General Physics II, Physics 114 (Gary Wysin)
Kansas State University, 2007 -- 2021.

Copyright 2021 (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: Fridays & Monday Exam days, by appointment, via Zoom (see link in Canvas). Send me an email to set up a time. 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 recommended text is the OpenStax College Physics text, which is available in several formats for free, click the link to find out more. A recommended reading schedule in this text is listed in the Spring 2021 PHYS 114 Course Syllabus . I also like to use the text Physics: Principles with Applications by D.C. Giancoli for reference. There are many others that would have similar explanations of the topics we cover in this course.

The homework is submitted online at www.saplinglearning.com .

A group-work problem on paper is being worked on and collected in each recitation class. See the syllabus and attend recitation for those details.

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 texts by OpenStax or Giancoli.

These lectures (remotely in CW 103) start on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, and take place on Tuesday-Thursdays thereafter.
All the recitations take place on Wednesdays every week via Zoom, see your link in Canvas.
The labs take place on Fridays and Mondays almost every week via Zoom, find your link in Canvas, and see the syllabus for the schedule.
The exams take place on Mondays startig at 5:30 p.m via Zoom, except for the final, see syllabus.

Chapter numbers from OS = OpenStax College Physics, Gi = Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications.

  1. OS18 (Gi16) -- Electric Charge and Force: Coulomb's Law
  2. OS18 (Gi16) -- Electric Field and Field Lines

  3. OS19 (Gi17) -- Electric Potential and Potential Energy
    OS19 (Gi17) -- Brief Review of Conservation of Energy
  4. OS19 (Gi17) -- Capacitance: Storing Charge and Energy

  5. OS20 (Gi18) -- Current & Resistance: Ohm's Law
  6. OS20 (Gi18) -- Electric Energy Units, Hazards, AC

    Exam 1 Equation Sheet, OpenStax Chapters 18, 19 & 20

  7. OS21 (Gi19) -- DC Circuits & Kirchhoff's Rules
  8. OS22 (Gi20) -- Magnetic Field and Forces

  9. OS22 (Gi20) -- Magnetic Applications: Solenoids, etc.
  10. OS23 (Gi21) -- Induced Electromotive Force (Faraday's Law)

  11. OS23 (Gi18 & 21) -- AC & Generators, Motors & Transformers
  12. OS23 (Gi21) -- Inductors and Capacitors in AC Circuits; AC Resonance

    Exam 2 Equation Sheet, OpenStax Chapters 21, 22 & 23

  13. OS24 (Gi22) -- Electromagnetic Waves
  14. OS25 (Gi23) -- Images by Reflection, Mirrors

  15. OS25 (Gi23) -- Images by Refraction, Lenses
  16. OS26 (Gi25) -- Optical Instruments and Vision

  17. OS27 (Gi24) -- Light Waves and Interference
    double slits: d=1.5 λ,   d=2.5 λ,   d=8 λ
  18. OS27 (Gi24) -- Rayleigh's Diffraction Limit; Polarization

    Exam 3 Equation Sheet, OpenStax Chapters 24, 25, & 26

  19. OS28 (Gi26) -- Relativity and Time Dilation
  20. OS28 (Gi26) -- Length Contraction; Mass & Energy

  21. OS29 (Gi27) -- Thermal Photons, Photo-electrons
  22. OS29 (Gi27) -- Photons & Matter Waves

    Exam 4 Equation Sheet, Openstax Chapters 27, & 28

  23. OS30 (Gi27) -- Atomic Spectra & Bohr's Model
  24. OS29 (Gi28) -- Quantum Mechanics and Uncertainty

  25. OS30 (Gi28) -- Quantum Rules for Atoms; Periodic Table
  26. OS31 (Gi30) -- Nuclear Physics & Radioactive Decays

    Exam 5 Equation Sheet, OpenStax Chapters 29 & 30

  27. OS31 (Gi30) -- Half-Life, Decay Rates and Activity
  28. OS32 (Gi31) -- Radiation Damage & Dosimetry

  29. OS32 (Gi31) -- Nuclear Energy, Fission, Fusion
  30. OS32 (Gi30 & 31) -- Review of Nuclear Physics

    Exam 6 Equation Sheet, OpenStax Chapters 31, & 32

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Spring 2021 Exams
  Exam 1 - OpenStax Ch. 18, 19 & 20 ------------ Electric Fields, Potential, Current     Exam 1 Solution
  Exam 2 - OpenStax Ch. 21, 22 & 23 ------------ Circuits, Magnetism, EM Induction     Exam 2 Solution
  Exam 3 - OpenStax Ch. 24, 25 & 26 ---- EM Waves, Ray Optics, Optical Instruments     Exam 3 Solution
  Exam 4 - OpenStax Ch. 27, 28 ------------------------------ Wave Optics, Relativity     Exam 4 Solution
  Exam 5 - OpenStax Ch. 29, 30 ----------- Photons, Matter Waves, & Atomic Physics     Exam 5 Solution
  Exam 6 - OpenStax Ch. 31, 32 ------------------ Radioactivity & Nuclear Physics     Exam 6 Solution

Spring 2020 Exams
  Exam 1 - OpenStax Ch. 18, 19 & 20 ------------ Electric Fields, Potential, Current     Exam 1 Solution
  Exam 2 - OpenStax Ch. 21, 22 & 23 ------------ Circuits, Magnetism, EM Induction     Exam 2 Solution
  Exam on OpenStax Ch. 24 (some problems only) ---------- Electromagnetic Waves     Ch. 24 Partial Solution
  Exam on OpenStax Ch. 25 (some problems only) ---------- Ray Optics     Ch. 25 Partial Solution
  Exam on OpenStax Ch. 26 (some problems only) ---------- Optical Instruments     Ch. 26 Partial Solution
  Exam on OpenStax Ch. 27 (some problems only) ----------------- Wave Optics     Ch. 27 Partial Solution
  Exam on OpenStax Ch. 28 (some problems only) ----------------- Relativity     Ch. 28 Partial Solution
  Exam on OpenStax Ch. 29 (some problems only) --------- Photons & Matter Waves     Ch. 29 Partial Solution
  Exam on OpenStax Ch. 30 (some problems only) ------------------- Atomic Physics     Ch. 30 Partial Solution
  Exam on OpenStax Ch. 31 (some problems only) ----------- Nuclei & Radioactivity     Ch. 31 Partial Solution

Spring 2019 Exams
  Exam 1 - OpenStax Ch. 18, 19 & 20 ------------ Electric Fields, Potential, Current     Exam 1 Solution
  Exam 2 - OpenStax Ch. 21, 22 & 23 ------------ Circuits, Magnetism, EM Induction     Exam 2 Solution
  Exam 3 - OpenStax Ch. 24, 25 & 26 ----EM Waves, Ray Optics, Optical Instruments     Exam 3 Solution
  Exam 4 - OpenStax Ch. 27, 28 & 29 ------ Wave Optics, Relativity, Quantum Physics     Exam 4 Solution
  Exam 5 - OpenStax Ch. 30, 31 & 32 --------------------Atomic & Nuclear Physics     Exam 5 Solution

Spring 2018 Exams
  Exam 1 - OpenStax Ch. 18, 19 & 20 ------------ Electric Fields, Potential, Current     Exam 1 Solution
  Exam 2 - OpenStax Ch. 21, 22 & 23 ------------ Circuits, Magnetism, EM Induction     Exam 2 Solution
  Exam 3 - OpenStax Ch. 24, 25 & 26 ---- EM Waves, Ray Optics, Optical Instruments     Exam 3 Solution
  Exam 4 - OpenStax Ch. 27, 28 & 29 ------------------Relativity & Quantum Physics     Exam 4 Solution
  Exam 5 - OpenStax Ch. 30, 31 & 32 --------------------Atomic & Nuclear Physics     Exam 5 Solution

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