Instructor: Fred Lemmerhirt
    Office: 205 Weigel Hall
    Phone: (630) 466-7900 Extension 2457       E-mail: flemmerhirt@waubonsee.edu

Textbook: Physics for Scientists & Engineers, Third Edition, by Douglas C. Giancoli

Prerequisite:   Completion of Math 132 or other second-semester calculus course.

Objectives:   1) To increase knowledge and understanding of the phenomena, principles and methods involved in the study of mechanics, thermal physics, and wave motion, as required for further study in science and engineering. 2) To develop physical intuition and problem-solving ability.

Content:   Most of the topics in chapters 1-14 and 17-20 of the textbook will be included in the course.

Exercises & Problems: Verifying one's understanding of the concepts and methods of physics is done primarily by applying them to the solution of logical and numerical problems.   The textbook provides a large selection of such problems for practice, and those that seem best suited to students in this course are listed on the back of this sheet.   Other problems, mostly from old exams, will be distributed regularly.   These may be submitted for grading, and those that are graded will apply, proportionately, toward the total points for your course grade.   Only problems done in good form and submitted by their due dates will be accepted for grading.

Exams:   There will be at least two regular exams and a comprehensive final exam.   Emphasis will be on problems similar to those assigned for practice and those included on in-class exercises.   Exams taken late for any reason are subject to a penalty of 10% of the score.   This penalty may be reduced to 5% if arrangements to make up the exam are made no later than the day of the exam.   (Once an exam is graded and returned, the makeup exam may be delayed until late in the semester.)

Lab:   The course includes a weekly three-hour lab session.   You are expected to perform all assigned laboratory exercises and submit summaries of your work according to the instructions distributed.   The lab grade will be based on completion of the lab exercises themselves, on the quality, completeness, and timely submission of required summaries, and on the results of a lab exam.

Grades: Grades will be based on total points, as follows:

Regular exams		300
Problems		100
Lab		100
Final exam		200
Total		700

Attendance and Homework:   Most students find that regular attendance and consistent effort are required for success in this course.   If your present schedule may cause you to miss more than one or two classes during the semester or prevent you from devoting at least two hours a day to working problems outside of class, you might consider postponing this course.   Three or more consecutive absences without explanation may result in being dropped from the course.

Help:   You must try to recognize when you need help and be willing to ask for it, both in and out of class.   The availability of help, from both instructor and fellow students, is an important advantage of taking a course in physics rather than studying it independently.   If you have any disability or other special circumstance that could interfere with your ability to succeed in this course, please discuss your situation with the instructor or with the staff of the Access Center (118 Collins Hall).   Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate most special needs.

Note:   The problems listed here are suggested for practice, not to be turned in for grading.   They probably represent the MINIMUM that a typical student in this course must do in order to master the concepts.

CHAPTER 15     WAVE MOTION
    Problems 3,7

CHAPTER 16     SOUND
    Problems 11,15,25,29,31,33,47,53,57,59,61,67,87,93

CHAPTER 21     ELECTRIC CHARGE AND ELECTRIC FIELD
    Problems 3,7,13,25,27,43,53,65

CHAPTER 22     GAUSS'S LAW
    Problems 5,13,15,19,27,31,39,41,47

CHAPTER 23     ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
    Problems 3,5,11,17,1923,27,37,51

CHAPTER 24     CAPACITANCE, DIELECTRICS, ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE
    Problems 1,9,17,19,21,23,25,39,47,53,67,69,83

CHAPTER 25     ELECTRIC CURRENTS AND RESISTANCE
    Problems 5,27,29,39,43,47

CHAPTER 26     DC CIRCUITS
    Problems 1,11,15,19,21,25,27,29,41,43,81,83

CHAPTER 27     MAGNETISM
    Problems 1,3,13,15,17,29,35,37,41

CHAPTER 28     SOURCES OF MAGNETIC FIELD
    Problems 1,3,11,21,27,31,33

CHAPTER 29     ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND FARADAY'S LAW
    Problems 1,5,7,9,21,27

CHAPTER 30     INDUCTANCE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC OSCILLATIONS
    Problems 31,45

CHAPTER 31     AC CIRCUITS
    Problems 3,13,15,17,19,23,35,41,43

CHAPTER 32     MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

CHAPTER 33     LIGHT: REFLECTION AND REFRACTION
    Problems 15,19,23,29,33,69

CHAPTER 34     LENSES AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
    Problems 3,9,11,13,17,37,41,45,79

CHAPTER 35     WAVE NATURE OF LIGHT; INTERFERENCE
    Problems 3,11,19,41

CHAPTER 36     DIFFRACTION AND POLARIZATION
    Problems 1,23,25,29