Instructor:
Dr. Nick Lepeshkin
Office: TH 317
Phone: 415-338-2944
E-mail: nlepeshk@stars.sfsu.edu
FALL 2009
Class time: 9:10-10:00, MWF, SCI210
Office Hours: 10-11 M; 11-12 W
Discussion/Help Sessions
Lepeshkin - 1-2Th, 2-3 F, TH230
Physics 230 presents the concepts and relationships of electricity and magnetism. We will use algebra, trigonometry, calculus and basic vector analysis to develop equations which relate the physical quantities. This course is aimed at students who are pursuing careers in physical science or engineering. Problem solving through the integrated use of mathematics and scientific concepts and methods is emphasized.
Homework
Problem Set #3 Due 9/14/09 (M)
Problem Set #4 Due 9/21/09 (M)
Problem Set #6 Due 10/12/09 (M)
Problem Set #7 Due 10/19/09 (M)
Problem Set #8 Due 10/28/09 (W)
Midterm II Answers to sample problems
Homework assignment #9: Problem 28.32 (d,e,g) due 11/09/09 (M)
Problem Set #10 Due 11/16/09 (M)
Problem Set #11 Due 11/30/09 (M)
Class schedule
Week of Monday Wednesday Friday Aug 24 ... Introduction, 754-763 Charge, Field, Coulomb's Law 764-771 Aug 31 Superposition, Field Lines 771-777 Gauss's Law 777-784 Furlough day=SFSU campus closure=no class
Material to study on your own: Using Gauss's Law 790-793Sep 7 Labor Day Calculating E via Integration 794-797 Surface Charge; Volume Charge 797-800 Sep 14 Charge Motion; Dipole 800-805 Potential Energy - Pair of Charges 813-818 Electric Potential; Potential Energy of a System 818-824 Sep 21 Equipotential Surfaces; 825-827 Potential by Integration 828-829 Conductors 829-834 Sep 28 Midterm I Chapters 23-25 Basic DC Circuits 844-848 Current & Resistance 849-853 Oct 5 Combinations of Resistors 853-858 Kirchoff's Rules 858-866 Capacitance 876-879 Oct 12 Capacitors in Circuits 880-884 Dielectrics; Electric Energy 884-893 Magnetic Fields 898-903 Oct 19 The Bio-Savart law 898-903 Current Loops and Coils 903-907 Furlough day=SFSU campus closure=no class
Material to study on your own: Ampere's Law 907-910Oct 26 Furlough day=SFSU campus closure=no class
Material to study on your own: Magnetic Field of a Solenoid 910-913Magnetic Force 924-931 Magnetic Force & Torque 931-937 Nov 2 Midterm II Chapters 26-29 Magnetic Materials 938-943 Faraday's Law - Induction 953-960 Nov 9 Motional emf 961-967 Veterans Day - no class Induced Electric Fields 967-972 Nov 16 Capacitor Circuits 987-993 Inductance 993-999 Inductor Circuits 999-1003 Nov 23 Fall Recess Fall Recess Fall Recess Nov 30 The RLC Circuit 1003-1008 AC Circuits 1016-1021 Two-component circuits 1021-1024 Dec 7 Phasors 1025-1029 RLC Circuit 1029-1032 Resonance 1029-1032 Dec 14 Review ... Final Friday Dec 18 8:00-10:30 Useful links
Electricity & Magnetism at MIT
Video of Prof. Walter Lewin's lectures on E&M at MIT
Physics and Math JAVA applets on the Web