1. Physics 114 – General Physics II
Everyone Pick Up:
Syllabus
Student Info sheet – fill it out
Materials
Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 9th ed., Serway and Jewett, with webassign, through chap. 39
Scientific Calculator*
iclicker*
Laptop
30 cm metric ruler
* - bring these to class
Eric Carlson
“Eric”
“Professor Carlson”
Olin 306
Office Hours always
(o) (c)
Topics Covered:
30% Electricity
30% Magnetism
30% Optics
10% Modern Physics
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3. Preparing for Lecture Reading Assignment
Sections 23.1 – 23.3 by Friday
Sections 23.4 – 23.6 by Wednesday
Quizzes:
Reading quiz 23a by Friday
Reading quiz 23b by Wednesday
Read the material assigned on the Web, or in class each day, before class starts
Take a webassign-based reading quiz online by 9:30 AM
You only get one chance to answer these questions

4. Class attendance, Seating, Participation
I do not grade directly on attendance
But it is basically necessary for class participation
I will be taking attendance, usually
Starting Wednesday, everyone will sit in the same seat every day (your choice which seat)
Not the back row
Do you understand how concept iclicker questions work?
A) Yes, I’ve done it before
B) Yes, though it’s new to me
C) Sort of, I’ll figure it out
D) Huh?
Class Participation Grade and the iclicker
I present a multiple choice question
Round 1 – You must figure out or guess the answer, then vote with your iclicker
You discuss the questions with your classmates
Round 2 – You get a second chance to get the answer right
Right answers: 4/4, wrong answers: 3/4
If you get 80% or more, you get full credit on class participation
Participating in class discussion gains bonus points that can push up your participation grade, even past full credit

5. Homework, Webassign http://www.webassign.net/student.html
All homework is on webassign
Bookstore can sell you a license, or you can get it online
Personalized problems, you need to get correct to 1% or better
Handout about webassign is on the class web page
Due almost every class day at 9:30 AM
Personalized problems – you can’t copy
Eight chances to get it right
Getting help is encouraged
Ask a friend, ask me, come to office hours
First assignment is due on Wednesday of next week
Groups will be provided to help you work on homework (or study, or whatever)

6. Exams Exam Dates: February 6 March 1 April 5 May 1, 9 AM
3 tests and a final
Honors code violations will be turned in to the honor council
Normally, penalty is 1-term suspension and an irreplaceable F in the course
Multiple choice, short essay and computational problems
If ill, call me/ me immediately or bring a Doctor’s note
Red dashed line means you should be able to use this on a test, but you needn’t memorize it
Red boxes mean memorize this for the test
Other colors mean not on the test
Dotted red means easily derived from other formulas

7. Miscellaneous The Web Pandemic Plans Labs Tutorials
Numerous materials can be found on the web for this course
These lectures
Math review
Syllabus and other handouts
Reading assignments and quizzes
Test information
If there is a catastrophic closing of the university, we will attempt to continue the class:
Emergency contacts:
Web page
Cell:
Labs
Tutorials
You are required to sign up for PHY 114L
You must pass the lab to pass the class
Labs begin on January 23
Days to be Determined
Olin 101
Start next week?

8. Percentage Breakdown:
Grades
Percentage Breakdown:
Test 1 12%
Test 2 12%
Test 3 12%
Final 24%
Homework 20%
Lab 10%
Class Part. 5%
Read Quiz 5%
Grade Assigned
94% A 73% C
90% A- 70% C-
87% B+ 67% D+
83% B 63% D
80% B- 60% D-
77% C+ <60% F
Little if any curving
Do not allow extra credit

9. Background Information
Prerequisites
Physics: PHY 113 (or 111), mechanics, etc.
You should have a good understanding of basic physics
Be familiar with units and keeping track of them, scientific notation
Should know key elementary formulas like F = ma
Mathematics: MTH 111, introductory calculus
Know how to perform derivatives of any function
Understand definite and indefinite integration
Work with vectors either abstractly or in coordinates
There is a math review online with everything you need to know

10. Red boxes mean memorize this, not just here, but always!
SI Units
Fundamental units
Time second s
Distance meter m
Mass kilogram kg
Temperature Kelvin K
Charge Coulomb C
Red boxes mean memorize this, not just here, but always!
Derived units
Force Newtons N kgm/s2
Energy Joule J Nm
Power Watt W J/s
Frequency Hertz Hz s-1
Elec. Potential Volt V J/C
Capacitance Farad F C/V
Current Ampere A C/s
Resistance Ohm  V/A
Mag. Field Tesla T Ns/C/m
Magnetic Flux Weber Wb Tm2
Inductance Henry H Vs/A
Metric Prefixes
G Giga-
106 M Mega-
k kilo- 1
m milli-
 micro-
n nano-
p pico-
f femto-

11. Vectors A scalar is a quantity that has a magnitude, but no direction
Mass, time, temperature, distance
In a book, denoted by math italic font
A vector is a quantity that has both a magnitude and a direction
Displacement, velocity, acceleration
In books, usually denoted by bold face
When written, usually draw an arrow over it
In three dimensions, any vector can be described in terms of its components
Denoted by a subscript x, y, z
The magnitude of a vector is how long it is
Denoted by absolute value symbol, or same variable in math italic font z y vx vz vy x

12. Finding Components of Vectors
If we have a vector in two dimensions, it is pretty easy to compute its components from its magnitude and direction y v vy
We can go the other way as well vx x
In three dimensions it is harder

13. Unit Vectors We can make a unit vector out of any vector
Denoted by putting a hat over the vector
It points in the same direction as the original vector
The unit vectors in the x-, y- and z-direction are very useful – they are given their own names
i-hat, j-hat, and k-hat respectively
Often convenient to write arbitrary vector in terms of these

14. Adding and Subtracting Vectors
To graphically add two vectors, just connect them head to tail
To add them in components, just add each component
Subtraction can be done the same way

15. Multiplying Vectors There are two ways to multiply two vectors
The dot product produces a scalar quantity
It has no direction
It can be pretty easily computed from geometry
It can be easily computed from components
The cross product produces a vector quantity
It is perpendicular to both vectors
Requires the right-hand rule
Its magnitude can be easily computed from geometry
It is a bit of a pain to compute from components