Course Webpage for PHYS-205B (Fall 2023) at SIU--Carbondale

Course Webpage for
PHYS 205B-001: University Physics (Fall 2023)
School of Physics and Applied Physics, Southern Illinois University--Carbondale
Last updated: Dec 11, 2023. (This page is no more maintained.)

General information:
- Instructor: K. V. Shajesh (Office: Neckers 491, Tel.: +1-618-453-5212)
- Class meetings: TR 09:35-10:50 AM, in Neckers 440.
- Office hours for instructor: MWF 3-4 PM; TWR 11 AM-12 PM.
- Syllabus for the course. The Provost Office has put together a Syllabus Attachment to assist the student. It lists and provides web links for many elements that are important for a student.
Resources:
- Assigned Textbook:
- Lectures
  - Lecture recordings from Fall 2022 as a YouTube Playlist. These serve as a partial substitute of regular lectures.
  - Formal Lecture Notes: This is not a substitute for a textbook.
- Quizzes and Homework
  - Equation Sheet: While working on homework you can use any reference, however, aim towards limiting your reference to the contents in the Equation Sheet.
  - Submission of Quizzes and Homework will use SIU MyCourses.
- Exams
  - Old Exams are available in Past course webpages [2023S, 2022F, 2021F, 2017S, 2016F, 2016S, 2015F, 2015S, 2014F]
  - Equation Sheet
- Miscellaneous
  - Errata: List of errors spotted in videos and hand-written notes has been collected here.
  - Physics Help Desk Schedule. Contact Shannon Ketteman (mari.ketteman@siu.edu) at the Physics department office for updated information.
  - Tutorial: PHYS-206B serves as a Tutorial Session for PHYS-205B. Concurrent enrollment in PHYS-206B is recommended.
  - Grades will be posted on SIU MyCourses (password protected).

COURSE CONTENT: WEEKS 01-05

Coulomb's law:
1. Electric charge
2. Insulators versus conductors
3. Electric force, Coulomb's law
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures.
Homework No. 01A
Quizzes: Q-0822 and Q-0824.
Examples in Chapter 23 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 23 of Textbook.
Electric field
1. Electric field due to discrete charges
2. Motion of a charged particle in a uniform electric field
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures.
Homework No. 01B
Quizzes: Q-0829 and Q-0831.
Examples in Chapter 23 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 23 of Textbook.
Gauss's law:
1. Electric field due to continuous charge distributions
2. Electric flux
3. Gauss's law
4. Calculation of electric field using Gauss's law
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures.
Homework No. 02
Quizzes: Q-0905 and Q-0907.
Examples in Chapters 24 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapters 24 of Textbook.
Electric potential and electric potential energy:
1. Electric potential
2. Electric potential energy
3. Calculation of electric potential for given confguration.
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures.
Homework No. 03
Quizzes: Q-0912 and Q-0914.
Examples in Chapter 25 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 25 of Textbook.
Recording of MT-01 Review Session from [Fall 2022, Spring 2023]
Midterm Exam No. 01 and Solutions (September 19, Tuesday, in class).

COURSE CONTENT: WEEKS 05-08
Capacitance
1. Charge-voltage relation for a capacitor
2. Energy stored inside a capacitor
3. Capacitors in series and parallel
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures.
Homework No. 04
Quizzes: Q-0921 and Q-0926.
Examples in Chapter 26 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 26 of Textbook.
DC circuits
1. Current, current density, drift velocity
2. Resistance, resistivity
3. Kirchhoff's circuit laws
4. RC circuit
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures.
Homework No. 05
Quizzes: Q-0928 and Q-1003.
Examples in Chapter 27 and 28 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 27 and 28 of Textbook.
Magnetic force
1. Vector cross product
2. Magnetic force on a moving charge
3. Magnetic force on a current carrying wire
4. Magnetic dipole moment
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures.
Homework No. 06
Quizzes: Q-1005, Q-1010, and Q-1012.
Examples in Chapter 29 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 29 of Textbook.
Recording of MT-02 Review Session from PHYS-206B in Spring 2023.
Recording of MT-02 Review Session from PHYS-206B in Fall 2023.
Midterm Exam No. 02 and Solutions (October 17, Tuesday, in class).

COURSE CONTENT: WEEKS 09-12
Magnetic field
1. Biot-Savart law
2. Ampère's law
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures.
Homework No. 07
Quizzes: Q-1019 and Q-1024.
Examples in Chapter 30 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 30 of Textbook.
Faraday's law
1. Flux of magnetic field
2. Faraday's law of induction
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures.
Homework No. 08
Quizzes: Q-1031 and Q-1102.
Examples in Chapter 31 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 31 of Textbook.
Inductance
1. Inductance
2. Magnetic energy
3. RC, RL, LC, and LCR circuits
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures.
Homework No. 09
Quizzes: Q-1107.
Examples in Chapter 33 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 33 of Textbook.
Electromagnetic waves
1. Maxwell equations
2. Electromagnetic waves
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures.
Homework No. 09
Quizzes: Q-1109 and Q-1116.
Examples in Chapter 34 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapter 34 of Textbook.
MT-03 Review Session: [2023F, 2023S]
Midterm Exam No. 03 and Solutions (November 14, Tuesday, in class).

COURSE CONTENT: WEEKS 13-16
Ray optics: Reflection
1. Law of reflection
2. Spherical mirrors
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures.
Homework No. 10
Quizzes: Q-1128 and Q-1130.
Examples in Chapters 35 and 36 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapters 35 and 36 of Textbook.
Ray optics: Refraction
1. Law of refraction
2. Total internal reflection
3. Spherical lenses
Resources:
Examples covered in classroom lectures.
Homework No. 11
Quizzes: Q-1205 and Q-1207.
Examples in Chapters 35 and 36 of Textbook.
Problems at end of Chapters 35 and 36 of Textbook.
(Preview of) Final Exam
Final Exam Review Session: [2023F]
Final Exam and Solutions (December 11, Monday, 8:00-10:00 AM, in Neckers 440).

More information:

Evaluation:

Quizzes 10%

Homework 30%

Midterm Exams (3x15%) 45%

Final Exam 15%

Exam schedule:

Midterm Exam 01 --- September 19 (Tuesday, during class period)

Midterm Exam 02 --- October 17 (Tuesday, during class period)

Midterm Exam 03 --- November 14 (Tuesday, during class period)

Final Exam --- December 11 (Monday, 8:00-10:00 AM, in Neckers 440)

Last updated on Dec 11, 2023 (and is no more maintained) by K. V. Shajesh (kvshajesh@gmail.com).

Midterm Exam 01	---	September 19 (Tuesday, during class period)
Midterm Exam 02	---	October 17 (Tuesday, during class period)
Midterm Exam 03	---	November 14 (Tuesday, during class period)
Final Exam	---	December 11 (Monday, 8:00-10:00 AM, in Neckers 440)

Quizzes	10%
Homework	30%
Midterm Exams (3x15%)	45%
Final Exam	15%