UNIVERSITY of MIAMI
Thomas Curtright, Professor
Department of Physics
PHY 102 Syllabus
College Physics II
First Summer Session 1998
In this class we will study electromagnetism, light, and a few topics
in modern physics.
Lectures and Discussions:
8:00 – 9:55 am, Monday – Friday, May 13 – June 19,
Room 108 J. L. Knight Physics Bldg.
(No class on Monday, May 25, due to the Memorial Day Holiday.)
Office Hours:
Daily, after class until noon, or by appointment.
Room 325 J. L. Knight Physics Bldg.
Phone: 284 - 2324 item 4.
Email: curtright@physics.miami.edu
Required Textbook:
J. D. Cutnell and K. W. Johnson, Physics,
Fourth Edition, 1997, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Recommended Homework:
Read Chapters 18 – 32 in your text (see the schedule below) and attempt
as many of the problems as you can. Some of these problems will be collected
and graded (see below). If you can do most of the problems in the textbook,
the exams should not be difficult.
Graded Problems:
These will be due as announced in lecture, a few days in advance.
Solutions to these problems and others will be given during the in-class
discussions. Unannounced in-class quizzes are also possible, so you are
strongly urged to attend every lecture and discussion session. The graded
problems and quizzes are worth a total of 100 points.
Progress Exams:
8:55 – 9:55 am, Thursday, May 28, in room 108 JLK.
8:55 – 9:55 am, Thursday, June 11, in room 108 JLK.
Each progress exam is worth 100 points.
There will be no make-up exams.
Final Exam:
8:00 – 10:00 am, Friday, June 19, in room 108 JLK.
The final is worth 200 points.
Grading Policy:
Your grade will be based on your best four scores from the above five
100 point possibilities. That is, you will be forgiven your worst score
out of the five possible.
Any student suspected of cheating will receive an E grade for violation
of the student honor code and will be referred to the appropriate University
court for adjudication.
Suggested Study Schedule for PHY102:
(Of course, we may fall behind this schedule depending on the amount
of in-class discussion, and the number of problems discussed.)
Beginning the week of …
You should work on …
May 11
Electric forces, fields, and potential.
May 18
Electric potential and energy, electric circuits, magnetic forces and
fields.
May 25
Electromagnetic induction, and alternating currents; and Exam I.
June 1
Electromagnetic waves, and interference.
June 8
Reflection and refraction of light, special relativity; and Exam II.
June 15
Particles and waves, atoms, and nuclei; and the Final.
Problems to be graded:
Chapter Problems
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32