Physics 6B Section 2 Summer Session C 2012

M - F 10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. PAB 1425

PHYSICS FOR LIFE SCIENCE MAJORS: WAVES, ELECTRICITY, AND MAGNETISM

General Information 1. Instructor: Ray Waung A true Bruin: B.S. 1987, M.S. 1989, Ph.D. 1997 (all from UCLA!) Office: PAB 1-707J Office hours: M 1 - 2:30, Th 1 - 2:30 "Happy hour": Each Wednesday after lecture, for about an hour Phone: (310) 825-4906 E-mail: waung@ucla.edu Discussion T.A.s: Office: Office hours: E-mail: Matt Buchovecky PAB 1-704A W 1 - 2, Th 3 - 4 mbuchove@ucla.edu Dalit Engelhardt PAB 1-704A Tu 1:30 - 3:30 engelhardt@ucla.edu Buchovecky Engelhardt

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Discussion Sections 2A PAB 1425 TuTh 11:30 - 12:20 (Recommended for Last Name A - L) 2B PAB 1434A TuTh 11:30 - 12:20 (Recommended for Last Name M - Z) Texts Required Text: Required Supplement:

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Giancoli, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, UCLA Edition, Volumes 1 and 2 (We will not use Mastering Physics.) Physics 6B Laboratory Workbook

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Exams Midterm 1 Friday, August 17 (Week 2), 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Midterm 2 Friday, August 31 (Week 4), 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Final Exam Friday, September 14, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. All exams will be closed book and closed notes. You may bring one personally prepared 3" x 5" double-sided index card with formulas and other relevant information to each midterm, and three such cards to the final exam. Calculators may also be used. The content of the exams will be similar, but not identical, to the material assigned as homework, discussed in lecture, or included at the end of the text chapters. No makeup tests will be given.

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Homework Homework is assigned in lecture each Monday, and will be due at the beginning of lecture Tuesday of the following week. Problem sets received by the above deadline will be returned as soon as possible; late homework will not be accepted. To prevent the possible separation or loss of contents, please staple all sheets together, and print your name on the top page. Several problems from each assignment will be graded. You are encouraged to compare your answers with the solutions posted on the course web page (see item #11) after the submission of each set. Laboratories There are six laboratories performed during the quarter. If you have already completed some or all of the 6B labs from a previous term, please notify Elaine Dolalas in the Physics Scheduling Office (PAB 1-707D) to obtain an exemption from repeating the labs you have completed. Grading Homework Laboratory Midterm 1 Midterm 2 Final Exam 10% 15% 20% 20% 35%

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Approximate Lecture Schedule Week Beginning 1 2 3 4 5 6 8-6 8-13 8-20 8-27 9-3 9-10 Topic(s) Introduction, Simple Harmonic Motion, Damped and Forced Oscillations Waves on Strings, Sound Waves, Midterm 1 Coulomb's Law, Electric Fields, Gauss' Law Electric Potential, Capacitance, Midterm 2 Current, Circuits, Magnetic Fields Ampere's Law, Faraday's Law Chapter(s) 14 15, 16 21, 22 23, 24 25, 26, 27 28, 29

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Lab Experiment Schedule Week Date 1 2 3 4 5 6 8-6/7 8-8/9 8-13/14 8-15/16 8-20/21 8-22/23 8-27/28 8-29/30 9-3/4 9-5/6 9-10/11 9-12/13 Topic No Meeting No Meeting Orientation and Driven Harmonic Oscillator No Meeting Standing Waves on Strings No Meeting Electrostatics Van der Graaff Holiday/No Meeting Electrical Circuits Charge-to-Mass Ratio of the Electron No Meeting

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Web Page Updated information for this course can be found on the Internet at the following URL: <http://www.physics.ucla.edu/class>. Select "Summer 2012" from the Physics dropdown menu and, under "Summer Session C," click on the Physics 6B-2 link. Incompletes In accordance with University and departmental policy, the grade of "Incomplete" (I) will be assigned only if all of the following conditions are met: a) There is a good reason beyond the student's control for not having completed the coursework on time (a heavy workload is not considered sufficient reason). b) Early prior consent of the instructor has been obtained by the student. c) The completed portion of the work is sufficient in quality and quantity to merit a grade of "C" or better for the period up to the time of the circumstance that justifies the Incomplete. d) A written plan to complete the coursework must be signed by the student and the instructor and filed in the Physics Undergraduate Office. Students who cannot complete the work of the course and who do not meet these qualifications for the grade of Incomplete should seriously consider dropping the course. A Few Thoughts Having been a UCLA student since 1983 and a Teaching Associate for over five years, and having taught Physics 6A and 6B (in different formats) for multiple quarters, I have observed that one of the greatest challenges facing science instructors today is making the unfamiliar familiar. Because physics is by nature abstract, its understanding requires the synthesis of empirical concepts with mathematical tools that enable the solution of concrete problems. At the same time, my experience has suggested that students are best able to learn and retain ideas which are relevant to their lives and presented at a level commensurate with their abilities. Through clear communication and creative application, I hope to help you acquire not only an intellectual understanding of waves, electricity, and magnetism, but also an appreciation of the way physics in general can be used to describe the world around us. Good luck and enjoy!

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