General Physics II

General Physics II

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1. Instructor information:

Instructor name: Phan Bach Thang, PhD

Email: [email protected]

Cell phone: 0121-7907700

Office: F16, F Building, University of Science, VNU-HCM

Office hours: Tuesday, Thursday

Homepage: http://sites.google.com/site/phanbachthang/

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a. Course description:
• Credit: 4 (4 lecture).
• This is a course of Advanced Physics. This is the next course of PHYS 1114, so the objective
of PHYS 1214 is to present the advanced topics of physics:
 Electricity
 Magnetism
 Diffraction
 Relativity and Nuclear physics

b. Course objectives:
• At the completion of this course, a student should be able to:
• Understand the foundations of Advanced Physics.
• Solve the problems by using the problem solving techniques to be mentioned in the course.

c. Prerequisite: PHYS 1114

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3. Required textbooks:

a. Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Serway Jewett,

b. Fundamental of Physics by David Halliday, Robert Resnick and Jearl Walker – John Wiley
& Sons Inc

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a. Assignments: Exercises are in corresponding sections of the required book.

b. Projects or Team Class Projects: Projects are given by the instructor after finishing a
chapter.

c. Midterm Examinations

d. Class attendance/participation: Evaluated by checking in the Attendance Book

e. Final Examination

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a. Assignments: 20%.

b. Projects or Team Class Projects: 10%

c. Midterm Examinations: 25%

d. Class attendance/participation: 5%

e. Final Examination: 40%

Total point and Grades:

90-100: Good (A) 80-89: Well (B) 70-79: Mean (C)

60-69: Weak (D) 50-59: bad (E) 1-49: too bad (F)

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6. Academic integrity Policies:

- Student may not be absence in 4 sessions. If so, he/she will be prohibitted from test or exam

- Student may not use Vietnamese language in their class, or will be reduced 2% final marks

- Be punctual to come and leave the class.

- Maximum cancellation time per semester is 6 hours per class.

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7. Course outline:

1. Electric Charge – Electric Field 9. Midterm Examination

2. Gauss’ s Law - Electric potential 10. Diffraction

3. Capacitance - Current and resistance 11. Relativity

4. Circuits - Magnetic field 12. Photon and matter waves - More about
matter waves
5. Magnetic fields due to currents - Induction
and inductance 13. All about atoms - Conduction of
electricity in solid
6. Magnetism of Matter: Maxwell’s equations
14. Nuclear physics - Energy from the nuclear
7. Electromagnetic oscillations - Alternating
current - Electromagnetic waves 15. Quarks, Leptons and the Big Bang

8. Images - Interference 16. Final Examination

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Make-up: Make-up classes are officially accepted after the Make-up forms are signed by all of the
students in the class and directly send to the Registrars.

Preparation for Class: It is expected that the students read related chapter in textbook and
lecture noted before each class. This will help to capture the topics presented and discussed
during class hours.

Use of Class Time: Class time will be used mainly for lectures and discussions. A small part of class
hours is used for testing. House works will be discussed on individual basis.

Class Attendance: Due to the broad range of topics discussed throughout the course and their
inter-relationship, it is requested that the students should attend the class regularly.

Incomplete Grade: A grade of “I” (Incomplete) will be administered only under extreme, verifiable
“emergency” situation where the student is unable to complete some portion of the course work due
to circumstances beyond his/her control PROVIDED THE STUDENT IS PASSING THE COURSE.

Assignment Requirement: Assignments of each session must be submitted by email before the next
session begins.

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