Winter 2011

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PHYS 1004
Introductory Electromagnetism and Wave Motion
Winter 2011
Course Outline
This course is designed to provide an introduction to electricity, magnetism, circuits,
electromagnetic induction, and wave motion from a physics perspective for students in
engineering programs. The associated laboratory and tutorial sessions meet during alternate
weeks starting in the second week of term. Student evaluations will be based on labs, tutorial
tests given during each tutorial session, and a final exam.
1. Calendar description
This calculus-based course introduces electricity, magnetism, oscillations, waves and optics. The
laboratory is an essential and autonomous part of the course. Precludes additional credit for
PHYS 1002 and PHYS 1008.
2. Prerequisites
You must have successfully completed
MATH 1004 Calculus for Engineering or Physics or MATH 1007 Elementary Calculus 1
PLUS either be concurrently registered in ECOR 1101 Mechanics I
or else have passed PHYS 1003 Introductory Mechanics and Thermodynamics
or PHYS 1001 Foundations of Physics I
or PHYS 1007 Elementary University Physics I
(the latter with a grade of at least B-).
If you do not have both of these requirements you must check with your instructor to
obtain permission of the Physics Department to take this course. If you withdraw from
ECOR 1101 during the term, you will be required to also withdraw from PHYS 1004.

3. Who teaches the course, when and where
1. Lecture Timetable

CRN Section Times Room Lecturer and contact info
10923 A Tues 08:3010:00 AT 101 John Armitage Herzberg 3350
Thurs 08:30 10:00 armitage@physics.carleton.ca
613-520-2600 x4326

14859 B Tue 7:30pm-9:00pm AT 101 Alain Bellerive Herzberg 3316
Thu 7:30pm-9:00pm alainb@physics.carleton.ca
613-520-2600 x7537

10927 C Wed 08:3010:00 AT 101 Thomas Koffas Herzberg 2410
Fri 08:30 10:00 koffas@physics.carleton.ca
613-520-2600 x8996

10930 M Tue 6:00pm7:30pm AT 101 John Armitage Herzberg 3350
Thur 6:00pm7:30pm armitage@physics.carleton.ca
613-520-2600 x4326





2. Laboratory and Tutorial Timetable

CRN Section Time CRN Section Time
10924 A1 Mon 08:3011:30 10925 A3 Wed 08:3011:30
10926 A5 Tues 11:302:30pm 17778 A10 Fri 08:30 11:30
14860 B6 Tues 08:3011:30 14861 B7 Wed 2:30pm5:30pm
14863 B8 Fri 2:30pm5:30pm 18080 B10 Fri 08:30 11:30
10933 C2 Tues 2:30pm5:30pm 10931 C4 Thu 2:30pm5:30pm
10928 C9 Mon 2:30pm5:30pm 18081 M10 Fri 0830 11:30
10932 M11 Wed 6:00pm9:00pm 10929 M12 Fri 11:30 2:30pm
11703 M13 Mon 6:00pm9:00pm

Room: Herzberg 4130 (all sections)
Lab supervisor: Igor ivanovic 3346HP igor@physics.carleton.ca
(613) 520-2600 Ext 5796
Etienne Rollin 3368HP erollin@physics.carleton.ca
(613) 520-2600 Ext 4309

4. Learning outcomes
In the process of successfully completing this course, you will learn how to:
solve multi-step problems;
present written solutions to problems in a clear and logical way;
apply calculus techniques to real physical problems;
understand the concepts of electric and magnetic fields and the associated forces;
relate the motion of objects in electric fields to familiar concepts of force, work, and
kinetic and potential energy;
determine the electric field and electric potential due to a known charge distribution
using Coulombs law, Gausss law, and the relationship between electric field and potential;
use the electric field and potential formalism to understand capacitors;
understand electric current and the rules for modeling electric circuits from a physics
perspective;
determine the magnetic field due to a known current distribution using the Biot-Savart
law and Ampres law;
determine the forces on moving charges and current-carrying wires due to an external
magnetic field, and understand the technological applications of these forces, e.g., in the
electric motor and electric generator;
understand electromagnetic induction, determine the resulting induced currents, and
understand their consequences;
understand oscillatory motion using the simple mass-on-a-spring model;
analyze alternating-current (AC) circuits from a physics perspective;
understand travelling waves with special emphasis on electromagnetic waves; and
analyze the effect of polarizing filters on electromagnetic waves.
In the laboratory portion of this course you will learn how to:
present the results of laboratory experiments in a clear and well-organized written
form;
quantify experimental uncertainties;
construct circuits from electronic components;
measure currents and voltages in circuits using common measuring devices;
use an oscilloscope for analysis of electronic signals; and
understand the behaviour of direct-current (DC) circuits, resistor-capacitor (RC) circuits,
and the use of optical lenses.
4. How to succeed in this course
1. Tips for success
Study effectively. The only way to learn physics is by working the problems. Work and
rework all the examples in the text and the assigned homework problems. If you can do all
the homework problems by yourself with only the attached formula sheet as an aid, then
youre on the road to a good mark in the course.
Do your homework. Aim to work through all the assigned homework problems before
your tutorial. That way you will know what areas you need to focus on during the tutorial
when working in groups and getting help from the TAs. Each tutorial test will include long-
answer problem(s) based on the homework problems, so be prepared!
Take advantage of class time. Attend all the lectures, participate in class discussions and
exercises, take notes, and dont be afraid to ask questions. When taking notes, concentrate
on the things that your instructor emphasizes on the chalkboard or slides.
Use your textbook. Read the assigned sections of the textbook before each class. Review
them again after class and annotate your class notes as needed. At the end of each chapter
of the textbook is a one- or two-page review of the important concepts covered in each
chapter.
Get all the term marks you can. Attend all the tutorials and be prepared for the tutorial
tests. Attend all the labs and turn in all your lab reports on time.
Get help if you need it. If youre having trouble with a concept or homework problem,
go to your instructors office hours or the Drop-In Centre for help. We are here to help you
learn!
2. Getting help
Office hours: Each of the course instructors will hold office hours a couple times per
week. Times and locations will be posted in WebCT and announced in class. The instructors
can also be reached by email.
Drop-In Centre: The Physics Department normally runs a Drop-In Centre staffed by TAs
for help in first-year Physics courses. The times and location will be posted in WebCT and
announced in class.


5. Course components and marking scheme
1. Marks and passing conditions
The marking scheme is as follows:
Theory (total 67%)
Tutorial Tests (best 4 of 5) 4 8 = 32%
Final Exam 35%
Lab Experiments 33%
-----------
Course total 100%

In order to pass the course, your overall mark must be greater than 50% AND you must
achieve 40% or above on BOTH the Theory (27/67) AND the Lab Experiments (13/33)
components of the course.
Students with an overall course mark above 50% but who achieve between 40% and 49% on
either Lab Experiments (13 16 / 33) or Theory (2733 / 67) will be given a grade of D-,
no matter how good their overall mark is.

2. Tutorials
There are 5 Tutorials in the term. They take place in your regular lab time slot in Herzberg
4130, usually in alternating weeks with the labs. The Tutorial schedule is given later in
section 7.
Every two weeks, a new set of 20 problems will be identified from the course textbook. Students are
encouraged to work on these in their own time and every two weeks will have to present in writing
three selected problems at the tutorial session. Some will be devoted to discussing the problems in
the tutorial sessions and TAs will mark one of the three. On weeks when the written answers are
not being marked, there will be a 30 minute test which will comprise three problems, chosen at
random from the 20 recommended ones. They will be almost identical except that the initial
conditions may be altered.
The 20 recommended problems will be selected as being typical of the type of problem for those
chapters covered in a two week period see Syllabus later. The 20 problems may be taken from
two or three chapters and will be quantitative problems of varying difficulty.
For the tutorials in weeks 3,5,9,11,13 students are asked to prepare in advance (write down) the
answer to three of the 20 questions.
What to bring: Bring your student ID card, writing instruments, and a calculator, plus a ruler
if you want. No other aids are allowed for the Tests. The formula sheets that make up the
last two pages of this course outline will be provided to you with the Test.
Attend your own Tutorial section only. To be able to write the Test in a different section,
you must obtain written permission from your lecturer. Such permission will usually be
granted only for emergencies or medical reasons, or official activities such as Engineers
Without Borders.
Tutorial Test make-ups: If you miss a Tutorial Test, immediately contact your lecturer and
explain why. If the reason is illness, a doctors note is required. Students with valid reasons
will be given written permission to write the Test in a different section later the same week
if possible. If this is not possible, you must obtain permission to write a make-up test at the
end of term. These will all be written on Wednesday April 4; the time will be announced
toward the end of term. Note that you need to get permission at the time you miss the test
or as soon as you are back at school after an illness or accident. Retroactive permission will
not be given at the end of term.
3. Labs
Labs start during the second week of term (January 9 13). Bring your copy of the lab
manual and a beige lab booklet with you to the first lab. For each lab you will be writing a
lab report. Some of these will be Short Reports while others will be Formal Reports.
Instructions on writing lab reports will be given during the lab and the format can be found
in the Lab Manual. You have one week to complete the Lab report, which will be due in at
the start of the next tutorial. The exceptions to this are the last two labs, for which the
report will be written up and turned in before the end of the lab period. Some of the lab
report is done before you attend the lab session. This is referred to as the Prelab". This
must be written in your lab booklet. It will be checked and marked by your TA during the lab
session and marks will be deducted if it is not done in advance. See page 2 of the Lab
Manual.
For students repeating this course, you may request to be exempt from the lab (and have
your lab mark carried forward from before) if you have completed all the lab experiments
with an overall lab mark of at least 60%. You must contact your lab supervisor and obtain
explicit permission to be exempt from the lab. Note that you will not be exempted from the
Tutorials, which meet in alternate weeks during your lab period.
4. Final Exam
The Final Exam will be held during the exam period, April 1124 (including Saturdays)the
date will be announced by the university by February 17. All four lecture sections will write
the Final Exam together. You may bring only writing implements, a calculator, and a ruler to
the Final Exam. The formula sheets that make up the last two pages of this course outline
will be provided. The Final Exam will include four problems requiring written solutions, of
which you will choose three to do. The exam will include a few questions relevant to the
laboratory.
If you miss the Final Exam for a good reason such as illness, you may apply for a Deferred
Exam through the registrars office. A Deferred Exam replaces only the Final Exam portion of
your mark. Deferred Exams for Winter 2012 will be scheduled during June 1121. In order
to be eligible for a Deferred Exam you must have earned at least 7 out of the possible 32
marks on term work in the theory component of the course (i.e., the Tutorial Tests) and at
least 12 out of the possible 33 lab marks.
6. Required textbook and materials
1. Textbook: Part 3: Electricity and Magnetism, and Part 4: E.M.Waves and Optics from
Fundamentals of Physics, Halliday, Resnick and Walker, 9
th
Edition, J.Wiley & Sons.
[Available at the Bookstore (UniCentre) ]
There is a custom printing specifically for Carleton University containing the chapters we
will cover. Alternatively, you may use the full text
2. Lab manual: Laboratory Manual for PHYS 1004, Winter 2004 edition or more recent.
[Available at Science Stores, 118 Steacie Building.]
You must bring this with you to each Lab session.
3. Lab booklets: Five (5) beige booklets, Carleton University Laboratory Report.
[Available at the Bookstore (UniCentre).]
You must bring one with you to each Lab session.

7. Lab and tutorial schedule
Week 1 No Tutorials/Labs (short week)
Week 2 1.5 hr tutorial, 1.5 hr lab Electrostatics, Electrometer, Ice Pail.
Week 3 1.5 hr tutorial , 1.5 hr lab Visualization of Electric fields (room 3349HP)
Week 4 1.5 hr tutorial, plus 30 minutes test: 1,
Week 5 1.5 hr tutorial, 1.5hr lab Compressed Kirchoffs Rules lab
Week 6 1.5 hr tutorial plus 30 minutes test: 2,
Week 7 3.0 hr Lab: RC Time constant
Week 8 Mid term break
Week 9 1.5 hr tutorial plus 30 minute test: 3
Week 10 3.0 hr Lab: Oscilloscope
Week 11 1.5 hr tutorial plus 30 minute test :4
Week 12 3.0 hr Lab: Optics
Week 13 1.5 hr tutorial plus 30 minute test :5

8. Lecture and Tutorial test schedule
1 hrs lecture twice a week. Classes start Wednesday 4th Jan.
Lecture Week Test
1. Background material: Math Toolbox 1. ( short week)
2. Physics toolbox 2.
3. Ch 21: Electric Charge, Coulombs Law 2
4. Ch 22: Electric Fields 3 1
5. Ch 23: Gauss Law and Electric Flux 3
6. Review, Catch-up, applications. 4
7. Ch 24: Electric Potential 4
8. Ch 25: Capacitance 5 2
9. Ch26: Current and Resistance 5
10. Ch27: Circuits 6
11. Review, Catch-up, applications 6
12. Ch 28: Magnetic Fields 7 3
13. Ch 29: Mag Fields due to currents, Amperes Law 7

Reading Week Feb 20 24
th
, 2012 8

14. Ch 30: Induction and Inductance 9
15. Review, Catch-up, applications 9
16. Ch31: EM oscillations 10 4
17. Ch 32: Maxwells Eqns 10
18. Ch 33: EM Waves 11
19. Review, Catch-up, applications 11
20. Ch 34: Images ( Reflection) 12
21. Ch 35: Interference 12 5
22. Ch 36 Diffraction 13
23. Review, Catch-up, applications. 13
24. Course Review, Evaluations, Exam Format and notes 14. (short week)

Classes finish on Thursday April 5th. 2012



9. University policies
1. Students with disabilities
Students with disabilities requiring academic accommodations in this course must register
with the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC) for a formal evaluation of
disability-related needs. Documented disabilities include but are not limited to
mobility/physical impairments, specific Learning Disabilities (LD), psychiatric/psychological
disabilities, sensory disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and chronic
medical conditions. Registered PMC students are required to contact the PMC every term to
have a Letter of Accommodation sent to the Instructor by their Coordinator. In addition,
students are expected to confirm their need for accommodation with the Instructor no later
than two weeks before the first assignment is due or the first in-class test/midterm. If you
require accommodations only for formally scheduled exam(s) in this course, you must
request accommodations by March 7
th
2012.
PMC contact information: 500 University Centre, (613) 520-6608, email pmc@carleton.ca,
TTY: (613) 520-3937, web http://www2.carleton.ca/pmc.
2. Other accommodations
You may need special arrangements to meet your academic obligations during the term
because of pregnancy or religious obligations. Please review the course outline promptly
and contact your instructor with any requests for academic accommodation during the first
two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to
exist.
3. Copying, plagiarism, and other forms of cheating
You should read and be familiar with the universitys policies on academic integrity, given in
Section E.14 of the Academic Regulations of the University:
http://www4.carleton.ca/calendars//ugrad/current/regulations/acadregsuniv14.html
In this course, these rules are relevant mainly for lab reports (do not copy someone elses)
and tutorial tests and the final exam (do not attempt to use unauthorized materials or
collaborate with other students). Such offences will normally result in a mark of zero for the
lab report, tutorial test, or exam in question. In addition, a report will be sent to the Dean of
your Faculty, for possible further disciplinary action.



Carleton University Physics Department -14- PHYS 1004 Winter 2010
Reference material for exam and tutorial tests
N
A
= 6.022 10
23
mol
1
G = 6.674 10
11
N m
2
kg

2
g = 9.81 m s
2
m
e
= 9.109 10
31
kg
m
p
= 1.673 10
27
kg
e = 1.602 10
19
C
K = 1/(4
0
) = 8.988 10
9
N m
2
C
2
c = 2.998 10
8
m/s
Permittivity, free space,

0
= 8.854 10
12
C
2
N
1
m
2
Permeability, free space,

0
=4 10
7
T m A
1
= (H/m)
1 J = 1 N 1 m 1 eV = 1.602 10
19
J
1 C = 1 A 1 s 1 V = 1 J/C
1 = 1 V/A 1 F = 1 C/V
1 Wb = 1 T m
2
1 H = 1 T m
2
/A
1 Hz = 1 s
1
1 T = 1 N/(A m) [10
4
Gauss]
(1 + x)
n
= 1 + nx + n(n 1)x
2
/2! +
n(n 1)(n 2)x
3
/3! + ...if |x| < 1
sin( ) = sin cos cos sin
cos( ) = cos cos sin sin
v
2
f
= v
2
i
+ 2as s
f
= s
i
+ vt +
1
2
a(t)
2
v
f
= v
i
+ at
Spring-block:F = ks U
sp
=
1
2
k(s)
2
W > 0 energy transferred to an object by force
K =
1
2
mv
2
, K = K
f
K
i
U
g
= mgh
Ignoring dissipative energy losses:
E
sys
= K + U = W
ext
or E
f
= E
i
+ W
ext
Conservation of E
mech
in an isolated system
(W
ext
= 0):
E
mech
= K + U = 0
Work-KE theorem: K = W
net
[J]
Work W
force
=

f
i

F ds [J]
Power P = dW/dt =

F v [W]
U = U
f
U
i
= W
force
[J]
If external agent does work against force:
U = W
ext
A force is conservative if the work to move a mass
or charge between two points is path independent.
Coulombs Law:
F
1on2
= F
2on1
=
K|q
1
||q
2
|
r
2
[N]
Shell Theorems: A shell of uniform charge: 1) at-
tracts or repels an external charge as if all of the
shells charge were at its centre; and 2) exerts no
net electrostatic force on a charge in it interior.

E =

F/q
0
[N C
1
or V/m]
Electric Dipole
2 charges +q, q separated by s; dipole
moment | p| = qs directed from q to +q
= p

E U = p

E
Electric Fields:
point charge: |

E| =
1
4
0
q
r
2
non-conducting sheet: |

E| = /(2
0
)
conducting sheet: |

E| = /(
0
)
Gausss Law:

e
=


E d

A =
Q
in

0
Electric potential, V = U/q
0
[V] where U
is the electrostatic potential energy
V = V
f
V
i
=

f
i

E ds

E from V: E
s
=
V
s
V of point charge: V =
1
4
0
q
r
System of 2 charges: U
12
= V
1
q
2
=
1
4
0
q
1
q
2
r
for several charges: U = U
12
+ U
13
+ U
23
+ ...
Capacitance: C = Q/V
C
[F]
parallel-plate capacitor: C =

0
A
d
in series: 1/C
eq
=

i
1/C
i
in parallel: C
eq
=

i
C
i
U
C
=
1
2
C(V
C
)
2
u
E
=
1
2

0
E
2
with dielectrics:
0
=
0
,
dielectric constant: = /
0
Current: I = dQ/dt [A]
Current density:

J : |

J| = I/A in direction of

E.
v
d
is drift speed: n
e
is conduction e

/m
3
J = n
e
ev
d
Resistance: R = V
R
/I []
Ohms law R independent of V
R
R = L/A units of resistivity are [m].
Conductivity = 1/ [
1
m
1
]
J = E J = n
e
ev
d
R in parallel:
1
R
eq
=

i
1
R
i
Carleton University Physics Department -15- PHYS 1004 Winter 2010
R in series: R
eq
=

i
R
i
Power, P = iV (general case).
If Ohms law holds: P = i
2
R = V
2
/R
emf: E =
dW
dQ
[V]
Kirchhos Rules:
Loop:

i
V
i
= 0
Junction

i
I
i
= 0
RC circuit:
Discharging: Q(t) = Q
0
e
t/
= RC [s]
Charging: Q(t) = Q
max
(1 e
t/
) Q
max
= CE
Magnetic Fields: Biot-Savart Law:
moving point charge:

B =

0
4
qv r
r
2
current element:

B =

0
4
Is r
r
2
long straight wire:

B =

0
2
I
d
(tangent to circle,rhr)
Force from

B
moving charge:

F
on q
= qv

B
wire current:

F
wire
= I

B
2 parallel wires: F
|| wires
=

0
I
1
I
2
2d
(|| attract, anti|| repel)
Magnetic dipoles:
loops magnetic dipole moment: = NIA (rhr I)
mag eld on axis:

B
loop
=

0
4
2
z
3
Torque on current loop: =

B
Potential energy of magnetic dipole: U =

B
Amperes Law:
_

B ds =
0
I
through
B
solenoid
=
0
nI where n = N/
Magnetic Flux through loop:

m
= N
_
loop

B d

A [Wb]
Faradays Law: E =

dm
dt

with direction of induced current such that

induced

B will oppose the change in
m
.
Induced electric eld: E =
_

E ds =
d
m
dt
Inductance: L [H] =[Wb/A]
solenoid: L =

m
I
=

0
N
2
A

E
coil
= L

dI
dt

direction from Lenzs Law

V
L
= L
dI
dt
U
inductor
=
1
2
LI
2
u
B
=
1
2
0
B
2
LR circuit: I = I
0
e
t/
=
L
R
oscillatory motion: x(t) = Acos(t +
0
)
angular frequency [rad/s]
frequency f = /2 (Hz)
period T = 1/f [s]
Spring-block system: U =
1
2
kx
2
x displacement, k spring constant =
_
k
m
LC Circuit: =
_
1
LC
Q(t) = Q
0
cos t
AC circuits:
capacitive reactance: X
C
= 1/(C) []
inductive reactance: X
L
= L []
I
rms
= I
max
/

2 V
rms
= V
max
/

2
E
rms
= E
max
/

2 P
ave
= I
2
rms
R
Travelling waves:
v = f k = 2/ = vk
D(x, t) = Asin(kx t +
0
)
Electromagnetic waves:
E = E
max
sin(kx t), B = B
max
sin(kx t)
c = 1/

0
E = cB

E

B
Poynting vector:

S =
1

E

B [W/m
2
]
I = S
ave
= E
2
rms
/(c
0
)
index of refraction: n = c/v
Maluss Law
initially unpolarized: I =
1
2
I
0
initially polarized: I = I
0
cos
2

Error Propagation Equations

z
=
_
_
z
x

x
_
2
+
_
z
y

y
_
2
+ ...
_1
2
for z = ax + by cu + ...

z
=
_
(a
x
)
2
+ (b
y
)
2
+ (c
u
)
2
+ ...
_1
2
for z = Ax
n
y
m
u
p

z
= z
_
(n
x
/x)
2
+ (m
y
/y)
2
+ (p
u
/u)
2
+ ...
_1
2
Last edited: 2009-12-17 09:44:00