Electricity and Magnetism II (PHYS*2340)

Course Information

The Purpose of this Course

This course is a continuation of fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism I, PHYS 2330. The principal aim of this course is to continue building the foundation of classical physics that students need in their progress toward the frontier of modern physics research. The second aim of this course is to strengthen the problem-solving skills of students, which will be invaluable regardless of their future career path. This course is focused on the extension of electromagnetic theory to magnetism, the understanding of the transient response of passive circuits, and the solution of alternating current circuit problems. We will finish the course with a discussion of Maxwell’s equations.

Instruction

Office Hours

Office hours will be announced early in the semester once a mutually convenient time is determined. If you wish to obtain help from Dr. O’Meara at another time, please see her before or after lectures to arrange a mutually convenient time or arrange via email. Short questions can often be handled in the lecture room just before or after lectures.

Lectures and Tutorials

Lectures

Tutorials

The biweekly tutorials are co-ordinated with those in PHYS*2450 (Mechanics II). If you are registered in both courses, in a given week you will have a tutorial in one of the two courses (2340 or 2320), but not a tutorial in both. The following table outlines the schedule for the semester. Tutorials are held in THRN 1307 for both courses.

Course Materials

Required Materials

• Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3rd Edition, D. J. Griffiths, Prentice- Hall, 1999

NOTE: the laboratory procedures can be found at the course webpage on Courselink.

Highly Recommended

• University Physics (13th edition) by H.D. Young and R. A. Freedman – your text from PHYS*1000/1010

Evaluation

The assignments will be handed out in class and will be submitted to our dropbox in MacNaughton by the due date and time clearly marked on the assignment. There will be a penalty for late assignments, and no assignments will be accepted after the posting of the solutions on the course webpage (available through Courselink).

If you miss the midterm examination due to illness or compassionate reasons, you need to provide the instructor with a waiver slip. See your Program Counsellor if you require assistance. If you miss the final examination, see your Program Counsellor. Please refer to “General Information for Academic Consideration and Appeals” in the 2012/13 Undergraduate Calendar.

Midterm test: Tuesday Feb 26th, 7:00 to 9:00 pm Location: THRN 1307

Final Examination: Thursday April 11th, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Location: TBA

Schedule for the Semester

The information in the table above is provided as a rough guide in terms of the schedule of material covered during the term. In addition, the assignment due dates listed here are tentative.

Assignments will be posted on the course website, along with the associated due dates, as well as handed out in class. Check Courselink regularly to stay informed.

Course Policies

(Not) Working With Other Students

All work submitted for grading in this course must be each individual student's own work. While students are encouraged to share thoughts and ideas, it is not acceptable to share assignment solutions. The assignments are not group projects. It is important that you do not show your final written solutions to other students.

Help

One of your best sources of help is your tutorial/lab instructor.

In addition, the course instructor is happy to answer questions in her office (MacN 323) during office hours which will be announced early in the semester once a mutually convenient time is determined. If you wish to obtain help from Dr. O’Meara at another time, please see her before or after lectures to arrange a mutually convenient time or arrange via email. Short questions can often be handled in the lecture room just before or after lectures.

Course Assessment

The Department of Physics requires student assessment of all courses taught by the Department. These assessments provide essential feedback to faculty on their teaching by identifying both strengths and possible areas of improvement. In addition, annual student assessment of teaching provides part of the information used by the Department Tenure and Promotion Committee in evaluating the faculty member's contribution in the area of teaching.

The Department's teaching evaluation questionnaire invites student response both through numerically quantifiable data and written student comments. In conformity with University of Guelph Faculty Policy, the Department Tenure and Promotions Committee only considers comments signed by students (choosing "I agree" in question 14). Your instructor will see all signed and unsigned comments after final grades are submitted. Written student comments may also be used in support of a nomination for internal and external teaching awards.

NOTE: No information will be passed on to the instructor until after the final grades have been submitted.

Accessibility

The University welcomes feedback on accessibility issues. You can provide feedback on accessible service provision by:

• emailing the Human Rights and Equity Office (HREO) at accessibility@uoguelph.ca
• filling in the feedback box on the University’s accessibility website 
• calling the HREO at extension 53000 (or TTY users can call 1-800-267-6511)
• visiting the HREO at 15 University Ave. East, between 8:45 am and 4:45 pm, Monday to Friday