Orange County Community College 
Middletown, New York 


35106GeneralPhysics 
II 35*106 Spring 2007 

Instructor:KevinMcGee (kmcgee@sunyorange.edu) 3lect.,3 lab.,4 cr. 

Thiscourse isa continuationof35105. It isa calculusbased treatmentofwave motion, 
electricityand magnetism, optics, Specialrelativity, quantumtheory, atomic and nuclear 
physics. 

Prerequisite: Physics 35105. 
Corequisite 38206 


TEXT AND MATERIALS 

This course willcover the topics presented inchapters 1112 and 1631 inthe text:
 Serway&Jewett ,PrinciplesofPhysics (Third Edition),(Philadelphia: Harcourt Publishing,2002). The student willalsoneed a ruled laboratorynotebookand a scientific calculator. Laboratorymaterialswillbe distributed throughout the semester. 

RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAMS 

Physics 35106 is designed for the computer science, physicalscience or biological/health related science major. It isalsoanexcellentcourse forsomeone planning ona careerin highschoolscienceormathematicseducation. Thiscourse requirescalculus. There isa parallelnoncalculusbased course entitled GeneralPhysics351012. 
Ifindoubtabout the proper physics course to take, consult with your advisor or withthe department chair. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES 

The student who successfullycompletes this course can 

·	demonstrateanunderstanding of methodologies employed by naturalscientists. 
·	employobservation, hypothesis development, measurement and datacollectionon anappropriate level. 
·	describe the importance of modeling inthe pursuit ofscientific understanding. 
·	move fluentlythroughthe Systeme Internationale rationalized MKS units. 
·	explain sound as a wave phenomenon involving energytransfer. 
·	relate the physics ofsound to the creationof music. 
·	explainthe fundamentals ofelectricityand magnetismas used intheir everyday life. 
·	appreciate the elegance ofMaxwell’s Equations. 
·	place the revolutionof modernphysics inan historicalcontext. 
·	adequatelyexplainthe role that atomic and nuclear forces playin the universe. 
·	translate physicalproblems into mathematicalexpressions and solve resulting equations. 
·	record laboratorydata and explain results ina clear and professional fashion. 

·	reduce data using spread sheets and prepare graphs using the computer. 

GRADING SYSTEM 

The grading for this course willbe determined as follows 

Exam# 1 15 % 
Exam# 2 15 % 
Exam# 3 15 % 
FinalExam 20 % 
Lab. Work 25 % 
Homework/Quizzes 10 % 

For the most part the exams will consist of10 multiple choice questionand 4 free 
response questions. The finalexaminationwillconsistoftwoparts:Chapters 28,29and 30 plus a cumulative sectionwhichwill be multiple choice and encompass the entire course. The cumulative sectionofthe finalwillbeanopennotebookexamination. 
Homework isanongoing project. At the beginning ofeachlecture questionsfromthe previous lecture’s content and homework willbe addressed. You cannot be successfulin thiscourse withoutdedicationto the homework assignments. Homework assignments 
willturned inand graded before the start ofeachexamination. Late assignments willnot be accepted. Labnotebookswillbe collected each Mondayevening and returned to you intime for Wednesday’s lab. 

ATTENDANCE AND WITHDRAWAL 

Perfectattendance isabsolutelyassumed inthiscourse. Without thisattendance and dedicationto the homework one willnot be successfulin Physics. The student’sgrade 
willreflectanylack ofattendance. Ifyou willmissa classplease send me anemail informing me ofthat fact. 
It is the student’s responsibilityto speak withthe instructor and withdraw fromthe course ifthingsare notgoing well. The instructor willnot withdraw a studentunilaterally. 

Office Hours 

I willbe available everyevening that class is insession from5:30 to 6:00 to answer any questionsthatyou mayhave concerning the subject matter. The site willdepend onroom availability. 

SUPPORT SERVICES 

Tutoring services are available inthe learning resource center. Keep in mind that the instructor is also part of your “support service.”
 There are support servicesavailable forstudentswithdisabilities. These servicescanbe accessed throughstudent services. Youmustinformthe instructorregarding any necessaryaccommodations for the course. 


The following textsare onreserve inthe Library. Theycanbe veryhelpfultoyou ifyou take advantage ofthem. 

ArthurBeiser,ShaumsOutline, Applied Physics. The solved problemsinthisbook are at a lowerlevelthanthe problemsinthe text. Theyare goodconfidencebuilders and canbe helpfulinthisregard. Reserve # 180 

FredrickBueche, Shaum’s Outline of College Physics. This text has excellent, clearly workedout problemsrelated toeverysectionofthe text. Reserve # 179 

Alvin Halpern, Schaums Outline Beginning Physics 
l Mechanics 
and Heat. 
This text is similar to Reserve # 179, but contains onlymaterialcovered during the first semester of35101 and 35105 (GeneralPhysics). 

Serway and Faughn, College Physics and Faughn & Tigue, Instructors Manual With Solutions forSerway and Faughn. These two books should be used together. The complete solutions manualmatches this noncalculus 
text and this resource should be helpfulespecially 
if you have missed some ofthe materialthe first time around. 
(Reserve # 183) 

NOTE REGARDING CLASS SYLLABUS 

The following schedule should be viewed as tentative to the extent that some adjustments 
mayseemadvisable as the course progresses. 

CANCELLED CLASSES 

The earlyspring semester canbe disrupted bycancellations due to snow and ice. Ifa class is cancelled it is normally made up onthe Fridayofthe following week. Youcan signup on line for email notificationofcancelled classes.