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Physics 1051: General Physics II

General Physics II is the second in a series of courses to introduce the student to classical physics. It is a calculus-based treatment of oscillations, electricity & magnetism, sound, and geometrical and physical optics.

Pre-requisites; Physics 1050, Math 1001. Math 1001 may be taken concurrently.

In the laboratory, students use the spreadsheet software MS Excel as a tool for analyzing data, expanding on skills and techniques learned in Physics 1050.  Computer-controlled sensors are used in many of the experiments for data collection, analysis, and graphing.

Important Note:

See 1st yr Registration Info. The laboratory portion of this course assumes prior experience with the programs LoggerPro and Microsoft Excel, as used in Physics 1050.  A student without this background should be prepared to work rapidly on their own to quickly attain such experience. The Excel tutorials are located in the Grenfell network public directory:     /1000physics/1050/Excel Tutorials.  (The tutorials are MS Word documents.)

Instructor:

Dr. Aleksandrs Aleksejevs
Office: AS319
Phone: 637-6200, ext. 6302
E-Mail: aaleksejevs at grenfell dot mun dot ca

Text: 

Essential University Physics, (Volume 1 & 2),  Richard Wolfson

for class assignments access code: TBA

MasteringPhysics access codes for your lab section are found below.

Other Resources:

  • The website for a similar text, Fundamentals of Physics, from Wiley. Contains  Interactive LearningWare Problems, text solutions, self-quizzes, and other good stuff.
  • The website for another similar text, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, from Prentice Hall. Contains many automatically graded problems and other Physlets.
  • 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!

Office Hours:

TBA

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Additional help can be obtained from Peer Tutors in the Learning Centre. Peer tutors are students who have successfully completed the course; their one-on-one tutoring may be of some help to you. The peer tutor schedule is been posted on the Learning Centre notice board. The peer tutor room of the Learning Centre is located in the Student Services annex.

 

Marking Scheme: Winter 2012: TBA

Mid-term Test   Friday, March 2
     

Lab

20 %

Final Exam

 

  
Total = 100 %  

Note that a passing grade in laboratory work is required in order to pass the course.

Laboratory Schedule Winter 2012:

Lab Activity

 Monday PM Tuesday AM
access code: GC1051MON GC1051TUE

   Introduction/Review (required)

 January 9 January 10

  The Simple Pendulum, week 1

 January 16 January 17

  The Simple Pendulum, week 2

 January 23 January 24

   SHM I: The Motion

 January 30 January 31

   SHM II: Force & Energy

 February 6 February 7
   Resonance & the Speed of Sound February 13 February 14

Winter Reading Break

 February 20 February 21

   Ohm's Law

 February 27 February 28

  DC Circuit Analysis

 March 5 March 6

   Capacitors & RC Circuits

 March 12 March 13

   Magnetic Field of a Slinky

 March 19 March 20
Problem Session March 26 March 27

  *  Lab Test  *

 April 2 April 3

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 MasteringPhysics pre-lab quiz, you will be barred from the corresponding lab and obtain a zero grade for that lab.

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