General Physics II, Physics 114 (Gary Wysin)
Kansas State University, Spring 2007 -- 2013.

Copyright 2013 (Gary M. Wysin) as to the syllabus and all lectures, exams, and online notes. During this course students are prohibited from selling notes to or being paid for taking notes by any person or commercial firm without the express written permission of the professor teaching this course.

Gary Wysin, Office Hours: TU 2:30 - 4:20 CW 309. See me or your LAB or REC instructors for help.

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which includes all the information about the course schedule, homework assignments, etc.

You may want to try the following 7-question

(solution on the second page) to make sure you remember some basic concepts and ideas from General Physics I, that you will need in this course.

To get a list of tutors or see help room information, go to the physics department web pages related to teaching information.


The homework is submitted online at www.masteringphysics.com . The course ID you need there to set up an account is MPWYSIN2013S . For your student ID, use your KSU Wildcat ID (WID). If you took PHYS 113 in Fall 2012 then your MP login (Pearson account) should still work and you don't need to buy another access code. Also a "show-work" problem on paper is being collected in each recitation class.

See the following Guide to Solving Physics Problems for some pointers on how to approach homework and exam problems: how to list the knowns and unknowns, see what concepts to apply, manipulate the equations needed, and generally, how to organize your solutions and get the right answers with correct units. Includes the basic outline of how to write out the "Show work" homework solutions that you will hand in during recitation classes.


Lecture Notes

Here I've summarized the main topics, formulas, and notes from each day's lecture.
Make sure you know what to do with the formulas, concentrate on the meanings of the symbols, etc!!
Try to understand the examples, they may help with the homework problems.

You can also refer to somewhat shorter summaries of the topics on the Phys 114 recitation web page.
But, you'll find much more complete explanations in the text by Giancoli.

These lectures start on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, and take place on Tuesday-Thursdays thereafter.
The exams take place on Mondays from 5:30-6:45 p.m.

  1. Ch. 16 -- Electric Charge and Force: Coulomb's Law
  2. Ch. 16 -- Electric Field and Field Lines

  3. Ch. 17 -- Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  4. Ch. 17 -- Capacitance: Storing Charge and Energy

  5. Ch. 18 -- Current & Resistance: Ohm's Law
  6. Ch. 18 -- Electric Energy, Alternating Current
    Chs. 16, 17 & 18 -- Review of Electricity

    Exam 1 Equation Sheet, Chapters 16, 17 & 18
    Monday, February 11.   Exam 1, Chs. 16, 17 & 18 -- Electricity

  7. Ch. 19 -- DC Circuits & Kirchhoff's Rules
  8. Ch. 20 -- Magnetic Field and Forces

  9. Ch. 20 -- Magnetic Applications: Solenoids, etc.
  10. Ch. 21 -- Induced Electromotive Force (Faraday's Law)

  11. Ch. 21 -- Generators, Motors and Transformers
  12. Chs. 19, 20 & 21 -- Review of Electromagnetics

    Exam 2 Equation Sheet, Chapters 19, 20 & 21
    Monday, March 04.   Exam 2, Chs. 19, 20 & 21 -- Electromagnetics

  13. Ch. 22 -- Electromagnetic Waves
  14. Ch. 23 -- Images by Reflection, Mirrors

  15. Ch. 23 -- Images by Refraction, Lenses
  16. Ch. 25 -- Optical Instruments and Vision

    March 18---------SPRING BREAK WEEK---------March 24

  17. Ch. 24 -- Light Waves and Interference
  18. Ch. 24 -- Thin Film Interference; Polarization
    Chs. 22, 23, 24 & 25 -- Review of Optics

    Exam 3 Equation Sheet, Chapters 22, 23, 24 & 25
    Monday, April 1.   Exam 3, Chs. 22, 23, 24 & 25 -- Optics

  19. Ch. 26 -- Relativity -- Time & Length
  20. Ch. 26 -- Relativity -- Mass & Energy

  21. Ch. 27 -- Thermal Photons, Photo-electrons
  22. Ch. 27 -- Photons & Matter Waves

  23. Ch. 27 -- Atomic Spectra & Bohr's Model
  24. Ch. 28 -- Quantum Mechanics and Uncertainty

  25. Ch. 28 -- Quantum Rules for Atoms; Periodic Table
  26. Chs. 26,27,28 -- Review of Modern Physics

    Exam 4 Equation Sheet, Chapters 26, 27 & 28
    Monday, April 29.   Exam 4, Chs. 26, 27 & 28 -- Modern Physics

  27. Ch. 30 -- Nuclear Physics & Radioactive Decays
  28. Ch. 30 -- Half-Life, Decay Rates and Activity

  29. Ch. 31 -- Nuclear Energy, Fission, Fusion
  30. Ch. 31 -- Radiation Damage & Dosimetry
    Chs. 30,31 -- Review of Nuclear Physics

    Exam 5 Equation Sheet, Chapters 30 & 31
    Tuesday, May 14, 6:20 - 8:10 p.m.,   Exam 5, Chs. 30 & 31 -- Nuclear Physics

    Verify your KSU Final Exams Schedule


Spring 2013 Hour Exams
  Exam 1 - Ch. 16,17 & 18 --- Electric Fields, Potential, Current     Exam 1 Solution
  Exam 2 - Ch. 19,20 & 21 --------- Circuits, Magnetism, EM Induction     Exam 2 Solution


Spring 2011 Hour Exams
  Exam 1 - Ch. 16,17,18 & 19 --- Electric Fields, Potential, Current, Circuits     Exam 1 Solution
  Exam 2 - Ch. 20, 21 & 22 ------------ Electromagnetism and EM Waves     Exam 2 Solution
  Exam 3 - Ch. 23, 24 & 25 -------------------------------- Optics     Exam 3 Solution
  Exam 4 - Ch. 27 & 28 ------------------------- Quantum Physics     Exam 4 Solution
  Exam 5 - Ch. 30 & 31 ------------------------- Nuclear Physics     Exam 5 Solution


Spring 2010 Hour Exams
  Exam 1 - Ch. 16,17 & 18 --------- Electric Fields, Potential, Current     Exam 1 Solution
  Exam 2 - Ch. 19,20 & 21 --------- Circuits, Magnetism, EM Induction     Exam 2 Solution
  Exam 3 - Chs. 22,23,24 & 25 ----------------- EM Waves & Optics     Exam 3 Solution
  Exam 4 - Chs. 27 & 28 ------------------------ Quantum Physics     Exam 4 Solution
  Exam 5 - Chs. 30 & 31 ------------------------ Nuclear Physics     Exam 5 Solution


Spring 2009 Hour Exams
  Exam 1 - Ch. 16,17 ---------------- Electric Fields & Potential     Exam 1 Solution
  Exam 2 - Ch. 18A,19,20 -------- Electric Current, Magnetic Field     Exam 2 Solution
  Exam 3 - Ch. 18B,21,22 -------- Electromagnetism     Exam 3 Solution
  Exam 4 - Ch. 23,24,25 ------------- Geometric & Wave Optics Exam 4 Solution
  Exam 5 - Ch. 27,28 ----------------------- Quantum Physics Exam 5 Solution
 
Spring 2009 Final Exam
  Final Exam - Electricity, Magnetism, Quantum and Nuclear Physics     Final Exam Solution



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