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PHYS%1444-001:%General%Technical%Physics%II% Fall 2019

Instructor Information Instructor: Dr. Daniel Welling Office Number: Science Hall room 201 Office Telephone Number: (817) 272-7081 Email Address: [email protected] Faculty Profile: https://www.uta.edu/physics/faculty/welling-daniel.php https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yfVLhZwAAAAJ&hl=en Office Hours: Mondays, 9-10:30am or by appointment

Course Information Section Information: PHYS 1444-001 (80836) Time and Place of Class Meetings: ThTh 9:30-10:50, Science Hall 101 Description of Course Content: The second half of a one-year technical course. The study of physical phenomena including electricity, magnetism, circuit theory, light, and optics. Prerequisites: PHYS 1443 or equivalent and MATH 2425 or concurrent enrollment. Student Learning Outcomes: Students will develop the critical thinking, empirical, and quantitative skills necessary to solve physics problems, which by their nature involve taking a real world situation and determining how physical laws may be applied. In the laboratory portion of the course, teamwork and communication skills will be emphasized. Required Textbooks and Other Course Materials: • “Physics for Scientists and Engineers” by Giancoli (4th ed.) or equivalent • The Expert TA, interactive online HW. Please click the following link: http://goeta.link/USQ45TX630A3D-26G Follow the directions and make an account with you your @mavs.uta.edu email and Student ID number. The cost is $32.50 per semester. The associated lab will require weekly lab assignments and a lab final examination. Laboratory participation is a necessity unless you have previously completed the lab with a C or better and petition for lab replacement using the appropriate form available at the physics office Science Hall Rm 108. 1

Descriptions of major assignments and examinations: Reading assignments will be assigned with every lecture. While not graded, reading the book chapters associated with the lectures reinforces key concepts and broadens student understanding. Homework assignments will be assigned weekly. Assignments are completed online via Expert TA, an online homework system. Each question can be attempted up to 3 times, with a 5% point reduction for each attempt. Late homework is not accepted. Answers will be given after the deadline; some problems will be reviewed in class. Exams will be given in-class, three times over the semester. Each exam will cover material cumulative from the previous exam. Exams will be multiple choice. Final Exam will be given on Tuesday, Dec. 10th, 8:00am to 10:30am. The exam will be cumulative over the whole semester. Note that the university may change the date, time, or location of the exam—please check the exam schedule before exam week!

Lab Information Required Lab Manual: Physics Lab Manual – Electricity and Light (Must purchase it from the UTA Bookstore) All Physics Labs start in the week of September 9, 2019 (Monday) (No labs from August 21 till September 6) Physics Lab Web Site: ww.uta.edu/physics/labs Please visit this web site to obtain your lab schedule, and other lab related materials such as help files to complete take home labs, and study guide for the exam. Lab Supplements: Available at the above website for some of the lab exercises. Lab Exemptions: • A student can file for a lab exemption if he/she has taken, completed, and passed the lab (with 70 points or more) at UTA within the past three years, or has taken the lab as a separate graded course at another university (copy of a transcript that shows lab grade is required). The lab supervisor will decide the acceptance of the lab exemption. • Lab exemptions must be on file by the census date. Failure to have a lab exemption on record for the current semester and not attending any labs can result in a grade of zero for the lab. • You can find the form in front of the lab supervisor’s office (120J SH). Complete the form and slide it under his office door. Lab Attendance: • Lab attendance is mandatory. There is no make-up lab for any missed labs. • You are to attend your lab in its scheduled time and assigned room. • Absences due to chronic or emergency medical problems will be handled on an individual basis. • If you are aware that you will be absent from a lab due to a University excused absence, you must notify your lab instructor or the lab coordinator a week ahead of time, and arrange to complete the lab in some other section during the week in which the lab is assigned. Notifying after the event voids the excused absence as outlined in the rules and regulations for excused absences in the Undergraduate Catalog. Tardiness: Tardiness is discouraged and will be handled in the following manner. • Within 15 minutes of the start of the lab, allowed to join your lab group. • Between 15 minutes and 30 minutes, allowed to join, but with a 10 points penalty. • Over 30 minutes late, you will not be allowed to perform the lab.

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Grading: Students are expected to keep track of their performance throughout the semester which Canvas facilitates, and seek guidance from available sources (including the instructor) if their performance drops below satisfactory levels; see “Student Support Services,” below. The grade break-down is shown below; letter grade scaling follows University policy. Homework Tests Lab Grade Final Exam

15% 45% (15% per) 15% 25%

Scale:

A: B: C: D:

90.0 – 100.0% 80.0 – 89.9% 70.0 – 79.9% 60.0 – 69.9%

Make-up Exams: Make-up examinations will be handled on a case by case basis. Do not expect a make-up examination will be granted unless you have valid excuse (as per university policy). If you know beforehand of a schedule conflict, inform me as early as possible. I am unlikely to give unexcused make-up exams. Expectations for Out-of-Class Study: Beyond the time required to attend each class meeting, students enrolled in this course should expect to spend at least an additional 10 hours per week of their own time in course-related activities, including reading required materials, completing assignments, preparing for exams, etc. Grade Grievances: Any appeal of a grade in this course must follow the procedures and deadlines for grade-related grievances as published in the current University Catalog.

Course Schedule The course schedule is given below. Red dates indicate no class. Blue dates indicate test days. Many things can and will disrupt our schedule, including the pace of the course itself and my own researchrelated travel schedule. As such, this schedule is subject to change. Dates Aug. 22 Aug. 27 Aug. 29 Sep. 3 Sep. 5 Sep. 10 Sep. 12 Sep. 17 Sep. 19 Sep. 24 Sep. 26 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 Oct. 8 Oct. 10 Oct. 15 Oct. 17 Oct. 22 Oct. 24 Oct. 29 Oct. 31 Nov. 5 Nov. 7 Nov. 12 Nov. 14 Nov. 19 Nov. 21 Nov. 26 Nov. 28 Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 10 8-10:30

Topic Course Introduction, Syllabus Review Electric Fields & Forces NO CLASS Electric flux, electric potential, capacitance & dielectrics Electric energy and circuits TEST 1 on Tuesday; Resistors & RC Circuits Magnetic forces & fields, Biot-Savart & Ampere’s Laws Magnetic flux, Faraday’s Law, Inductance, R-L Circuits Catch-up day; TEST 2 on Thursday Complex numbers & circuit analysis E&M Waves, Optics, Reflection & Refraction, General Spookiness Catch-up Day, Lenses & Interference Diffraction, Polarization, Relativity Consequences of Relativity, Scattering & Atoms TEST 3 Exam review, no class on Thursday Final Exam – Time & place subject to change!!

Chapter 21 & 22 23 & 24 25 26 27 28 & 29 30 31 32 & 33 34 35

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Institution Information UTA students are encouraged to review the below institutional policies and informational sections and reach out to the specific office with any questions. To view this institutional information, please visit the Institutional Information page (http://www.uta.edu/provost/administrative-forms/coursesyllabus/index.php) which includes the following policies among others: • Drop Policy • Disability Accommodations • Title IX Policy • Academic Integrity • Student Feedback Survey • Final Exam Schedule

Additional Information Attendance: At The University of Texas at Arlington, taking attendance is not required but attendance is a critical indicator of student success. Each faculty member is free to develop his or her own methods of evaluating students’ academic performance, which includes establishing course-specific policies on attendance. As the instructor of this section, I will not be taking attendance, but strongly encourage you to attend every class! However, while UT Arlington does not require instructors to take attendance in their courses, the U.S. Department of Education requires that the University have a mechanism in place to mark when Federal Student Aid recipients “begin attendance in a course.” UT Arlington instructors will report when students begin attendance in a course as part of the final grading process. Specifically, when assigning a student a grade of F, faculty report must the last date a student attended their class based on evidence such as a test, participation in a class project or presentation, or an engagement online via Canvas. This date is reported to the Department of Education for federal financial aid recipients. Lab Safety Training: Students registered for this course must complete all required lab safety training prior to entering the lab and undertaking any activities. Once completed, Lab Safety Training is valid for the remainder of the same academic year (i.e., Fall through Summer II) and must be completed anew in subsequent years. There are no exceptions to this University policy. Failure to complete the required training will preclude participation in any lab activities, including those for which a grade is assigned. Emergency Exit Procedures: Should we experience an emergency event that requires evacuation of the building, students should exit the room and move toward the nearest exit. When exiting the building during an emergency, do not take an elevator but use the stairwells instead. Faculty members and instructional staff will assist students in selecting the safest route for evacuation and will make arrangements to assist individuals with disabilities. Student Success Programs: UT Arlington provides a variety of resources and programs designed to help students develop academic skills, deal with personal situations, and better understand concepts and information related to their courses. Resources include tutoring by appointment, drop-in tutoring, etutoring, supplemental instruction, mentoring (time management, study skills, etc.), success coaching, TRIO Student Support Services, and student success workshops. For additional information, please email [email protected], or view the Maverick Resources website. The IDEAS Center (https://www.uta.edu/ideas/) (2nd Floor of Central Library) offers FREE tutoring and mentoring to all students with a focus on transfer students, sophomores, veterans and others undergoing a transition to UT Arlington. Students can drop in or check the schedule of available peer tutors at www.uta.edu/IDEAS, or call (817) 272-6593. 4

Physics Clinic: I highly recommend that students make good use of the physics clinic (SH007). Inside the clinic you will find tables where you can sit and work on your assignments with tutors available to guide you.

Emergency Phone Numbers In case of an on-campus emergency, call the UT Arlington Police Department at 817-272-3003 (noncampus phone), 2-3003 (campus phone). You may also dial 911. Non-emergency number 817-272-3381

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