Physics 123, College Physics, Winter 2015

Instructor:
Office:
Cell Phone #:
email:
Office Hours:

Judy Fusco
Bldg. 8, room 209A
562-225-1221
jafusco@csupomona.edu
Monday, 3:45 4:30 pm
Wednesday, 5:45 6:30 pm

Text: Physics (Volumes II), 4th Edition, by James S. Walker

Course Description: Physics 123 is the third course of a three-quarter, algebra-based introductory sequence
in physics. This quarter the primary content is electricity & magnetism, DC & AC circuits, electronics
(chapters 19 25) and atomic & nuclear physics (chapters 29 32).
Course Prerequisites: Physics 122 and 122L
Course Corequisites: Physics 123L (General Physics Lab)
Class Notes:
The notes for each class will typically be presented in Powerpoint format. The Powerpoint presentations will
all be available prior to class on the Blackboard site.
Grading:
Quizzes - 30%

Midterm - 30%

Final - 30%

Homework 10%

Final grades will be based on the following scale:

98.5 100 % (A+)
91.5 98.4% (A)
89.5 91.4% (A-)

88.5 89.4% (B+)

81.5 88.4% (B)
79.5 81.4% (B-)

78.5 79.4% (C+)

71.5 78.4% (C)
69.5 71.4% (C-)

68.5 69.4% (D+)

61.5 68.4% (D)
59.5 61.4% (D-)

Homework:
Several problems will be assigned from each section of the book. Homework is your chance to practice and
review the concepts we covered during class. If you dont understand the homework, you will have a hard
time with the quizzes and test. I will provide solutions to all assigned problems on Blackboard. In addition,
there will be several extra credit problems provided prior to each quiz. Students should also read the material
on the schedule prior to that class period.
Quizzes:
There will be four quizzes during the quarter. Make up quizzes will not be allowed. The lowest grade quiz
will be dropped. The quizzes will typically involve solving several problems similar to the homework
problems. An equation sheet will be provided.
Midterm and Final Exams:
In class closed book exams with an equation sheet to be provided.
Academic Integrity:
Cheating in any form is not tolerated and may result in a failing grade for the class. Students are expected to
be familiar with the university policy on academic integrity.

Course Schedule:

Date
1/5

Read
19.1 19.3

Topic
Introduction/Electric Charge/Coulombs Law

1/7

19.4 19.7

1/12

20.1 20.4

1/14

20.5 20.6

Electric Field and Field Lines/ Electric Flux and Gausss

Law
Electric Potential Energy/Electrical Potential/
Equipotential Surfaces
Capacitors and Dielectrics/Electrical Energy Storage

1/19
21.1 21.3

1/26

21.4 21.8

1/28

22.1 22.4

2/2

22.5 22.8

2/4
2/9
2/11

23.1 23.7

2/16

24.1 24.6

2/18

25.1 25.5

2/23

29.1 29.3

2/25

29.4 29.8

3/2

30.1 30.7

3/4

31.1 31.4

3/9

31.5 31.7
32.1 32.3
32.4 32.7

3/16

Chapter 19 HW Due

Martin Luther King Day No Class

1/21

3/11

Homework Assignment

Quiz (Chapters 19 & 20)

Electric Current/Resistance/Ohms Law/Power
Resistors in Series & Parallel/Kirchhoffs Rules/ RC
Circuits
Magnetic Field/Magnetic Force/ Charged Particles in
Magnetic Field/Force on Current Carrying Wire
Magnetic Torque/Electric Currents, Magnetic Fields
and Amperes Law
Quiz (Chapters 21 & 22)
Review for Midterm
Midterm Exam (Chapters 19-22)
Magnetic Flux and Faradays Law of Induction/Lenzs
Law/Inductance
Alternating Voltages and Currents/Capacitors and
Inductors in AC Circuits/RC Circuits
Production and Propagation of Electromagnetic
Waves/Electromagnetic Spectrum/Polarization
Quiz (Chapters 23, 24, & 25)
Introduction to Special Relativity
Relativistic Velocities, Momentum and
Energy/General Relativity
Blackbody Radiation/Photoelectric Effect/Heisenberg
Uncertainty Principle
Quiz (Chapters 29 & 30)
Models of the Atom
Periodic Table/Atomic Radiation/Nucleic
Structure/Radioactivity/Half Life
Nuclear Fusion and Fission

Chapter 20 HW Due

Final Exam Monday 3:50 5:50 pm

Chapter 32 HW Due

Chapter 21 HW Due

Chapter 22 HW Due

Chapter 23 HW Due
Chapter 24 HW Due
Chapter 25 HW Due

Chapter 29 HW Due
Chapter 30 HW Due

Chapter 31 HW Due