ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE Mathematics and Physics Division PHY 203 General Physics III Course Outline

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1 ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE Mathematics and Physics Division PHY 203 General Physics III Course Outline Course Number & Name: PHY 203 General Physics III Credit Hours: 5.0 Contact Hours: 7.0 Lecture/Lab: 7.0 Other: N/A Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in PHY 104 Co-requisites: MTH 221 Concurrent Courses: None Course Outline Revision Date: Fall 2010 Course Description: This course is a continuation of PHY 103 and PHY 104, which completes the introductory physics sequence for engineering majors. The theory and applications of the following topics are covered: oscillations with an introduction to Maxwell s Equations and its applications to microwaves, hydrodynamics, kinetic theory, physical and geometrical optics, introduction to atomic theory, the periodic table and elementary particles. Course Goals: Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to do the following: 1. translate quantifiable problems into mathematical terms and solve these problems using mathematical or statistical operations; 2. use the scientific method to analyze a problem and draw conclusions from data and observations; 3. use accurate terminology and notation in written and/or oral form to describe and explain the sequence of steps in the analysis of a particular physical phenomenon in the areas of waves, optics, relativity, modern physics, and nuclear physics; and 4. perform laboratory experiments where natural world phenomena will be observed and measured. Measurable Course Performance Objectives (MPOs): Upon successful completion of this course, students should specifically be able to do the following: 1. Translate quantifiable problems into mathematical terms and solve these problems using mathematical operations: 1.1 read and interpret physical information; 1.2 interpret and utilize graphical information; 1.3 write all variables in the same system of units; 1.4 identify the correct expressions necessary to solve problems; and 1.5 use basic algebraic, trigonometric, and calculus-based mathematical reasoning as appropriate to solve problems page 1

2 Measurable Course Performance Objectives (MPOs) (continued): 2. Use the scientific method to analyze a problem and draw conclusions from data and observations: 2.1 use data collected in the laboratory experiments to construct graphs and charts; 2.2 analyze data to show the relationship between measured values and dependent variables; 2.3 explain how the results verify, or in some cases, do not seem to verify the particular hypothesis tested in the experiment; and 2.4 communicate the results by writing laboratory reports using the computer 3. Use accurate terminology and notation in written and/or oral form to describe and explain the sequence of steps in the analysis of a particular physical phenomenon or problems in the areas of waves, optics, relativity, modern physics, and nuclear physics: 3.1 analyze and solve problems involving mechanical waves, sound waves and electromagnetic waves; 3.2 analyze and solve problems in physical and geometrical optics, including reflection, refraction, interference and diffraction of light waves; 3.3 analyze and solve problems involving in special relativity including Lorentz transformations, relativistic linear momentum and energy and the relativistic form of Newton s laws; 3.4 describe the experiment that led to the discovery of Quantum Mechanics; analyze and solve problems involving matter waves, the Schrödinger equation, the finite well and the simple harmonic oscillator; and 3.5 analyze and solve simple problems in atomic physics, solid state physics and nuclear physics 4. Perform laboratory experiments where natural world phenomena will be observed and measured: 4.1 use various appropriate equipment to measure and observe natural world phenomena; 4.2 work independently and also as member of a group; and 4.3 minimize errors in data collecting Methods of Instruction: Instruction will consist of a combination of lecture, class discussion, classroom demonstrations, laboratory experiments, board work, group work and individual study. Outcomes Assessment: Test and exam questions are blueprinted to course objectives. Data is collected and analyzed to determine the level of student performance on these assessment instruments in regards to meeting course objectives. The results of this data analysis are used to guide necessary pedagogical and/or curricular revisions. page 2

3 Course Requirements: All students are required to: 1. Complete all homework assignments before each class. 2. Take part in class discussion and perform problems on the board when required. 3. Come prepared for each lab, having read the material ahead of time. 4. Perform all laboratory experiments, analyze data and write lab reports. 5. Complete all tests and exams in class or make up missed tests, if permitted. These include a minimum of 4 tests, and 7 laboratory experiments and lab reports. Required Materials: Textbook: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 8 th edition, by Serway & Jewett; published by Saunders College Publishing Lab Manual: Physics: Laboratory Manual by Loyd, 3 rd edition; published by Saunders College Methods of Evaluation: Final course grades will be computed as follows: Grading Components % of final course grade Homework and Quizzes 10 20% Students will be expected to analyze and solve problems that indicate the extent to which they master course objectives. 7 or more Laboratory Reports 10 30% Students will be expected to show that they have read assigned lab manual sections, can follow written procedures, measure and record data, perform calculations and write reports including all specified components. 4 or more Tests (dates specified by the instructor) 40 80% Tests show evidence of the extent to which students meet the course objectives, including but not limited to identifying and applying concepts, analyzing and solving problems, estimating and interpreting results and stating appropriate conclusions using correct terminology. NOTE: The instructor will provide specific weights, which lie in the above-given ranges, for each of the grading components at the beginning of the semester. page 3

4 Academic Integrity: Dishonesty disrupts the search for truth that is inherent in the learning process and so devalues the purpose and the mission of the College. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following: plagiarism the failure to acknowledge another writer s words or ideas or to give proper credit to sources of information; cheating knowingly obtaining or giving unauthorized information on any test/exam or any other academic assignment; interference any interruption of the academic process that prevents others from the proper engagement in learning or teaching; and fraud any act or instance of willful deceit or trickery. Violations of academic integrity will be dealt with by imposing appropriate sanctions. Sanctions for acts of academic dishonesty could include the resubmission of an assignment, failure of the test/exam, failure in the course, probation, suspension from the College, and even expulsion from the College. Student Code of Conduct: All students are expected to conduct themselves as responsible and considerate adults who respect the rights of others. Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. All students are also expected to attend and be on time all class meetings. No cell phones or similar electronic devices are permitted in class. Please refer to the Essex County College student handbook, Lifeline, for more specific information about the College s Code of Conduct and attendance requirements. page 4

5 Course Content Outline: based on the text Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 8 th edition, by Serway & Jewett; published by Saunders College Publishing; ISBN #: ; and the lab manual Physics: Laboratory Manual by Loyd, 3 rd edition; published by Saunders College Publishing Class Meeting (80 minutes) Chapter/Section CHAPTER 15 OSCILLATORY MOTION Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) 15.2 The block-spring system revisited Energy of the simple harmonic oscillator 15.4 The pendulum Comparing SHM with uniform circular motion Damped oscillations 15.8 Forced oscillations 5 Lab #1 The Pendulum Approximate Simple Harmonic Motion (Loyd # 19) CHAPTER 16 WAVE MOTION Variables of wave motion 16.2 Direction of particle displacement One-dimensional traveling waves Superposition and interference 16.5 Speed of waves on strings Reflection and transmission 16.7 Sinusoidal waves Rate of energy transmission by sinusoidal waves CHAPTER 17 SOUND WAVES Speed of sound waves 17.2 Periodic sound waves 17.3 Intensity of periodic sound waves The Doppler effect 13 Lab #2 Waves CHAPTER 18 SUPERPOSITION OF STANDING WAVES Superposition and interference of standing waves 18.2 Standing waves 18.3 Standing waves in a string fixed at both ends Resonance 18.5 Standing waves in air columns Beats: interference in time 18.8 Non-sinusoidal waves 17 Lab #3 Standing Waves on a String (Loyd # 21) 18 Test #1 on Chapters 15, 16, 17 & 18 page 5

6 Class Meeting (80 minutes) Chapter/Section CHAPTER 34 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES Maxwell s equations and Hertz s discoveries 34.2 Plane electromagnetic waves Energy carried by electromagnetic waves 34.5 Momentum and radiation pressure Radiation from an infinite current sheet Production of waves by an antenna 34.7 The spectrum of electromagnetic waves 23 Lab #4 Microwave Optics (handout) CHAPTER 35 THE NATURE OF LIGHT AND THE LAWS OF GEOMETRIC OPTICS The nature of light 35.2 Measurements of the speed of light 35.3 The ray approximation in geometrical optics Reflection 35.5 Refraction 35.6 Huygen s principle Dispersion and prisms 35.8 Total internal reflection 27 Lab #5 Alternating-current RC and RLC Circuits (Loyd #37) CHAPTER 37 INTERFERENCE OF LIGHT WAVES Conditions for interference 37.2 Young s double-slit experiment Intensity distribution of the double-slit interference pattern CHAPTER 38 DIFFRACTION AND POLARIZATION 38.1 Introduction to diffraction Diffraction from narrow slits 38.3 Resolution of single-slit and circular apertures 31 Lab #6 Diffraction Grating Measurement of Wavelength of Light (Loyd # 42) 32 Test #2 on Chapters 34, 35, 37 & 38 CHAPTER 39 RELATIVITY The principle of Galilean relativity The Michelson-Morley experiment 39.3 Einstein s principle of relativity Consequences of special relativity 39.5 Lorentz transformations Relativistic linear momentum and the relativistic form of Newton s laws 39.7 Relativistic energy Equivalence of mass and energy 39.9 Relativity and electromagnetism page 6

7 Class Meeting (80 minutes) Chapter/Section CHAPTER 40 INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM PHYSICS Blackbody radiation and Planck s hypothesis The photoelectric effect The Compton effect Atomic spectra Bohr s quantum model of the atom Photon and electromagnetic waves The wave properties of particles 45 Lab #7 Bohr Theory of Hydrogen The Rydberg Constant (Loyd # 43) CHAPTER 41 QUANTUM MECHANICS The double-slit experiment revisited The uncertainty principle Probability density 41.4 A particle in a box The Schrödinger equation A particle in a well of finite height 41.7 Tunneling through a barrier The scanning tunneling microscope 41.9 The simple harmonic oscillator 52 Test #3 on Chapters 39, 40 & 41 CHAPTER 42 ATOMIC PHYSICS Early models of the atom 42.2 The Hydrogen atom revisited The spin magnetic quantum number The wave functions for hydrogen 42.5 The other quantum numbers The exclusion principle and the periodic table Atomic spectra 42.8 Atomic transitions CHAPTER 43 MOLECULES AND SOLIDS Molecular bonds 43.2 The energy and spectra of molecules Bonding in solids 43.4 Band theory of solids Free-electron theory of metals 43.6 Electrical conduction in metals, insulators and semiconductors Chapter 44 Nuclear Structure Some properties of nuclei 44.2 Nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging page 7

8 Class Meeting (80 minutes) Chapter/Section Binding energy and nuclear forces 44.4 Nuclear models 44.5 Radioactivity The decay process 44.7 Natural radioactivity 44.8 Nuclear reactions 64 Test #4 on Chapters 42, 43 & 44 page 8