WELCOME TO PHYS 2O1 Fall 2OO9 - Physics Department



COURSE INFORMATION

PHYS 2O1-PHYSICS III

Summer 2010-11

Course Director: Prof. S.M. Bose

Office: Disque 905, Email: bose@drexel.edu, Phone: 215-895-2718, Fax: 215-895-5934

Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday: 12:30 pm-1:30 pm or by appointment

Lab Director: Prof. Joseph Trout

Office: Disque 902, Email: mjoseph.jude.trout@drexel.edu

Recitation Instructors:

Ben Coy (  btc24@drexel.edu)

Joey Lambert (jgl29@drexel.edu)

Zechariah Trailkill (zet23@drexel.edu)

Lab Instructors:

Ben Coy ((  btc24@drexel.edu)

Joey Lambert (jgl29@drexel.edu)

Runcong Liu (rl83@drexel.edu) 

Zechariah Trailkill (zet23@drexel.edu)

Lab Sessions in Disque 820A

Textbooks:

PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS: by R.A. Serway and John W. Jewett, Jr. , 8th edition.

Brooks/Cole Publishers, with required access to WebAssign Online

Available: Campus Bookstore

PHYSICS Lab Manual by R. Ramos and S. Tyagi, Pearson/Addison Wesley.

Course Objective:

a. An understanding of the basics of oscillatory motion and propagation of mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves in vacuum and material medium

b. An understanding of the nature of light, phenomena of interference and diffraction

c. An understanding of the basics of special theory of relativity, mass-energy equivalence

d. An understanding of the basics of quantum physics including energy quantization, Bohr model of hydrogen atoms, particle-wave description, photons and matter waves,

e. The Schroedinger equation and simple applications

Syllabus: The course covers chapters 15, 16, 18, 35, 37-42 of the textbook. Reading assignments for the lectures and the problems for recitations are listed on the Course Syllabus.

Course Format: Similar to Phys 101, 102

Exams: 2 Midterms (Dates to be announced),

1 cumulative Final Exam. No make-up exams.

Lectures and Recitations: Lectures and recitations will be held as shown on the Syllabus. The students are expected to attend all lectures and recitations, work on assignments, ask questions and participate in discussions. 10% of the course grade will be assigned to attendance and participation in lectures and recitations. In the recitations, the material presented in the lecture is studied in detail by solving problems. To take full advantage of the lectures and recitation, students should review relevant chapter(s) from the textbook before each lecture and work the assigned recitation problems before each recitation session.

Please note that i-pods/cell phones/headphones or any such device is not permitted in the lectures, labs, recitations and exams.

Homework: Submit via WebAssign Online

(For more information see WebAssign Phys201 )

Labs: 4 Standard Labs required to pass course

No labs during Week 1. Labs every other week.

Week 2,4,6,8: Even numbered sections

Week 3,5,7,9: Odd numbered sections

Grading Scheme: Two Midterms 30%

Homework 14%

Four LABS 16%

Lecture & Recitation Attendance 10%

Final Exam 30%

Total 100%

Academics: The course director and teaching assistants will be working closely with the students to achieve the objectives of the course. The work (exams and homework assignments) submitted should be the exclusive work of the individual. Departmental and university policies will be strictly followed in dealing with academic dishonesty.

Dropping a Course: University regulations require that courses cannot be dropped after the 6th week of the term.

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