Physics 3, Basic Physics

Winter - 2009

SYLLABUS

http://www.iqcd.ucsb.edu/~sjallen/Physics3/


 

Outcome, 22 March 2009

                                             

Grade Distribution,
Left: Fine distribution,    Right: Course distribution

          

Correlation
Mastering Physics, Class Participation

      

Final:  Solutions

Text:               University Physics, Young and Freedman, 12th Edition

Lectures:        Broida 1640, 8-9:15 AM Tuesdays and Thursdays, i>Clickers are required  and need to be registered on the website.

Homework:     Mastering Physics     Course ID: PHYS3W09

Labs:               Broida 3324 , Tuesdays 1-4 PM and Wednesdays 4-7 PM

Prof. S. James Allen
    allen@iqcd.ucsb.edu (Put Physics 3 in the subject line please)
    Broida 4105
    Office Hours: Wednesday and Monday 5-6:00 PM, Thursday 9:30 -10:30 AM, or by appointment.

TA:  Jonathan Essen
   jonathan.essen@gmail.com
Office Hours:  Wednesdays 3-4 PM, Thursday, 10 - 11 AM, Friday 4-5 PM   Broida 1019

Faculty Assistant: Barbara Merlo
    Office: Broida Hall 4118 (805) 893-2627 bam@physics.ucsb.edu
    Office Hours: 8:00 am - 12:00 noon, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Can help with: add codes.

Schedule
Jan 6,8,13               Waves                                             Chap. 15
       Jan 6                 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4
       Jan 8                 15.3, 15.6, 15.7
       Jan 13               15.6, 15.7, 15.8

Jan 15, 20, 22,27         Sound, Doppler Effect                     Chap. 16
      Jan 15               16.1, 16.2, 16.4
      Jan 20               16.4, 16.5, 16.6
      Jan 22                16.5, 16.6
      Jan 27                16.7, 16.8

Jan  29                      Coulomb's Law and Electric Fields      Chap. 21
                                21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4, 21.5

Feb 3                     Midterm:                           Chapters 15,16
            Solutions
            A+  1; A 6; A- 1; B+ 0; B 6; B- 2; C+ 4; C 3; C- 5; D 7; F 4

Feb. 5        Coulomb's Law and Electric Fields      Chap. 21             
                              21.5, 21.6, 21.7

Feb. 10     Coulomb's Law and Electric Fields      Chap. 21
                              Dipoles, 21.6

Feb. 10     Gauss' Law                                       Chap. 22
                             22.1, 22.2, 22.3, 22.4, 22.5

Feb. 12, 17, 19             Electric potential                                Chap. 23
       Feb 12,17        23.1, 23.2, 23.3
       Feb.19        23.2, 23.3, 23.4, 23.5

Feb. 24, 26             Capacitance, Dielectrics                     Chap. 24
        Feb. 24      24.1, 24.3, 24.4
        Feb. 26      24.2, 24.3

Mar. 3, 5                Current resistance and electromotive force                Chap. 25
        Mar. 3        25.1, 25.2, 25.3, 25.4
        Mar. 5        25.4, 25.56

Mar. 10, 12            Direct Current Circuits                   Chap. 26

Final:  Solutions

Course grading: 97.5% or better A+
                           92.5 - 97.5  A
                           90 - 92.5   - A-
                           87.5 - 90   - B+
                           82.5 - 87.5 - B
                           80 - 82.5    - B-
                           77.5 - 80    - C+
                           72.5 - 77.5 - C
                           70 - 72.5 -    C-
                           60 - 70     -   D
                            < 60         F

Course weighting: Class participation 5%, Homework 25%, Midterm, 25%, Final 50%