This is the second course designed to introduce the student to fundamental areas of physics. Introductory Physics II is an algebra-based treatment of topics such as wave motion, sound, light, electricity and magnetism, atomic and modern physics. The emphasis will be on conceptual understanding in addition to problem solving.

Note: This course cannot be used as an equivalent to Physics 1051. (See important 1st yr Registration Info)

Instructor:

TBA

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Text: 

Essential College Physics, (Volume 1 & 2), Andrew Rex and Richard Wolfson

Other Resources:

• The Physics Place The online resource for the text book.
• The Physics Classroom An online tutorial (high school level, but still useful).
• College Physics by Wilson and Buffa. An excellent website for a similar algebra-based textbook. Contains many interactive problems, "Physlets", puzzles, and automatically graded exercises.   Great for self-study.

• Physlets! These are interactive programs designed to help your understanding of physics concepts such as electric fields and potentials.
• The Feynman Lectures The Messenger Lectures, given by Nobel laureate Richard Feynman at Cornell University in 1964. Seven lectures covering most of physics, restored and enhanced with notes and links. Probably the most influential physics lecture series in the 20th century!  He was a gifted speaker who conveys, with humour and clarity, the beauty and power of physics as well as the wonder of nature. Well worth your time!

• Interested in particle physics and want to know more?  Download this excellent introduction from Cornell University's Laboratory of Elementary Particle Physics. Or check out The Particle Adventure, from the same source.

Grading Assessment:

Please note that a passing grade in laboratory work is required in order to pass the course. A MasteringPhysics pre-laboratory quiz must be submitted before the deadline specified for your laboratory section. Should you fail to submit the pre-lab material, you will be barred from the corresponding lab and obtain a zero grade for that lab.

Course Outline Winter 2013:  

Supplemental Instruction (or SI) may be available for this course.  This is a tutoring session led by a student who has successfully completed the course.  The SI schedule will be announced in class early in the semester.

Check out the studying tips on this website:

• How to Succeed in Physics by Really Trying
• Problem Solving Hints

Laboratory Schedule: Winter 2013  (in First Year Lab: AS 360)

Thursday AM		Thursday PM		Friday AM	Lab Activity
					Introduction (required)
					Simple Harmonic Motion
					Problem Session
					Sound
					Problem Session
					Electric Fields
					Magnetism & Induction
					Problem Session
					Spectra
					Radioactivity  (in ASE 3034)
					No LAB
					Particle Physics

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Attendance in all lab/problem sessions is mandatory. A passing grade in laboratory work is required in order to pass the course.
• For each laboratory experiment, a MasteringPhysics pre-laboratory quiz must be submitted before 8:00 AM the morning of your laboratory section. Should you fail to submit the MasteringPhysics pre-lab quiz, you may be barred from the corresponding lab and thus obtain a zero grade for that lab.