CCBC, Essex                                                                                                       SMIT

Phys 251, Engineering Physics II                                                                  DO1

 

Basic Course Information

 

A. Semester/Term and year

     SPRING  SEMESTER (2008)

B. Instructor’s name

    LALITHA  DORAI

C. Instructor’s office room number

    F711

D. Instructor’s phone number and e-mail address

    410-780-6365 / ldorai@ccbcmd.edu

E. Instructor’s office hours

     

     M      :    10AM   -    1 PM

     

    W       :      11 AM  -  1 PM

 

 

 

Other times by appointment

 

F. Pre-requisites and co-requisites

    Math 252 , Phys  151  or

     Consent of Instructor

G. Instructor’s homepage

    http://faculty.ccbcmd.edu/~ldorai/ldorai.htm

H. Course’s room number

 S714

I. Course Times

Lecture:  T   , R   2:20 PM  -  4:15 PM

Lab      :   T       9:35 AM  -  12:30 PM

 

Course Goals

 

 

 

Description

 

Continues the basic principles of physics for students who are considering a major in engineering, mathematics, or the physical sciences; examines electricity and magnetism, kinetic theory, thermodynamics, thermal energy and heat transfer.  The second of a three semester course.

4 credits: 4 lecture hours and 3 laboratory hours per week.

 

Prerequisites: PHYS 151.

 

Overall Course Objectives   

 

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

 

·         Solve problems analyzing thermal properties.

·         Apply laws of thermodynamics to problem solving.

·         Analyze laws of thermodynamics.

·         Apply laws to problem solving.

·         Solve problems using electric field and electric potential laws.

·         Analyze electrical circuits.

·         Analyze laws of electromagnetic induction and apply these laws to problem solving.

·         Write laboratory reports

 

Major Topics

 

            Temperature and Heat

·         Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium

·         Thermometers and Temperature Scales

·         Gas Thermometers and the Kelvin Scale

·         Thermal Expansion

·         Quantity of Heat

·         Calorimetry and Phase Changes

·         Mechanisms of Heat Transfer

 

Thermal Properties of Matter

·         Equations of State

·         Molecular Properties of Matter

·         Kinetic-Molecular Model of an Ideal Gas

·         Heat Capacities

·         Molecular Speeds

·         Phases of Matter

 

The First Law of Thermodynamics

·         Thermodynamic Systems

·         Work Done During Volume Changes

·         Paths Between Thermodynamic States

·         Internal Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics

·         Kinds of Thermodynamic Processes

·         Internal Energy of an Ideal Gas

·         Heat Capacities of an Ideal Gas

·         Adiabatic Processes for an Ideal Gas

 

The Second Law of Thermodynamics

·         Directions of Thermodynamic Processes

·         Heat Engines

·         Internal-Combustion Engines

·         Refrigerators

·         The Second Law of Thermodynamics

·         The Carnot Cycle

·         The Kelvin Temperature Scale

·         Entropy

·         Microscopic Interpretation of Entropy

 

Electric Charge and Electric Field

·         Electric Charge

·         Electric Charge and the Structure of Matter

·         Conductors, Insulators, and Induced Charges

·         Coulomb’s Law

·         Electric Field and Electric Forces

·         Electric-Field Calculations

·         Electric Field Lines

·         Electric Dipoles

 

Gauss’s Law

·         Electric Charge and Electric Flux

·         Calculating Electric Flux

·         Gauss’s Law

·         Applications of Gauss’s Law

·         Charges on Conductors

 

Electric Potential

·         Electric Potential Energy

·         Electric Potential

·         Calculating Electric Potential

·         Equipotential Surfaces

·         Potential Gradient

·         The Cathode-Ray Tube

 

Capacitance and Dielectrics

·         Capacitors and Capacitance

·         Capacitors in Series and Parallel

·         Energy Storage in Capacitors and Electric-Field Energy

·         Dielectrics

 

Current, Resistance, and Electromotive Force

·         Current

·         Resistivity

·         Resistance

·         Electromotive Force and Circuits

 

Direct-Current Circuits

·         Resistors in Series and Parallel

·         Kirchhoff’s Rules

·         Electrical Measuring Instruments

·         Resistance-Capacitance Circuits

 

Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces

·         Magnetism

·         Magnetic Field

·         Magnetic Field Lines and Magnetic Flux

·         Motion of Charged Particles in a Magnetic Field

·         Applications of Motion of Charged Particles

·         Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor

·         Force and Torque on a Current Loop

 

Sources of Magnetic Field

·         Magnetic Field of Moving Charge

·         Magnetic Field of a Current Element

·         Magnetic Field of a Straight Current-Carrying Conductor

·         Force between Parallel Conductors

·         Magnetic Field of a Circular Current Loop

·         Ampere’s Law

·         Applications of Ampere’s Law

 

Electromagnetic Induction

·         Induction Experiments

·         Faraday’s Law

·         Lenz’s Law

·         Motional Electromotive Force

·         Induced Electric Fields

 

Inductance

·         Mutual Inductance

·         Self-Inductance and Inductors

·         Magnetic-Field Energy

·         The R-L Circuit

·         The L-C Circuit

 

 

 

 

 

Rationale

 

This course ( second in a sequence of three) is appropriate for students who are considering a major in engineering, mathematics, or the physical sciences and plan to transfer to a 4 year institution for a BS degree. It is also appropriate for any student who wants to increase his/her knowledge of electricity and magnetism, kinetic theory, thermodynamics, thermal energy and heat transfer by using calculus.

 

 

Evaluation

 

A. Requirements

  1. Hourly Tests (3)

  2. Final Exam (Comprehensive)

  3. Lab

 

  B. Instructor’s grading policy

 

1. Hourly Tests (3)

60 %

2. Final Exam (Comprehensive)

30 %

3. Lab

10 %

 

 

Total---------------------------------------à

100 %

 

 

 

90 %   -    100 %        ------     A

80 %   -      89 %        ------      B

70 %   -      79 %        ------      C

60 %   -       69 %       ------      D

LESS  THAN 60 %   ------      F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Procedures             

 

A. Materials

  1. Textbook : University Physics(11th edition) by Young and Freedman

  2. Calculator

 

B. Special notes: (tentative)

      Test 1 covers chapters     17,18,19,20

      Test 2 covers chapters     21,22,23,24

      Test 3 covers chapters     25,26,27,28,29

      Final exam covers all Chapters .

   

   2. If the final exam grade is greater than the lowest houry exam ,it will be worth     

      50% and the lowest hourly exam will be dropped.

    (no make up tests will be given)

 

  3. Lab work must be turned in on time.

 

 

C  : EXAMINATIONS:

      There will be 3 major exams given  in advance during the semester.  No

       make-up exam will be given .  Absence from these exams will result in a zero grade.  A comprehensive final will be administered during final exam week. This is a requirement of the course..Exam Questions will be asked from deductive reasoning from the material presented in Class,Home Work and Reading assignment.

      Students can bring a simple scientific calculator for the exams.

      Cell Phones/Palm pilot or any other electronic devises of any kind will not be allowed during the exams .

 

 

 

HOMEWORK:

 

Homework assignment will consist of:

 

1 .   Reading sections in the text

 

2.   Answering questions

 

3.    Problems

 

           It is essential for students to do assignments on a daily basis.  Selected problems will be discussed in the class as time and demand permits.  The reading assignments are made in advance of the lectures that cover the reading material.  The lectures are designed to reinforce the students reading not for the students to learn the entire course from the lectures. It is extreamly important for the students to carefully and perceptively read the assignments before the lectures. Some elementary material that needs little explanation will be assigned for reading and not covered in the class.

 

LABORATORY  WORK:

 

            Report should be done neatly.  Late reports will not be graded.

 

PREPARATION AND PREREQUISITES:

 

           Students are required to have completed the appropriate prerequisits Math/Physics courses or their equivalent to be enrolled in a course.  Students who have not completed the prerequisite courses are ineligible for enrollment in a course and will not be given a final grade if they do not withdraw.  Students should either be concurrently enrolled in the required Math course or have completed it or an equivalent course.  Students are required to have a working knowledge of the topics involved in the prerequisite  courses  and all their prerequisites at least at the level of having passed the  courses at the B level.  If the student feels insecure in his/her depth of knowledge in these areas it is recommended that he/she immediately undertake a brief but thorough review of these subjects in lectures, but the student will be responsible for knowing the material. All the exam problems will be similar to the homework assignments, the example problems in the book or example problems worked out in the lectures.

 

 

 

  

C. Tentative test dates: 

         Test 1 ( 2 /26/2008)

         Test 2 ( 4 /8/2008)

         Test 3 ( 5 /8/2008)

         Final Exam ( 5/15/2008)  

 

 

             

COLLEGE POLICIES FOR COURSE SYLLABI:

 

 

ESSEX CODE OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

 

Academic honesty is expected of all students.  Work submitted by students as their own must be their own and materials taken from any other source must be clearly identified as such.  Falsification of data, plagiarism, copying from others in class, obtaining advance information about exams, and other violations of academic honesty are not acceptable.  The usual penalty for academic dishonesty is failure on the paper or exam or failure in the course, as determined by the instructor.  The instructor may recommend a more severe penalty, such as dismissal from a program or from the College.

 

ESSEX WRITING POLICY

 

The college recognizes that clear, correct and concise use of language is a characteristic of an educated person.  Instructors should consider the quality of writing in determining a grade for a written assignment.  In some instances, poor writing can be a sufficient cause for a failing grade on a paper, and in extreme cases, a failing grade in a course.

 

ESSEX ATTENDANCE POLICY

 

All students are expected to attend class regularly and punctually in order to derive maximum benefit from instruction and to contribute to learning in the classroom.

 

Each faculty member will determine the specific attendance policy for each course and will monitor attendance accordingly.  At the faculty member’s discretion, absence from class may be the basis for academic failure.

 

 

Students are encouraged to seek help from their instructors whenever they encounter academic difficulty (either during scheduled office hours or by appointment).  In addition, the Student Success Center in E312 has information about free tutoring provided.  Stop by or call for more information (410-780-690).

 

 

 

SNOW AND EMERGENCY CLOSING POLICY

 

Should it become necessary for the College to close or alter its times of operations, announcements will be made after 6:30 a.m. on WBAL radio (1090 AM) or you can call 410-682-6000.  Should the College’s opening be delayed, faculty and students are expected to be where they would normally be at the announced opening time.