GENERAL
PHYSICS II - PY212 SUMMER 2002
Instructor
and lecturer:
B1:
Prof. Milos Steinhart Office/Phone:
242 / 353 5018 Email: stein@buphy.bu.edu
Office
Hours: MW 15:30-17:00, F
14:00-15:00 SCI 242, or make appointment by email or phone
Teaching
Assistants (Discussion Sections):
B4:
Predeep Kumar Office/Phone: B13
/ 353 9536 Email:pradeep@buphy.bu.edu
Office
hours: MW 14:00-15:00 SCI 121
B5:
Yiyi Wang Office/Phone: B35 / 353 9439 Email: yiyiwang@buphy.bu.edu
Office
hours: MW 15:00-16:00 SCI 121
Teaching
Assistants (Labs):
B3:
Yongsheng Liu Office/Phone: B21
/ 353 9437 Email: liuys@buphy.bu.edu
Office
hours: T 12:00-13:00 SCI 121
B2:
Yufeng Zhang Office/Phone: B05 / 353 5103 Email: yfzhang@buphy.bu.edu
Office
Hours: T 12:00-1:00 SCI 121
COURSE WEB SITE: http://buphy.bu.edu/~stein/py212/py212s2.htm
Lectures
s. B1: MTWRF 11:00-12:30 SCI 115
Lab
s. B2: TR 8:00-10:30 SCI B23 (the first 7/11)
Lab
s. B3: TR 1:00-03:30 SCI B23 (the first 7/11)
Discussion
s. B4: MW 9:30-11:00 SCI
113 (the first 7/10)
Discussion
s. B5: MW 1:00-02:30 SCI
B58 (the first 7/10)
Text Book: “Physics for Scientists and
Engineers”, Vol. 2, by D. C. Giancoli, 3rd Ed..
Lab. guide: “Physics Intro II – Laboratory Experiments” ISBN:
0-0345-2362B
EXAMS:
Midterm
Exam 2 Tuesday August 6 11:00-12:30 SCI 115
Final
Exam Friday August 16 11:00-12:30
SCI 115
GRADING SCHEME:
Discussion
Sections (homework, quizzes) 20%
Laboratory 20%
Midterm
Examination I 15%
Midterm
Examination II 15%
Final
Examination 25%
CALCULATOR:
You will need a standard scientific calculator for homework and labs. Calculators are NOT ALLOWED on the midterm and final examinations
PREREQUISITES:
PY211 (General Physics I) and MA 124 (Calculus)
1.
Course
information, notices and changes will be posted on the course web page, which
will be continuously updated during the course!
2.
You
should be registered for a lecture, a discussion session and a lab section
3.
To
register or change a section, fill out a DROP/ADD form (available at the BU
registration office or in the Physics Department office) and ask your professor
to sign it.
4.
Fix
your discussion and lab sections during the first week of the course!
To benefit from the lectures, it is essential you
read over the material ahead of time. The 5%
lecture component of the grade includes grades on the surprise lecture quizzes,
random checks of attendance in the lecture, etc. Ask any questions you have so
the whole class can benefit from hearing the answer. Your instructors welcome
questions. When the instructor asks questions of the class you should answer so
the instructor can see whether further explanation is needed.
1.
Homework
will be assigned twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays. They must be solved
before coming to the following discussion i.e. on Wednesdays and Mondays. They
must by turned in at the start of the discussion.
2.
Each
week you will be assigned approximately 12 problems from the textbook. The
assignments will appear in the schedule of the course on the web page.
3.
There
will be totally 11 homeworks. Turning in fewer than 11 homeworks will result in
automatic failure, regardless of your other grades.
4.
Solution
of the homeworks will be available from the TAs.
5.
During
the last 10 minutes of discussion, you will be given a randomly chosen problem
from the assignment you have just turned in. This will be graded and will count
for 20% of the final grade.
6.
There
will be totally 11 discussions and 11 quizzes. Turning in fewer than 10 quizzes
will result in automatic failure,
regardless of your other grades.
Labs are required part of PY212.
There will be 7 labs during the course. Each lab section meets for 2.5 hours.
Labs are held either in SCI B23 (basement) or in rooms SCI 134 or SCI 136 for
the MBL labs (see the schedule). During each lab session, you will perform the
experimental measurements and analyze the data. Each report must be turned in
for grading at the start of the next lab session. Please, prepare for lab by
reading up on the experiment and by answering as many questions as possible in
the lab report before coming to the lab session. Reports handed in late will
not be graded. Your lab grade makes 20%
of the total and it will be based on the scores of your 6 best labs. Turning in
fewer than 7 labs will result in automatic failure,
regardless of your other grades.
The
lab report should be viewed as a first draft of a scientific paper. The flow of
the argument and evidence should be clear throughout. However, the laboratory
report need not be unduly polished: erasures and awkward layout are only
natural in recording experimental scientific work. Your data will not always
agree perfectly with the theory. Here are some specific guidelines that you
must follow:
1.
Prior
to handling the report, you must obtain your lab TA’s signature next to your
raw data for each experiment. This is to verify your attendance in the lab
session.
2.
Theory
or purpose: You should state clearly, in your own words, what the purpose of
the experiment is. This should not simply be copied from the laboratory manual.
3.
Technique
and apparatus: A detailed explanation of the experimental setup and how you can
carry out the experiment is not required; a brief but clear summary will
suffice. However, it is important that you note the connection between the
experimental technique and the basic theory.
4.
Data
analysis: It is important that results be neatly tabulated and calculations
performed correctly. It is equally important that you explain the point of each
measurement and the connection between the data obtained and the theoretical
issue under examination. You should explain the limitations of the measurement
and give a statement of their effect on the results.
5.
Conclusions
should follow from the data! We are less concerned with the results per se than
the quality of the argument that is presented. For example, if the data
indicates that the momentum is not conserved in two-dimensional collision, the
conclusion should state this observation, independent of whether the result
agrees with the well-established theory/ Whenever possible, a quantitative
estimate of the uncertainty should be included.
6.
You
must use proper high-resolution graph paper, which will be provided in the lab,
for your graphs. Quadrille paper must not be used.
7.
Students
may write their laboratory reports in either a bound quadrille notebook or in
neatly stapled looseleaf sheets. If you choose to use the notebooks, you should
alternate them at each session so you that have a notebook for preparation activities
while your TA is grading the previous lab report.
It is your responsibility to take
all quizzes, exams and to do all homework and labs according to the posted
schedules. There are no makeups and late work will not receive any credit.
Missing a midterm or a final exam will lead to a failing grade. If you miss a
discussion session or a lab, please make it up by attending the parallel
session. Contact both TA to make sure you receive a credit. In exceptional
circumstances please contact your professor as soon as possible. The only
exception to this policy will be for either legitimate religious reasons or
documented illness.
If you have difficulty with any of
the material there are many ways to get help. You should ask questions of your
TA during discussion sessions. You may also obtain help from any of the PY211
instructors during office hours or contact them by Email.
You are expected to be familiar with
and adhere to the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Conduct Code. In
particular, cheating on exams and quizzes or unauthorized collaboration on lab
work will not be tolerated. Evidence of cheating will be reported immediately
to your Academic Conduct Committee. Students found guilty of cheating on exams
may be penalized by suspension or even expulsion.