| PHYS 118 - Basic Physics II |
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Spring 2013 |
| Instructor: |
Ceyhun Bulutay |
| Office: |
Room 220 |
Phone: 2511 |
| Office Hours: |
Anytime by email appoinment |
| Course Schedule: |
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Monday |
15:40 - 17:30 |
Room SAZ 04 |
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Thursday |
13:40 - 15:30 |
Room SAZ 04 |
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| Exams & Grading: |
2 Midterms (25% each) |
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1st Midterm Date: |
Mar. 7, Thursday, 13:40 |
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2nd Midterm Date: |
Apr. 18, Thursday, 13:40 |
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Final Exam (25%) |
Final Exam Date: |
May 17, Friday 09:00 SAZ-01 |
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Hands-On Sessions (25%) + Bonus Quiz (10%) |
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| Letter Bins: |
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A:[110-85], A-:(85-80], B+:(80-75], B:(75-70], B-:(70-65],
C+:(65-60], C:(60-55], C-:(55-50], D+:(50-45], D:(45-40], F:(40-0] |
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| Final Exam Visa: |
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Students with midterm average below 25 (out of 100) will not qualify for the Final Exam and will directly receive FZ grade |
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| Make-up Exam
Policy: |
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Only health-related excuses with a medical report will be eligible.
Make-up exam will be towards the end of the semester, before the finals. It will include both midterm topics.
No separate make-up for final. Students missing the Final will receive FX grade and will take Final-Exam-Retake. |
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| Textbook: |
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H. D. Young and R. M. Geller, "College Physics", 8th Edition (Pearson, 2007) |
Weekly
Calendar
| Week |
Subject |
| #1 |
Feb. 4 |
Electric Charge & Electric Field |
| #2 |
Feb. 11 |
Electric Field & Hands-On Session-1 |
| #3 |
Feb. 18 |
Electric Potential & Capacitance |
| #4 |
Feb. 25 |
Electric Potential & Capacitance |
| #5 |
Mar. 4 |
Hands-On Session-2 & Midterm-1 |
| #6 |
Mar. 11 |
Current, Resistance, and DC circuits |
| #7 |
Mar. 18 |
Hands-On Session-3 & No class |
| #8 |
Mar. 25 |
Magnetic Field & Magnetic Forces |
| #9 |
Apr. 1 |
Magnetic Forces & Electromagnetic Induction |
| #10 |
Apr. 8 |
EM Induction & Hands-On Session-4 |
| #11 |
Apr. 15 |
Hands-On Session-5 & Midterm-2 |
| #12 |
Apr. 22 |
Inductors & RL circuits |
| #13 |
Apr. 29 |
EM Waves & Hands-On Session-6 |
| #14 |
May 6 |
EM Waves |
| #15 |
May 13 |
Hands-On Session-7 |