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Instructor Contact Information

J.D. Mendez

Email:  mendezja@iupuc.edu

Office Phone:  (812) 348-7332

Office room number: CC160a

Class room number and time:

Recitation/Tests - Mondays 3:00 - 4:45, AMCE 131

Labs - Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:45, AMCE 157

Email or Canvas messages are preferred. Feel free to message me anytime but keep in mind that just because you are awake at midnight doesn't mean I am.

 

Grading Criteria

Three exams                                                           30%

Labs                                                                             30%

Homework                                                               30%

Quizzes                                                                      10%

 

Grading Scale

            98 – 100%        A+

            93 – 97.9%       A

            90 – 92.9%       A-

            87 – 89.9%       B+

            83 – 86.9%       B 

            80 – 82.9%       B-

            77 – 79.9%       C+

            73 – 76.9%       C

            70 – 72.9%       C-

            67 – 69.9%       D+

            63 – 66.9%       D

            60 – 62.9%       D-

            0 – 59.9%         F

 

Homework

We be using a new system called Edfinity for online homework. The homework is based around chapters and for the most part will be due on Mondays. The service costs $25 and you can find the link to join below.

https://edfinity.com/join/84XATDNF

 

Lab

We will have 10 labs and 1 makeup lab on Wednesdays from 9:00 - 10:30. The labs will be put online in the files section at least 1 week before the lab date.

September 2 - Lab 1: Group A

September 9 - Lab 1: Group B

September 16 - Lab 2: Group A

September 23 - Lab 2: Group B

September 30 - Lab 3: Group A

October 7 - Lab 3: Group B

October 14 - Lab 4: Group A

October 21 - Lab 4: Group B

October 28 - Lab 5: Group A

November 4 - Lab 5: Group B

November 11 - Makeup Lab

 

Important Dates

Test 1 – September 21
Test 2 – October 19
Test 3 – November 16

No surprise here but this semester is going to be weird. We are going to have three in-person tests but we can't meet in person after Thanksgiving. So instead of a final, we are going to have several small quizzes about the last material. The IUPUC Division of Science make up policy can be found here.

 

Technology Support

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If you have any other questions about or issues with any of the technology used in this course please contact the University Information Technology Services (UITS) support team.  At IUPUC, you can contact the support team by in the following ways:

 

Technology Accessibility Information

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Course Description:

This course, intended for students majoring in  engineering. Core topics include electrostatics, magnetism, DC and AC circuits, and Maxwell’s equations.

 

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  1. Analyze simple static charge distributions and calculate the resulting electric field and electric potential.
  2. Analyze simple current distributions and calculate the resulting magnetic field.
  3. Predict the trajectory of charged particles in uniform electric and magnetic fields.
  4. Analyze DC and AC circuits in terms of current, potential difference, and power dissipation for each element.

 Laboratory Course Objectives:  At the conclusion of the laboratory component of this course, the student should be able to:

  1. Analyze real-world experimental data, including appropriate use of units and significant figures.
  2. Relate the results of experimental data to the physical concepts discussed in the lecture portion of the class.

Course Content:

  • Electrostatics
  • Fields
  • Potentials
  • Gauss’s Law
  • DC circuits
  • Capacitors
  • Resistivity
  • Magnetism
  • AC Circuits
  • Faraday’s and Lenz’s Laws
  • Ampere’s Law
  • Maxwell’s Equations
  • “Floating Topics” which may be included in this semester
    • Fluids
    • Mechanical Waves
    • Special Relativity
    • Laws of Thermodynamics
    • Heat Engines
    • Kinetic Theory
    • Entropy
    • Properties of EM Waves
    • Geometric Optics
    • Physical Optics
    • Simple Harmonic Motion

Textbook:

Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!
University Physics, Volume 2 from OpenStax, ISBN 1-947172-21-2

You have several options to obtain this book:

You can use whichever formats you want. Web view is recommended -- the responsive design works seamlessly on any device.

 

Course Summary:

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