PC1222:FundamentalsofPhysicsII

SemesterI,2011/12
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KennethHongChongMing
Office:S130403Phone:65162631
Email:phyhcmk@nus.edu.sg
Consultationsessions:1)Monday1012pm@S120402
2)Tuesday13pm@S130403
3)Thursday13pm@S130403

Generalinformation
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PC1222 FundamentalsofPhysicsII
4MC
Prerequisites:OlevelPhysics
Preclusions:AlevelPhysicsorPC1143,orPC1144or

PC1432

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Moduleoutline

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Reflection,
refraction,image
formation,mirrors
andlenses,
interference,
diffraction,grating
andpolarization

ModernPhysics

Electricforce,
electricfield,
electricpotential,
capacitance,
current,
resistance, direct
current circuits,
magneticfields,
magneticeffectson
current,
electromagnetic
inductionand
electromagnetic
waves

Optics

Electromagnetism

Blackbody
radiation,
photoelectric
effect,atomic
spectra,
uncertainty
principle,wave
particleduality

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Modulestructure
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17+3+1lectures(1forbriefing,3forrevisions)
9+1onlineassignments(1forwarmup)
5+1tutorials(1forclasstutorial)
5+1laboratories(1fordataanalysis)
2tests
1exam

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Textreferences
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Mainreference:

Physics,4theditionbyJamesS.Walker

Supplementaryreference:

IntroductiontoPhysics,8theditionbyJohnD.Cutnell and
KennethW.Johnson
CollegePhysics,9theditionbyJerryS.Faughn,RaymondA.
Serway,etal.
CollegePhysics,3rdeditionbyAlanGiambattista,Betty
McCarthyRichardsonandRobertC.Richardson

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Lecture(17+3+1)
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WednesdaysandFridays(4:00 6:00pm)
LT32
Lecturestructure:

(before)readingassignment
(inclass)lecturepresentation

LectureACT

multichoiceconceptualquestions
live/videodemonstrations
workedandinclassexamples

(after)practiceproblems,tutorialproblems,online
assignments

Revisionslectures:16thSeptember,4thNovember&11st

November
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Classroomresponsesystem
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Clicker aRadioFrequency(RF)transmittertorespondthe

LectureACT questions
Responsewillbecollectedbyareceiverandsendto
computer
Toansweraquestion,pressthebuttonofyourchoice

visualconfirmationoftransmissionsonLCDscreen

GradingforaLectureACT question:

3pointsforcorrectanswer
1pointforwronganswer
0pointfornoresponse

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Tutorial(5+1)
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5biweekly(onehoureach)smallgrouptutorialsessions
Physicslaboratoryinstructionroom,S110301
Youdonothavetohandinthetutorialsolutions,butyou

shouldattemptthembeforeyourtutorial
Tutorial6(classtutorial)isconductedon2ndNovember,

2011,4pm@LT32

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Laboratory(5+1)
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Physicslevel1laboratory(S120402)
Fiveexperiments(3hoursbiweekly)
Dataanalysissessionsonweek2
Laboratorystructure:

Groupbriefing
Laboratoryworktobecarriedoutinpairs
Individuallaboratoryreporttobesubmitted

Laboratoryreport:summary+worksheet+Excelprintouts
DownloadmaterialsfromthePC1000LIVLEsite
Grading:5reports(worksheet70%+summary20%+viva

10%)+1dataanalysisassignment
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Onlineassignment(9+1)
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9weeklyassignments
Youhaveabout14daystocompleteeachassignment
SchedulesanddatelinesareonIVLEcoursewebsite
Onlytop8highestscoreswillbecounted

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Website:http://www.masteringphysics.com/
Anadvanced,educationallyeffective,andwidelyused

physicshomeworkandtutorialsystemintheworld
Allhomeworkassignmentandsomepracticeproblemswill

bedonehere
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Test1:28thSeptember2011(Wednesday)

Test2:9thNovember2011(Wednesday)
Time:4:10 5:40pm(1.5hours)
Venue:TBA
Scope:
Test1:Lectures1 8(inclusivelyboth)
Test2:Lectures9 17(inclusivelyboth)

CLOSEDbookwithoneA4paperhelpsheet

20 25MCQs(dependonclassperformanceduringrevision
lecturesI/II)

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Date:29thNovember2011(Tuesday)
Time:1:00pm 3:00pm
Duration:2hours
Venue:TBA
Format:

PartI:5shortquestions(8markseach)
PartII:any3outof4longquestions(20markseach)

CLOSEDbookwithoneA4paperhelpsheet

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Grading
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LectureACT
5%

Laboratory
15%

Online
assignment
10%

Exam
50%

Test
20%

Note:IfyourLectureACT islessthan20%,youwillhaveZERO.
Otherwise,ifitismorethan80%,youwillhavefullmark(5%).
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Workload(3 0.5 1.5 2 3)

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Items

#ofhours

Lectures

3.0hr

Tutorial

0.5hr

Laboratory

1.5 2.0hr

Assignment/Practice

2.0 3.0hr

Prelecturepreparation

3.0 4.0hr

Total

10.0 12.5hr

Note:Ifyouspendmorethan12.5hoursonaverage weekly,
pleaselookformeforconsultation.
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Howtosucceedinthismodule?
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Attend

Attemptallreading
assignments,online
assignments,etc.

Attempt

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3A

Attendalllectures,
practicalandtutorial
sessions.

Activelyparticipate
inclasses,ask
questions,learn,etc.

Active

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Resources
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IVLEcoursesitePC1000L

ALLmaterialsrelatedtolaboratory,forum,etc

IVLEcoursesitePC1222

Lecturehandouts&notes,tutorials,pastyeartests&exams,
forum,etc

MasteringPhysics

Ebook forthemaintext,assignments,practiceproblems,etc

Kenneth(courselecturerandlaboratorycoordinator)
AngelineShu(coursetutor)

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Lecturer:

Mr.KennethHongChongMing(callmeKenneth)
Office:S130403
Phone:65162631
Email:phyhcmk@nus.edu.sg
Consultation:

Monday1012pm@Physicslevel1laboratory
Tuesday13pm@S130403
Thursday13pm@S130403

Tutor:

Ms.AngelineShu

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Announcements
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Clickerandundertakingform

CollectandsubmitatPhysicslevel1laboratory
(S120402)bynextlecture

MeasurementsandDataAnalysis

Venue:CSDlaboratory1,S130416
AttendANYofthefivesessions(NOregistrationisrequired)

16August,Tuesday,25pm
17August,Wednesday,25pm
18August,Thursday,912am
18August,Thursday,25pm
19August,Friday,25pm

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Readingassignment1
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ElectrostaticInteractions
Topic:

staticelectricity
electriccharge
insulatorsandconductors
Coulombslaw
superpositionofforces

Walker:chapter19.1 19.3

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