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Teaching Spring 2024: Honors Introductory Electricity and Magnetism | |
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INSTRUCTOR: Professor Fulvio Melia OFFICE HOURS: MWF, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm in PAS 439 (For other times, please e-mail (fmelia@arizona.edu) or call (977-8269) first to make sure I'm in.) LECTURES: MWF, 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm in PAS 220 LABORATORY: TBD. Please note that you must receive a passing grade in the laboratory portion of this course in order to pass the course. Additional information regarding the lab, including the method of evaluation, is provided in a separate handout, labeled "Physics 261 Policies." In particular, note that if the lab section is officially full, and there are students waiting to get into that section, any student missing the first lab (without calling) will be dropped to make room for those on the waiting list. |
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USEFUL RESOURCE:
The
Academic Support Office, in the Physics Department
at the University of Arizona.
This class is scheduled to be taught in person. Classroom attendance If you feel sick, or may have been in contact with someone who is infectious, stay home. Except for seeking medical care, avoid contact with others and do not travel. Notify your instructor if you will be missing a course meeting or an assignment deadline. Non-attendance for any reason does not guarantee an automatic extension of due date or rescheduling of examinations/assessments. Please communicate and coordinate any request directly with your instructor. If you must miss the equivalent of more than one week of class, you should contact the Dean of Students Office DOS-deanofstudents@email.arizona.edu to share documentation about the challenges you are facing. Voluntary, free, and convenient COVID-19 testing is available for students on Main Campus. COVID-19 vaccine is available for all students at Campus Health. Visit the UArizona COVID-19 page for regular updates. Academic advising If you have questions about your academic progress this semester, please reach out to your academic advisor (https://advising.arizona.edu/advisors/major). Contact the Advising Resource Center (https://advising.arizona.edu/) for all general advising questions and referral assistance. Call 520-626-8667 or email to advising@.arizona.edu Life challenges If you are experiencing unexpected barriers to your success in your courses, please note the Dean of Students Office is a central support resource for all students and may be helpful. The Dean of Students Office can be reached at (520) 621-2057 or DOS-deanofstudents@email.arizona.edu. Physical and mental-health challenges If you are facing physical or mental health challenges this semester, please note that Campus Health provides quality medical and mental health care. For medical appointments, call (520) 621-9202. For After Hours care, call (520) 570-7898. For the Counseling and Psych Services (CAPS) 24/7 hotline, call (520) 621-3334. Please see resources at the Office of Instruction and Assessment and/or the Arizona Online's Digital Learning. To review frequently asked questions relevant to Fall 2021 teaching, please see the COVID-19 Instructor FAQs. TEXTBOOK: University Physics (14th edition), Young and Freedman (If you'd like to take a peek at a more advanced treatment of this subject, see Electrodynamics, Melia) TOPICS COVERED DURING THIS SEMESTER: 1. INTRODUCTION Electric Charge and Electric Field (January 10 - January 19)
(February 9 - February 16)
6. DIRECT-CURRENT CIRCUITS (February 21 - March 1)
(March 11 - March 18)
8. SOURCES OF MAGNETIC FIELD (March 22 - March 29)
(March 29 - April 5)
(April 5 - April 12)
11. ALTERNATING CURRENT (April 17 - April 24)
(April 24 - May 1
FINAL EXAM (covering all 12 topics in the course) Monday, May 6, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm PREREQUISITES Physics 141H, or Physics 141 with consent of the instructor, and concurrent registration in Math 223. Credit is allowed for only one of the following sequences of courses: Physics 102-103-181-182, 131-132-181-182, 141-142-241-242, or 151-152-251-252. SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS Students requiring special accommodations in testing or note-taking must notify the instructor and must deliver to the instructor the Disability Resource Center faculty letter within the first few days of the course. METHOD OF EVALUATION
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