1. Mass training of trainers General Physics 2
Aug 2, 2017
Course outline, Policy, Grading system,
and all about Lab Projects
Prof. MARLON FLORES SACEDON
Physics Instructor
Visayas State University
Baybay City, Leyte

2. COURSE NUMBER : PHYSICS 16
COURSE TITLE : Genral Physics IIa
COURSE DESCRIPTION :
Electromagnetism: Electric field and Electric Potentials, electric flux, Magnetic force and magnetic field, and Modern optics
PREREQUISITE : Phys 13e
6 hrs. a week (3lec., 3 lab.)
Credit: 4units (3 units lec, 1 unit lab)

3. OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE:
To study and understand the principles and laws behind electricity and magnetism, optics.

4. COURSE CONTENT
ELECTRIC CHARGE, COULOMB’S, ELECTRIC FIELDS, AND ELECTRIC FLUX
Electric Charge
Insulators and conductors
Induced charges
Gauss’s Law
Coulomb’s Law
Electric force and electric fields
Electric field calculations
Charges on conductors
Electric flux and Gauss’s Law
Electric dipoles

5. COURSE CONTENT II. ELECTRIC POTENTIALS Electric potential energy
Equipotential surfaces
Potential gradient
III. CAPACITANCE AND DIELECTRICS
Capacitance and capacitors
Dielectric
IV. CURRENT, RESISTANCE, AND ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE
Current, resistivity, and resistance
Ohm’s Law
Energy and power in electric circuits
Electric safety
Devices for measuring currents and voltages

6. COURSE CONTENT V. DIRECT-CURRENT CIRCUIT
Resistors in series and in parallel
Kirchhoff’s rules
R-C circuits
VI. FORCE DUE TO MAGNETIC FIELDS AND SOURCES OF MAGNETIC FIELDS
Magnetic fields
Lorentz Force
Motion of charge particles in electric and magnetic fields
Magnetic forces on current carrying wires
Biot-Savart Law
Ampere’s Law

7. COURSE CONTENT
VII. MAGNETIC INDUCTION, INDUCTANCE, ALTERNATING CIRCUITS, & LC CIRCUITS
Magnetic induction
Faraday’s Law
Alternating current
LC circuits and other applications of magnetic induction
VIII. LIGHT AS AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE
Maxwell’s synthesis of electricity, magnetism, and optics
EM waves and light
Law of Reflection
Law of Refraction (Snell’s Law)
Dispersion
Polarization (Malus’s Law
Applications problems

8. COURSE CONTENT IX. GEOMETRIC OPTICS
Reflection and refraction at plane and spherical surfaces
Mirrors
Thin lens

9. Text Book:
University Physics with Modern Physics 14ed [2015]
Grading System:
Final Grade = 1/3 Midterm Grade + 2/3 Post Midterm grade
Term Grade = 2/3 Lecture Grade + 1/3 Laboratory Grade
Lecture Grade = (Quizzes, Long exams, & Attendance) ÷ Total Points
Laboratory Grade = (Exams, lab reports, electronic projects & Attendance) ÷ Total Points
Passing percentage : 60%
Requirements: Assignments, lab reports, electronic projects, & Problems Sets
Class Policy:
PASS BOTH (lec & lab)
NO REMOVAL EXAM
website: (for Exam results, grades, downloads, and other information)

10. For Midterm ELECTRONIC PROJECTS (Group project)
Project No. 1: Cellphone charger [without transformer]
4 pcs Diodes IN4007
1 pc Condenser 470/50
1 pc Zener diode 5v
1 pc Capacitor Pf 22j /400v
1 pc Resistor 470kΩ/0.50watt
1 pc male plug with 1m wire
1 pc female USB
1 pc LED (with 1 pc 220Ω resistor)
Solder dot prototyping board
For Midterm

11. For Final term ELECTRONIC PROJECTS (Group project)
Project No. 2: Motion detector
1 pc PIR Motion Sensor HC-SR501
1 pc transistor BC 547
1 pc LED (with 1 pc 220Ω resistor)
1 pc Relay 5v (5pins)
1 pc Bulb LED 9watts 220v or any appliances
1 pc Diode IN4001
1 pc Cellphone charger
Solder dot prototyping board
For Final term

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