Physics 172, Fall 2009
Dynamic Topics List/Schedule/Assignments

last updated 12/8/2009
Prof. Hank Yochum

Tutoring- Tuesday 6:30-8:30 and Wednesday 6:00-9:00 in Guion 018
Tutor is Kirsten Blaesing - blaesing11


> Webassign online homework system


Link to student companion website for our text, Fundamentals of Physics, 8th ed, Halliday/Resnick/Walker
A nice list of simulations and applets for a second semester general physics course

Week 1    Wednesday, August 26 Thursday, August 27 Friday, August 28
   

class begins!!!
discuss syllabus

have read for class Friday
chapter 13 sections 1-3 + 5

peer instruction questions for Friday

HW Set 1
Due Friday September 4 by 9:30 am through webassign (note, I'm having an issue with webassign so it won't be there until Monday or so)

Chapt 13: P2, P5, P6, P17, P20, P24
Chapt 21: Q7, Q10, P7, P9

Week 2 Monday, August 31 Wednesday, September 2 Thursday, September 3 Friday, September 4
  for Monday, we'll finish chapter 13, we are only covering sections 1-3, 5 - we'll do a couple of examples

I posted the answer to the example we worked on today in the file from Friday



for Wednesday class, have read chapter 21 sections 1-4

peer instruction questions for chapt 21
time for HW questions, more chapt 21, we'll meet in Prothro, you guys provide the white board have read section 5 in chapter 21 and sections 1, 2 in chapt 22


HW Set 2, due saturday september 12 (now due Monday the 14th by 5 pm)
Chapt 21

P26, P44, P59

Chapt 22
Q7,Q8, P9, P13, P23, P25, 27
Week 3 Monday, September 7 Wednesday, September 9 Thursday, September 10 Friday, September 11
  have read chapt 22 sections 1-6

E field peer instruction questions
have read sections 6 (again), plus the rest of the chapter... we will continue with discussing the chapter discuss hw continue with chapter 22

HW Set 3
Due Friday September 18
chapt 22: P14, P31, P36, P53, P54, P64

Chapt 23
P3, P5, P11, I've postponed P21
Week 4 Monday, September 14 Wednesday, September 16 Thursday, September 17 Friday, September 18
  finish chapter 22

more E field peer instruction questions
have read chapter 23 sections 1-5, quick quiz 1 on chapt 23 reading

Gauss' law peer questions
discuss HW
note: I've removed chapt 23 problem 21 from webassign
continue discussion of Gauss' law, have read the rest of chapter 23

HW Set 4
Chapt 23: P21, P25, P26, P27,P34, P41, P50, P51
Week 5 Monday, September 21 Wednesday, September 23 Thursday, September 24 Friday, September 25
  continue chapter 23 finish chapter 23, have read chapter 24 sections 1-4

Gauss question that wasn't included

electric potential peer questions
discuss HW continue with chapter 24, have read sections 5-10
Week 6 Monday, September 28 Wednesday, September 30 Thursday, October 1 Friday, October 2
  this is the test I from spring 2009

come with questions for test review!

I'll be posting answers to the practive test after class
test 1, covering chapt 13, 21-23

equation sheet rules: half of one side of regular notebook paper can be used to write anything on
reading day
reading day


HW Set 5
Chapt 24
Q4, Q6, P4, P6, P8, P9, P12, P35, P37, P44, P67
Due by Saturday October 10 by 5 pm
Week 7 Monday, October 5 Wednesday, October 7 Thursday, October 8 Friday, October 9
 

finish up chapter 24, have finished reading all of chapt 24

have read chapter 25 sections 1-4

leftover question on potential

capacitor questions

your test solutions are due on Thursday October 15

hw questions, continue discussion of chapter 25 quick quiz II on chapter 25, end of chapter 25

capacitor applet from class

another applet, capacitor with motor- why capacitors are useful

HW6
Chapt 25
Q1, P8, P11, P16, P18, P21, P30

Due Saturday October 17 by 5pm

Week 8 Monday, October 12 Wednesday, October 14 Thursday, October 15 Friday, October 16
 

have read chapter 26 sections 1-4

peer questions

motion of charges - (current)

microscopic model of conductor - electron motion applet with and without E field

have read chapt 26 sections 4, 5, 6 and 7

quick quiz 3
discuss HW no class - i was sick

HW 7
Chapt 26
Q6, P1, P4, P5, P16, P28, P41, P44, P51
Chapt 27
Q6, Q8, P7, P16
Due Saturday October 24, 5 pm

Week 9 Monday, October 19 Wednesday, October 21 Thursday, October 22 Friday, October 23
  finish up chapter 26, also have read chapt 27 sections 1-4

circuits peer questions- updated oct 26
have read sections 5-8 of chapter 27

quick quiz 4 on chapter 27, sections 1-8
no class - hw questions (brief) + continue with chapter 27

HW 8
Chapt 27
P16, P17, Q10, P27, P37, P60, P61,P65, P72
Week 10 Monday, October 26 Wednesday, October 28 Thursday, October 29 Friday, October 30
  chapter 27, have read section 9 finish up chapter 27

no quiz, postponed to Friday
discuss HW

have read chapter 28 sections 1-4, 6

quick quiz 5 on chapter 28

B field peer questions

Charged particle in B field physlet

charged particle in B field applet

charged particles moving in B field applet


Current in wire in a B field physlet

Week 11 Monday, November 2 Wednesday, November 4 Thursday, November 5 Friday, November 6
  Test II from the last time I taught this class

continue w/chapt 28, have read sections 8-10
finish chapt 28
ask questions about test II

test II covering chapters 24, 25, 26, 27

test can also be taken outside of class on Monday from 8:30-5pm

equation sheet rules:
1 half of 1 front of 1 page is allowed for whatever you want to write

HW 9
due Saturday November 14 chapt 28:
Q6, Q8, P1, P2, P10, P25, P39, P44, P48, P73
Chapt 29
P19, P28, P38

Week 12 Monday, November 9 Wednesday, November 11 Thursday, November 12 Friday, November 13
  finish up a few chapt 28 peer questions

force on current carrying wire in B field


have read chapt 29 sections 1-3

chapt 29 peer questions

B field from current carrrying wire applet


similar applet with iron filings


have read chapt 29 sections 4-6

discuss HW finish chapter 29 quick quiz on chapt 29


HW 10
Due Saturday November 21

Chapt 29
P42, P48, P55

Chapt 30
Q2, P1, P10, P15, P17, P31, P36, P37, P45, P46
Week 13 Monday, November 16 Wednesday, November 18 Thursday, November 19 Friday, November 20
  have read chapter 30 sections 1-4

induction peer questions
have read chapter 30 sections 5-8 discuss HW and chapt 30

we'll need to talk about sections 6 and 7
continue with chapter 30

HW will be due Tuesday December 1, will add a couple more
Week 14 Monday, November 23 Wednesday, November 25 Thursday, November 26 Friday, November 27
  Thanksgiving      
Week 15 Monday, November 30 Wednesday, December 2 Thursday, December 3 Friday, December 4
 

have read chapter 30 sections 9-10, 12

RL circuit applet
(under inductance)

ampere applet
(under calculating B fields)

Problems on RL circuits
chapt 30, Q9, P50, P56
Due Wednesday at 5 pm over webassign

practice test III
( last year's test III)

finish up a couple of topics



discuss test topics/practice test Test III covering chapters 28, 29, 30

same equation sheet rules as last time
Week 16 Monday, December 7 Wednesday, December 9 Thursday, December 10 Friday, December 11
  start chapt 31, have read sections 6, 10, 11 (note that we are jumping around a little here)
chapt 31 peer questions


chapt 31 stuff:
inside a transformer - one like you use all the time...

AC generator applet - cool!

transfomer - physics applet

another transformer but not the kind from physics class
wrap up chapt 31
have read chapter 32 sections 1-5, maybe we'll have a quiz on the reading....

We'll also be meeting during your lab session - Bring all of your equations sheets to lab

peer questions for chapt 32

last HW set is posted on webassign

HW 12
chapt 31 P52, P62, P63
chapt 32 P7, P17

continue discussion of chapt 32

chapt 32...talk final

note about final exam - cumulative, 1 page of handwritten material is allowed
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