Syllabus

Personnel

Course Coordinator:	Tibor F Nagy, Daniel R Stump
Exam Proctor:	Examity Proctor
Teaching Assistant:

Instructor Information

Dr. Tibor Nagy
Email: nagy_t@pa.msu.edu or nagytibo@msu.edu
Web: http://www.pa.msu.edu/~nagy_t/

Professor Dan Stump
Email: stump@msu.edu

Course Description

PHY 184B: on-line, calculus-based physics course for students majoring in engineering or physical sciences. Topics include: electric charge, electric force, electric fields, potential and voltage, capacitors, direct current circuits, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, alternating current circuits, electromagnetic waves, geometric optics, optical instruments, wave optics, special relativity.

Prerequisites

Physics I: (PHY 183(B) or PHY 233B or PHY 193H or LBS 164) and Calculus II: MTH 133.

Project Information

Honors option is not be available for PHY 184B or for PHY 234B.

Exam Information

Exam #1: June 22, Tuesday, 60 minutes, online, after 6:00 PM EDT, 23 hour time window.
Exam #2: July 20, Tuesday, 60 minutes, online, after 6:00 PM EDT, 23 hour time window.
Final Exam: August 17, Tuesday, 120 minutes, online, after 6:00 PM EDT, 23 hour time window.

The maximum possible score on a midterm exam is 50 points, and the maximum score on the final exam is 100 points. A one-sided, hand-written, 8.5 by 11 inch US letter sized help sheet is allowed on each midterm plus the help sheet(s) from the previous midterm(s). On the final exam you are allowed to use three help sheets. The midterm exams will have corrections: 30% of the positive difference between the correction and the exam will be added to your exam score as a bonus. The corrections are optional. The corrections can only raise your scores, they CANNOT lower your score. The exam and the correction scores are combined together to the Total Test score as follows: If C>X, then T = X + 0.3*(C-X), otherwise T = X, where X is the exam score and C is the correction score. The final exam will not have correction.

For the exams you will need a scientific calculator with fresh batteries, two or three sharp #2 (HB) pencils, an eraser and your picture ID (MSU student ID or driver's license). Graphing calculators are allowed, but not required.

All the students will take the exams online through LON-CAPA. The online exams will be proctored through the web by Examity (www.examity.com). The proctoring fee will be covered by MSU. For web proctoring you will need a modern computer with web camera, microphone, speakers and a reliable high speed internet connection.

Deadlines

Students with Disabilities: MSU is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Requests for accommodations by persons with disabilities may be made by contacting the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities at 517-884-RCPD or on the web at rcpd.msu.edu. Once your eligibility for an accommodation has been determined, you will be issued a verified individual services accommodation (VISA) form. Please present this form to your instructor at the start of the term no later than the end of the first week of class. Requests received after this date may not be honored.

Grading Information

Percentage weights:
PHY 184B: Pre- and Post-Test: 1%+1%, Homework: 36%, Midterm Exams: 2 x 18% = 36%, Final Exam: 26%, Total: 100%.
PHY 234B: Pre- and Post-Test: 1%+1%, Homework: 36%, Midterm Exams: 2 x 31% = 62%, NO Final Exam, Total: 100%.

Grading scale:
4.0 >= 92%
3.5 >= 84%
3.0 >= 76%
2.5 >= 68%
2.0 >= 60%
1.5 >= 52%
1.0 >= 44%
0.0 < 44%.

This grading scale might be lowered, but it will NOT be raised.

The Spartan Code of Honor: As a Spartan, I will strive to uphold values of the highest ethical standard. I will practice honesty in my work, foster honesty in my peers, and take pride in knowing that honor is worth more than grades. I will carry these values beyond my time as a student at Michigan State University, continuing the endeavor to build personal integrity in all that I do.

Textbook

Recommended text book: Wolfgang Bauer, Gary D. Westfall: University Physics with Modern Physics, Volume 2, McGraw-Hill. (Either the 2nd or the 1st edition will be fine. 2nd edition: ISBN 10: 0-0774-0960-4 ISBN 13: 978-0077409609, 1st edition: ISBN 10: 0-0773-5479-6 ISBN 13: 978-0077354794.)

Any other calculus based physics text book will work fine, for example: Randall D. Knight, Halliday-Resnick-Walker, Fishbane-Gasiorowicz-Thornton, Young-Freedman (formerly Sears and Zemansky), Giambattista-Richardson-Richardson.

We will use LON-CAPA, MSU's own free and flexible web-based course management system. If your book has a course management system bundled with, don't open it and don't try to access it, because we will not use it.