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\markright{\quad Physics 213 $\cdots$ Fall 2004}

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{\Large\bf Physics 213 }                                \\
{\Large    General  Physics II}                  \\
{\large    Fall 2004}
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Lecture Location:       & Room 153, Chem-Phys Bldg.\\
Lecture Time:		& TR 9:30-10:20am \\
Lecturer:               & Prof. Ganpathy Murthy    \\
Recitation Location:    & CP 183 \\
Recitation Times:       & MW 9:00-9:50am (Section 001)\\
                        & MW 10:00-10:50am (Section 002)\\
                        & MW 11:00-11:50am (Section 003)\\
                        & MW 12:00-12:50am (Section 004)\\
Lab Location:           & CP 167\\
Lab Times:              & M  4:00-5:50 (Section 001)\\
                        & T  4:00-5:50 (Section 002)\\
                        & W  4:00-5:50 (Section 003)\\
                        & R  4:00-5:50 (Section 004)\\
Office:                 & Room 387D, Chem-Phys Bldg.\\
Office Hours:           & MTW 1:15 PM -- 2:15 PM (sharp), and by appointment \\
Telephone:              & 257-4729                 \\
E-mail:                 & murthy@pa.uky.edu  
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%There are two different lectures (9AM for the special section, section
%number 008, and 11AM for the rest) which are logically separated.  You
%{\bf must} attend the lecture in which you are registered (in order to
%get credit for quizzes), and you {\bf must} take the exams at your
%scheduled time (to get credit for them).  

You {\bf must} attend the recitation section to which you have
been assigned.  Since there are several recitation sections which are
held simultaneously, learn your recitation section number, your
meeting time and place (see the {\sc Schedule of Classes}) and your
\underline{recitation}~\underline{instructor}'s name.

The laboratory is administered as an integral part of this course and
will count for towards your final grade.

Overall, this may be one of the most difficult courses you will take
at this University. Success in this course will require your
committment, diligence, and persistence. A good rule of thumb to keep
in mind is that you should be putting in about 4-5 hours of work
outside class for every hour of formal instruction. Since there are 5
hours of formal instruction per week in this course, you should be
spending at least 20 hours per week outside class on this course
reading the textbook, solving the practice problems, coming to office
hours for help, etc.


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\noindent{\large\bf Course Description}
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{\bf Goals:} To think analytically, and retain, organize and employ facts
purposefully, critically and effectively.  To strive to harness this way of
thinking to help you understand, assess, appreciate and criticize modern
science and technology.

{\sc Phy 213} is the second semester of a two semester sequence in
introductory physics for students who will use some physics in their
future careers, which may involve such diverse fields as Chemistry,
Biology, or Medicine.  In {\sc Phy 213}, you will study
Electricity, Magnetism, Optics, and some Modern Physics.

Please read this entire syllabus carefully, and refer to it often.  If you have
any question about the structure or administration of the course, you are
likely to find the answer here.


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\noindent{\large\bf Textbook}
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The textbook for the course is {\bf Physics}, {\sl Fifth Edition}, by
Douglas C. Giancoli.  One of the most important strategies for
successfully learning the material (and getting a good grade) is for
you to read the corresponding sections of the text {\bf before} you
come to class, as lectures will be spent expanding on, rather than
repeating, the textbook's contents. Another important resource is the
web-based tutorial package PhysicsNow, which has a multitude of worked
examples.


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\noindent{\large\bf Class Meetings}
\vspace{0.2cm}

{\sc Phy 213} meets formally for four hours per week.  {\em You should
expect to spend at least four hours studying physics outside of class
for each hour you spend inside.\/} The lecture class will meet two
hours per week (TR 9:30 AM) in the
lecture/demonstration hall CP 153.  The lectures will roughly follow
the textbook, but will augment, not reproduce, the reading
assignments; I will assume that you have read the assignment {\bf
before} coming to class.  Unless explicitly mentioned in class,
students are responsible for {\bf both} material assigned as reading
({\em even if we do not ``cover it'' in class\/}) and material
presented in lecture.  These lectures will be devoted to examining
your current conceptions, demonstrating physical phenomena, describing
quantitatively the characteristics of physical phenomena, and
establishing relationships among them.  These relationships are most
easily expressed in mathematical terms. While the only mathematical
prerequisite for this course is Algebra, bear in mind that a
prerequisite represents the minimum that you have to know when you
enter the class. You will definitely be learning new mathematics
during this course.

Lecture time will also be devoted to teaching problem-solving skills
needed to do the assigned homework.  After each lecture class, and
{\bf before} the next, try to solve the relevant problems in the
current homework.  You can practise on the web-based Physics Now
package, which will guide you through the solution of multi-step
problems. At the times appropriate to your section on Mondays and
Wednesdays, we will meet in a recitation class (CP367), where some of
the problems from the previous week of classes will be discussed.
Sometimes you will also be assigned Tutorials to enhance your
qualitative understanding of the material. You will work on these
Tutorials in small groups. Make sure that you take advantage of the
opportunity to {\em ask for help\/} during office hours, recitation,
as well as in lecture, and be prepared to communicate your points of
confusion as they arise.

Our emphasis will be on an understanding of the underlying physics
concepts as well as on problem-solving skills.  In addition to being
able to solve all of the assigned problems, you will also be expected
to be able to apply the concepts involved in these problems to
somewhat different situations.  To do this successfully, the student
is encouraged to focus on gaining an understanding of the physical
concepts involved rather than merely learning to memorize formulas and
plug in numbers.  This may involve qualitative and sometimes creative
answers to questions or problems.  It will thus be good practice for
the exams if you attempt to do additional problems from the textbook.
It is strongly recommended that you try to do many of the textbook
problems after each lecture. Some practice problems from the textbook
are given in the Lecture/Recitation Schedule which accompanies this
syllabus. {\it These are not the homework problems, which are
Web-based and described below in the section on Homework
Grade}. However, the practice problems are very valuable in
understanding the course material. To give you an incentive to solve
the practice problems, at least one practice problem on the
Lecture/Recitation Schedule will appear in each midterm and in the
final.


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\noindent{\large\bf Examinations and Grading}
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Your course grade will be determined as follows:
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In-class exams (3 x 100) & 300 \\ 
Final exam               & 200 \\ 
Homework grade         & 200 \\ 
Lab grade            & 200  \\ 
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Total                    & 900
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Your course letter grade will be determined on the following basis: An
overall score of 721 or higher (out of 900) will fetch a grade of A:
Between 631 and 720 a grade of B: Between 541 and 630 a grade of C:
Between 451 and 540 a grade of D. Any overall score 450 or below will
be worth a grade of E.


\underline{\bf Exams:}\/
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There will be three fifty-minute midterm exams and a two-hour final
exam, roughly half of which will be devoted to the material covered
after the last exam, the other half comprehensive.  The midterms will
be on September 21, October 19, and November 16 during class hour.
The final exam will be on Tuesday December 14, from 10:30 am - 12:30
pm in CP153. Any student who cheats on any exam will receive a grade of
{\sl E\/} for the course, and may be subject to further disciplinary
action by the university. {\bf Communication between students is
absolutely forbidden during quizzes and exams}. If you have a
question, you should ask the instructor, who will be present.

If you miss a exam without a valid excuse, you will receive a zero for
the exam.  If you have a valid excuse (e.g.\ signed note from a
physician or a university official), present it to the instructor 
%\underline{recitation}~\underline{instructor} ({\em not\/} the
%lecturer) 
who may request further documentation.  An excused absence {\em
always\/} requires a written request.  It must be provided to the
recitation instructor at least one week in advance except for
unexpected emergencies in the immediate family or for the student.

If you miss a single exam with an excused absence, you will be given
either a make-up exam (which will not be less demanding than the exam
missed), or a calculated replacement grade to restore the points lost
on the missed exam.  In the latter case, your grade for the missing
exam will be calculated from your ranking on the other fifty-minute
exams.  If you miss the final examination or a fifty-minute exam, you
may, upon request, get an {\sl I}-grade {\em only\/} if you have a
valid excuse and the average of your exam scores indicates a
possibility of passing the course.  You will have to complete the
course at another time.

If you wish to submit a exam for re-grading, {\em first make sure that
you understand how to do the problem correctly\/} (see the posted
solutions, for example).  Then, within a couple of days of receiving
your exam back, provide an explanation of your request on a separate
signed sheet of paper, and hand it to your \underline
{recitation}~\underline{instructor} who will forward it to the grader.
Make no marks on the solution that you submit for re-grading, so that
it can be compared with the photocopy on file. (Exams will be
photocopied before they are returned.)  {\em Any appeals concerning
grades for exams {\bf must} be resolved within two weeks of receiving
your exam back.  At semester's end, do {\bf not} appeal to your
recitation instructor for a reconsideration of a score assigned weeks
previously.\/}


\underline{\bf Homework grade:}\/
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We will use a Web-based system for homework assignments in
PHY213. Your first step is to obtain a computer account at UK (if you
don't already have one) so that you can get on to the Web. Next you
should register yourself at the homework website {\bf
https://hw.utexas.edu} by going to the website and following
instructions. You will need your student ID number, a ``unique
number'' for the course, which is {\bf 21304}. You will also need to
create a private password for yourself. Each Wednesday the assignment
will be available at the homework website to download and work on, and
will be due the following Wednesday by 5:00pm. Solutions will be
available at the homework website by Thursday morning.

All the problems are graded by computer. You are allowed three tries
for each problem, with 7\% of the score being subtracted for each
additional try. Note that while the conceptual framework for each
problem is identical, different students will typically have different
numerical values in their assignment.  You can log on to the website
as many times as you want to submit answers. Before each lecture, read
the corresponding assignment and read/try the homework.  After each
lecture, do the corresponding homework {\em before\/} the next
lecture.  Before your Tuesday recitation, you should have attempted to
solve all of the problems assigned in the current homework. Any
difficulties should be sorted out during recitation and/or office
hours.


%{\em Homework will not be collected
%or graded.\/} However, {\bf be prepared for a quiz based on one of the
%homework problems labeled ``Quiz''.}  A quiz will be given during the
%last 15 minutes of {\bf every} recitation.  At the end of recitation,
%hand in your solution to your recitation instructor, who will then
%grade it out of 10 points and return it to you at the beginning of the
%next recitation meeting.  You must attend and take the quiz in the
%recitation section to which you are assigned by the registrar.  Other
%recitation sections which meet at different times and/or in different
%rooms will be given {\em different\/} quizzes.  

%After the homework is due, solutions to all of the homework problems will be
%posted.  These solutions may be rather terse and are to be regarded as
%skeletons of complete solutions.

\underline{\bf Web-based help Physics Now:}\/
%
This year we have introduced a web-based tutorial package called
Physics Now. This package is designed to take you step by step through
complex problems, giving hints along the way. In the first class, you
will be given access cards for this package. The first step is to go
to the website
%
{\bf http://bca.brookscole.com/physics\_d}
%
and use the pin number inside your package to create your
account. Once in, play around to familiarize yourself with the
available features, which include simulations of physical phenomena
and solved problems. Though this package is based on a different text,
by Serway and Faughn, the material is the same as what we will cover
in our course. {\bf This package is purely for your education, nothing
you do here will be graded. However, please take full advantage of
it.}


\underline{\bf Recitations:}\/
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Physics is not a spectator sport! You will make best use of the
lectures if you attempt to become actively engaged.  Ask questions
about what you have read and make predictions about the outcomes of
real or imagined experiments.

Sometimes in lecture, we will go over several {\em ``concept
questions'';\/} the purpose is to focus our attention on important
concepts.  We will discuss these questions first individually, then in
informal groups formed in class, and then as a whole class. However,
no formal grade will be associated with this activity.

During recitations, which will be held in room CP367, your recitation
instructor will solve practice problems and the assigned Web homework
problems. The practice problems are not for credit, but they provide
valuable help in understanding the material. Note that at least one
practice problem will appear on every midterm and on the final.

%\pagebreak
\vspace{0.5cm}
\noindent{\large\bf University Studies}
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{\sc Phy 213} may be taken to fulfill part of the {\sl Natural
Sciences Requirement\/} in the {\sc University Studies Program}.  A
good scientist or engineer must possess knowledge of their discipline,
{\em and\/} be able to communicate that knowledge effectively.  The
writing component of the University Studies will be satisfied through
the {\bf clear, coherent, and orderly} presentation of the physics
principles involved in your solution to problems in problem sessions
and exams, using not only equations and numbers, but also words and
diagrams!  A solution is not complete when you write down the final
numerical answer; you must demonstrate that the answer makes physical
sense.  

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\noindent{\large\bf Course Evaluations}
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Course evaluations are an important (and mandatory!) component of our
Department's instructional program. An on-line course evaluation
system is in place to allow each student ample time to evaluate each
component of the course and instructor, thus providing the Department
with meaningful numerical scores and detailed commentary while
minimizing the loss of instructional time in the classroom. The
evaluation window for Fall 2003 will open on Thursday, 20 November
2003 and close on Wednesday 10 December 2003.  To access the system
during this time, simply go the Department of Physics Web page at
www.pa.uky.edu and click on the link for Course Evaluations; then
follow the instructions. You will need to use your student ID number
to log into the system, and this will also allow us to monitor who has
filled out evaluations.  However, when you log-in you will be assigned
a random number that will keep all your comments and scores anonymous.

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\noindent{\large\bf Resources}
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{\sc Phy 213} is an intensive and demanding course.  Consult often with your
\underline{lecturer} and \underline{recitation}~\underline{instructor}.  You are
encouraged to ask both of them, or {\em any\/} of the other recitation
instructors, questions during their posted office hours.  (See the {\sc Recitation 
Section} page for a list of office hours.) 
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  \item {\sc Phy 213 Web Page}
  \begin{itemize}
    \item Located at {\bf http://www.pa.uky.edu/{\~\ }murthy/courses/phy213f04/}.
    \item You can also surf there from the Home Page of the {\sc Department of
          Physics \& Astronomy} at {\bf http://www.pa.uky.edu/}.
    \item Check here for important announcements you may have missed in class.
    \item Is a convenient place from which to e-mail your lecturer.
    \item Contains an updated copy of this {\sc Syllabus} and the {\sc Lecture/Recitation Schedule}.
    \item Contains links to other useful sites.
    \item The homework website is {\bf https://hw.utexas.edu/}
    \item The Physics Now website is {\bf http://bca.brookscole.com/physics\_d}
    \item For assistance in obtaining a computer account, contact {\sc User
          Account Services}, Room 110 McVey Hall, 257-2249 ({\bf
          http://www.uky.edu/helpdesk/}).  You may create an account through
          the Web page at {\bf http://www.uky.edu/userids}.
  \end{itemize}
  \item {\sc Chemistry-Physics Library}
  \begin{itemize}
    \item You may find that other textbooks may provide you with a different
          perspective if you have difficulty understanding something in the
          course textbook.
  \end{itemize}
  \item {\sc Resource Room} in CP 148
  \begin{itemize}
    \item Is a comfortable environment for studying.
    \item Is staffed during the day with teaching assistants who are paid to
          answer your questions.
  \end{itemize}
  \item {\sc Chemistry-Physics Microcomputer Lab} in CP 148.
  \item {\sc Textbook Web Site} at \hfill\break
{\bf http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/0,4096,0136119719,00.html}
  \item Fellow students
  \begin{itemize}
    \item You are encouraged to collaborate on in-class work and on homework problems.
    \item On recitation quizzes and exams, you must show only your own work and
          not consult with others.
  \end{itemize}
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