UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - OKANAGAN

PHYSICS 122
Introductory Physics II - Section 001

COURSE OUTLINE
Winter Term II 2013/2014

Professor: Dr. Bülent Uyanıker (bulent.uyaniker@ubc.ca)

Office: Science 238C. (Office hours: TBA and by appointment)

Text: "College Physics", by Serway and Vuille, 9th Edition, Brooks/Cole

"Physics 122 Lab Manual”

Prerequisite: PHYS 111 or PHYS 112.

Course Syllabus:
1. Electrostatics (Chapters 15 and 16)
 Properties of electric charges, law of conservation of electric charge, Coulomb's law.
Insulators and conductors.
 Charging by induction (temporary or permanent), examples.
 Electric field, electric field vector E, electric field lines.
 Uniform electric field and electric field produced by point charges.
 An electric force acting on an electric charge placed in an electric field. (its
magnitude and direction)
 Hanging charged objects at equilibrium (lab experiment)
 Conservative character of an electric field, (work - energy theorem )
 Electrical potential energy of an electric charge placed in an electric field, electric
potential V (a scalar!).
 Work done by an electric field to move an electric charge between two different
points of the electric field. Work done by an external force. How they are related to
each other. The total work required to build a given system of electric charges.
Potential energy stored in such system (work-energy theorem)
 Definition of capacitance, a parallel plate capacitor, dielectrics.

2. Electric Current, Direct Current Circuits (Chapter 17 and 18)

 Definition of electric current I.
 Resistance and Ohm's law, resistivity, temperature dependence of resistance.
 Electrical energy and power, energy consumption (kilowatt-hour, kWh)
 Sources of emf, batteries, and resistors in series and in parallel.
 Kirchhoff's rules for DC circuits.
 3. Magnetism (Chapter 19)
 Magnetic field B (magnitude and direction).
 Magnetic force on a moving charge. Motion of charged particles in an electric and
magnetic fields. Mass spectrometer.
 Magnetic force on a current carrying conductor.
 Magnetic field produced by an electric current (a long straight wire, a current loop, a
solenoid)
 Magnetic force between two parallel conductors

4. Electromagnetic Induction (Chapter 20)

 Magnetic flux. Induced emf, its magnitude and direction. Faraday's Law of Induction.
 Motional emf.
 Lenz's Law
 Alternating Current (AC Current) and Electromagnetic Waves (Chapter 21)
 Resistors, capacitors and inductors in an ac circuit. (RLC circuit). Resonance
 Power in an AC circuit.
 Electromagnetic waves, their properties, electromagnetic spectrum.

5. Optics (Chapters 22 and 23)

 Reflection and refraction of light.
 Snells’ Law.
 Critical angle and total internal reflection.
 Image formations in mirrors and lenses.
 Combination of lenses. Optical instruments.

6. Wave Optics (Chapter 24, optional)

 Interference.
 Young’s Double-Slit interference.
 Thin films.
 Diffraction.

Evaluation:
Assignments (10%) and Quizzes (5%) 15%
Tutorial (Participation + Online Questions ) 5%
th th
Midterm Exams (12.5% each, Feb 7 , Mar 7 ) 25%
Laboratory work 20%
Final examination 35%

In order to achieve a passing grade for the course the student has to pass both the lecture and
the laboratory component of a course considered separately. Failure to achieve a passing
grade from the lecture component (at least 50/100) or the lab (at least 10/20) will result in a
failing grade (i.e. 49%) for the entire course even if the total semester percentage earned for
the course exceeds 50%.
The student, who has passed the lab component of the course, with a grade of 60% or higher,
can carry on the lab mark and repeat only the lecture component. It is the student’s
responsibility to inform the professor at the beginning of the semester that he/she has
already completed the lab component.

What to expect: Please note that this course is designed for adults. You should be able to take
responsibility in following the course, paying attention to deadlines, submitting your
assignments and homework appropriately and in time. Do not expect your professor or anyone
else to baby sit your (clicker registration, missing book, copying lecture notes, forgetting your
clicker at home etc.) problems.
At all times we will seek the highest standards in this class and value the ability of thinking
rather than memorizing. Your professor will be happy to guide you in exploring the secrets of
the universe and in your attempts to exercise one of the most difficult sports in the world:
thinking! Do not hesitate to ask help before it is too late.
Portable music devices, cell phones and social media usage in the classroom are not allowed.

Exams: Note that there will be no make-up exams. Students who miss an exam without making
prior arrangements with the lecture instructor will drop that exam score. It is unacceptable to
notify me after the examination/quiz date and the student will usually receive a zero for this
examination. A formula sheet consisting of formulae and necessary expressions will be provided.
Exams are to be your own work; you are not permitted to collaborate with any other person.

Homework: There will be approximately 10 homework assignments to be solved online. It is

your responsibility to follow the assignments and submission dates online at http://cs-suse-
4.ok.ubc.ca/autoedu/ . Supplemental and/or bonus homework as may be assigned. Homework
will normally be assigned at each Fridays lecture and will be due at the following week’s Friday.
No late submissions will be accepted.

Quizzes: There will be at least one unannounced clicker quiz each week and we may have
additional written quizzes. These quizzes will also serve to check attendance.

Tutorials: Tutorials or the so called problem solving hours are designed to help you in
understanding the concepts and to determine the areas of difficulty in problem solving rather
than providing you with the solutions of the problems. As such, you are expected to come to
the tutorial hours prepared by attempting to solve the tutorial problems beforehand. This
term, to facilitate this, we will have one or two tutorial questions posted online at http://cs-
suse-4.ok.ubc.ca/autoedu/. Your response to these online problems together with your
attendance to tutorial hours will constitute 5% of your total grade.

Instructions for Blackboard Registration: "You are required to use an i>clicker remote for in-
class participation. i>clicker is a response system that allows you to respond to questions I pose
during class, and you will be graded on that feedback and on your in-class participation.
In order to receive this credit, you will need to register your i>clicker remote online within the
first week of classes.

Please register your clicker through the Blackboard course website. On the home page, you will
find an i>Clicker Registration icon. Click on this icon to access the registration form. Type in
your Remote ID. The remote ID is the series of numbers and sometimes letters found on the
bottom of the back of your i>clicker remote. i>clicker will be used every day in class, and you
are responsible for bringing your remote daily."

Please check Blackboard (http://resources.connect.ubc.ca/) regularly for announcements,

assignments and to print lecture material.

Tips for doing well: Read your textbook before coming to the class. Solve the problems in your
textbook. Do the homework problems, ask questions in lecture and recitation, seek help quickly
if you do not understand the material. Please keep up with the lecture material. It is almost
impossible to catch up if you fall even one week behind. Remember that you are responsible for
the material discussed in class, including demonstrations, even if it does not appear in the
textbook.

Learning Center: The Academic Resource Centre (ARC) is a free, on-campus tutoring service
that helps hundreds of students every semester. All tutors have come highly recommended by
their faculty, have completed a comprehensive training program and are available in virtually all
subjects.

The Math and Science Centre is located on the 2nd floor in UNC 204. For more information and
tutoring schedules check out http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/students/arc/welcome.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
The academic enterprise is founded on honesty, civility, and integrity. As members of this
enterprise, all students are expected to know, understand, and follow the codes of conduct
regarding academic integrity. At the most basic level, this means submitting only original
work done by you and acknowledging all sources of information or ideas and attributing
them to others as required. This also means you should not cheat, copy, or mislead others
about what is your work. Violations of academic integrity (i.e., misconduct) lead to the
breakdown of the academic enterprise, and therefore serious consequences arise and harsh
sanctions are imposed. For example, incidences of plagiarism or cheating may result in a mark
of zero on the assignment or exam and more serious consequences may apply if the matter is
referred to the President’s Advisory Committee on Student Discipline. Careful records are kept
in order to monitor and prevent recurrences.

A more detailed description of academic integrity, including the policies and procedures, may
be found at http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/okanagan/index.cfm?tree=3,54,111,959

DISABILITY
"If you require disability related accommodations to meet the course objectives please contact
the Coordinator of Disability Resources located in the Student development and Advising area
of the student services building. For more information about Disability Resources or about
academic accommodations please visit the web site at:
http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/students/disres/welcome.html

Equity, Human Rights, Discrimination and Harassment

UBC does not condone discrimination or harassment in classrooms, living or work environments
on campus. For information about UBC’s policies related to equity, human rights, discrimination
or harassment please contact:
Equity Advisor: ph. 250-807-9291; email equity.ubco@ubc.ca
Web: www.ubc.ca/okanagan/equity

If you have any questions concerning the course please do not hesitate to talk to me.
Good Luck with your course!