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Physics 231: Fundamentals of
Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
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| Instructor: | Dr. Yuri Kamyshkov
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| Lectures: |
MW 9:05 am - 9:55 pm, Room 415 in Nielsen Physics Bldg |
| Sections: |
71054, 71067,
71070, 71083, 71096 |
| Office hours: | by appointment |
| Syllabus: |
Course covers most of the material
in chapters 1 and 21-31 of the textbook. Detailed syllabus can be downloaded as PDF file from here (updated March 7, 2005) |
| Labs: |
For Lab syllabus click
here
, for Lab schedule click here Room 510 in Nielsen Physics Building Section 71054; TA: Daniel Parshall Time: T 10:10 - 12:05 pm in Phy510 Section 71067; TA: Elisha Feger Time: M 12:20 - 2:15 pm in Phy510 Section 71070; TA: Elisha Feger Time: T 12:20 - 2:15 pm in Phy510 Section 71083; TA: Thomas Enck Time: M 2:30 - 4:25 pm in Phy510 Section 71096; TA: Bradley Wogsland Time: M 10:10 - 12:05 pm in Phy510 You must complete the laboratary assignment. If you fail in the laboratory, you will fail the course. If you are repating the course, you must also repeat the laboratory since it is an integral part of the course. |
| Textbook: | Young
& Freedman, University Physics, 11th Edition with
Modern Physics, ISBN:
0-8053-8684-X
with (!) Mastering Physics Student Access Card (the
latter
is a part of $152 package or sold separately for $36 from http://www.masteringphysics.com/) |
| Attendance: | Lectures and labs are obligatory |
| Homework: signing in instructions |
Assigned
and graded
through
the web: Home work (several problems per week ) will be assigned every week through masteringphysics.com system. Home page http://www.masteringphysics.com/ , course ID MPKAMYSHKOV0004 (for initial registration you will be asked to provide your first and last name, college ID, and the access code from your Mastering Physics Student Access Card). After that you will be assigned a name and a password for faster login. |
| Tests: | #1 Monday, February 14;#2 Wednesday, March 9; #3 Wednesday, April 13; in class, closed book, ONE page of hand-written formulas will be allowed. No curving and no make-up tests will be given. If you miss a test for a legitimate reason, that you have informed the Instructor about before the test, your score can be adjusted at the end of the semester depending on your overall performance in the class. |
| Final: | Wednesday,
May 4 (8:00 - 10:00 am), comprehensive, in class, closed book,
no curving. TWOpages of hand-written formulas will be allowed. |
| Grade: | 25 % :
lab (you
must pass it to pass the course) 25 % : home-work (you must complete your home-work to pass the course) 50 % : three tests + final (5% + 15% + 15% + 15%) Final grade: A >90%; B+ > 85%; B >80%; C+ >75%; C >70%; D >= 60%; F <60% |
| Academic Honesty: |
assumed |
| WWW: | The web site of the course is http://web.utk.edu/~kamyshko/P231/P231_Spring2005_Kamyshkov.htm |
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