PHYS C1602 Physics II Thermodynamics, Electricity & Magnetism Material for Final

Course text: University Physics, Sears, Zemansky, Young & Freedman (SZYF), 13th Ed.
The sections in the SZYF textbook that are examinable are indicated at the start of each section
below. Sections in parentheses are of lesser importance; sections shown with strikethrough are
not examinable. SZYF has some pretty good Strategy suggestions for common types of
problems these are a useful resource.
You will be given any needed constants/coefficients.
Ch. 17: Temperature and Heat
17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6, 17.7
A lot of introductory material the sections on thermal energy (Q), heat capacity and phase
changes are the most important. You need not worry about thermal stress in 17.4.
Ch. 18: Thermal Properties of Matter
18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 18.4, 18.5, 18.6
Equations of state, and the kinetic theory, are important foundations for this chapter. You will
not be asked to derive the results of the kinetic theory analysis, including mean free path result;
nor will you be asked to derive expressions for most probable, average or rms speeds; however
you may need to use the results from these derivations.
Ch. 19: First Law of Thermodynamics
19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4, 19.5, 19.6, 19.7, 19.8
Work done by gases, and the introduction of internal energy, pave the way for energy
conservation now in the context of thermodynamic, i.e. the first law. We mostly focus on ideal
gases and the special-case results associated with ideal gases be careful to check what criteria
must hold before you apply any particular special-case result.
Ch. 20: Second Law of Thermodynamics
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Ch. 21: Electric Charge and Electric Field
21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4, 21.5, 21.6, 21.7
You should review the standard integration techniques introduced for specific charge
geometries in this chapter.
Ch. 22: Gauss Law
22.1, 22.2, 22.3, 22.4, 22.5
An important chapter.
Ch. 23: Electric Potential
23.1, 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, 23.5
Again there will be some standard charge geometries for which you may need to calculate the
potential.

Ch. 24: Capacitance and Dielectrics

24.1, 24.2, 24.3, 24.4, 24.5, 24.6
The treatment of capacitors with dielectrics can be a bit confusing worked examples and
homework should help clarify things.
Ch. 25: Current, Resistance and Electromotive Force
25.1, 25.2, 25.3, 25.4, 25.5, 25.6
You need not worry about the temperature dependence of resistivity.
Ch. 26: DC Circuits
26.1, 26.2, 26.3, 26.4, (26.5)
Some of you may be familiar with a matrix-based method for solving circuit analysis problems
this is fine its simply an alternative way of writing down simultaneous equations for different
loops in the circuit.
Ch. 27: Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces
27.1, 27.2, 27.3, 27.4, (27.5), 27.6, 27.7, 27.8, 27.9
Very much an exercise of compare-and-contrast with electric field, flux, etc. (Note that for the
Hall effect, the polarity of the Hall voltage tells us the sign of the charge carriers.)
Ch. 28: Source of Magnetic Field
28.1, 28.2, 28.3, 28.4, 28.5, 28.6, 28.7, 28.8
The Biot-Savart law (Eq. 28.6) is the basis for all B field calculations by direct integration as
usual, there are a small number of standard geometries to be familiar with. Directions here
start to get tricky remember the RH rule, in both its forefinger-middlefinger-thumb and
corkscrew variants. Amperes Law is as important in principle as Gauss Law for E fields,
although the number of cases we can make use of it in our course is perhaps more limited. I like
SZYFs notes on Magnetism in Materials much better than my own posted notes. You need not
worry about the detailed description of ferromagnetism.
Ch. 29: Electromagnetic Induction
29.1, 29.2, 29.3, 29.4, 29.5, 29.6, 29.7, 29.8
Relative directions are again easily confused when it comes to induction, perhaps especially so
for motional emf be careful. Calculations of flux, and changing flux, are also sometimes not
immediately obvious. Working through in-chapter examples in SZYF should be helpful. Note
the differences between static and induced E field properties.
Ch. 30: Inductance
30.1, 30.2, 30.3, 30.4, 30.5, 30.6
Note the similarities in the analysis of the RL circuit compared to the RC circuit earlier in the
semester. Be aware of limiting behaviors of both (i.e. at time t=0 and t=infinity).
Ch. 31: AC
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Ch. 32: EM Waves

32.1, (15.2, 15.3), 32.2, 32.3, 32.4
It is useful to review the fundamental mathematical description of traveling sinusoidal waves I
have indicated two sections of Ch. 15 here for those of you who have not covered this. In
section 32.2, I will not ask you to reproduce the full derivation of the EM wave equation, but
would like you to read it. You should be able to use the results that come earlier in section 32.2.
Similarly in section 32.4, you need not worry about the derivations of the expressions for energy
and momentum carried by EM waves, but should be able to apply the results.