Course Webpage for PHYS-205B (2022 Fall) at SIU--Carbondale

Course Webpage for
PHYS 205B: University Physics (2022 Fall)
School of Physics and Applied Physics, Southern Illinois University--Carbondale
Last updated: Dec 16, 2022. (This page is no more maintained.)

General information:
- Instructor: K. V. Shajesh (Office: Neckers 491, Tel.: +1-618-453-5212)
- Class meetings: TR 09:35-10:50 AM, in Neckers 440.
- Office hours for instructor: MWF 3:00-4:00 PM; TR 11:00-12:00 PM; W 09:30-11:00 AM.
- Syllabus for the course. The Provost Office has put together a Syllabus Attachment to assist the student. It lists and provides web links for many elements that are important for a student.
Resources:
- Assigned Textbook:
- Lectures
  - Lecture recordings are available as a YouTube Playlist.
  - Formal Lecture Notes: This is not a substitute for a textbook.
- Quizzes and Homework
  - Equation Sheet: While working on homework you can use any reference, however, aim towards limiting your reference to the contents in the Equation Sheet.
  - Submission of Quizzes and Homework will use SIU MyCourses.
- Exams
  - Old Exams are available in Past course webpages [2021F, 2017S, 2016F, 2016S, 2015F, 2015S, 2014F]
  - Equation Sheet
- Miscellaneous
  - Errata: List of errors spotted in videos and hand-written notes has been collected here.
  - Physics Help Desk Schedule. Contact Shannon Ketteman (mari.ketteman@siu.edu) at the Physics department office for updated information.
  - Tutorial: PHYS-206B serves as a Tutorial Session for PHYS-205B. Concurrent enrollment in PHYS-206B is recommended.
  - Grades will be posted on SIU MyCourses (password protected).

COURSE CONTENT: WEEKS 01-05

Coulomb's law:
1. Electric charge, insulators versus conductors
2. Electric force, electric field, superposition principle
3. Electric field from continously distributed charges
4. Motion of a charged particle in a uniform electric field
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures. [L-0823, L-0825, L-0830, L0901]
Homework No. 01 and Solutions.
Quizzes: Q-0823, Q-0825, Q-0830, and Q-0901.
Examples in Chapter 23 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 23 of Textbook.
Gauss's law:
1. Electric flux
2. Gauss's law
3. Calculation of electric field using Gauss's law
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures. [L-0906, L-0908]
Homework No. 02.
Quizzes: Q-0906 and Q-0908.
Examples in Chapter 24 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 24 of Textbook.
Review Lecture for Midterm Exam 01 [L-0913]
Midterm Exam 01 and Solutions (September 15, Thursday, in class).

COURSE CONTENT: WEEKS 05-08
Electric potential and electric potential energy:
1. Electric potential
2. Electric potential energy
3. Calculation of electric potential for given confguration.
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures. [L-0920, L-0922]
Homework No. 03.
Quizzes: Q-0920 and Q-0922.
Examples in Chapter 25 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 25 of Textbook.
Capacitance
1. Charge-voltage relation for a capacitor
2. Energy stored inside a capacitor
3. Capacitors in series and parallel
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures. [L-0927, L-0929]
Homework No. 04.
Quizzes: Q-0927 and Q-0929.
Examples in Chapter 26 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 26 of Textbook.
DC circuits
1. Current, current density, drift velocity
2. Resistance, resistivity
3. Kirchhoff's circuit laws
4. RC circuit
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures. [L-1004, L-1006]
Homework No. 05.
Quizzes: Q-1004 and Q-1006.
Examples in Chapter 27 and 28 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 27 and 28 of Textbook.
Midterm Exam 02 and Solutions (October 18, Tuesday, in class).

COURSE CONTENT: WEEKS 09-12
Magnetic force (This section was moved here from Week 08 on Oct 20)
1. Vector cross product
2. Magnetic force on a moving charge
3. Magnetic force on a current carrying wire
4. Magnetic dipole moment
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures. [L-1011, L-1013, L-1020]
Homework No. 06.
Quizzes: Q-1011 and Q-1013.
Examples in Chapter 29 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 29 of Textbook.
Magnetic field
1. Biot-Savart law
2. Ampère's law
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures. [L-1025, L-1027]
Homework No. 07.
Quizzes: Q-1020, Q-1025, and Q-1027.
Examples in Chapter 30 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 30 of Textbook.
Faraday's law
1. Flux of magnetic field
2. Faraday's law of induction
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures. [L-1101, L-1103]
Homework No. 08 (Solution to Problem 4 included on Nov 7)
Quizzes: Q-1101 and Q-1103.
Examples in Chapter 31 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 31 of Textbook.
Midterm Exam 03 and Solutions (November 10, Thursday, in class).

COURSE CONTENT: WEEKS 13-16
Inductance
1. Inductance
2. Magnetic energy
3. RC, RL, LC, and LCR circuits
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures. [L-1115]
Homework No. 09
Quizzes: Q-1115.
Examples in Chapter 33 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 33 of Textbook.
Electromagnetic waves
1. Maxwell equations
2. Electromagnetic waves
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures. [L-1117]
Homework No. 09
Quizzes: Q-1117.
Examples in Chapter 34 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 34 of Textbook.
Ray optics: Reflection
1. Law of reflection
2. Spherical mirrors
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures. [L-1129, L-1201]
Homework No. 10
Quizzes: Q-1129 and Q-1201.
Examples in Chapters 35 and 36 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapters 35 and 36 of Textbook.
Ray optics: Refraction
1. Law of refraction
2. Total internal reflection
3. Spherical lenses
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures. [L-1206, L-1208]
Homework No. 11
Quizzes: Q-1206 and Q-1208.
Examples in Chapters 35 and 36 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapters 35 and 36 of Textbook.
Final Exam and Solutions (December 12, Monday, 2:45-4:45 PM, in Neckers 440).

More information:

Evaluation:

Quizzes 10%

Homework 30%

Midterm Exams (3x15%) 45%

Final Exam 15%

Exam schedule:

Midterm Exam 1 --- September 15 (Thursday, during class period)

Midterm Exam 2 --- October 18 (Tuesday, during class period)

Midterm Exam 3 --- November 10 (Thursday, during class period)

Final Exam --- December 12 (Monday, 2:45-4:45 PM, in Neckers 440)

Last updated on Dec 16, 2022 (and is no more maintained) by K. V. Shajesh (kvshajesh@gmail.com).

Midterm Exam 1	---	September 15 (Thursday, during class period)
Midterm Exam 2	---	October 18 (Tuesday, during class period)
Midterm Exam 3	---	November 10 (Thursday, during class period)
Final Exam	---	December 12 (Monday, 2:45-4:45 PM, in Neckers 440)

Quizzes	10%
Homework	30%
Midterm Exams (3x15%)	45%
Final Exam	15%