PHYSICS 222
		WINTER 2009
		SYLLABUS

Instructor:	Dr. Jorge Talamantes Rivera
		Science III, room 305; extension 2335

Office hours:	See http://www.csub.edu/~jtalamantes

Meeting Times:	M W  12:20-2:00 (lecture -- section 1)
		T Th 12:20-2:45 (lab -- section 2)
		T Th 6:00-8:25 (lab -- section 3)

Meeting Place:	Science III, room 104 (lecture)
		Science II, room 283 (labs)

Course text:	Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Serway and Jewett,
		Seventh edition, Thomson, Brooks/Cole.

	***	Students are absolutely required to read the chapters in
		the textbook relevant to his course ***

Course Goals:	Goal 1. Understand the Scientific Method and its scope.
			A. Identify the steps of the Scientific Method.
			B. Identify problems and questions amenable to the
				Scientific Method.
			C. Identify problems and questions not amenable to the
				Scientific Method.
		Goal 2. Apply the Scientific Method in a wide range of 
			situations of interest in theoretical physics.
			A. Use inductive and deductive reasoning to map out
				problem-solving strategies.
			B. Use mathematics to implement problem-solving
				strategies.
		Goal 3. Apply the Scientific Method in a wide range of 
			situations of interest in experimental physics.
			A. Use inductive and deductive reasoning to map out
				problem-solving strategies.
			B. Use mathematics to implement problem-solving
				strategies.

Course description: Physics 222 (6 units) is the second class in the three-
		quarter, calculus-based general physics for scientists and
		engineers. The material in this quarter can be separated into
		two parts. In the first part, we will discuss temperature and
		heat, kinetic theory of gases, and the laws of thermodynamics.
		In the second part, we will address classical electrostatics,
		and electrodynamics, i.e. electric charges and forces, the 
		electric field, potential for stationary charges, and
		capacitance; electric currents and circuits, the magnetic
		field and forces, and magnetic induction and inductance. We
		will close the quarter with Maxwell's equations in integral
		form.

Prerequisite:	Physics 221 (Calculus-based Physics I).
Co-requisite:	Mathematics 202 (Calculus II).

Homework:	** READ ** and understand the relevant sections of the textbook.

		Work out the sample problems in the relevant sections in the 
		textbook.

		Work out the assigned problems in the relevant sections in the 
		textbook.

		Students will need to buy access to WebAssign (a private online
		homework and testing service -- see http://webassign.net).
		Homework will be submitted on line. Homework sets are due one
		week after the corresponding problem-solving session, at
		11:59 PM.

		No late lab reports will be accepted. All lab reports are due
		one week (at 12 midnight) after the experiment was performed.

Class attendance: Students are expected to attend classes. Attendance is
		definitely NOT optional.  

Make-ups:	There will be NO make-ups for the laboratory experiments.

		Exam make ups will be done only under extraordinary,
		well-documented circumstances.

Final grade determination:

	1. Web-based homework	(20%)
	2. Laboratory reports	(20%)
	3. Each of 2 exams	(20%)
	4. Final exam		(20%)

See schedule of activities for specific laboratory and exam dates.

	This class is not graded on a curve. The following 
	relation will be used for assigning a final grade:

	85-100%		A
	75-84%		B
	60-74%		C
	51-59%		D
	00-50%		F

Academic dishonesty: The official policy of the University is: ``In all cases of
academic dishonesty, the instructor shall forward to the school dean and
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs in writing the name of the
student and the nature of the offense. The first offense shall result in the
student receiving an ``F'' in the course; the second offense shall result in
the termination of the student's enrollment in the University. Such decisions
may be appealed by the student...'' This policy will be adhered to strictly.

Behavior: No horse play, or eating, or drinking is allowed in
	the laboratory.

	*** CELL PHONES MUST BE TURNED OFF DURING CLASS ***

	*** YOU MUST FOLLOW PROPER EMAIL ETIQUETTE ***
	*** See http://www.csub.edu/~jtalamantes/email_etiquette.txt  ***

Schedule of activities: 

[Classes marked with an asterisk (*) meet in Science II, room 278]

** WEEK 1 **
01. W  01/07/09 Introduction to the course; Chapter 19 -- Temperature
02. Th 01/08	Lab 1 -- Coffee-cooling experiment
03. M  01/12 	Chapter 19 (cont.)
04. T  01/13	Problem-solving (Homework set 1, due 01/20 at 11:59 PM)

** WEEK 2 **
05. W  01/14	Chapter 20 -- Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics
06. Th 01/15	Problem-solving (Homework set 2)
07. M  01/19	Holiday -- Martin Luther King Jr.
08. T  01/20	Lab 2 -- Coffee-cooling modeling (*)

** WEEK 3 **
09. W  01/21	Chapter 20 (cont.)
10. Th 01/22	Problem-solving (Homework set 3)
11. M  01/26	Chapter 21 -- The kinetic Theory of Gases
12. T  01/27 	Lab 3 -- Latent Heat of Fusion

** WEEK 4 **
13. W  01/28	Chapter 21 (cont.)
		Last day to withdraw without a "W".
14. Th 01/29	Problem-solving (Homework set 4)
15. M  02/02	Chapter 22 -- Heat Engines, Entropy, and the 2nd Law of Thermo
16. T  02/03	Problem-solving (Homework set 5)

** WEEK 5 **
17. W  02/04	Chapter 23 -- Electric Fields
18. Th 02/05	Problem-solving (Homework set 6)
19. M  02/09	Chapter 23 (cont.)
20. T  02/10	Problem-solving (Homework set 7)

** WEEK 6 **
21. W  02/11	Chapter 24 -- Gauss' Law
22. Th 02/12	Exam 1 (weeks 1-4 inclusive)
		(Section 2: Science III, room 212;
		 Section 3: Science II, room 283)
23. M  02/16	Chapter 24 (cont.)
24. T  02/17	Problem-solving (Homework set 8)

** WEEK 7 **
25. W  02/18	Chapter 25 -- Electric Potential
26. Th 02/19	Problem-solving (Homework set 9)
27. M  02/23	Chapter 27 -- Current and Resistance
28. T  02/24	Lab 4 -- Potentials and Fields of Electric Charges (*)

** WEEK 8 **
29. W  02/25	Chapter 29 -- Magnetic Fields
		Last day to withdraw for a serious and compelling reason
30. Th 02/26	Problem-solving (Homework set 10)
31. M  03/02	Chapter 29 (cont.)
32. T  03/03	Problem-solving (Homework set 11)

** WEEK 9 **
33. W  03/04	Chapter 30 -- Sources of the Magnetic Field
34. Th 03/05	Lab 5 -- Experimental Determination of an Unknown Capacitance
35. M  03/09	Chapter 30 (cont.)
36. T  03/10	Lab 6 -- Experimental Determination of the Force on a
		Current-Carrying Conductor in an External Magnetic Field

** WEEK 10 **
37. W  03/11	Chapter 31 -- Faraday's Law
38. Th 03/12	Exam 2 -- (weeks 5-8 inclusive)
		(Section 2: Science III, room 212;
		 Section 3: Science II, room 283)
39. M  03/16	Chapter 31 -- (cont.)
40. T  03/17	Problem-solving (Homework set 12)

    F  03/20	Final exam (comprehensive) 2-4:30
    M  03/23	Grades available