Course Outline Template - Physics and Astronomy

Physics 2101A: Physics II
Fall 2011
1. Course Description
The physics of electromagnetic fields is studied with emphasis on practical calculations.
3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 0.5 course.
2. Timetable
Physics 2101 Section 001
Lecture Times:
Tutorials:
Instructor:
e-mail:
MWF
10:30-11:20am
P&AB 137
Friday
11:30-12:20
P&AB 137
First tutorial: TBA
Prof. P.J. Simpson
psimpson AT uwo.ca
Phone: (519) 661–3390
Office: PAB room 135
Web Site:
http://www.physics.uwo.ca/~psimpson/p2101A.html
There is no WEBCT site for this course.
3. Textbook
The following text can be purchased at the UWO Bookstore, or elsewhere:
Electromagnetism, by Grant & Phillips, published by Wiley, 2 nd edition.
ISBN: 978-0471927129
4. Course Content (subject to change, I’m not sure how far we will get)…
Chapter
1 Electrostatics
2 Dielectrics
Topic
3 Electrostatic field calculations
4 Magnetic fields
5 Magnetic materials
6 Induction
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5. Evaluation
Your final grade in this course will be derived according to:
Midterm 25%
Final Examination 45%
Homework 15%
Tutorial Quizzes 15%
Any grading errors must be reported to your instructor within two weeks of their initial posting.
7. Homework
There will be approximately 6 assignments, one for each chapter. You are encouraged to discuss the homework
problems with myself, the TAs, or fellow students; however, you need to write your own solutions. Copying an
assignment constitutes cheating and will be dealt with seriously.
8. Examinations: Quizzes, Midterm and Final
Quizzes
About 5 short quizzes will be conducted during class time. The best four out of five quiz scores will be used to
determine your grade.
Midterm
Date TBA. Time: Friday, 10:30-12:30 (i.e. Class + Tutorial Time)
The Department will provide one make-up test that may be written only with the permission of the Associate Dean,
Undergraduate, Faculty of Science.
Final
Date TBA. The Final Examination will cover the material from the entire course. In accordance with Senate Policy,
a Special Examination will be held within thirty days of the regular final examination for students who are unable to
write the regular examination for medical or other documented reasons. Requests for such a Special Examination
must be made to the Associate Dean, Undergraduate, Faculty of Science.
9. Make-up Policy
Medical or other serious issues
If you are unable to meet a course requirement due to illness or other serious circumstances, you must provide valid medical or
other supporting documentation to the Dean's office as soon as possible and contact your instructor immediately. It is the
student's responsibility to make alternative arrangements with their instructor once the accommodation has been approved and
the instructor has been informed. In the event of a missed final exam, a "Recommendation of Special Examination" form must be
obtained from the Dean's Office immediately. For further information please see:
http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/appeals/medical.pdf
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A student requiring academic accommodation due to illness, should use the Student Medical Certificate when visiting an offcampus
medical facility or request a Records Release Form (located in the Dean's Office) for visits to Student Health Services.
The form can be found here:
https://studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/medical_document.pdf
10. Cheating (Scholastic Offenses)
Cheating
University policy states that cheating is a scholastic offence. The commission of a scholastic offence is attended by academic
penalty, which may include expulsion from the program. If you are caught cheating, there will be no second warning. Cheating
includes having available any other electronic devices than a watch and a calculator during a test or exam. You may not have a
cell phone accessible, even to use it as a calculator or watch. Complete information on the University policy on academic
offenses can be found at http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/appeals/scholastic_discipline_undergrad.pdf
Plagiarism
Students must write their essays and assignments in their own words. Whenever students take an idea, or a passage from
another author, they must acknowledge their debt both by using quotation marks where appropriate and by proper referencing
such as footnotes or citations. Plagiarism is a major academic offence (see Scholastic Offence Policy in the Western Academic
Calendar).
11. Classroom Conduct
Disruptive behaviour will not be tolerated in class. Please respect the rights of your classmates to benefit from the lecture by
limiting your conversations to those essential to the class. Students who persist in loud or rude behaviour will be asked to leave.
12. Complaints and Suggestions
If you have a concern about something, please let us know. We rely on your feedback. Please contact initially the person most
directly concerned; this will usually be your instructor. If that is not satisfactory, or if there is something more general bothering
you, talk it over with the Physics & Astronomy Department Chair or the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies (for contact
information see http://www.physics.uwo.ca).
13. Accessibility
Please contact the course instructor if you require material in an alternate format or if you require any other arrangements to
make this course more accessible to you. You may also wish to contact Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) at 661-2111
x 82147 for any specific question regarding an accommodation.
14. Contacting Us
The simplest way to contact us outside of lectures is via your UWO e-mail account. Please allow 2–3 working days for a
response.
We will not read or respond to emails from addresses that do not end in “@uwo.ca”.
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