PHYS 161-002: General Physics II: 

Syllabus and Class Notes

Spring 2008

Professor Michael Gold

Homework, both written and web-based (Mastering Physics), is due one week following the assigned date unless otherwise noted. Homework will not be accepted after solutions are posted.
week date topic  assignment
1 1/22 ch 17  thermodynamics 1 Mastering Physics  MP2solutions.pdf 
written hw#2
1/24 thermodynamics 2
2 1/29 ch 18    thermodynamics 3 Mastering Physics    MP3solutions.pdf 
1/31 thermodynamics 4
3 2/5 ch 19  first law
Thermodynamics5
Mastering Physics   MP4solutions.pdf
2/7 heat engines
Thermodynamics 6
4 2/12 ch 20  second law
Thermodynamics 7
 Mastering Physics  MP5solutions.pdf
written hw5 due 2/21  hw5-solutions.pdf
2/14 Thermodynamics 8
5 2/19 ch 21 Electric charge and field electrostatics 1 hw6: ch 21-- 33,42,62,67,69,84,89,96,103,104
hw6-solutions.pdf
2/21 electrostatics 2
6 2/26 ch 22 Gauss's law  electrostatics 3 hw7: ch 22-- 5,17,31,37,41,44,51,61,65
hw7-solutions.pdf
2/28 test 1, ch 17-20  test1-solutions.pdf
7 3/4 ch 23 electric potential  electrostatics 4 hw8: ch 23-- 4,22,28,40,48,52,54,61,62,85
hw8-solutions.pdf
3/6 ch 24 capacitance and dielectrics electrostatics 5
8 3/11 ch 25 current, resistance, EMF electric current hw9: ch 24:9,18,32,39,66,67,71,72,75
hw9-solutions.pdf
3/13
9 3/18 spring break
3/20 spring break
10 3/25 ch 26 DC circuits dc_circuits hw10: ch 25: 12,28,37,43,62,64,65,68,75,83
ch 26: 22,32,59b,73,84
hw10-solutions.pdf
3/27
11 4/1 ch 27  the magnetic field Magnetic Field and Force hw11: ch 27: 24,31,40,44,49,62,72,80,84
hw11-solutions.pdf
4/3 test 2, ch 21-24
12 4/8 ch 28 Sources of Magnetic Field hw12: ch 28: 4,20,30,32,64,67,82
hw12-solutions.pdf
4/10
13 4/15 ch 29 Electromagnetic Induction hw13: ch 29: 7,10,33,36,47,49,50,55,72
hw13-solutions.pdf
4/17
14 4/22 ch 30 Inductance hw14: ch 30: 10,11,20,32,40,48,57,59,61,64
hw14-solutions.pdf
4/24
15 4/29 ch 31 Alternating current hw15: ch 31: 40,49,50,53,
54(do with complex impedance, not phasors), 64
hw15-solutions.pdf
5/1
16 5/6 ch 32 Electromagntic Waves
5/8  
17 5/15 final exam - cumulative, thurs 5:30-7:30 PM