PHY 234B Summer 2004
Michigan State University
Personnel
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Course Coordinator:
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Guy D Albertelli II, Tibor F Nagy, Daniel R Stump |
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Instructor Information
Dr. Tibor Nagy
Office: 1253 BPS
Phone: (517) 355-9200 x 2515
Email: nagy_t@pa.msu.edu
Dr. Dan Stump
Office: 1312 BPS
Phone: (517) 355-9200 x 2035
Email: stump@pa.msu.eduCourse Description
Physics 234B is an on-line calculus-based physics course. (PHY 232B plus PHY 234B equals PHY 184B.) Topics include: electrostatics, electric currents, DC circuits, magnetostatics, induction, electromagnetic waves, AC circuits, special relativity.Prerequisites
(PHY 232 or PHY 232B) and MTH 133.Helproom Hours
Strosacker Learning Center, room 1248 BPS. (Due to the remodeling of the Learning Center, room 1240 BPS will also be used as a helproom. The sign on the door of the Learning Center will always clearly tell where the helproom is.)
Tuesday: 1:00 - 4:00 PM, 6:00 - 9:00 PM,
Wednesday: 1:00 - 4:00 PM, 6:00 - 9:00 PM,
Thursday: 9:00 AM - noon, 1:00 - 4:00 PM 6:00 - 9:00 PM.Exam Information
Exam #1: June 16, Wednesday, 6-7 PM, Room 1410 BPS,
Exam #2: July 07, Wednesday, 6-7 PM, Room 1410 BPS,
Exam #3: July 28, Wednesday, 6-7 PM, Room 1410 BPS.
(There is no Final Exam.)
On the exams a one-sided 8.5 by 11 handwritten help sheet is allowed.
Bring a calculator and two sharp #2 (HB) pencils to each exam.Deadlines
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Wk | HW is due | Reading assignment
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02 | May 27 Th | Chapter 25: Electric Charges and Forces
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03 | Jun 03 Th | Chapter 26: The Electric Field
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04 | Jun 10 Th | Chapter 27: Gauss's Law
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05 | Jun 16 We | Exam #1 (Chapters 25,26,27), 6:00-7:00 PM, 1410 BPS
05 | Jun 17 Th | Chapter 28: Current and Conductivity
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06 | Jun 24 Th | Chapter 29: The Electric Potential
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07 | Jul 01 Th | Chapter 30: Potential and Field
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08 | Jul 07 We | Exam #2 (Chapters 28,29,30), 6:00-7:00 PM, 1410 BPS
08 | Jul 08 Th | Chapter 31: Fundamentals of Circuits
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09 | Jul 15 Th | Chapter 32: The Magnetic Field
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10 | Jul 22 Th | Chapter 33: Electromagnetic Induction
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11 | Jul 28 We | Exam #3 (Chapters 31,32,33), 6:00-7:00 PM, 1410 BPS
11 | Jul 29 Th | Chapter 34: EM Fields and Waves
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12 | Aug 05 Th | Chapter 35: AC Circuits
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13 | Aug 12 Th | Chapter 36: Relativity
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14 | Aug 18 We | Final Exam (Chapters 25-36), 6:00-8:00 PM, 1410 BPS
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Grading Information
Percent weights:
Homework: 25%,
Midterm Exams: 3 x 25% = 75%.
(There is no Final Exam.)
Grade table:
4.0 >= 90%,
3.5 >= 81%,
3.0 >= 72%,
2.5 >= 63%,
2.0 >= 54%,
1.5 >= 45%,
1.0 >= 36%,
0.0 < 36%.Textbook
Randall D. Knight, Physics for scientists and engineers, Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2004, Volume 4.
We will use only the textbook. Don't open the student access kit. We will use the LON-CAPA course system istead.