Schedule

Modules:

Study the linked on-line material before the end of the day in the reading scheduled.  Make sure that you can work the problems that are worked out in the web material.  Explore some of the links that are embedded in the web material.  Read the associated chapter in the textbook and answer the OpenStax Tutor questions for extra credit.  Complete homework assignments, laboratories, and extra credit assignments and contribute to the module discussion before midnight on the due date in the homework, lab, and extra credit schedule. 

Reading
Schedule
Online material
 
Textbook Chapters
 
  Homework, Lab, Piazza
Ex. Credit schedule
due
date
24-Aug Introduction        
25-Aug Electric forces 18.1 -18.3   A1 29-Aug
29-Aug Electric fields 18.4 - 18.6   H1, Lab 1, Ex. Cr. 1, Discussion 1 31-Aug
1-Sep Electric potential 19.1 - 19.4   A2 6-Sep
6-Sep Electrostatic devices 19.5 - 19.7   H2, Lab 2, Ex. Cr. 2, Discussion 2 7-Sep
8-Sep Steady currents 20.1 - 20.4, 20.6, 20.7   A3 12-Sep
12-Sep Kirchhoff's rules 21.1, 21.6   H3, Lab 3, Ex. Cr. 3, Discussion 3 14-Sep
15-Sep Magnetic fields and force 22.1 - 22.5, 22.7   A4 19-Sep
19-Sep Application/Magnetic materials 22.8, 22.10, 22.11   H4, Lab 4, Ex. Cr. 4, Discussion 4 21-Sep
22-Sep Faraday's law 23.1 - 23.3   A5 26-Sep
26-Sep Devices 23.4 - 23.8   H5, Lab 5, Ex. Cr. 5, Discussion 5 28-Sep
29-Sep Electromagnetic waves 24.1, 24.2   A6 10-Oct
10-Oct EM spectrum / polarization 24.3, 24.4   H6, Lab 6, Ex. Cr. 6, Discussion 6 12-Oct
13-Oct Review        
17-Oct Test 1        
20-Oct Reflection and refraction 25.1 - 25.5   A7 24-Oct
24-Oct Mirrors 25.7   H7, Lab 7, Ex. Cr. 7, Discussion 7 26-Oct
27-Oct Lenses 25.6   A8 31-Oct
31-Oct The human eye 26.1 - 26.6   H8, Lab 8, Ex. Cr. 8, Discussion 8 2-Nov
3-Nov Diffraction and interference 27.1 - 27.5   A9 7-Nov
7-Nov Thin films / resolving power 27.6, 27,7   H9. Lab 9, Ex. Cr. 9, Discussion 9 9-Nov
10-Nov Photons 29.1 - 29.3    A10 14-Nov
14-Nov Matter waves 29.5 - 29.7   H10, Lab 10, Ex. 10, Discussion 10 16-Nov
17-Nov The hydrogen atom 30.1, 30.2   A11 21-Nov
21-Nov The periodic table / lasers 30.5 - 30.9   H11, Lab 11, Ex. 11, Discussion 11 30-Nov
1-Dec Nuclear decay 31.1 - 31.5   A12 5-Dec
5-Dec Nuclear energy 31.6, 32.1   H12, Lab 12, Ex. 12, Discussion 12 7-Dec
7-Dec Review        
12-Dec Test  2        

Homework assignments:

Laboratories:

Attend the studio session for your section on Monday or Tuesday.  Each section has its own lab instructors.  The Fall 2022 Physics 222 Lab Syllabus on Canvas explains the lab grading policy.  You cannot earn passing grade for the course, unless you earn a passing grade for the labs.

Class participation:

Attend class on Thursday and answer clicker questions to earn 50% of class participation credit for a module.  Participate in Canvas discussions.  Meaningful participation before the due date of the second homework, lab, and extra credit associated with a module gives you the other 50% class participation credit for the module.  Post questions, answers, hints, comments, etc, under one of the suggested topics or start your own topic.

What is a meaningful contribution?

Extra credit assignments:

You can earn up to 26 extra credit points per module by completing a two or three question extra credit assignment per module.  You can submit these extra credit assignments twice.  You are encouraged to discuss the assignment with your fellow students in the discussion forum before the submission.  You can earn 24 additional extra credit points by completing the OpenStax Tutor reading assignments.  See Canvas for details.  Extra credit points are added to your total score from tests, homework assignments and laboratories. 

Tests:

Tests are 90 minute online exams.  Test 1 questions are about material covered in modules 1 - 6, and test 2 questions are about material covered in modules 7 - 12.  You will take the tests online using the Chrome browser with the Proctorio extension during any 90 minute period between 7:00 am and 11:30 pm on the test day.

Test 1 October 17 formulas Study Guide
Test 2 December 12  formulas Study Guide

Grades

You can examine the entries made for you in the instructor's grade book on Canvas.
Percentage grades translate to letter grades as shown in the table below.  Please notify the instructor if you think a grade has not been recorded correctly.

90% and above A
87% - 89% A-
83% - 86% B+
80% - 82% B
77% - 79% B-
73% - 76% C+
70% - 72% C
67% - 69% C-
63% - 66% D+
60% - 62% D
57% - 59% D-
below 57% F