Physics 212 Fall 2009 - Hubisz
This is the homepage for the Fall 2009 Ph212 class on calculus based electromagnetism led by Prof. Jay Hubisz. The images above are (left) a lightning bolt, caused by extreme differences in electrical potential between clouds and the earth, and (right) the Alaska Aurora Borealis, a spectacular natural lightshow caused by charged particles that emanate from the sun (the "Solar wind") and enter the earth's atmosphere and magnetic field.
Syracuse University student
Kristina Martimucci reaching her potential.
Summary:
This set of lectures will introduce the concepts of classical Electromagnetism, culminating in a set of equations that describe all classical electromagnetic phenomena, and also aims to give an understanding of all basic circuit components. This class will be somewhat more abstract than what you have learned in Phy211, as it will involve physical quantities that are less tangible than forces, momentum, etc. These new quantities are the electric and magnetic fields.
Syllabus:
Syllabus - This syllabus contains all information relavant to the course. This document should be referenced before you ask any questions of the TA's or the instructor. We may choose to ignore questions that can be answered by looking at the syllabus.
Instructor:
jhubisz_AT_physics.syr.edu
311 Physics Building
Office Hours: Tue 3:30pm - 5:00pm, Thu 11:00am - 12:30pm
Text:
Young and Freedman: Sears and Zemansky's University Physics Volume 2, 12th Edition.
ISBN-10: 0321500768
ISBN-13: 978-0321500762
Link contains: Reading Assignments, Lecture Notes, Homework Assignments, and Exam Schedule
Link contains: Schedule of Assigned Workshop Problems - It's good to have a look at them BEFORE the workshop!
Teaching Assistants:
Riccardo Penco (S13, S19, S20) - rpenco ATT syr.edu
Gulmammad Mammadov (S4, S7, S8) - gmammado ATT syr.edu
Thomas Britton (S5, S6, S9) - thbritto ATT syr.edu
Jiaming Liu (S10, S16) - jliu20 ATT syr.edu
Russell Kincaid (S14, S15, S17)- rkincaid ATT phy.syr.edu
Coaches:
TBA
Scheduling and organization contact:
111 Physics Building
443-1915
Final Exam:
December 16th, Stolkin Auditorium 2:45pm to 4:45pm.
Wicked Cool Links:
The Incredible Shrinking Quarter - An explosive demonstration of the energy storage potential of capacitors
Tesla Coil of Doom - An explosive demonstration of the energy storage potential of inductors