George Mason University



George Mason University

Physics 260 Syllabus Spring2011

Instructor: Maria Dworzecka Office: S&T I Rm 3?? Hrs: MWF 2-4PM

Lectures: MWF 10:30 - 11:20 AM, S&T I rm 131

Text: University Physics by H. Young, R Freedman, 12th Edition,

Addison Wesley; OR any text which covers the same material.

Homework:

Register for: MPDWORZECKA24048

Final Exam: Wed. 5/11 10:30am-1.15pm

Class Date Chapt/ Topic Problems Due date

1 Mon 24 Jan Ch 15 Mechanical Waves

2 Wed 26 Jan Ch 15 " Set 1 Tues Feb1

3 Fri 28 Jan Ch 15 "

4 Mon 31 Jan Ch 16 Sound

5 Wed 2 Feb Ch 16 " Set 2 Tues Feb 8

6 Fri 4 Feb Ch 21 Electric charge, fields

7 Mon 7 Feb Ch 21 "

8 Wed 9 Feb Ch 21 " Set 3 Tues Feb 15

9 Fri 11 Feb Ch22 Gauss's "Law

10 Mon 14 Feb Ch 22 “

11 Wed 16 Feb Ch 22 Electro. Potential Set 4 Tues Feb 22

12 Fri 18 Feb Ch 23 Test 1 ( ch 15,16,21)

13 Mon 21 Feb Ch 23 Electrostatic potential

14 Wed 23 Feb Ch 23 " Set 5 Tues Mar 1

15 Fri 25 Feb Ch 24 Dielectrics, Capacitance

16 Mon 28 Feb Ch 24 "

17 Wed 2 Mar Ch 24 " Set 6 Tues Mar 8

18 Fri 4 Mar Ch 25 Current, Resistance

19 Mon 7 Mar Ch 25 " Set 7 Tues March 22

20 Wed 9 Mar Ch 26 DC circuits

21 Fri 11 Mar Test 2 ( ch 22,23,24)

Spring break

22 Mon 21 Mar Ch 26 "

23 Wed 23 Mar Ch 26 " Set 8 Tues March 29

24 Fri 25 Mar Ch 27 Magnetic fields, forces

25 Mon 28 Mar Ch 27 "

26 Wed 30 Mar Ch 27 " Set 9 Tues Apr 5

27 Fri 1 Apr Ch 28 Sources of magnetic fields

28 Mon 4 Apr Ch 28 "

29 Wed 6 Apr Ch 28 " Set 10 Tues April 12

30 Fri 8 Apr Ch 29 Electromagnetic Induction

31 Mon 11 Apr Ch 29 "

32 Wed 13 Apr Ch 29 " Set 11 Tues April 19

33 Fri 15 Apr Test 3 ( ch 25,26,27,28)

34 Mon 18 Apr Ch 30 Inductance

35 Wed 20 Apr Ch 30 " Set 12 Tues April 26

36 Fri 22 Apr Ch 30 "

37 Mon 25 Apr Ch 31 AC Circuits

38 Wed 27 Apr Ch 31 " Set 13 Tues May 3

39 Fri 29 Apr Ch 31 "

40 Mon 2 May Ch 32 Electromagnetic Waves

41 Wed 4 May Ch 32 " Set 14

42 Fri 6 May Ch 32 "

Wed 11May Test4/Final

10:30 -11:20am Test 4 ( ch29,30,31,32)

11:30- 1.:15pm Comprehensive Final ( 15,16,21-32)

Grading policy 

|Test I:   | 14%   | ch.15, 16,21               waves, electric charge and fields |

|Test II:   | 14%   | ch. 22,23, 24    electrostatics  |

|Test III:   | 14%   | ch.25,26,27, 28   currents and magnetostatics  |

|Test IV   | 14%   | ch.29,30,31,32   time varying electric and magnetic fields  |

|Final  | 20% |comprehensive  |

|Mastering Physics    | 14% |see |

|Recitation |10% | See recitation instructors |

|Total   | 100% | |

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