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Course Description & Grading Policy-Term 253

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

Co-requisite : MATH 102

Textbook: Principles of Physics", by Halliday, Resnick and Walker, Tenth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc (2014).

Teaching Method:

Lectures -There will be five meetings per week (60 minutes each)

Recitations- There will be two meetings per week (50 minutes each)

Labs- There will be two meetings per week (3 hours each)

All classes (lectures and recitations) will start on the first day of the semester. The labs start from the third day. All classes are based on in-person attendance.

Course Learning Outcomes:

1- Learning about the wave concepts and differentiating between the longitudinal and transverse waves.

2- about and solving problems related to interference, resonance, and standing waves.

3- Learning about and solving problems related to Doppler effect.

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:

Class Work	15	Average = 12 out of 15 (80%)
Lab Work	15	Average = 12 out of 15 (80%)
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

Students are not allowed to bring mobile phones or any other smart devices (smart glasses, smart watches, etc.) inside the exam hall. The final letter grade will be based on a curve model.

Make-up Exam Policy:

A student who misses an exam with a valid excuse must present an officially authorized excuse (issue by KFUPM’s Student Affairs) 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 issued by KFUPM’s Student Affairs, the score for that exam will be zero. Personal excuses are not accepted.

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 10 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 to the class.
One extra point is given to the student who has 5 or less unexcused absences in lectures and recitations.

Classwork: The classwork score will be derived from students’ performance in quizzes.

Lab work: The lab work score will be based on lab reports.

Phys 102 Lecture Schedule (Term 253)

(Principles of Physics, Halliday, Resnick, &Walker, 10^thEd)

Week	Week	Date	Topics	Chapter	Sections	Omitted
1	SUN MON TUE WED THR	14 JUN 15 16 17 18	Transverse waves, wave speed on a string Energy and power, interference of waves Standing waves and resonance Traveling sound waves, interference Intensity and sound level, sources of musical sound	16 16 16 17 17	1,2 3,5 7 1−3 4,5	4 , 6 6,8
2	SUN MON TUE WED THR	21 22 23 24 25	Doppler effect Temperature scales, thermal expansion Absorption of heat First law of thermodynamics, heat transfer mechanisms Avogadro’s number, Ideal gases	17 18 18 18 19	7 1−3 4 5,6 1,2	5,6,8
3	SUN MON TUE WED THR	28 29 30 01 JUL 02	RMS speed, translational kinetic energy Molar specific heat of an ideal gas, adiabatic expansion Entropy Heat engines & refrigerators *Review*	19 19 20 20 ---	3,4 7,9 1 2,3	4
First Major Exam: Chapters 16 – 20 (Sunday 05 July 2025, 7:30 – 9:30 PM)
4	SUN MON TUE WED THR	05 06 07 08 09	Coulomb’s law, charge quantization, and conservation Electric fields due to charged particles and electric dipoles Point charges and electric dipoles in an electric field Electric flux, Gauss’ law, charged isolated conductor Cylindrical, planar, and spherical symmetry	21 22 22 23 23	1−3 1−3 6,7 1−3 4−6	4,5
5	SUN MON TUE WED THR	12 13 14 15 16	Electric potential, equipotential surfaces, potential energy Potential due to charged particles, calculating E from V Potential energy of a system, isolated conductors Capacitance and its calculation, combinations of capacitors Energy stored in an electric field, capacitors with dielectrics	24 24 24 25 25	1,2 3,4,6 7,8 1–3 4,5	5 6
6	SUN MON TUE WED THR	19 20 21 22 23	Electric current, current density Resistance and resistivity, Ohm’s law, power Single loop circuits Multiloop circuits RC circuits	26 26 27 27 27	1,2 3−5 1 2 4	3
Second Major Exam: Chapters 21 – 26 (Thursday 26 July 2025, 7:30 – 9:30 PM)
7	SUN MON TUE WED THR	26 27 28 29 30	Magnetic field, crossed fields, and circulating charged particle Magnetic force on a current wire, torque on a current loop Magnetic field due to a current Forces between two parallel currents, Ampere’s law Solenoids and toroids, a current-carrying coil as a dipole	28 28 29 29 29	1,2,4 6−8 1 2,3 4,5	3,5
8	SUN MON	02 AUG 03	Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law Induction and energy transfers – last day of classes	30 30	1 2	3 – 9
Final Exam: Chapters 16 – 30 (TBA)

PHYS 102 course coordinator: Dr. Watheq Al-Basheer Wish you a successful semester.

Phys 102 Lab Policy (Term 253)

Grading Policy

The lab grade constitutes 15% of the Phys102 course. The grade is distributed as follows:

Reports (points)	Quizzes	Total (Points)	Lab Average
15	No Quizzes	15	12/15

The lab grade will be based only on the evaluation of submitted lab reports; No other components (such as quizzes or attendance) will contribute to the final score.
Students' Lab reports should be graded and returned to students within one week of submission.
The final lab grade will be normalized to 12/15.

Lab Attendance Policy

A DN grade shall be given to the student who has 3 or more unexcused absences in the LAB. In case of 5 excused and/or unexcused absences, a DN grade shall be also given.
The instructor may allow students who were absent with an official excuse to have a make-up lab with another section. A student is not allowed to attend with another section for make-up without a written permission from his lab instructor. Personal excuses are not accepted. only excuses from student affairs (the blue letter with QR Code)

General Lab Policy

It's the student’s responsibility to check the lab grades with his instructor before it submitted to the coordinator. Once submitted, it will not be changed.
Using mobile phone is not allowed in the labs. Student should keep their mobiles in their pockets or their bags, any student showing his mobile should consider as cheating case.
Students must bring the supplies they need such as, Lab notebook (graph notebook), pencil, ruler, calculator, eraser … etc.
Students will download the write-up of each experiment from Phys101&102 website (Lab Schedule).
Students will read the write-up, do the experiment then write the report in their notebooks.
Students are expected to work in groups during the collection of data. Then, each student has to write his own report and answer the questions 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 the instructor must collect all the reports before leaving the lab.
The role of the lab instructor is not to give a lecture. The instructor will spend the lab period interacting with students, monitoring their performance and answering their questions.
According to the Labs safety guidelines foods and beverages are not allowed in the labs.
Student must leave the lab space in a clean and tidy manner, return the tolls to their boxes, and disconnect any electrical wires.

Phys 102 Lab Schedule Term-253 (Summer 2026)

Week#	Experiment	Dates	Day	Write-up
1	---	14 June	Sun	*No Lab*
	---	15 June	Mon	*No Lab*
	1	16 June	Tue	Data Analysis
		17 June	Wed	Data Analysis
2	2	21 June	Sun	Resonance on String
		22 June	Mon	Resonance on String
	3	23 June	Tue	Resonance in Air
		24 June	Wed	Resonance in Air
3	4	28 June	Sun	Perfect Gas Law
		29 June	Mon	Perfect Gas Law
	5	30 June	Tue	Electric Field Mapping
		01 July	Wed	Electric Field Mapping
4	---	05 July	Sun	*No Lab: First Major on 05 July*
	---	06 July	Mon	*No Lab*
	6	07 July	Tue	Capacitors
		08 July	Wed	Capacitors
5	7	12 July	Sun	Ohm’s Law
		13 July	Mon	Ohm’s Law
	8	14 July	Tue	Kirchhoff’s Laws
		15 July	Wed	Kirchhoff’s Laws
6	9	19 July	Sun	e/m of electron
		20 July	Mon	e/m of electron
	10	21 July	Tue	Current Balance
		22 July	Wed	Current Balance
7	---	26 July	Sun	*No Lab: Second Major on 26 July*
	---	27 July	Mon	*No Lab*
	---	28 July	Tue	Lab Grade Submission
	---	29 July	Wed

Phys 102 Office Hours Term-253 (Summer 2026)

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