General Physics II

PHY 1361G

Spring 2002

0800 - 0850 M, W, F

Classroom: 2153, Old Science

Dr Doug Davis

Office: Room 1114

581-6346

DDavis@eiu.edu

Office Hours: 0900 M W F

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General Course Calendar

Some of the dates have changed.

Dates are tentative or approximate

Mon, Jan  7 -- Introduction
               Heat and Thermodynamics
               Ch19:  Temperature
Wed, Jan  9 -- Ch19:  Temperature (Homework)
Fri, Jan 11 -- Ch20:  Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics
 
Mon, Jan 14 -- Ch20:  Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics
Wed, Jan 16 -- Ch20:  Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics
                       (Homework)
Fri, Jan 18 -- Ch21:  The Kinetic Theory of Gases 

Mon, Jan 21 -- Martin Luther King, Jr, Day -- NO CLASSES
Wed, Jan 23 -- Ch21:  The Kinetic Theory of Gases 
Fri, Jan 25 -- TMU 47: Entropy
 
Mon, Jan 28 -- TMU 45: Temperature & the Gas Laws 
Wed, Jan 30 -- Ch21:  The Kinetic Theory of Gases (Homework)
Fri, Feb  1 -- Ch22:  Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Mon, Feb  4 -- Ch22:  Heat Engines,Second Law (Homework)             
               Questions about first Hour Exam ?
Wed, Feb  6 -- Hour Exam #1 (Chapters 19 - 22)
ThR, Feb  7 -- Reality Check: NO LAB
Fri, Feb  8 -- Lincoln's Birthday observed -- NO CLASSES

Mon, Feb 11 -- discuss Hour Exam #1
             Electricity and Magnetism 
Wed, Feb 13 -- Ch23: Electric Fields
Fri, Feb 15 -- Ch23: Electric Fields

Mon, Feb 18 -- Ch23: Electric Fields
Wed, Feb 20 -- Ch23: Electric Fields (Homework)
Fri, Feb 22 -- Ch24: Gauss's Law

Mon, Feb 25 -- Ch24: Gauss's Law (Homework)
Wed, Feb 27 -- Ch25: Electric Potential
ThR, Feb 28 -- mid-term
Fri, Mar  1 -- Ch25: Electric Potential (Homework)
               Ch26: Capacitance and Dielectrics

Mon, Mar  4 -- Ch26: Capacitance and Dielectrics (Homework)
Wed, Mar  6 -- Homework from both Chapter 25 and Chapter 26
Fri, Mar  8 -- Hour Exam #2 (Chapters 23 - 26)

Mon, Mar 11-- Spring Break!  NO CLASSES
Wed, Mar 13-- Spring Break!  NO CLASSES
Fri, Mar 15-- Spring Break!  NO CLASSES
 
Mon, Mar 18 -- discuss Hour Exam #2
               Ch27: Current and Resistance
Wed, Mar 20 -- Ch28: Direct Current Circuits
Fri, Mar 22 -- No class
               Look at the homework on your own.
               Ch27: Current and Resistance (Homework)
               Ch28: Direct Current Circuits (Homework) 
 
Mon, Mar 25 -- No class
               Look at the homework on your own.
               Ch28: Direct Current Circuits (Homework)
Wed, Mar 27 -- Ch29: Magnetic Fields
Fri, Mar 29 -- Ch29: Magnetic Fields (Homework)
               Ch30: Sources for Magnetic Fields

Mon, Apr  1 -- Ch30: Sources for Magnetic Fields (Homework)
               Questions for third hour exam? 
Wed, Apr  3 -- Hour Exam #3  (Chapters 27 - 30)
               Equation sheet:  Write your own!
               One side only of an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper.
Fri, Apr  5 -- discuss Hour Exam #3

Mon, Apr  8 -- Ch31: Faraday's Law 
Wed, Apr 10 -- Ch31: Faraday's Law (Homework)
Fri, Apr 12 -- Ch32: Inductance 

Mon, Apr 15 -- Ch32: Inductance (Homework)
Wed, Apr 17 -- Ch33: Alternating Current 
Fri, Apr 19 -- Ch33: Alternating Current (Homework)

Mon, Apr 22 -- Ch34: Electromagnetic Waves
             Questions for fourth Hour Exam?
Wed, Apr 24 -- Hour Exam #4 (Chapters 31 - 34)
               Equation sheet:  Write your own!
               One side only of an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper.
Fri, Apr 26 -- discuss Hour Exam #4 -- last class day

Tue, Apr 30 -- Final Exam (0800 - 1000) 
               Equation sheet:  Write your own!
               Both sides of an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper.

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My hope is that you will find the Bulletin Board throughout this course. I expect this Bulletin Board to be useful. Please give me lots of feedback concerning this. I will try to refrain from answering your questions immediately. I want the Bulletin Board to be a means of exchanging ideas between and among students in this class. If you have a question for me, please send it to me by eMail.

Syllabus

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