Physics 40C, Fall quarter 2008

Version 1.0, last updated Sept 24, 2008

Instructor:
Kirill Shtengel
Physics 3009
Tel. (951) 827-1058
kirill.shtengel@ucr.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00 − 3:00 pm.
Class:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:10 am − 12:30 pm, Physics 2000.
Textbook:
University Physics, Young & Freedman, 12th edition.
Syllabus:
Chapters  22−31 with a review of chapter 21.  For an approximate listing of which chapter sections will be covered in each lecture, see the schedule below.
Grading:
Homework 10%
Clicker quizzes 5%
Midterm exam 25%
Final exam 45%
Lab 15%
Clickers:
You must register your clicker for this quarter at http://clickers.ucr.edu/.  There are two types of clicker remotes: the old infrared clickers and the new RF models.  Both should work.  If you already have one, you don't need to replace it.  There will be times when your clicker does not work for some reason.  To take this into account, I will not include the lowest 15% of your responses for the quarter.  This should be enough to account for a fair number of equipment failures.  I will begin using the clickers starting with the 3rd lecture.
Homework:
Homework will usually be assigned before class on Thursday, due on the following Wednesday at 11:59 pm. The assignments can only be completed online via the Mastering Physics website (no exceptions).  You will need to purchase access to the website (http://www.masteringphysics.com) for a small fee, if you don't already have access.  The identifier for the class is PHYS40CF08.  Be sure to check due date and time for each assignment.
Labs:
Check the Blackboard (iLearn) webpage for your lab section to find the schedule of labs and related information.  Labs begin the second week of October (6th−10th).
Exams:
The exams will be based on the material emphasized in the lectures.
Midterm:  November 4th, 2008, in class.
Final: December 9 (Tuesday), 8:00 am − 11:00 am in physics 2000.
Teaching assistants:
Discussion sessions led by Nicolas Lopez (nicolas.lopez@email.ucr.edu) and Wei Han (wei.han@email.ucr.edu)
Reserve:
(Science Library) Lecture notes, homework & exam solutions.
ilearn.ucr.edu:
Lecture notes, homework & exam solutions in course materials section.


Rough outline of course material:

This is how I plan to teach this course.  The order and/or content may change depending on the situation on the ground.
Lecture
Topics covered
Textbook sections
1: Sept. 25
Electric charge, electric field, Coulomb's law
all of Ch. 21
2: Sept. 30
Coulomb's law (continued),  Gauss' law
22.1, 22.2
3: Oct. 2
Gauss' law
22.3, 22.4, 22.5
4: Oct. 7
Electric potential energy (U)
23.1
5: Oct. 9
Electric potential (V)
23.2 , 23.3, 23.4, 23.5
6: Oct. 14
Capacitors and capacitance, capacitors in series and parallel
24.1, 24.2
7: Oct. 16
Capacitors in series and parallel, energy storage in capacitors, dielectrics
24.2, 24.3, 24.4
8: Oct. 21
Current, resistance, electromotive force (EMF)
25.1, 25.2, 25.3, 25.4
9: Oct. 23
Energy and power in electric circuits
25.5
10: Oct. 28
DC circuits, resistors in series and parallel, Kirchhoff's rules
26.1, 26.2
11: Oct. 30
RC circuits
26.4
Midterm exam:
Nov. 4

Midterm exam is in class.

12: Nov. 6
Magnetism, magnetic field and forces
27.1, 27.2, 27.3, 27.4, 27.5, 27.6
University holiday: Nov. 11
No class

13: Nov. 13
Torque on a current-carrying loop, electric motor, the Hall effect, sources of magnetic field
27.7, 27.8, 27.9, 28.1, 28.2, 28.3
14: Nov. 18
Force between parallel current-carrying wires, magnetic field of a current loop, Ampère's law
28.4, 28.5, 28.6
15: Nov. 20
Applications of Ampère's law, electromagnetic induction, Faraday's law, Lenz's law
28.7, 29.1, 29.2, 29.3
16: Nov. 25
Motional EMF, induced electric fields, displacement current and Maxwell's equations, mutual inductance, self inductance
29.4, 29.5, 29.7, 30.1, 30.2
Thanksgiving break: Nov. 27
No class.

17: Dec. 2
Inductors, magnetic field energy, R-L circuits, L-C circuits
30.2, 30.3, 30.4, 30.5
18: Dec. 4
Alternating current
Selected topics from Chapter 31
Final exam: Dec. 9
exam time: 8:00 am − 11:00 am