19
5. Magnetism
Chapter 20
6. Electromagnetic Induction/Faraday's Law
Chapter 21
7. A.C. Circuits and Electronics (semiconductors)
Chapter 21/29
LABS: The lab portion of the course serves to provide a hands-on application of the concepts learned in class. It’s very important that you read the lab manual before you come to the lab. The lab manuals can be downloaded from myCourses. The experiments are a lot easier to perform if you understand what you’re doing. If you ever get stuck, or if you are having trouble understanding something, then don’t be afraid to ask the teaching assistants for help. That’s what they’re there for (but don’t expect them to do the experiment for you). In order to familiarize yourself with the lab policies and the report format you should read the following section carefully.
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Experiments: There are six labs as follows: # 1 Electric Current and the Cathode Ray Oscilloscope # 2 Series and Parallel Circuits # 3 RC Circuits # 4 Mass of the Electron # 5 The Electric motor # 6 A.C. Circuits General Information: All labs take place in Room 0070 in the Wong Building. Lab Reports account for 20 % of the final grade. Attendance at all labs is required. Non-attendance or non-submission of a lab report will lead to a mark of zero for that lab. Any absence needs to be supported by a medical or other official documentation. In order to pass the course, you need to have a passing mark (≥ 55%) for the lab. Lab Reports: The lab reports must be written in the handouts which will be provided at the start of each lab. Although you’ll be working in pairs, each student must hand in a separate report. The report must represent your own work expressed in your own words. Reports must be handed in to your TA before you leave the lab. The appropriate lab report sheets will be handed out at the beginning of each lab. Keep all your returned, graded lab reports until the end of the term.
EVALUATION: Lab Work*: Assignments: Clickers Final Exam:
20 % 15 % x % (0 < x < 5) 65 − x %
Clicker quizzes for end-of-chapter reviews will be used for grading but the total potion of Clicker quizzes and Final exam will always be 65 %. If you get the mark of 0 for Clicker portion, you could still get the mark of 65 % of this portion depending on the mark of the final exam. In other words, you can secure a small part of the final exam mark by participating in the end-of-chapter review quiz sessions. *A successful performance (≥55%) for the laboratory part of this course is a prerequisite for passing the course. No additional work will be available to improve marks.
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ASSIGNMENTS: All assignments will be done on-line via the Computer-Assisted Personalized Assignment system (CAPA) in myCourses. Each student will have a personalized assignment. Answers (not solutions) to the assignments will be available on CAPA after the due date for each assignment. In general the assignments will be due every Tuesday by 22:59 Eastern Standard Time (10:59 pm EST) on the CAPA computer clock. Any technical problems concerning the CAPA system should be addressed to the CAPA coordinator via email at
[email protected] with your full name, student ID, and this course number (Physics 102). TUTORIALS : Tutorials sessions are designed to give you assistance in understanding the concepts discussed in class. They are not intended to get answers to CAPA assignment. However, solutions to past CAPA problems can be discussed with the tutors. These times are not assigned - you may go to any tutorial session. All sessions will be held in the Resource Room, Room 1070 in the Wong Building. The tutorial schedule will be posted on myCourses.
EXAM COORDINATES: Formal Final Exam: TBA, 3 hours, during the formal final exam period.
CALCULATORS: Only non-programmable, non-graphing calculators will be allowed on the final exams. Calculators not meeting these requirements will be confiscated by the invigilators. Buy a basic scientific calculator and use it during the term so that you are familiar with its operation by the time of the exam!
IN-CLASS SUGGESTIONS: Attendance at lectures is strongly recommended. All electronic devices should be turned off before coming to class. Arriving late and leaving early disrupts the class and is to be avoided. Lecture slides will be available through WebCT. Lectures are recorded. The recorded lectures are available through WebCT.
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ACADAMIC INTEGRITY McGill University values academic integrity. Therefore, all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures (see www.mcgill.ca/integrity for more information). In accord with McGill University’s Charter of Students’ Rights, students in this course have the right to submit in English or in French any written work that is to be graded. CLICKERS:
Clickers will be used in this course to enhance student’s engagement and to increase interactivity, New and used clickers are available at the McGill Bookstore, 3420 McTavish Street or at the Macdonald Campus Students' Society Bookstore, Centennial Centre at Macdonald Campus. Purchase only one clicker for all your courses. Only one type of clicker is authorized for use on campus. One clicker cannot be shared between multiple students (see Student Code of Conduct, http://www.mcgill.ca/secretariat/policies/informationtechnology/). Register your clicker to your McGill ID by going to any course in myCourses (WebCT Vista), click on the link “Register your clicker,” and follow the instructions on screen. You will only need to register your clicker in one course and it will be registered in all your courses. Lost clickers must be replaced at your own expense and re-registered in all your classes using the link in myCourses (WebCT Vista) stated above. For verification that a clicker is working correctly, please consult the ICS Service Desk at 688 Sherbrooke, Room 285 between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm. For any other questions, please see the frequently asked questions (FAQ): http://www.mcgill.ca/tls/srs/resources/#FAQs
Since clicker records may be used to compute a portion of course grades, the use of a clicker other than your own is considered an academic offense. During class, possession of more than one clicker, or that of another student, will be interpreted as intent to commit an academic offense. Please refer to McGill’s policy on Academic Integrity and Code of Conduct. http://www.mcgill.ca/integrity http://www.mcgill.ca/cio/e-policies
