Time MWF 9:30-10:20 LR1 VAN

Instructor Craig Pryor
303 VAN
335-0099
craig-pryor+082@uiowa.edu

Office Hours Mon 11:30-12:30, Tu 11:00-12:00, Wed 1:00-2:00

Complete course syllabus including important policies (pdf)


NOTE: The “practice problems” for the second midterm are here: chapter 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
The “practice problems” for the first midterm are here: chapters 21-23, 24
Practice problems for miterm 3: 33, 34


Basic Facts:

Course Description The emphasis in this course is on the rigorous structure of classical physics and the development of the ability to solve problems. Topics include electricity, magnetism, and optics. We will cover 21-36 in the text, approximately one chapter per week.

Text Fundamentals of Physics, Vol. II by Walker, Halliday & Resnick, 8th edition

Lab The labs are under the supervision of the teaching assistants who is responsible for grading your lab reports. The manual, is available at the University book store. The lowest lab score will be dropped.

Homework is assigned every Tuesday, due the following Tuesday at 3pm. The assignments are completed online. There will be 8 problems assigned, out of which you will choose any 6 to do.

Exams There will be 3 in-class midterm exams, September 30, November 11 and December 4. The lowest of the three midterm scores (after curving) will be dropped. The final exam will be 7:30 AM, Friday, December 18, 2009.

Grading homework: 20%, lab reports: 20%, midterms: 20% each (two highest), final: 20%. Final grades will be curved according to the CLAS standard curve

Homework Assignments
In each assignment, the 6 problems (out of 8) with the highest scores will be counted.

  1. Chapter 21 problems 18, 26, 28, 62 Chapter 22 problems 20, 26, 38, 51 (due 3pm Tu Sept. 1)
  2. Chapter 23 problems 2, 14, 20, 26, 36, 50, 65, 80 (due 3pm Tu Sept. 8)
  3. Chapter 24 problems 10, 14, 32, 36, 66, 82, 94, 110 (due 3pm Tu Sept. 15)
  4. Chapter 25 problems 6, 14, 36, 44, 54, 60, 70, 74 (due 3pm Tu Sept. 22)
  5. Chapter 26 problems 2, 10, 16, 28, 32, 34, 47, 68 (due 3pm Tu Sept. 29)
  6. Chapter 27 problems 14, 16, 22, 28, 34, 38, 46, 50 (due 3pm Tu Oct. 6)
  7. Chapter 27 problem 64, Chapter 28 problems 6, 10, 22, 46, 48, 56, 78 (due 3pm Tu Oct. 13)
  8. Chapter 29 problems 10, 27, 44, 48, 55, 58, 62, 76 (due 3pm Tu Oct. 20)
  9. Chapter 30 problems 9, 11, 33, 39, 41, 45, 57, 65 (due 3pm Tu Oct. 27)
  10. Chapter 31 problems 12, 18, 26, 58, 64, 69, 90, 96 (due 3pm Tu Nov. 3)
  11. Chapter 32 problems 5, 9, 15, 30, 35, 40, 47, 48 (due 3pm Tu Nov. 10)
  12. Chapter 33 problems 4, 5, 14, 27, 34, 51, 63, 71 (due 3pm Tu Nov. 17)
  13. Chapter 34, problems 4, 18, 33, 45, 92, 96, 125, 135 (due 3pm Tu Dec 1)