to Physics 142

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to Physics 142

• This is an introduction to electromagnetism for
  honors students. It is design for students
  intending to be physics/astrophysics majors.
  Other students with a strong background in basic
  mechanics and who feel comfortable with basic
  calculus are welcome.
• electrostatics
• electric potential
• magnetostatics
• electric and magnetic fields in matter
• current
• capacitors
• energy in electric and magnetic fields
• AC and DC circuits
• induction
• Maxwells equations
• electromagnetic waves

Surgeon Generals warning No matter what youre
smoking, this is not your high school course.
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Professor Steven Manly BL 203E 5-8473 steven.manl
y_at_rochester.edu
http//www.pas.rochester.edu/manly/class/P142_200
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Name University ( _at_mail ) email address Year
Fr/So/Jr/Sr? Did you receive the email I sent
yesterday to the class listserve? Yes/No If
No, provide SID What do you want to be doing
for a career ten years from now? What do you
think is the most beautiful and influential
creation of the human mind to date?
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Maxwells equations in integral form
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Components of the course
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Components of the course
Lecture
Run independently. Part of your P142 grade.
Must do all 5 labs to get a grade in P142.
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Components of the course
Lecture
More depth and associations, different approach,
problems, not a substitute for lecture or doing
problem sets
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Components of the course
Lecture
Absolutely critical that you struggle with them
and follow thru on particular personal
questions/issues, taken up and partially graded
(for effort), solutions (perhaps cryptic)
released, you must follow thru
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Components of the course
Lecture
My way to help you help yourself!
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Components of the course
Lecture
A chance to explore some things not in the text,
you will evaluate the projects
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Components of the course
Lecture
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Components of the course
Online applets/surveys
Lecture
PRS
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Evaluation
Scheme Exam 1 Exam 2 Final exam Lab Prob sets Project Online exercises PRS
1 20 20 20 15 9 12 2 2
2 10 20 30 15 9 12 2 2
3 20 10 30 15 9 12 2 2
4 24 24 24 15 9 --- 2 2
Each scheme calculated, best average sets your
place on the numerical curve
I place grade boundaries on numerical curve
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Does workshop work?
1999 P114 split class experiment 41 students
assigned to workshops, 110 assigned to
recitations Random assignments (all but 2
students in class wanted wkshops) Ignored drops
B- or better ? gt5 workshops
93 recitation(lt6 workshops) 63
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Not split classes but
P113 2002 P121 2003 P114 2004
n 169 186 133
attend gt7 wkshps 69 54 67
B- or better gt6 wkshp 77 80 88
B- or better lt6 wkshp 40 47 40
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More stuff
E-mail list
Workshops begin next Wednesday (Sept. 7) and
workshop section signup begins soon, will send
email with link
Office hours (Manly Tues 2-4 pm or by appt.,
Langenbrunner M 330-430 BL 478, Abrams Wed.
130-230 Physics and Astronomy library, POA)
Problem sets and solutions PS 1 is on the web
(or will be soon) and is due Sept. 8!
Lab signup and start time information will be
forthcoming
physlabs_at_pas.rochester.edu
Lab and workshop section signups are separate
(technical reasons)