General Physics 204 Fall 2009   www.physics.rutgers.edu/~croft
Instructor:Prof. Mark Croft/Serin113/445-5500-x2524/croft AT physics.rutgers.edu/MW 6:55-7:50 PM
Text: Physics Vol 2. by J. Walker (3nd  Edition) PearsonPrentice Hall 
Recitations:  
Ron Gilman (Course Admn.)PIC [ rgilman AT physics.rutgers.edu,Serin W212,445-5500-x5489] Office Hr.= Mon 3PM, Tues. 10 AM
Victor AlexandrovPIC [ alexandrov AT physics.rutgers.edu,ARC238 ,445-6885] Office Hr.= Mon. 10:30am-12 noon; Tues. 7-8 PM  
Yifan  LinPIC [yifanlin AT physics.rutgers.edu,ARC218,X5-] Office Hr.= Tues. 2-3pm
 
SEC INDEX  RECIT                  INSTR          SEC  INDEX   RECIT                 INSTR            
01  24405 M 10:35-11:30AM SEC-220 Gilman               06  23495 M 5:15-6:10PM SEC-217 Alexandrov        
02  24233 M 12:15-1:10PM  ARC-206 Alexandrov           07  23173 M 8:25-9:20PM SEC-205 Lin          
03  24936 M 1:55-2:50PM   ARC-206 Gilman               08  23636 M 8:25-9:20PM SEC-212 Alexandrov   
04  24352 M 3:35-4:30PM   SEC-212 Alexandrov                  
05  20445 M 5:15-6:10PM   ARC-204 Lin              
 
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Note:  Exam 1 Grade Scale

Note:  Exam 2 Grade Scale
 
 !!Announcements:
0]Note all questions about exams should be asked in lecture.
 
1] Recitation Quizzes are a major part of the grade!  Do not miss them !! 
2] Lecture Notes in the lecture note directory linked above.
3] Students may go to any office hr. in the course. The instructor's pictures are accessible by clicking on their names.
4] For a note on the "shoot-the-monkey" demo, accelerating reference frames
 and Einstein's General Theory of Relativity from last semester  click here> 
5] Additional Material  On Bohr, U and Th>   On the WWII Pu-implosion bomb> 
 
Lectures Schedule
Wk/Lect.  Day-Date      Topic                                   Reading:Chapter
1/1  W Sept.  2,  Intro. Electric Charge, Force,  Field         19
2/   T Sept.  8,  Electric  Field ; Gausses Law (GL)            19  electrice polarizability- baloons
2/2  W Sept.  9,  GL cont./ Electric Potential & Energy         19/20
3/3  M Sept. 14,  Electric Potential (EP) &; Energy             20
3/4  W Sept. 16,  EP cont./ Electric Currents & DC Circuits     20/21 DC Circuit Construction Kit
4/5  M Sept. 21,  Electric Currents & DC Circuits               21   capacitor discharge>
4/6  W Sept. 23,  Magnetic forces & Magnetic Fields             21/22  Faraday Motor schematic 
                                                                       Video (.rm) of elec. beam perp. to magnetic field. 
                                                                       Faraday Motor video> 
                                                                       Video (.rm) of elect. beam parallel to magnetic field.
5/7  M Sept. 28,  Magnetic forces & Magnetic Fields             22 
5/8  W  Sept.30,  Electromagnetic Induction & Faraday's Law     22/23 eddy current schematic> 
                                                                      solid disk in magnet video 
6/9  M  Oct.  5,  Electromagnetic Induction & Faraday's Law     23   Faraday's Lab   Falling Magnet Animation
                                                                      slotted disk in magnet video>   zig-zag cut disk in magnet video                                                                               Ring Flinger>  Can Crusher> 
6/10  W Oct.  7,  Alternating currents                          24 Faraday's Law
7/  Sun. Oct 11, EXAM#1: 6:10 – 7:30 PM () on chapters 19, 20, 21, 22  
7/11  M Oct. 12,  No Class
 
7/12  W Oct. 14,  Alt. currents: Electromagnetic Waves          25 
8/13  M Oct. 19,  Electro. Waves/ Geometric Opt                 26 Geometrical Optics   
8/14  W Oct. 21,  Geometric Optics & Optical Inst.              27 one lens/mirror ray tracing site
                                                                   2 lens ray tracing site	
9/15  M Oct. 26,  Geometric Optics/Wave Nature of Light         28 interference in soap film>
                                                                    surface shock waves in nature 
9/16  W Oct. 28,  Wave Nature of Light-Phys. Optics             28 Wave reflection animation.
                                                                  Double Slit Diffraction.
                                                                  Single Slit Diffraction.
10/17  M Nov.  2,  Wave Nature of Light/Relativity              29"acc. Reference frame discussion 
10/18   W Nov.  4, Relativity/ Quantum Physics                   30 Circular orbit of e in B field  
11/19  M Nov.  9,  Relativity/ Quantum Physics                   30white and atomic spectra>
11/20  W Nov. 11,  Quantum Physics                               30 Photoelectric Effect
/    Sun. Nov. 15, EXAM#2  3:00 – 4:20 PM () on chapters 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
12/21  M Nov. 16, No Class
12/22  W Nov. 18, Quantum/Atomic Physics                        31Blackbody_Spectrum
13/23  M Nov. 23, Quantum/Atomic Physics                        31  Rutherford Scattering
14/24  M Nov. 30, Quantum/Atomic Physics/Nuclear Phys. & Rad.   32 Hydrogen Atom Models                                      
13/    W Nov. 26, NO CLASS THANKSGIVING BREAK                       standing wave simulation    
                                                                32 Quantum Square well   
14/25  W Dec.  2, Nuclear Physics & Radioactivity               32
15/26  M Dec.  7, Nuclear Energy & Particle Physics             32 Nuclear Physics
15/27  W Dec.  9, Nuclear Energy & Particle Physics             32 Nuclear decay
                  Big Bang and Hitory of the Universe 		                        	
 
FINAL EXAM Fri. 18 Dec. 4-7 PM       
 
RECITATION/HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS (Walker, 3rdnd  Edition. Vol 2.)  
Recitation Schedule
Wk/Rec.  Day Date  Class Assignment (CQ=Conceptual Questions & P=Problems)
1 no recitations 1st week 
2     M Sept.  8.   19 :CQ: ; P:9,14,16,17,27,32,39,41,50,52,55,78 (No quiz)
3 1   M Sept. 14.   20 :CQ: 4; P:1,6,12,17,20,
                             review point charge potential 23,33,
                             cover in next recit. 40,42,45,65,68,79,87
4/2    M Sept. 21.  21 :CQ: ;  P:2,12,14,23,50,65 Additional 21 : P 10,21,26,27,49  
5/3    M Sept. 28.  22 :CQ: ;  P: 2,12,14,23,50,67   
6/4    M Oct.   5.  23 :CQ: ;  P: 3,5,7,11,14,27,48,49,65 (No quiz)
  Note !! Sun. Oct 11,  6:10 – 7:30 PM : ---- EXAM#1 on chapters 19, 20, 21, 22
7/5    M Oct.  12.  24 :CQ: 7,10: P: 5,8,19,28,57 
 8/6   M Oct.  19.  25 :CQ:1;  P: 2,19,23,25,32    
9/7    M Oct.  26.  26 : CQ ;  P: 29,38,40,57,59,60    
                               27 :CQ: ;  P: 13
10/8   M Nov.   2.  28 :CQ:;  P: 14,17,24,34,54,71
11/9   M Nov.  9.   29 :CQ: ;  P: 8,22,43,49,54    
Note !!   Sun. Nov. 15, 3:00 – 4:20 PM-----EXAM#2 on chapters 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
12/10  M Nov. 16.   30 :CQ: ;   P: 1,3,9,10,14,82,55 (No quiz)
13/11  M Nov. 23.    Recitation meets. Past problems covered. (there should be a  quiz 
14/12  M Nov. 30.    31 :CQ: ;P: 3,4,11,12,30,50,71    
15/13  M Dec.  7.    32 :CQ: ;  P: 13,14,15,16,17,24,29,42,47,50,62,64,69      
    FINAL EXAM Fri. 18 Dec. 4-7 PM
 
Readings: The weekly reading assignments are listed on the syllabus and should be
completed before the corresponding lectures.
 
 
Homework:  Only after organizing in your mind what the chapter is about (the 
Summary at the end of the Chapter should be useful), should you work on the 
homework problems.  You will best learn the material by first doing the homework 
on your own.  It is also useful to study with other students in the course 
(not only can you get ideas for those things you didn't understand but 
explaining the material is perhaps the very best way to truly learn it yourself).  
Finally selected problems will be discussed in recitation.  
Solutions to homeworks will be posted on the web.
 
 
Examinations: Two 90 min. hour exams (HE);  and a final (FIN)180 min. exam. The exams
are closed book, a single sheet with formulae will be provided to you (bring no notes with you).
A simple calculator (without extensive formula storage capabilities) and a no. 2 pencil are needed for the exams.  
The exams are multiple choice.  The exam dates are noted on the syllabus.  
 
 
Recitation Quizzes:  A short quiz, based on recent previous material will be given in 
recitation (no quiz first week or on weeks of hour exams).   
A calculator is required.  There will be no make-up for quizzes. 
 
 
Grades: The course grade will be determined by your scores on: 
HE 1 (20%); HE 2 (20%); FIN (40%); recitation quizzes (20%).
In determining your quiz recitation grade the two lowest scores will be neglected.  Also the recitation quiz contribution to the final grade will be appropriately weighted to compensate
for systematic differences in instructors.
 
 
 
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This Learning Center typically provides some support services for this course.  Help with the technical parts 
of the homeworks may also be possible. Please contact the center for more information.
 
 
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