PHYSICS 184 -- Spring 2003 
Physics for Scientists and Engineers II 
General Information

Course Outline: Electricity and magnetism, electromagnetic waves, geometric and physical optics.

Lecturers: Prof. B. Alex Brown, Prof. Carlos Bertulani, and Prof. Brad Sherrill

Lectures:  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday  

Section I: 8:00 - 8:50 am, 1410 BPS  
Section II: 9:10 - 10:00 am, 1410 BPS
Section III: 6:00 - 6:50 pm, 1410 BPS 

The lectures on Monday will be reserved for review and problem exercises. It is recommended that you look at the homework before Monday's lecture.

Office Hours:  You may attend the office hours of any of the professors.

Prof. Bertulani - 11am to 1pm Tuesdays in room 209 Cyclotron Building, phone 5-9672 ext 329.
Prof. Sherrill - 11am to 1pm Mondays in room 119A Cyclotron Building, phone 5-9672 ext 322. 
Prof. Brown - 12pm to 2pm Thursdays in room 203 Cyclotron Building, phone 5-9672 ext 328.

If you need additional help outside of normal office hours, please feel free to contact any of the professors to arrange an appointment.

Textbook:  Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick, Walker, 6th Edition, Wiley.  

Course Web Page:   http://courses.nscl.msu.edu/phy184s3/

Homework:
There will be 12 homework assignments, which will be due on Thursdays at 8:00 am. Students have the OPTION to use MSU's CAPA system on the internet. Otherwise solutions are due at the end of the previous Wednesday's lecture.

CAPA access: CAPA can be accessed via the web:  http://capa4.lite.msu.edu . If you do not pick up your printed homework, you can still do the homework on the Internet (there is a button "lost my CAPA" that will e-mail you your CAPA ID) and what you see on the screen will be identical to what is on your paper version.

Physics Learning Center:
There are numerous hours scheduled for individual student assistance at the Strosacker Learning Center in BPS 1248. Our course will have TAs available according to the schedule announced in class. For an up-to-date schedule click here. 

Online Discussion:
The Asynchronous Learning Network is part of a project supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Andrew Mellon Foundation. Help can be obtained online via the ``DISCUSS'' - button on the CAPA page for each set. A TA will be online at times posted on the discussion link.

Exams and Quizzes:
There will be approximately 20 in-lecture quizzes during the term, three midterm exams (with optional 30% partial credit by corrections), and one final exam.

Grades:
The final grade will be based on the homework 24%, quizzes 12%, exams 36% (each midterm is worth 12%), and the final exam 30%. 2% of the quizzes are bonus points. The extra credit for the quizzes is to allow for missed quizzes. There will be no excuses or make-ups for missed quizzes. 

The following grade scale will be used to determine your final grade:

The scale will not be raised, however, if necessary the levels may be reduces slightly.

Excuse Policy:

If any course requirements are missed you must have a valid documented excuse (e.g. signed note from a doctor, parent, etc.) in order to retake or to have those requirements dropped/averaged. Excused absences or extensions will be approved only with proper documentation. When possible, please notify the instructor in advance if you must miss a course requirement, otherwise notify the instructor as soon as possible afterwards. There are no excuses for in-class quizzes.

Honors Option:

Students enrolled in the MSU Honors College can sign-up for an honors option for this course. Contact your professor for information.

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