PHY 234B Fall 2007
Michigan State University
Personnel
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Course Coordinator:
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Tibor F Nagy, Martin M Berz |
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Instructor Information
Instructor: Martin Berz
Office: BPS 3253
Phone: 517-355-9200 x 2130
Email: phy234b@berz.us
Office hours: Thu 5-6, Room 1248
Teaching Assistant: He "River" Huang
Office: BPS 1248 (Strosacker Learning Center)
Email: river@pa.msu.edu
Office hours: Tue 10-12, Thu 5-9, Room 1248Course Description
PHY 234B: on-line calculus-based physics course. (The combination of PHY 232B plus PHY 234B is equivalent to PHY 184B.) Topics include: electricity and magnetism, electromagnetic waves and special relativity.Prerequisites
(PHY 232 or PHY 232B) and MTH 133.Helproom Hours
Strosacker Learning Center, Room 1248 BPS. Hours: Tue 10-12, Thu 5-9Exam Information
Exam #1: 10/02/07, 5:00-6:00 pm, Room 1420 BPS
Exam #2: 10/30/07, 5:00-6:00 pm, Room E105 Fee Hall *** Note Room Change ***
Exam #3: 12/27/07, 5:00-6:00 pm, Room 132 Hubbard Hall *** Note Room Change ***
PHY 234B does not have a final exam.
Bring a calculator and two sharp #2 (HB) pencils to each exam. You are allowed to bring one 3"x5" index card with whatever information you deem relevant.Grading Information
Homework: 25%, Midterm Exams: 3 x 25% = 75%.
PHY234B does not have a Final Exam.
Grade table for class:
4.0 >= 92%
3.5 >= 83%
3.0 >= 74%
2.5 >= 65%
2.0 >= 56%
1.5 >= 47%
1.0 >= 38%
0.0 < 38%.
Depending on student performance, the grade requirements may be lowered, but they will never be raised.Readings
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Wk | HW is due | Reading assignment
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02 | Sep 06 Th | Chapter 25: Electric Charges and Forces
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03 | Sep 13 Th | Chapter 26: The Electric Field
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04 | Sep 20 Th | Chapter 27: Gauss's Law
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05 | Sep 27 Th | Chapter 28: Current and Conductivity
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06 | Oct 04 Th | Chapter 29: The Electric Potential
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07 | Oct 11 Th | Chapter 30: Potential and Field
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08 | Oct 18 Th | Chapter 31: Fundamentals of Circuits
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09 | Oct 25 Th | Chapter 32: The Magnetic Field
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10 | Nov 01 Th | Chapter 33: Electromagnetic Induction
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11 | Nov 08 Th | Chapter 34: EM Fields and Waves
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12 | Nov 15 Th | Chapter 35: AC Circuits
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13 | Nov 29 Th | Chapter 36: Relativity
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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 instead.