| Instructor: | Bryan Suits |
| Office: | 105 Fisher Hall |
| Phone: | 7-2093 |
| e-mail: | suits@mtu.edu |
| syllabus: | http://www.phy.mtu.edu/~suits/PH2260/syllabus.html |
| Note: the syllabus will be evolving during the semester, check back periodically | |
Chapters 25-34 and 23 from "Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics" by Randall Knight.
Class meets four (4) times a week, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, 10 am to 11 am, Fisher Hall, Room 133.
You are expected to attend every class. You are responsible for the material covered even if you are unable to attend. It is highly recommended that you read the assigned sections in the text before attending class. Some classes will emphasize the presentation of new material ("lecture"), some will emphasize solving specific problems listed on the syllabus ("recitation"), and some will be mixed.
Please turn off all cell phones, pagers, watch alarms, etc., before the start of class.
PH2260 is part of the calculus-based sequence in introductory physics and it covers the basics of electricity and magnetism. Topics include Coulomb's Law, electric fields, Gauss' Law, electric potential, capacitance, dc circuits, magnetic forces, magnetic fields, Ampere's Law, Faraday's Law of Induction, inductance, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves, and geometric optics.
PH2260 is similar in content to PH2200, however it is specifically designed for physics majors and others who seek a more challenging and invigorating introduction to physics.
The lab associated with this course, PH2261, is a separate course which must be taken either as a prerequisite or as a corequisite. Questions regarding the lab should be directed first to Mike Meyer and/or Ben Ulmen.
A number of "practice problems" appear on the syllabus and some will be worked in class as examples. You are expected to attempt these problems before class and to ask questions about any problem which you cannot solve.
Graded homework will be assigned roughly once per week. More details can be found here.
There are several hour exams during the term and a final exam and the end of the term. More details can be found here.
Your course grade will be based on your performance on homework, three (3) hour exams, and a final exam. More details can be found here.