California State University, Fullerton Department of Physics PHYS 212: Elementary Physics Fall 2011 Meeting Time: Section

Number: Room Number: Office hours: Tutoring Center: Required Text: MWF 10:00-10:50 AM Instructor: 13641 Email: MH 513 Office: M 11:00 AM-12:00 PM or by appointment MH 600 Check schedule on door for hours College Physics Seventh Edition, Volume 2 Wilson/Buffa/Lou ISBN: 0321571118 Brent Yates bryates@fullerton.edu MH 612-B

Mastering PhysicsTM: You can access the text book online, as well as supplemental study materials. Homework will also be completed and graded online. Please refer to the student access kit that came with your text book for information about accessing the site. You can also go to: www.masteringphysics.com. The course ID is: MPYATESFall11. I have assigned Introduction to MasteringPhysics under the Misc. section. This will help familiarize you with the system, especially if you have not used it before. Please log in and complete this task before Monday, August 29th at 10:00 AM. Course Outline: We will be covering the following chapters: 15 Electric Charge, Forces, and Fields 16 Electric Potential, Energy, and Capacitance 17 Electric Current and Resistance Exam 1 18 Basic Electric Circuits 19 Magnetism 20 Electromagnetic Induction and Waves Exam 2 21 AC Circuits 22 Reflection and Refraction of Light 23 Mirrors and Lenses (time permitting) Exam 3 Review Final Exam Assignments and Exams: Homework will typically be assigned when we begin a chapter, and will be due 2 class periods following completion of the chapter. There will be 3 exams (one every 3 chapters), and a cumulative final. Exams may be curved to bring up the class average The final exam will not be mandatory for students with an A at the end of the semester.

Grading Scale: Plus/minus grades may be assigned for borderline cases. Grades will be assigned as follows (I may widen the spreads at the end of the semester): A B C D F 90% - 100% 80% - 89% 70% - 79% 69% and below No effort show on exams and homework

Distribution of points: Exams 70% Homework 30% Blackboard: Blackboard will occasionally be used for supplemental materials, announcements, etc. Please make sure you can log into the course through your student portal, and you check the email associated with Blackboard often. I will typically send out an email alert whenever I post something on Blackboard. Academic Dishonesty: University policy can be found at http://www.fullerton.edu/senate/PDF/300/UPS300021.pdf. First offence will receive an F on the exam/assignment. A second offence will be reported to the university, and result in an F in the course. Study Tips: Do a couple of homework problems each day; do not wait until the night before to do all of them. Reread the book at home. If a section or concept does not make sense, do not move on! Keep reading it, or come in for help. Your book should be your main source of reference, but sites like http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html and http://www.physicsforums.com/ may come in handy for conceptual reviews. Be careful when using sites like Wikipedia or Yahoo Answers as they are not always correct. Dont be afraid to ask questions!