Physics 231: Physics for Scientists & Engineers II
You can download the syllabus in pdf format.
Tentative Course Schedule:
| Week |
Subjects |
Chapter |
R Quiz |
Quiz |
Exam |
| 1 |
1St Law of Thermodynamics |
19 |
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| 2 |
1St Law / Kinetic Theory |
19 / 20 |
RQ1: 01/30 |
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| 3 |
Kinetic Theory/2nd Law Thermo |
20 / 21 |
RQ2: 02/06 |
Q1: 02/08 |
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| 4 |
2nd Law Thermo/Gravitation |
21 / 14 |
RQ3: 02/13 |
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| 5 |
Gravitation/ Electric Charge |
14/ 22 |
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E1: 02/22 |
| 6 |
Electric Field |
23 |
RQ4: 02/27 |
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E1: 02/22 |
| 7 |
Gauss's Law |
24 |
RQ5: 03/05 |
Q2: 03/07 |
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| 8 |
Electric Potential |
25 |
RQ6: 03/12 |
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Spring Break 03/17 - 03/25 |
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| 9 |
Current & Resistance / Circuits |
26 / 27 |
RQ7: 03/26 |
Q3: 03/28 |
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| 10 |
Capacitance |
28 |
RQ8: 04/02 |
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| 11 |
Magnetic Field |
29 |
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E2: 04/09 |
| 12 |
Magnetic Field & Current |
30 |
RQ9: 04/16 |
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| 13 |
Induction & Maxwell's Eqns |
31 |
RQ10: 04/23 |
Q4: 04/25 |
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| 14 |
Inductors & Magn Materials |
32 |
RQ11: 04/30 |
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| 15 |
E&M Oscillations and AC |
33 |
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| 16 |
Final Exam, 8 - 10am, Wednesday |
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FE: 05/14 |
Assignments:
All problems are from the text, Understanding Physics, by Cummings, Laws, Redish, and Cooney, unless
otherwise noted.
- Assigned 01/23:
- Reading: Chapter 19, The First Law of Thermodynamics, all sections.
- Problems: 19.3,19.5,19.11,19.15,19.17,19.23,19.25,19.29,19.35,19.41,19.45,19.53,19.61
- Assigned 02/01:
- Reading: Chapter 20, The Kinetic Theory of Gases, all sections.
- Problems: 20.7, 20.11, 20.15, 20.19, 20.23, 20.25, 20.35, 20.36, 20.39, 20.41, 20.45, 20.53, 20.55, 20.61
- Assigned 02/12:
- Reading: Chapter 21, Entropy and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, all sections.
- Problems: 21.3, 21.5, 21.12, 21.15, 21.19, 21.24 21.25, 21.31, 21.33, 21.37, 21.41, 21.43, 21.44
- Assigned 02/19:
- Reading: Chapter 14, Gravitation, all sections.
- Problems: 14.3, 14.8, 14.9, 14.13, 14.15, 14.17, 14.29, 14.30, 14.33, 14.35, 14.37
- Assigned 02/19:
- Reading: Chapter 22, Electric Charge, all sections.
- Problems: 22.9, 22.15, 22.17, 22.21, 22.23, 22.27, 22.29, 22.31, 22.33, 22.35, 22.45, 22.47
- Assigned 03/03:
- Reading: Chapter 23, Electric Field, all sections.
- Problems: 23.1, 23.5, 23.9, 23.11, 23.18, 23.19, 23.21, 23.25, 23.27, 23.35, 23.39, 23.45, 23.47, 23.54, 23.55
- Assigned 03/07:
- Reading: Chapter 25, Electric Potential, all sections.
- Problems: 25.2, 25.7, 25.9, 25.11, 25.18, 25.25, 25.31, 25.37, 25.39, 25.43, 25.45, 25.49
- Assigned 03/24:
- Reading: Chapter 26, Current & Resistance, all sections.
- Problems: 26.3, 26.5, 26.11, 26.15, 26.23, 26.27, 26.31, 26.35, 26.37, 26.43
- Assigned 03/31:
- Reading: Chapter 27, Ciruits, all sections.
- Problems: 27.1, 27.5, 27.9 27.13, 27.15, 27.19, 27.25, 27.29, 27.33, 27.41, 27.47, 27.51, 27.55, 27.59
- Assigned 04/06:
- Reading: Chapter 28, Capacitance, all sections, but our focus will be on sections 1-2, 4-5.
- Problems: 28.5, 28.9, 28.15, 28.17, 28.19, 28.24, 28.29, 28.31, 28.37, 28.39, 28.43, 28.47, 28.51, 28.53
- Assigned 04/13:
- Reading: Chapter 29, Magnetic Fields, all sections.
- Problems:29.3, 29.7, 29.13, 29.17, 29.21, 29.31, 29.33, 29.35, 29.39, 29.43, 29.47, 29.51
- Assigned 04/16:
- Reading: Chapter 30, Magnetic Fields Due to Currents, all sections.
- Problems:30.3, 30.7, 30.11, 30.13, 30.15, 30.19, 30.23, 30.27, 30.33, 30.37, 30.39, 30.41, 30.47, 30.49, 30.57
- Assigned 04/22: Extra-Credit: Due Friday, 05/16.
- Reading: Chapter 35, Images, all sections.
- Problems: 35.2, 35.11, 35.46
- Reading: Chapter 36, Interference, all sections.
- Problems: 36.6, 36.13, 36.34
- Assigned 04/29:
- Reading: Chapter 31, Induction and Maxwell's Equations, all sections.
- Problems:31.3, 31.7, 31.11, 31.13, 31.17, 31.23, 31.25, 31.31, 31.33, 31.35, 31.39, 31.53, 31.59
- Assigned 05/07:
- Reading: Chapter 32, Inductors and Magnetic Materials, sections 1-3, 5.
- Problems:32.3, 32.5, 32.13, 32.17
Reading quizzes:
The reading quiz question can be found at the link below. Please respond to the question via email to
enjalranm1@southernct.edu. Please do not send attachments, e.g., Word documents, it is best to just
answer directly in the body of your email program. And please write in the Subject line of your message
"Reading quiz X." This will help me identify that your message is a response to a reading quiz question and
not junk mail.
Reading quiz
Concept Quizzes:
The
concept quizzes discussed in class are posted according to their date. They are all in pdf format.
Miscellaneous Comments:
- 02/19: Exam 1 will be moved from Friday, 02/22 to Monday, 02/25.
- 02/22: Due to the weather and the cancellation of classes on Friday, 02/22, we will move
exam 1 to Wednesday, 02/27. The exam will cover material from chapters 19, 20, & 21.
You may bring a formula sheet to the exam - one 8 1/2 x 11 sheet.
- 03/07: Note, I will be away from 03/10 - 03/13, Dr. Cummings will teach on Monday and Wednesday of
that week. She will cover material in chapter 25, the electric potential. I will be back on Friday, 03/14.
- 03/07: There will be no lab for Thursday, 03/13.
- 03/24: Note, Exam 2 will be moved from Friday, 04/11, to Wednesday, 04/09.
- 03/24: Note, the lab exercise for 03/27 and the recitation scheduled for 04/03 have been switched.
See the lab schedule for details.
- 04/02: Lab handout for magnetic fields due to a current can be downloaded here. Note, this is a Word
document.
- 04/06: Exam 2 is scheduled for Wednesday, 04/09. The exam will cover chapters 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, and
28 (sections 1,2,4,5,6). You may bring a formula sheet to the exam - one 8 1/2 x 11 sheet.
- Final Exam is scheduled for 8 - 10am, Wednesday, May 14. You may bring a formula sheet to the exam
- one 8 1/2 x 11 sheet. The exam is cummulative, but the focus will be on chapters 29-32.
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