COURSE TITLE: University Physics III PREFIX NUMBER: Phy 223
LECTURE HOURS: 3.0 LAB HOURS: 3.0
CONTACT HOURS: 6.0 CREDIT HOURS: 4.0
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
This course is the third of a sequence of three courses. This course is a calculus-based survey of electromagnetic radiation, atomic, solid state, and nuclear physics.
Students may not receive credit for both Phy 223 and Phy 202.
Prerequisite: Mat 141, Phy 222
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This sequence of courses is intended as a survey of the major results of physics. This course covers the principles of geometric and physical optics, relativistic kinematics, quantum theory, the atom, the nucleus, the standard model of the structure of matter.
The laboratory is intended to give the student a hands-on experience with some aspects of the topics covered in the lectures.
TEXTBOOKS AND REQUIRED MATERIALS:
TEXT: Serway and Beichner. Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics 5th ed.
Saunders College Publishing, 1996.
LAB MANUAL: TTC Manual
CALCULATOR: Scientific; any calculator that has as a minimum the trig functions, logarithms (base 10 and base e) exponential, and scientific notation. (The TI-81 graphing calculator is a good choice, but not required.)
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Calculate the refraction of light through optical materials.
2. Calculate the interference and diffraction of light for simple configurations.
3. Calculate the velocity, energy and momentum of a point mass in different relativistic reference frames related by a one-dimensional transformation.
4. Calculate the energy, momentum and angular momentum of a photon or an electron in a box.
5. Calculate the gross energy structure of the hydrogen atom.
6. Calculate the Fermi level for different condensed systems.
7. Calculate the energy and momentum associated with nuclear decays and interactions.
8. Describe the structure of the fundamental hadrons and leptons and describe their interactions in terms of the conservation laws of the standard model.
GRADING SYSTEM AND POLICY:
The grade for this course will be based on the weighted average of classroom test, the daily grade, laboratory reports and the final examination.
Final exam 25%
Classroom tests 55%
Daily grade 5%
Laboratory grade 15%
Final grades will be awarded according to the college-wide grading scale:
91 - 100 = A
81 - 90 = B
71 - 80 = C
65 - 70 = D
Below 65 = F
If a scheduled classroom test is missed, arrangements for a make-up test must be made. Failure to do so will result in the grade of zero. Each instructor will inform you of his/her grading policies regarding scheduled and make-up test, reports, and the final examination.
The daily grade may be based on quizzes, homework and/or special assignments, class participation and the student’s overall attendance record. Quizzes may be given without prior notification. Policies regarding the daily grade will be explained by the instructor.
Absence on the day of a final exam will result in the grade of I (incomplete) or F, at the discretion of the instructor. Incomplete grades must be cleared according to the policies of the registrar as listed in the college catalog.
A student who wishes to withdraw from the course must follow procedures of the Registrar and the department chairman.
FACULTY ACCESS
Your instructor is available to you outside of class for academic assistance. Full-time faculty maintain and post regularly scheduled office hours. Part-time faculty are accessible in a variety of ways, which may include conferences before and after class or by appointment, telephone conferences, and E-mail. The phone number for contacting your instructor is provided on your syllabus addendum or cover sheet.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:
The college will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students with disabilities should notify the disabled students’ counselor (located in the student success center) and their instructors of any special needs. Instructors should be notified on the first day of classes.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
The college attendance policy is designed to foster student success. Prompt and regular attendance is the responsibility of each student. In most cases, a student must attend at least 80% of classes in order to have an opportunity to earn a passing grade. The student is responsible for all material covered and all assignments made in class. Any time a student is absent from a class, laboratory, or other scheduled event, it is the student’s responsibility to make satisfactory arrangements for any make-up work permitted by the instructor. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate the paper work required to drop or withdraw from courses. Failure to attend classes does not constitute proper procedure for dropping or withdrawal and may result in the grade of F. Contact the Admissions and Records office for additional information. If you are late for class, enter quietly and notify the instructor of your presence after the class is dismissed.
All veteran students are required to maintain attendance in order to earn VA benefits. Whenever a veteran student’s absences exceed 20% of the hours assigned to the course, the VA student will be administratively dropped for excessive absences. An instructor may administratively withdraw a student who has missed more than 10% of contact hours for the course if the student has not notified the instructor of reasons for the absences prior to reaching the 10% limit. Contact the veterans assistance office for additional information.
LABORATORY PROCEDURES:
1. The student is required to read the laboratory manual and to become familiar with each experiment prior to entering the laboratory.
2. The lab report is due 1 week after completion of the experiment unless otherwise specified. Late reports may be penalized. The reports must be legible. All raw data and calculated results must be reported in a clear understandable format. The results must include the actual and expected error and appropriate discussion.
3. Each student must hand in an individual report (unless otherwise specified by the instructor) even though he/she has a partner or partners during the experiment.
4. The laboratory portion is considered an essential part of the course. The student is responsible for performing every experiment and handing in a report. Failure to hand in a report (or, at the discretion of the instructor, a substitute assignment) will result in the grade of zero for the experiment.
5. The student is responsible for reading, understanding and obeying safety regulations as listed in the lab manual and for acting in a generally mature and responsible manor while in the laboratory.
TEXTBOOK PORTIONS COVERED:
Unit 0 Review Ch 34
Unit I Light Ch 35-38
Unit II Relativity Ch 39
Unit III Quantum physics Ch 40-41
Unit IV Atoms and solids Ch 42-44
Unit V The nucleus, nuclear energy Ch 45-46
Unit VI The standard model and Cosmology Ch 47
Contents of this syllabus are subject to change at the discretion of the instructor and the department head.
