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PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
University of P. R. at Mayagüez
University of Puerto Rico

Course Syllabus:
FISI-3172
Second Semester 2009 -10

Text: Physics for Scientists & Engineers with Modern Physics
Douglas C. Giancoli / Fourth Edition

1-There will be 4 partial examinations and 1 final examination.
2-The final examination will be a departmental one.
3-The professor will explainhow the final grade will be calculated.
4-Class attendance is obligatory. Failing to attend will affect the final grade in the course. 5-The last day for withdrawal is Wednesday April 21
6- Course Pre-requisists: Fisi 3161 ó Fisi 3171.

|Professor: Sergiy Lysenko |Office: F-443|
|Office hours: |
|Monday 1:30-2:30; 4:30-5:30 Tuesday 1:30-2:30; 4:30-5:30 |

NOTES TO THE STUDENT:
In the syllabus thetitle of each chapter has been underlined as well as the names of certain topics. It includes all the section that should be discussed each day.

It also includes questions (Q) and problems (P) that the student should solve as part of his study drill. They both represent the necessary practice that will help him or her approve the course. If the student wants to perform at a higher level he or sheshould probably need to solve more problems. Practice will help him or her achieve that goal.

The content topics for each test are also indicated in the syllabus as well as the dates for each one. These dates are selected at faculty meetings and represent interdepartmental agreements, to try to prevent as much as possible conflicts between the different departments. These dates should not bechanged.

It becomes necessary for the students as part of their study process to thoroughly read the examples, exercises and problems in each chapter. It is not advisable to study or read the problems trying to memorize them, since the problems and exercises are in general different from each other. It is more productive in the long run to try to understand the reasoning skills needed in eachstep of the process and to try to understand the physical reasoning and principles that allows one to take each step during the process. Why is one particular equation and not another one used to solve the problem. Why the vectors are manipulated the way they are and so forth.

In the process do not limit yourself to just “read” thinking that you “understood”. Repeat each step on your own withpaper and pencil, and process each step one by one. This will help you develop the reasoning and practice skills needed to solve the problems relatively quickly. Don’t wait until the time of the exam to realize that you do not know how to take a step that you thought you understood when you previously read a similar problem.

Try to answer the largest possible number of questions at the end of eachchapter. Being able to answer them is indicative of the level of conceptual understanding reached by the student. Conceptual understanding is necessary to be able to solve the problems at the end of each chapter.




|Lección |Temas |Secciones |Preguntas (Q) |Problemas (P) ||(viernes) | | | | |
|1 |Carga Eléctrica y Campo Eléctrico, Electrostática. Conservación de |21(1-3) |1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | |
|Ene 15 |carga. Átomo. Conductores y aislantes....