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Physics II Syllabus

 

Instructor:  Lee Craig  

Office: Science & Tech 227

Office Phone:  (803) 981-7342

Office Hours: Click here

Email:  lcraig@yorktech.com

 

Welcome to Physics II.  There are really two classes going on at the same time.  Some of you are signed up for PHY 202 - College Physics, and some of you are signed up for PHY 222 - University Physics.  The sole difference between the two is that 222 is a Calculus-based introduction to Physics.  The topics, ideas, principles, and problem solving techniques are nearly identical.  Everybody will use and work problems from  Applied Physics by Beiser.  In addition, the 222 students will also have and work additional problems from Physics for Engineering and Science by Browne.  Separate tests will be given to cover the additional competencies and math skills required in PHY 222.

 

This semester lectures will be presented on a CD.  This will allow you to listen to the lecture as many times as you like and still bring questions to lab or my office.  The CD will follow the book closely and will have plenty of graphics and worked examples to help you in your studies.

 

This semester your grade will be made up of the following:

·        6 test scores

·        homework grades - counts as a test score

·        A cumulative final

·        lab grades

 

The first three of these will comprise 75% of your final grade and the labs will count 25%.  Since I will drop the low grades in each of these, I will not offer makeups for any of the following: missed tests, retakes of taken tests, participation grades, labs.  If you tell me in advance, or the day of a test of a serious schedule conflict, I will consider allowing a test or other arrangement in the assessment center. 

 

I will collect homework notebooks at every test.  I will award up to 4 pts for each time I check homework as follows:

To help organize your homework notebook, please put the book's page # at the top of each page, and the problem # for every problem.  At the end of the semester I will divide the number of points you received by the number of possible points and count it as a test grade.  Expect to come to the board at some point during the semester to work a problem from the homework for the class to count as a participation grade.

 

Daily we will have a participation grade opportunity.  Sometimes I'll do a little demo and ask you to take a couple of minutes and explain what happened.  Sometimes I’ll ask you to work a problem and turn it in.

 

The class web page is at http://academic.yorktech.com/department/science/craig/  Check there often for class news, lecture notes, grade averages, study sheets and extra credit offers.  

 

In addition to these class procedures, all policies on the official school syllabus are in force (see http://www.yorktech.com/syllabi/PHY/PHY%20202.pdf  for PHY 202 or http://www.yorktech.com/syllabi/PHY/PHY%20222.pdf for PHY 222 ). 

 

Please come by/call/email if you need to work some problems or ask a question.  Don’t get behind.

 

These are the course competencies for PHY 202 and PHY 222.  The additional competencies for PHY 222 that are not in PHY 202 are shown in bold.

 

202 - Algebra Physics II 222 - Calculus Physics II
Static Equilibrium
Fluid Mechanics Fluids
Temperature, Heat, Gas Laws,Thermodynamics Temperature, Heat, Gas Laws, and Thermodynamics
Electricity and Magnetism Electricity and Magnetism
Optics Optics
Module1:  Static Equilibrium
  - Demonstrate an understanding of the requirements for equilibrium.
- Define center of gravity, indeterminate structure. 
  - Prepare force diagrams and determine forces on a body using concepts of static equilibrium.
  - Obtain data in the laboratory manually and with transducers and a graphing calculator interface to verify concepts introduced in this module, and properly report results of laboratory work.
Module1:  Fluid Mechanics Module 2:  Fluids
- Define the following: hydrostatic pressure, gauge pressure, absolute pressure, density, specific gravity, buoyant force. - Define fluid, density, pressure, specific gravity.
- Convert SI units of pressure to other commonly used units of pressure. - State commonly used units of pressure.
- Solve word problems involving pressure and density.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Pascal’s Principle and its applications in hydraulics. - Apply Pascal’s Principle to problems in hydraulics.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Archimede’s Principle and apply this concept to situations where objects are floating and submerged. - Apply Archimedes’ Principle to problems involving floating and submerged objects.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the equation of continuity and apply this concept in solving problems in HVAC and hydraulics.  - Demonstrate an understanding of the Equation of Continuity and apply this concept to fluids in conduits.
- Use Bernoulli’s equation to predict pressure in closed tubes. - Utilize Bernoulli’s Equation to estimate pressures in closed conduits.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the meaning of accuracy, precision and least count, and apply these concepts to estimate uncertainty of measurements in the laboratory.  
- Safely and properly use equipment in the laboratory in order to verify concepts introduced in this module. - Obtain data in the laboratory manually and with transducers and a graphing calculator interface to verify concepts introduced in this module, and properly report results of laboratory work.
- Properly report results of laboratory work. 
  - Apply the hydrostatic equation to determine pressures in liquid columns.
- Define buoyant force, apparent weight.
Module 2:  Temperature, Heat, Gas Laws and Thermodynamics Module 3: Temperature, Heat, Gas Laws and Thermodynamics
- Know four scales used to indicate temperature and be able to convert temperatures from one scale to another. - Know four scales used to indicate temperature and be able to convert temperatures from one scale to another.
- Determine changes in length, area and volume given a change in temperature. - Determine changes in length, area and volume given a change in temperature.
- Explain the unique behavior of water as it approaches its freezing point. - Explain the unique behavior of water as it approaches its freezing point.
- Apply the equivalence of heat and mechanical energy in the solution of problems involving heat and work. - Apply the equivalence of heat and mechanical energy in the solution of problems involving heat and work.
- Define specific heat, latent heat of fusion and latent heat of vaporization, and apply these concepts to problems in calorimetry. - Define specific heat, latent heat of fusion and latent heat of vaporization, and apply these concepts to problems in calorimetry.
- State three method of heat transfer, and be aware of variables involved with each method. - State three method of heat transfer, and be aware of variables involved with each method.
- Define ideal gas, atomic mass, atomic number, molecule, moles, kinetic theory, RMS average.   - Define ideal gas, atomic mass, atomic number, molecule, moles, kinetic theory, RMS average.  
- Demonstrate an understanding of and apply the ideal gas law to determine volume, pressure, temperature, mass and number of molecules.   - Demonstrate an understanding of and apply the ideal gas law to determine volume, pressure, temperature, mass and number of molecules.  
- Give examples of macroscopic and microscopic properties, define thermodynamic system, internal energy, isobaric process, isochoric process, isothermal process, adiabatic process, Carnot engine, thermal efficiency, cycle, ideal work, coefficient of performance, entropy. - Give examples of macroscopic and microscopic properties, define thermodynamic system, internal energy, isobaric process, isochoric process, isothermal process, adiabatic process, Carnot engine, thermal efficiency, cycle, ideal work, entropy.
- Demonstrate an understanding of and apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics. - Apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to processes.
- Calculate temperature, heat flow and efficiency of Carnot engines. - Calculate temperature, heat flow and efficiency of Carnot engines.
- Graph pressure, temperature and volume relationships for heat engines and determine work in or out of a cycle.  - Graph pressure, temperature and volume relationships for heat engines and determine work in or out of a cycle. 
- Relate basic thermodynamic processes to practical applications involving steam and the compression of gases.  - Relate basic thermodynamic processes to practical applications involving steam and the compression of gases. 
- Calculate coefficients of performance for refrigerators and heat pumps.  
- Determine changes in entropy for processes. - Determine changes in entropy for processes.
- Relate entropy to probability and statistics, and its implications to philosophical concepts such as the “arrow of time”, and heat death of the universe. - Relate entropy to probability and statistics, and its implications to philosophical concepts such as the “arrow of time,” and heat death of the universe.
- Use reference standards to evaluate and optimize procedures in the laboratory.  
- Safely and properly use equipment in the laboratory in order to verify concepts introduced in this module. - Safely and properly use equipment in the laboratory in order to verify concepts introduced in this module. 
- Properly report results of laboratory work in the following formats: scientific report, letter, memo. - Properly report results of laboratory work.
  - State to zeroth, first, and second laws of thermodynamics.
  - Explain pressure and temperature in terms of the ideal gas theory.
  - Explain triple point of water as a reference temperature.
Module 3:  Electricity and Magnetism  Module 4:  Electricity and Magnetism
- Give practical applications involving static electricity. - Give practical applications involving static electricity.
- Define electric charge, insulator, conductor, charging by induction, electric field, neutron, electric dipole, dipole moment, electric potential, electron volt, capacitance, electric current, resistance, internal resistance, saturation, magnetic domain.  -Define electric charge, insulator, conductor, charging by induction, electric field, neutron, electric dipole, dipole moment, electric potential, electron volt, capacitance, permittivity constant, quanta of charge, dielectric, time constant, electric current, resistance, internal resistance, saturation, magnetic domain.
- Apply Coulomb’s law to problems involving electric charges. - Apply Coulomb’s law to problems involving electric charges.
- Compare properties of electric fields, gravitational fields and strong fields. - Compare properties of electric fields, gravitational fields and strong fields.
- Be aware of classic and modern concepts of fields. - Be aware of classic and modern concepts of fields.
- Determine electric field for point charges and charged plates. - Determine electric field for point charges and charged plates.
- Determine electric potential and work in situations involving point charges and charged surfaces. - Determine electric potential and work in situations involving point charges and charged surfaces.
- Demonstrate an understanding of relationships between charge, potential difference and capacitance.  - Demonstrate an understanding of relationships between charge, potential difference and capacitance. 
- Determine capacitance of capacitors in combination. - Determine capacitance of capacitors in combination.
- Apply Ohm’s law in direct current circuits. - Apply Ohm’s law in direct current circuits.
- Determine resistance of resistors in combination. - Determine resistance of resistors in combination.
- Determine power and energy in series and parallel electric circuits.  - Determine power and energy in series and parallel electric circuits. 
- Explain the nature of magnetism in terms of atomic theory and domains. - Explain the nature of magnetism in terms of atomic theory and domains.
- Demonstrate an understanding of relationship between electric current and magnetic field.   - Demonstrate an understanding of relationship between electric current and magnetic field.  
- Use “right-hand rules” to determine direction of field, current, and force. - Use “right-hand rules” to determine direction of field, current, and force.
- Determine magnetic forces on moving charges. - Determine magnetic forces on moving charges.
- Determine torque on a current loop. - Determine torque on a current loop.
- Apply Faraday’s Law of Induction to problems involving conductors and magnetic fields. - Apply Faraday’s Law of Induction to problems involving conductors and magnetic fields.
- Apply Lenz’s Law to determine electric and magnetic polarity.  - Apply Lenz’s Law to determine electric and magnetic polarity. 
- Define electromotive force and magnetic flux and apply these concepts to generators and motors. - Define electromotive force and magnetic flux and apply these concepts to generators and motors.
- Calculate electromotive force and magnetic flux for rotating conductors, and graph these relationships versus angle and time.   - Calculate electromotive force and magnetic flux for rotating conductors, and graph these relationships versus angle and time.  
- Describe a typical transformer and determine input and output relationships between voltage and current.  - Describe a typical transformer and determine input and output relationships between voltage and current. 
- Safely and properly use equipment in the laboratory in order to verify concepts in electricity and magnetism.  - Safely and properly use equipment in the laboratory in order to verify concepts in electricity and magnetism. 
- Properly report results of laboratory work. - Properly report results of laboratory work.
- Determine electric field for an electric dipole. 
- Apply Gauss’ Law to determine electric field.
  - Explain the atomic view of the nature of a dielectric
- Use Ampere’s Law to find magnetic field.
Module 4: Optics Module 5: Optics
- Demonstrate an understanding of models of light. - Demonstrate an understanding of models of light.
- Define angle of incidence, angle of reflection, specular reflection, diffuse reflection, index of refraction, total internal reflection, thin lens, focal length, focal point, virtual image, real image, inverted image, dispersion, constructive and destructive interference, primary colors, chromatic aberration. - Define angle of incidence, angle of reflection, specular reflection, diffuse reflection, index of refraction, total internal reflection, thin lens, focal length, focal point, virtual image, real image, inverted image, dispersion, constructive and destructive interference, primary colors, chromatic aberration.
- Apply the law of reflection in ray diagrams. - Apply the law of reflection in ray diagrams.
- Apply Snell’s law to problems involving refraction. - Apply Snell’s law to problems involving refraction.
- Determine object and image relations for convex and concave lens by ray tracing and using the thin lens equation. - Determine object and image relations for convex and concave lens by ray tracing and by using the thin lens equation.
- Determine ray paths for convex, concave and parabolic mirrors.  - Determine ray paths for convex, concave and parabolic mirrors. 
- Apply the lens maker’s equation to determine index of refraction and focal length. - Apply the lens maker’s equation to determine index of refraction and focal length.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how lenses are used to correct nearsighted and farsighted vision. - Demonstrate an understanding of how lenses are used to correct nearsighted and farsighted vision.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Huygen’s Principle and applications in wave optics involving reflection and refraction. - Demonstrate an understanding of Huygen’s Principle and applications in wave optics involving reflection and refraction.
- Safely and properly use equipment in the laboratory in order to verify concepts in optics.  - Safely and properly use equipment in the laboratory in order to verify concepts in optics. 
- Properly report results of laboratory work. - Properly report results of laboratory work.