Spring 2000
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INSTRUCTOR:
 Prof. Zein-Eddine Meziani
Office: Barton Hall, Room BA 323, Phone: (215) 204-5971, Fax (215) 204-5269
Office hours: Tuesday, Thursday 1:00-3:00 PM
E-mail: meziani@vm.temple.edu
Homepage: http://unix.temple.edu/~meziani/
 
ASSISTANTS:
 Robert Gutmaker
Office: Barton Hall , Phone??
Tutoring: Room 220A Tuesdays 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
E-mail: gutmaker@astro.temple.edu
Pawel Ambrozewicz
Office at Temple:Barton Hall, Room:?? Phone:??
Office at Jefferson Lab : Room 141 Building 16,  Phone: (757)-269-5553 
E-mail: pawel@jlab.org
Homepage:http://www.jlab.org/~pawel
TEXTBOOK:
 Please take a moment to read the section entitled "To the Student" in this textbook. 

SERWAY, Principles of Physics, Second Edition
LECTURE:
 Tuesday, Thursday 10:10-11:30, BA 130
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE:
 This course is the continuation of the Elementary Classical Physics, Physics 87.  Again  your active participation  to understanding the material is crucial since new concepts will be introduced.  I therefore ask you to read the material before attending the class, a tentative  schedule of readings is found below.
OFFICE HOURS:
 Besides the hours listed above, we (myself and TAs)  are also available at other times by appointment. Please take advantage of these opportunities for help. Come in so that we can get to know you.
OTHER HELP:
 Besides the office hours, there is also help available for both the Lecture and Labs at http://www.temple.edu/MSRC/ . Information about this help can be found on pages 3-8 of the Temple University Course Guide, but the information on the Web is more up to date. 
RECITATION:
 Recitations will begin with a discussion of the homework problems assigned each week. Each week's assignment will consist of the relevant core problems, plus additional work from the text or other sources. You are responsible for the entire assignment. Your performance is highly dependent on your thorough understanding of the material as well as practicing problems from the textbook.
QUIZZES:
 At the beginning of each Tuesday's lecture except for those during midterm exam weeks, there will be a 10 minute quiz most likely taken from the homework assignment that is to be completed within that week. There will be no makeup quizzes; however, you will be allowed to drop your lowest quiz grade (which could be an absence).  The quizzes combined count for 20% of your grade.
EXAMS:
 There will be two midterms; the first on Tuesday, February 22, 2000 and the second on Thursday March 30,  2000.   Each will be worth 15% of the course grade. NO MAKE UP EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN.  Physics 87 will have a FINAL EXAM  scheduled for May 09, 8:30 -10:30. The exam is open book.
COURSE GRADE:
 The course grade is made up of 2 midterms at 15% each, quizzes average  grade at 20%,  20% laboratory work  and the  final exam at 30%. NOTE: Incompletes (I's) will not be given to avoid F's.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF READINGS:
 The following is  a list of readings which may serve you for guidance as we move along in the course.   Few items are subject to change.  However, at the beginning of each week, I shall notify you of any changes that may occur.
  • Tu. 18Jan. Temperature and the Kinetic Theory of Gases
  • Th. 20Jan. Temperature and the Kinetic Theory of Gases
  • Tu. 25 Jan. Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics
  • Th. 28 Jan. Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics
  • Tu. 01 Feb. Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • Th. 03 Feb. Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • Th. 10 Feb. Electric Forces and Electric Fields
  • Tu. 08 Feb. Electric Forces and Electric Fields
  • Tu. 15 Feb. Electric Potential and Capacitance
  • Th. 17 Feb. Electric Potential and Capacitance
  • Tu. 22 Feb. First Midterm
  • Th. 24 Feb. Current and Direct Current Circuits
  • Tu. 29 Feb. Current and Direct Current Circuits
  • Th. 02 Mar. Magnetism
  • Tu. 07 Mar. Spring Recess
  • Th. 09 Mar. Spring Recess
  • Tu. 14 Mar. Magnetism
  • Th. 16 Mar. Faraday's Law of Inductance
  • Tu. 21 Mar. Faraday's Law of Inductance
  • Th. 23 Mar. Electromagnetic Waves
  • Tu. 28 Mar. Electromagnetic Waves
  • Th. 30 Mar. Second Midterm
  • Tu. 04 Apr. Reflection and Refraction of Light
  • Th. 06 Apr. Reflection and Refraction of Light
  • Tu. 11 Apr.  Mirrors and Lenses
  • Th. 13 Apr.  Mirrors and Lenses
  • Tu. 18 Apr.  Wave Optics
  • Th. 20 Apr.  Wave Optics
  • Tu. 25 Apr. Quantum Physics
  • Th. 27 Apr. Quantum Physics
  • Tu. 09 May.Final Exam, Room:BA130   Time: 8:30:am-10:30 pm
LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS AND SCHEDULE:
 The Labs for all sections will start the second week of classes, Jan. 24, 2000.  There are eleven experiments available for this semester from which ten will be counted for final grading.  The Laboratory Manual, Elementary Classical Physics I and II for both Physics 87 and 88 is written by David Nairns and can be purchased at Zavelles Bookstore on Broad Street.
 
  • 01/24 - 01/28 Lab # 12:  Change of State
  • 01/31 - 02/04 Lab # 13:  Mapping the Electric Field 
  • 02/07 - 02/11 Lab # 14:  Cathode Ray tube 
  • 02/14 - 02/18 Lab # 15:  D.C. Circuits and Ohm's Law 
  • 02/21 - 02/25 Lab # 16:  Series and Parallel circuits 
  • 02/28 - 03/03 Lab # 26:  Capacitors, Diodes and Transistors
  • 03/06 - 03/10  Week of Spring Recess
  • 03/13 - 03/17 Lab # 17:  Measuring the Magnetic Field of Earth
  • 03/20 - 03/24 Lab # 18:  Magnetic Field Current- Electromagnetic Induction 
  • 03/27 - 03/31 Lab # 19:  Ray Optics-Index of Refraction 
  • 04/03 - 04/07 Lab # 21:  Converging Lens Image/Object Relations 
  • 04/10 - 04/14 Lab # 22:  Interference and Diffraction of Light 
  • 04/17 - 04/21 Lab # 24:  Photoelectric Effect-Plank's Constant
  • 04/24 - 04/28 Lab # 25:  Radioactivity 
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