| Web page of the course on ELMS/Canvas | |
| Login site: | http://elms.umd.edu/ |
| Instructions: |
- Log in using your UMD Directory ID. If you are registered for the course,
you will see the course Web space after login.
- Course announcements and Timeline of lectures and homework will be updated on ELMS, so you should check it regularly. |
| Outside link: | https://myelms.umd.edu/courses/1221553 |
| Course Information | |
| Course title: | General Physics: Electrodynamics, Light, Relativity and Modern Physics |
| Course number: | PHYS 270, 3 credits |
| Course description: | Third semester of a three-semester calculus-based general physics course. Electrodynamics, Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves, geometrical optics, interference, diffraction, special theory of relativity, and modern physics. PHYS270 and PHYS271 (lab) must be taken in the same semester. |
| Course dates: | Wednesday, January 25, 2017 through Thursday, May 11, 2017 |
| Location: | Room 1412, Toll Physics Building (PHY) |
| Lectures: | Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1 - 1:50 pm |
| Prerequisite(s): | PHYS261, MATH241, and PHYS260 |
| Corequisite: | PHYS271 |
| Instructor | |
| Name: | Victor M. Yakovenko, Professor of Physics |
| E-mail: | yakovenk (at) physics (dot) umd (dot) edu |
| Office location: | Room 2115 at Toll Physics Building (PHY) |
| Office hours: | Monday, Wednesday, Friday 2-3 pm and by appointment. Please e-mail in advance for an appointment even for the office hours or catch me immediately after lecture. |
| Office phone: | 301-405-6151 |
| Web page: | http://physics.umd.edu/~yakovenk |
| Teaching Assistant | |
| Sections: | 0101 0102 0103 0104 0105 |
| Name: | Pranav Jayanti |
| E-mail: | pcjayanti (at) gmail (dot) com |
| Office location: | Room 3101 Toll Physics Building (PHY) |
| Office phone: | 301-405-6191 |
| Office hours: | By appointment |
| Teaching Assistant | |
| Section: | 0106 |
| Name: | Tyler Dewey |
| E-mail: | tylerdewey1 (a) gmail (dot) com |
| Office location: | |
| Office phone: | |
| Office hours: | By appointment |
| Textbooks | |
| Required | Randall Knight "Physics for Scientists and Engineers" 3rd edition, Pearson, 2013, ISBN: 978-0-321-74090-8 |
| Goals, Homework, Exams, and Grades | |
| Course Scope: |
Ch. 32 The Magnetic Field Ch. 33 Electromagnetic Induction Ch. 35 AC Circuits Ch. 34 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves Ch. 36 Relativity Ch. 22 Wave Optics Ch. 23 Ray Optics Ch. 38 Quantization Ch. 39 Wave Functions and Uncertainty Ch. 40 One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics Ch. 41 Atomic Physics |
| Timeline: | Timeline of the course is posted on ELMS and will be updated progressively in the evening after each lecture, so you can see what material was covered if you missed a lecture. The dates of midterm exams on Timeline are tentative and may be shifted. The date and time of the common final exam (Tuesday, May 16, 6:30-8:30 pm) are definitive. |
| Homework: | Solving homework problems is essential for learning and for preparation to exams. Homework will be assigned weekly on MasteringPhysics and will be due in one week. You need to register and sign up for the course YAKOVENKO2017S. The letter S at the end indicates spring semester of 2017. When signing up for the course, please enter your UMD student ID number - it is needed for export of your scores to a spreadsheet. |
| Exams: | There will be several midterm exams and the common final exam on Tuesday, May 16, 6:30-8:30 pm. The exact dates and the format of midterm exams will be announced in advance closer to the dates. The format of the common final exam will be decided together with other instructors of this course. |
| Grades: | The final grade will be based on your scores in homework (40%), midterm exams (30%), and the common final exam (30%). Your score within each category will be divided by the maximal possible score and added toward the overall score with the weights specified above. |
| Resources for Struggling Students: |
Academic Support from Physics Department.
Society of Physics Students provides free tutoring in physics and math every weekday from 4 to 6 pm in room PHY 1304 from upper-level physics majors, see sps.physics.umd.edu/resources/tutoring e-mail: umd (dot) sps (at) gmail (dot) com Free tutoring is provided by volunteers in Slawsky Clinic, room PHY 1214, M-F 10 am to 3 pm, 301-405-5984. Learning Assistance Service from the University Counseling Center. |
| Students with Disabilities: | Please send me your DSS letter ASAP. |
| Course Related Policies | |
| General: | Course Related Policies |
| Student Honor Council: | The University of Maryland, College Park has a nationally recognized Code of Academic Integrity, administered by the Student Honor Council. This Code sets standards for academic integrity at Maryland for all undergraduate and graduate students. As a student you are responsible for upholding these standards for this course. It is very important for you to be aware of the consequences of cheating, fabrication, facilitation, and plagiarism. For more information on the Code of Academic Integrity or the Student Honor Council, please visit http://shc.umd.edu/. |
Last updated February 1, 2017