Physics 252  Foundations of Physics  Winter 2009
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Instructor:		 Raymond Frey , Wil 405, 346-5873, rayfrey@uoregon.edu
Lectures: Section I: MTuWF 10:00-10:50, Wil 110
Section II:  MTuWF 11:00-11:50, Wil 110
Office hours: M: 2-4;   Tu: 1-1:30;   W:  2-5;  Th: 10-12;  F: 1-1:30
Text:  Giancoli,  Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 4th Ed.
(same as that used by 251/Torrence )
Co/Pre-requisite: Math 252 (or equivalent)
Labs: Physics 290  (recommended)
WWW: http://physics.uoregon.edu/~rayfrey/252/   (this page)
Grading: Midterm Exams I and II (35%), Homework (30%), Final Exam (35%) | current scores |
TAs: Ricky Fok (OH Fri 3-4, Wil 463);  Yan Sang (OH Tues 3-4, Wil 218); Kathy Hadley (OH Fri 12-1, Wil 441)
Other Resources: | Drop-in Help | Homework Solutions | Exams and Exam Solutions | Quizzes

News/Announcements:
 Date
Mar 27
 Web page for Phys253 (10:00)
Mar 18
 Final exam solutions
Mar 18
 Check your scores on blackboard.  Contact Prof Frey about any discrepancies.
Mar 12
 Final version of equation sheet for final exam.
Mar 12
 Reminder: Review session this evening 5:30, PAC 30
Mar 10
 Practice problems and information page for final exam and solutions
Mar 4
 LC circuit viewgraph from today's lecture.
Mar  2
 Midterm II exam solutions
Feb 27
 All homework solutions now posted.
Feb 25
 Office hours for the rest of this week:  W: 2-4:00;    Th: 10-12:00,  2-3:30;   F: 1-1:30, 4-5:00
Feb 23
 Practice exam and solutions for Midterm II
Feb 23
There will be a review session for the final exam: Thurs Mar 12 5:30-7:30, Pacific Hall 30
Feb 23
 Lenz's "law" demo with an MRI magnet (found by Finley B): YouTube
Feb 20
 Midtern exam II date: Monday March 2. Midterm II will cover material from Chs 26,27,28,29.
Feb 17
 One of the HW 5 papers had no name. Let me know if it is yours.
Feb 9
 A Sansa MP3 player was found after class Feb 9 in Wil 110. Let me know if it was yours.
Feb 6
 HW #5 assignment posted below -- Note: there was a typo in the original post: It should be problem 26-16, not 26-26.
Feb 6
 Midterm I exam solutions.  Scores are on Blackboard.
Feb 3
 Celilo DC power transmission
Jan 5
 Two copies of the text have been placed on reserve in the Science Library.

Lecture/Homework/Exam Schedule (to be updated continuously):
Solutions are available here: |  homework  |  exams and practice exams |  quizzes |

Week
Lecture Topic(s)
 Text  Chs.
Homework
("Problems" from text )
HW Due
(5 PM)
Comment
Jan 5-9
 Electrostatics I: Coulomb's force; electric field, superposition;
Gauss's "Law" (We will cover 21-11 (dipoles) later.)
 21,22
 HW #1:
Ch 21: 2, 9¾, 10, 29, 38, 41, 58, 76
 Jan 9
Jan 12-16
 Gauss's Law,  electric potential
 22,23
 HW #2:  Ch 21: 43,46;
Ch 22: 26,27,29,31,34,35;
Ch 23: 3,6
 Jan 20
(Tues)
 no classes
Jan 19
(MLK)
Jan 20-23
 Electric potential, capacitance
 23,24
 HW #3: Ch 22: 54;
Ch 23: 14,19,31,34,51,80*;
Ch 24: 1
 Jan 27
(Tues)
 * extra
credit
Jan 26-30
 capacitance and dielectrics; electric current and resistance
 24;
25.1-25.6;
26
 HW #4: 
Ch 24: 16,29,43,56;
Ch 25:  5,11,32,45
 Feb 4
(Weds)
Feb 2-6
 electric current (contd), DC circuits


Midterm I
Fri 2/6
Feb 9-13
 Kirchhoff; RC circuits; intro to magnetism, Lorentz force
 26, 27
 HW #5:
Ch 26:  4,16,33,44,49,76;
Ch 27:  16,25
 Feb 13
(Fri)
 Note: typo
in original
post
Feb 16-20
 magnetism (contd); Ampere's "Law"
 28
 HW #6:
Ch 27:   29,36,69;
Ch 28:  1,18,25,31,61*
 Feb 20
 * extra
  credit
Feb 23-27
 Faraday's "Law" and EM induction
 29,
30.1-30.4
 HW #7:  Ch 28: 50;
Ch 29: 3,12,15,47,67;
Ch 30:  23
 Feb 27
Mar 2-6
 M, L, LR, LRC, AC
Browse text section 30.6.
Skip sections 30.7-30.11 (will cover in 253)
 30.5,
31
 HW #8:
Ch 30:  18,31,35;
Ch 31:  16,23,29,32*,35,51,56
 Mar 13
 Midterm II
Mon 3/2
* extra credit
Mar 9-13
 Maxwell's equations; EM radiation.
Browse text section 31.5. Read the rest of 31.
 31

Review session:
3/12 5:30-7:30
PAC 30
Mar 16 (Mon)
10:15
Final exam, 11:00 class



Mar 17 (Tue)
10:15
 Final exam, 10:00 class



Course Description:
This term we will study electromagnetism (aka E&M). This corresponds to Chapters 21-31 of the text.
We will start with electric charge, electric field, and potential; then steady currents and DC circuits; magnetic fields;  finally getting into time dependent fields and
the full Maxwell equations from which electromagnetic radiation was predicted. As recognized by Einstein, Maxwell's theory of E&M turned out to be fully consistent
with Special Relativity, and so in this sense was the first modern physics theory.

Homework:

Exams:

There will be two midterms and one final exam. Exams will be closed book, but the generally useful equations and information will be provided. Problem solutions need to include all work necessary to demonstrate the result.
Practice exams and solutions will be provided approximately one week before an exam. The dates for midterms will be announced at least 8 days before the exam.


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