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WELCOME TO PHYSICS102 Fall Semester 2023-2024 (Term 231)
Be aware of: Code of Academic Honesty ميثاق النزاهة الأكاديمية
Course Description & Grading Policy-Term 231
Course Description: A continuation of PHYS 101. Topics covered include wave motion and sound; temperature, first and second law of thermodynamics; kinetic theory of gases; Coulomb’s law; electric field; Gauss’ law; electric potential; capacitors and dielectrics; D.C. circuits; magnetic field; Ampere’s and Faraday’s laws.
Pre-requisite: PHYS 101
Textbook: "Principles of Physics", by Halliday, Resnick and Walker, Tenth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc (2014).
Teaching Method:
Lectures - Three meetings per week (50 minutes each)
Recitations- One meeting per week (50 minutes duration)
Labs- One meeting per week and as per lab schedule (3 hours duration)
All classes (lectures and recitations) will start from the first day of the semester. The labs start from the second week of the semester.
Course Learning Outcomes:
1- Learning about the wave concepts and differentiating between the longitudinal and transverse waves.
2- Learning about and solving problems related to interference, resonance, and standing waves of two waves.
3- Learning about and solving problems related to Doppler Effect and its applications.
4- Learning about and solving problems related to heat exchange with solids and liquids, the ideal gas law, and its applications.
5- Learning about and solving problems related to the nature of temperature, thermal energy, zero, first and second law of thermodynamics, and entropy.
6- Learning and applying Coulomb's law and the origin of the electric field.
7- Learning and applying Gauss' law to calculate the electric field of symmetric shapes.
8- Learning the concept of potential difference, potential energy, and capacitors and their implementations.
9- Learning about current, resistance, and emf. Analysis of simple electric circuits using Kirchhoff's laws.
10- Learning about origins of the magnetic field and its calculations.
11- Learning about and solving problems related to Faraday's and Lenz laws and their applications.
12- Operate basic Laboratory equipment, collect, analyze, and plot data, write results and draw conclusions in a submitted report.
| Assessment: | Marks | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Class Work | 10 | Average = 7 out of 10 (70%) |
| Lab Work | 20 | Average = 14 out of 20 (70%) |
| First Major Exam | 20 | 20 multiple-choice questions – Chapters 16 – 20 |
| Second Major Exam | 20 | 20 multiple-choice questions – Chapters 21 – 26 |
| Final Exam | 30 | 30 multiple-choice questions – Chapters 16 – 30 |
| Total | 100 |
Attendance:
• A DN grade shall be given to the student who has 3 or more unexcused absences in the LAB.
• A DN grade shall be given to the student who has more than 12 unexcused absences in lectures + recitations.
• A student who has a valid excuse for his absence must present it to his instructor no later than one week following his resumption of the classes.
Classwork: The classwork score will be derived from students’ performance on quizzes only. There should be a minimum of 6 quizzes.
Lab work: The lab work score will be based on a combination of lab reports and quizzes.
Exams:
All exams will be in-person at KFUPM campus and questions will be multiple-choice type (MCQ). A sheet of important formulae (not definitions) will be provided in all the exams.
Final Letter grade: Based on a curve model.
Make-up Exam Policy:
A student who misses an exam with a valid excuse must present an officially authorized document to the course coordinator within 3 days after the date of the exam in order to take a make-up exam. However, if he/she misses the Final Exam with a valid excuse, he/she will get an “IC” grade in the course and will take a make-up exam in the following semester. If he/she does not have a valid excuse, the score for that exam will be zero. Personal excuses are not accepted.
Phys 102 Lecture Schedule (Term 231)
Text Book: (Principles of Physics, Halliday, Resnick, &Walker, 10th Ed)
| Week | Week | Date | Topics | Chapter | Sections | Omitted Sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun Tue Thu | 27 Aug 2023 29 31 | Transverse waves Wave speed on a string, Energy and power Interference of waves | 16 16 16 | 1 2,3 5 | 16-4, 16-6 |
| 2 | Sun Tue Thu | 03 Sep 2023 05 07 | Standing waves and resonance Traveling sound waves, Interference Intensity and Sound Level, Sources of musical sound | 16 17 17 | 7 1-3 4,5 | 17-6, 17-8 |
| Thursday 07 September 2023 – Last day for dropping courses without permanent record | ||||||
| 3 | Sun Tue Thu | 10 12 14 | Doppler effect Temperature, Celsius & Fahrenheit scales, Thermal expansion Absorption of heat | 17 18 18 | 7 1-3 4 | |
| 4 | Sun Tue Thu | 17 19 21 | First Law of Thermodynamics Heat Transfer Mechanism Avogadro’s number, Ideal gasses; | 18 18 19 | 5 6 1,2 | |
| 5 | Sun Tue Thu | 24 26 28 | National Day Holiday RMS speed, Translational kinetic energy Molar specific heat of an ideal gas, Adiabatic expansion | 19 19 | 3,4 7,9 | 19-5, 19-6
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| 6 | Sun Tue Thu | 01 Oct 2023 03 05 | Entropy Entropy in real world: Heat engines & Refrigerators Review | 20 20 -- | 1 2,3 -- | 20-4 |
| First Major Exam (Chapters 16 – 20) (Tuesday Oct 10; 18:00 – 20:00) | ||||||
| 7 | Sun Tue Thu | 08 10 12 | Coulomb’s law, Charge quantization and conservation Electric fields due to charged particles and electric dipoles Point charge and electric dipole in an Electric Fields | 21 22 22 | 1,2 1-3 6,7 | 22-4, 22-5
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| 8 | Sun Tue Thu | 15 17 19 | Electric flux, Gauss’ law Charged isolated conductor, Cylindrical symmetry Planar symmetry, Spherical symmetry | 23 23 23 | 1,2 3,4 5,6 | |
| 9 | Sun Tue Thu | 22 24 26 | Electric potential, Equipotential surfaces, Potential energy Potential due to charged particles; Calculating E from V Potential energy of a system, Isolated conductors | 24 24 24 | 1,2 3,4,6 7,8 | 24-5 |
| 10 | Sun Tue Thu | 29 31 02 Nov 2023 | Capacitance, Calculating the capacitance Capacitors in parallel and series Energy stored in an electric field, Capacitors with dielectrics | 25 25 25 | 1,2 3 4,5 | 25-6 |
| 11 | Sun Tue Thu | 05 07 09 | Electric current, current density Resistance and resistivity, Ohm’s law, Power in electric circuits Review | 25 26 -- | 1,2 3-5 --- | |
| Second Major Exam (Chapters 21 – 26) (Saturday, Nov 11; 18:00 – 20:00) | ||||||
| 12 | Sun Tue Thu | 12 14 16 | Single loop circuits, Multi loop circuits RC circuits | 27 27 27 | 1 2 4 | 27-3 |
| Midterm Break (Nov19 – Nov23 , 2023) | ||||||
| 13 | Sun Tue Thu | 26 28 30 | Magnetic field, Cross fields Circulating charged particle, Magnetic force on a current wire Torque on a current loop, Magnetic dipole moment | 28 28 28 | 1,2 4,6 7,8 | 28-3, 28-5 |
| 14 | Sun Tue Thu | 03 Dec 2023 05 07 | Magnetic field due to a current Forces between two parallel currents, Ampere’s Law Solenoids and toroids, A Current-carrying coil as a magnetic dipole | 29 29 29 | 1 2,3 4,5 | |
| 15 | Sun Tue Thu | 10 12 14 | Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law Induction and energy transfers Review | 30 30 -- | 1 2 -- | 30-3 - 30-9 |
| 16 | Sun | 17 | Review | -- | -- | |
| (TBA) --- Final Exam (Chapter 16–30) | ||||||
I wish you a successful semester. PHYS102 Coordinator: Dr. Muhammad Baseer Haider
Phys 102 Lab Policy
Grading Policy
There are 20 points assigned for Phys102 lab, which constitutes 20 % of the Phys102 course. The lab points are distributed as follows:
| Reports (points) | Quizzes (points) | Total (points) |
| 10 | 10 | 20 |
Lab quizzes will be either pre-lab or post-lab quizzes or combination of both.
The final lab grade will be normalized to 14.0/20.
Lab Attendance Policy
A DN grade shall be given to the student who has 3 or more unexcused absences in the lab.
Make up PolicyThe instructor may allow an absent student with an official excuse to have a make-up lab.
General Lab Policy
- Students must bring the supplies they need such as, Lab notebook (graph notebook), pencil, ruler, calculator, eraser … etc.
- Students can download the write-up of each experiment from Phys102 webpage.
- Students will read the write-up, do the experiment, and write the report.
- Students are expected to work in groups during the data collection part. Then, every student will compile his own lab report i.e. lab reports should be written individually, and not shared with others. Any cheating, copying, and sharing attempts of the lab reports will be dealt with severe consequences according to the university policy.
- Students should finish their lab work during the lab session and submit it to the lab instructor before the end of the lab session.
- Using mobile phones is not allowed in the labs. Students should keep their mobiles in their pockets or their bags, any student showing his mobile should consider as cheating case.
According to the Labs safety guidelines foods and beverages are not allowed in the labs.
Carrying Previous Lab Grade Policy
- Those students who are repeating the course can carry their previous lab grade provided that they have completed the lab part of the course (in person) previously and a lab grade was assigned.
Lab Policy for Instructors
- The instructor will spend the lab duration interacting with students, monitoring their work, and answering their questions.
- The instructor will decide whether to provide different parameters for different students to minimize cheating.
- The instructor must collect all the reports before leaving the lab.
- Lab reports and quizzes should be graded and returned to the students by the next lab session.
- At the end of the semester, the lab instructor will send raw grades to the technical course coordinator. The technical course coordinator will average the lab grades with a section average of 14 out of 20 and post the raw and final lab grades on Blackboard.
Phys 102 Lab Schedule Term-231
| Week# | Date | Write-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Aug. - 31 Aug. | NO LAB |
| 2 | 03 Sep. - 07 Sep. | Data Analysis |
| 3 | 10 Sep. - 14 Sep. | Resonance on String |
| 4 | 17 Sep. - 21 Sep. | Specific Heat |
| 5 | 24 Sep. - 28 Sep. | NO LAB (National Day Week) |
| 6 | 01 Oct. - 05 Oct | Perfect Gas Law |
| 7 | 08 Oct. - 12 Oct. | NO LAB (Major Exam I Week) |
| 8 | 15 Oct. - 19 Oct. | Electric Field Mapping |
| 9 | 22 Oct. - 26 Oct. | Capacitors |
| 10 | 29 Oct. - 02 Nov. | Ohm’s Law |
| 11 | 05 Nov. - 09 Nov. | Kirchhoff’s Laws |
| 12 | 12 Nov. - 16 Nov. | NO LAB (Major Exam II Week) |
| Midterm Break (Nov. 19 – Nov. 23, 2023) | ||
| 13 | 26 Nov. - 30 Nov. | e/m of electron |
| 14 | 03 Dec. - 07 Dec. | Current Balance (Last Experiment) |
| 15 | 10 Dec. - 14 Dec. | NO LAB |
Phys 102 Office Hours
Need Help in PHYS 102?
You are encouraged to seek help from any instructor teaching phys102 even if he is not your instructor.
| SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | |
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| 07:00– 07:50 | |||||
| 08:00– 08:50 | |||||
| 09:00- 09:50 | |||||
| 10:00- 10:50 | Aljalal (28-147) Haider (6-143) Khateeb (6-152) | Aljalal (28-147) Haider (6-143) Khateeb (6-152) | Aljalal (28-147) Haider (6-143) | ||
| 11:00- 11:50 | Khateeb (6-152) | Aljalal (28-147) Khateeb (6-152) | |||
| 12 :00- 12 :50 | |||||
| 01:00- 01:50 | Al-Sadah (6-230) Al-Zahrani (6-142) | Al-Zahrani (6-142) | Al-Sadah (6-230) Al-Zahrani (6-142) | Al-Zahrani (6-142) | |
| 02:00- 02:50 | Al-Sadah (6-230) | Al-Sadah (6-230) | |||
| 03:00– 03:50 | Al-Sadah (6-230) | ||||
| 04 :00-04 :50 | Al-Sadah (6-230) |
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