PHY2061-2914(15516) - Enriched Phy W/ Cal 2

Honors course

Instructor: Prof. Siyao XuLinks to an external site.

Contact Information:

  • Email Address: xusiyao@ufl.edu
  • Office: NPB 2174
  • Phone: 3527560899

Class hours: Tuesday, Thursday, periods 4 and 5, 10:40 am - 12:35 pm

Location of classes: NPB 1002 

Tech support: If you have a technical issue with Canvas, please consult UF IT Help immediately (352-392-HELP / 352-392-4357)

Office hours: Tuesday, Thursday, period 6, 12:50 pm - 1:40 pm. 

Textbook: The required text is David Halliday, Robert Resnick, and Kenneth S. Krane, Physics, Volume 2
(5th edition, Wiley) ISBN: 0471401943 

Materials and Supplies Fee: N/A

Prereq: PHY 2060

Coreq: MAC 2313 or the equivalent

General Education Objectives (Physical Science): https://undergrad.aa.ufl.edu/general-education/gen-ed-program/subject-area-objectives/Links to an external site.. A minimum grade of C is required for general education credit.

Synopsis: Second course of the enriched sequence. Electricity and magnetism, including electrostatics, Gauss's Law, potentials, vector analysis, Laplace's equation, conductors and insulators, circuits, magnetism, Maxwell's equations and EM fields in matter. 

Course objectives: To obtain a thorough understanding of electrostatic interactions, magnetic interactions and electromagnetic waves. Applications to modern technology and environmental impacts will be emphasized along with a historical perspective. In-class discussions and programming projects are expected to enhance critical thinking and interest in numerical techniques.

Course schedule: Please find the course schedule here. 

Student Learning Outcomes: The laws of physics are the starting point for most scientific research and engineering applications. Students taking this course obtain broad-based knowledge and experience applying these laws. Many students go on to graduate study in physics, and a considerable number pursue advanced degrees in other science disciplines, all branches of engineering and medical school. The learning outcomes students can expect to acquire through successful completion of the course are listed below along with the assignments through which the outcomes will be assessed.

Content:

  • Identify, define and describe a core fields of physics i.e. electromagnetism (Lectures, textbook)
  • Formulate empirically-testable hypotheses derived from the study of physical processes, and apply logical reasoning skills (Homework, Quizzes, and Exams)

Critical Thinking:

  • Formulate, solve problems and draw conclusions from data. (Extra credit programming projects)

Communication:

  • Effectively and clearly communicate ideas in speech and in writing in an accepted style. (In-class discussions)

Grading policy:

A minimum grade of B is required to earn Academic points towards your Honors Completion Requirements. (Exception: Honors Quest I and II sections require a C). Once you have earned your final grade in this course, please upload the course information and final grade from your Unofficial Transcript into your Honors Canvas Cohort: Honors Completion module to earn Honors Milestone / Completion credit.

Homework and in-class quizzes: There will be 12 graded homework assignments during the semester, which in total will be worth 9% of the course grade. 

About one to two weeks after a homework is assigned, there will be a short (~30 minutes) in-class quiz based on the one to two homework assignments. There will be a total of 6 such quizzes (Q1 to Q6) and the minimum two scores will be dropped. Each quiz will be worth 8% of the course grade for a total of 32% of the course grade. The problems will be free response questions and they will be solved independently in 4 quizzes and solved by group discussion in 2 quizzes. Partial credit will be given if the calculations shown are partially correct. Also, if your/your group's work for the quiz does not show how you obtain the correct answer, then no points will be given even if you have the final correct answer provided. You can have your own work for the corresponding homework assignments and your notes during the quiz.

Mid-term exams: There will be two in-class mid-term exams of 1.5-hour duration each, scheduled for Sept. 25 and Nov. 6. Each of these exams will be worth 17% of the total grade. Hence the mid-term exams will constitute 34% of the total grade. The mid-term exams will be based on the homework assigned in the previous weeks and the quizzes. Three letter-sized sheets of your own notes will be allowed during these exams.

Final exam: There will be a 120 minutes, cumulative final exam on Dec. 11 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at NPB1002. Six letter-sized sheets of your own notes will be allowed. The final exam will be worth 25% of the total grade.

Extra credit: You can earn up to 5% extra credits during the semester. The extra credit will be based on some (very basic) programming techniques. 

Make-ups: Make-up tests and quizzes will be given if a situation satisfies the make-up policy (see below).

Grade calculation:

Homework
9% (12 homework)
2 mid-term tests
34% (17% each)
Best 4 of 6 quizzes
32% (8% each)
Extra credits (a programming project) 5%
Final exam
25%

 

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The course grades are not curved. Link to UF grading policy.

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This course complies with all UF academic policies. For information on those polices and for resources for students, please see this link.

Attendance and make-up assignments/tests: Requirements for class attendance and make-up exams, assignments, and other work in the course are consistent with university policies. See UF Academic Regulations and Policies for more information regarding the University Attendance Policies. 

Course evaluations: Students are expected to provide professional and respectful feedback on the quality of instruction in this course by completing course evaluations online. Students can complete evaluations in three ways:

    1. The email they receive from GatorEvals
    2. Their Canvas course menu under GatorEvals
    3. The central portal at https://my-ufl.bluera.com

Guidance on how to provide constructive feedback is available at https://gatorevals.aa.ufl.edu/students/. Students will be notified when the evaluation period opens. Summaries of course evaluation results are available to students at https://gatorevals.aa.ufl.edu/public-results/.

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Accommodations: Students with disabilities who experience learning barriers and would like to request academic accommodations should connect with the Disability Resource Center. See the “Get Started With the DRC” webpage on the Disability Resource Center site. It is important for students to share their accommodation letter with their instructor and discuss their access needs, as early as possible in the semester.

Academic Honesty: The University's Honesty Policy regarding cheating, plagiarism, etc.:

UF students are bound by The Honor Pledge which states “We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honor and integrity by abiding by the Honor Code. On all work submitted for credit by students at the University of Florida, the following pledge is either required or implied: “On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment.” The Conduct Code specifies a number of behaviors that are in violation of this code and the possible sanctions. See the UF Conduct Code website for more information. If you have any questions or concerns, please consult with the instructor or TAs in this class.

In-class recording: Students are allowed to record video or audio of class lectures. However, the purposes for which these recordings may be used are strictly controlled. The only allowable purposes are (1) for personal education use, (2) in connection with a complaint to the university, or (3) as evidence in, or in preparation for, a criminal or civil proceeding. All other purposes are prohibited. Specifically, students may not publish recorded lectures without the written consent of the instructor. A “class lecture” is an educational presentation intended to inform or teach enrolled students about a particular subject, including any instructor-led discussions that form part of the presentation, and deliver by an instructor hired or appointed by the University, or by a guest instructor, as part of a University of Florida course.

A class lecture does not include lab sessions, student presentations, clinical presentation such as patient history, academic exercises involving solely student participation, assessments (quizzes, tests, exams), field trips, private conversations between students in the class or between a student and the faculty or guest lecturer during a class session.

Publication without permission of the instructor is prohibited. To “publish” means to share, transmit, circulate, distribute, or provide access to a recording, regardless, of format or medium, to another person (or persons), including but not limited to another student within the same class section. Additionally, a recording, or transcript of a recording, is considered published if it is posted on or uploaded to, in whole or in part, any media platform, including but not limited to social media, book, magazine, newspaper, leaflet, or third-party note/tutoring services. A student who publishes a recording without written consent may be subject to a civil cause of action instituted by a person injured by the publication and/or discipline under UF Regulation 4.040 Student Honor Code and Student Conduct Code.

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