FACULTY OF SCIENCE, WINTER 2008
PHYS 126 LEC B03 : Fluids, Fields and Radiation
Instructor: Marc de Montigny
Lectures: MWF 1300-1350, CAB 243
Assignments solutions and grades will be posted on U of A WebCT - Vista 4
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- Letter Grade Distribution
- Class Average: 2.66/4.00; Final Score Average: 76.9%
- Final Examination
- Solutions
- Average: 38.3/50
- Grade Distribution
- April-15 Review Problems
- Formula Sheet (Mistake: In RL-circuit formula, the denominator of epsilon should be R rather than L. Thanks to Zachary!)
- Mid-Term Examination
- Solutions
- Average: 13.6/20
- Grade Distribution
- Feb-11 Review Problems
- Lab Schedule
Office Hours:
- Office: CEB 254-L (Physics Building)
- Hours: Monday, 9 AM - 12 PM; Wednesday, 2 - 5 PM
- I am at Campus Saint-Jean (8406 - 91 Street), office 361D (McMahon Building), Tuesday and Thursday, 10 AM - 4 PM. Please contact me before you drop in, to make sure that I am in.
Tutorials:
- Schedule (including time allocated for each course) is posted at Physics Undergraduate Laboratories (or 2007/2008 Tutorial Schedule).
- Their role is not to solve the assignment problems, but to provide general problem-solving strategies.
- I will give extra sessions myself when we get closer to the exams. Also, supplementary exercises & answers will be posted on my Website.
Deferred Exams:
- All Physics Winter term course deferred exams will be held on Monday, May 26th from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM in ETLC E1 013.
Syllabus: Syllabus.pdf
Assignments:
- May be submitted in class, in my office or in the assignement drop box.
- Drop boxes are located on the third floor of the CEB Bldg in the main elevator foyer. Our drop box is located at the middle row, 4th box from the right. (It is identified anyway.)
- Make sure that you write your name and ID number on the assignments. No specific cover page required. You may use a pen or pencil.
- Assignment 1 (Due Wed, Jan 16) [Solutions on WebCT]
- Assignment 2 (Due Wed, Jan 23) [Solutions on WebCT]
- Assignment 3 (Due Wed, Feb 6) [Solutions on WebCT]
- Assignment 4 (Due Wed, Feb 13) [Solutions on WebCT]
- Assignment 5 (Due Wed, Feb 27) [Solutions on WebCT]
- Assignment 6 (Due Wed, Mar 5) [Solutions on WebCT]
- Assignment 7 (Due Wed, Mar 19) [Solutions on WebCT]
- Assignment 8 (Due Wed, Mar 26) [Solutions on WebCT]
- Assignment 9 (Due Fri, Apr 4) [Solutions on WebCT]
Lectures (Summary):
- Chapter 15: Fluids
- Additional Suggested Problems: 10, 11, 20, 25, 28, 36, 40, 46, 58, 63, 70, 76, 82, 90 [Solutions on WebCT]
- Chapter 19: Electric Charges, Forces, and Fields [Section 19-7 is omitted]
- Additional Suggested Problems: 4, 10, 14, 18, 24, 28, 30, 40, 44, 48, 60, 62, 66, 76 [Solutions on WebCT]
- Chapter 20: Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy
- Additional Suggested Problems: 12, 15, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 46, 64, 68, 77, 86 [Solutions on WebCT]
- Chapter 21: Electric Current and Direct-Current Circuits
- Additional Suggested Problems: 6, 12, 30, 34, 42, 54, 64, 66, 74, 80, 86, 90 [Solutions on WebCT]
- Chapter 22: Magnetism [In Section 22-6, Ampère's Law is omitted]
- Additional Suggested Problems: 6, 20, 22, 31, 36, 44, 50, 54, 56, 58, 64, 74, 78, 84 [Solutions on WebCT]
- Chapter 23: Magnetic Flux and Faraday's Law of Induction
- Additional Suggested Problems: 4, 7, 10, 14, 20, 26, 30, 34, 48, 54, 66, 68, 74, 79, 82, 84 [Solutions on WebCT]
- Chapter 24: Alternating-Current Circuits
- Additional Suggested Problems: 10, 14, 16, 28, 32, 48, 50(a), 52(a-d) (Note: for part (b), Power factor = cosφ), 62 (Hint: use Cequiv to find XC), 66, 72, 80 [Solutions on WebCT]
- Chapter 32: Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Radiation
- Additional Suggested Problems: 10, 12, 14, 22, 26, 32, 52, 60, 62, 66, 70 [Solutions on WebCT]
Laboratory:
Practice Exams:
- More exams are available at UA Students Union (Highlight Student Resources on the left, then click Exam listings.)
Multimedia Resources:
- Fluids
- Electric Charges
- Capacitors and Dielectrics
- DC Circuits
- Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields
- Sources of Magnetic Fields
- AC Circuits
- Radiation