PHYSICS 212: ESSENTIALS OF
PHYSICS II
Dr. Danny Faulkner
Phone: 803.313.7029, Email: drfaulkn@mailbox.sc.edu Fax: 803.313.7106
Spring 2012
Instructor: Danny R. Faulkner
Classroom: Bradley 204
Class meeting time: 8:00 - 8:50 AM M,W, 8:00 - 9:15 AM T,Th
Final exam: 8:00 AM Thursday, April 26
Office: Bradley 221
Office hours: 9:00 - 11:00 M,W; 10:45 - 12:00 T,Th;
Most afternoons; Other times by appointment
OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:
· Understand and apply principles of fluid statics and fluid flow
· Have a good understanding of wave phenomena
· Have a basic understanding of thermodynamics
· Understand the basic physical principles of electricity and magnetism
Text: Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics, thirteenth edition, by Young and Freedman
Welcome to Phys 212, the second semester of a real physics (calculus-based)
course for science and engineering majors. We will begin with chapter
13. You should keep ahead, or at least keep up, so please steadily work
on your homework problems. Tests will be given at the rate of every three
or four chapters, and will be announced about a week in advance. The
tests will usually have five problems, and each will have equal weight.
Homework assignments will be averaged as one additional test grade. The
grading scale will be as follows:
|
Score |
Grade |
|
80 - 100% |
A |
|
70 - 79% |
B |
|
60 - 69% |
C |
|
50 - 59% |
D |
The lectures are based on the text, but the tests are based on the lectures, so class attendance is very important. Make-up tests will only be granted for excused absences.
Additional Note
It has come to my attention that many students do not know how to properly address faculty members. In civil society it is never appropriate to refer to anyone simply by his or her last name. A last name should always be preceded by a title. In most cases that title is “Mr.,” “Mrs.,” or “Miss.” While those titles are acceptable in an academic situation, it is preferable to refer to faculty members by their professional titles. If a faculty member has a doctorate, the appropriate title is “Dr.” However, if a faculty member does not have a doctorate, the aforementioned titles are appropriate. If you are unsure whether a faculty member has a doctorate or if you wish not to make a distinction between faculty who do and do not have doctorates, then the title “professor” is quite acceptable for all faculty members.
Homework Assignments
Chapter 13: 7, 13, 19, 25, 29
Chapter 14: 13, 15, 23, 36, 47, 48
Chapter 15: 5, 7, 41, 49
Chapter 16: 21, 25, 31, 35, 45
Chapter 17: 11, 27, 49, 65
Chapter 18: 1, 9, 24, 25, 30, 41, 50
Chapter 19: 1, 5, 15, 20, 29
Chapter 20: 1, 9, 15, 23
Chapter 21: 15, 17, 25, 47, 57
Chapter 22: 3, 9, 17, 19, 21
Chapter 23: 11, 19, 29, 33, 45
Chapter 24: 1, 11, 17, 25, 28, 37
Chapter 25: 1, 17, 29, 31, 41
Chapter 26: 13, 20, 25, 31, 41, 43
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