Physics 2



This semester I have a recitation section of Physics 2 (323-112). If you're in my section, I'm glad you stopped by to see what's new (and to see this great picture of me on one of the rare days that my hair wants to behave!). If you're not in my class, maybe you'll find the sample problems that I post here helpful anyway.

My Sections:

Section BTuesday, Thursday10:30DH A200
Section CTuesday, Thursday11:30DH A200

Sample Problems and Quiz Solutions

LinkDescription
January 19-QuizJanuary 19: Quiz on Unit Vectors
January 19-Recitation NotesJanuary 19 Recitation Problems: Coulomb's Law, Electric Field and a Dipole
January 27-QuizJanuary 27: Quizzes focusing on free body diagrams.
January 27-Recitation NotesJanuary 27 Recitation Problems: Induced dipoles.
January 31-Recitation NotesJanuary 31 Recitation Problems: Induced dipoles and Conductors.
February 2-Recitation Notes and Quiz AnswerFebruary 2 Recitation Problems: Integration of Electric Fields
February 7-Recitation NotesFebruary 7 Recitation Notes: Review of Capacitors
February 9-Recitation Notes and Quiz AnswerFebruary 9 Recitation Notes: Potential Energy Introduction. Please notice that a serious mistake in this file has been corrected on Feb. 14.
February 14-Recitation Notes and Review QuestionsFebruary 14 Recitation Notes: Two mathematical tools I didn't cover, and questions you've e-mailed me before the test.
February 21-Recitation NotesFebruary 21 Recitation Notes: Potential energy
February 23-Recitation NotesFebruary 23 Recitation Notes and Quiz Answer: Potential energy answers, introduction to magnetic field
March 2-Recitation Notes and Quiz AnswerMarch 2 Recitation Notes and Quiz Answer: Magnetic Fields
March 6-Recitation NotesMarch 6 Recitation Notes: More Magnetic Fields
March 9-Quiz AnswerMarch 9 Quiz Answer: Magnetic Fields and Relativity for Lying Politicans
March 23-Quiz Answer and recitation notesHere I have done four examples from the book concerning capacitors and one on potential, and the quiz answer is also included. Please note that 19.7 and 19.9 differ from my presentation in class: I made a mistake.
PotentialAn overview of electric potential for the exam--here I show you a new form of the superposition principle that might be useful to you.
March 30-Recitation NotesFrom your book, problem 19.13. This covers the node rule and the loop rule.
April 4-Recitation NotesFrom your book, problem 19.20 and 19.22. This reviews capacitors, resistors, voltmeters, and the node rule in light of microscopic and convential current concepts.
April 6-Recitation NotesFrom your book, problem 19.16, 20.12 and 20.20. This reviews capacitance and potential, and also starts into Lorentz force. The quiz was on solving circuits with only resistors and batteries. Notice that I have corrected a horrible lie in this on April 11.
April 11-Recitation NotesFrom your book, problem 20.14 and 20.17. Lorentz force stuff. Notice how I haven't chosen explicit examples because you yelled at me last week for giving you "busy-work".
April 13-Recitation Notes and Quiz AnswerThere are no problems left to do in chapter 20!
April 24-Recitation NotesA review sheet for Exam 3: Lorentz force, Gauss's law, capacitors, the Hall effect.
April 26-Recitation NotesAmpere's Law
May 2-Recitation NotesFaraday's Law: Here are three sample problems from your book. Note carefully the approximations I have used: you'll need them for your homework.
May 4-Recitation Notes and Quiz AnswerFaraday's Law quiz solution and final study guide.