DR. M. AGREST 

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General  PHYSICS  II 
PHYS 202001& 2002L01

Text Books:

R. A. Serway and J. W. Jewett

Principles of Physics

third edition

Thomson Learning

ISBN 0-534-49262-2

Mikhail M. Agrest 

Lectures on General Physics II
(Calculus Based Course).

Thomson Learning.

ISBN 0-759-36060-X, 2005.

Lab Manual

General Physics,  Lab Manual 202 
  Edited by Laney Mills
  Physics  and Astronomy Dept. College of Charleston, 2005

THIS 
COURSE IS:

An continuation of PHYS 201. Subjects covered are: electricity ( electric fields, AC and DC circuits); magnetism; light (geometric and physical optics, spectra); and modern physics ( relativity and    nuclear physics). 
                      Lectures 1h 45m  5 days a week.                  Labs     3h    3 days a week.

Pre/Co-requisite

PHYS 201 and MATH 220 ( Calculus II) or equivalent or  permission of instructor.

PHYS 202L is a co-requisite.         

ATTENDANCE
POLICY:

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You are expected to attend all classes and laboratory periods.

You are responsible for all materials covered in class and lab and all assignments. 

GRADING
SCALE:

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A   90-100 

B+  86-89 
B   80-85

C+   76-79 
C   70-75

D   60-69 
F   <60 

ONE-HOUR

TESTS:

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There will be two  (2)  one-hour tests.
The dates for the tests are in the syllabus. 

FINAL 

EXAM:

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There will be a three-hour written Final Exam. 

There are no exemptions from the Final exam.
The Final exam covers the entire semester's work.

GRADING 

POLICY:

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Your grade for the course is determined by: 

1. Average of the two (2) one-hour tests. . . . . . . . . . . .50 % 
2. Final Exam  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 % 
3. Homework & your work in class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 % 
4. Average Lab grade  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 %

Lab grade

 

1. Lab participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25% 
2. Lab reports  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25% 
3. Lab quizzes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40% 
4. General impression of your work in class . . . . . . .10%

QUIZZES:

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There will be a short quiz at the beginning of most labs. 
The quiz will be on the material from the previous lab.

PREPARATION 

FOR CLASS:

You are expected to have read the assignment from your text for each class. 

ASSIGNED

PROBLEMS:

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Problems will be assigned from each chapter.
Some problems from each chapter will be collected and graded. 

Late homework will not be accepted.

H A V E   A    G O O D  S E M E S T E R

 

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