PHY121, Physik II FS2021

• Prof. Ben Kilminster
• Webpage
• Office: Y36 J50
• Phone: +41 44 635 58 02
• Email: ben.kilminster@physik.uzh.ch

PHY121-info-sheet-2021 (PDF, 146 KB)

The following texts can be used as reference.  

• Paul A. Tipler, Gene Mosca: Physics for scientists and engineers.  
• Wolfgang Demtröder: Experimentalphysik 1 und 2 (goes into more depth)

Further recommended literature

• Halliday & Resnick : Fundamentals of Physics. 
• "Engfer Skriptum" in german Teil 1 (Mechanik, Hydromechanik) (PDF, 1 MB), Teil2 (Thermodynamik) (PDF, 845 KB), Teil 3 (Elektrodynamik) (PDF, 1 MB) These were used in earlier years.

Additional resources to help with mathematics. 

• MHP: Mathematische Hilfsmittel (PDF, 587 KB) (in german) derivatives, integrals, series expansions, statistics, vector algebra, coordinate transformations, tensors, ... )
• C.B. Lang und N. Pucker: Mathematische Methoden der Physik, Spektrum Verlag, Heidelberg und Berlin.

Formelsammlung Mittelschulphysik (PDF, 396 KB) is also useful for usage of basic formulas.

Exercises will be posted on OLAT here.  Please register and log in immediately to see if you can access the course,  If not, check that your UZH email is registered properly. 

Exercises will be assigned every Wednesday, and will be due the following Wednesday at 18:00. Your teacher assistant (TA) will let you know where to submit your exercises. 

The first exercise sheet will be assigned on February 25th, and should be submitted to the TA on Feb. 26th.   The solutions to the first exercise sheet will be presented on March 3rd.

The final exam schedule is located hier. 

Mid-term exam :  Live, Thursday, April 15th, 13:00-14:45. Based on Weeks 1-6. Counts as homework.

Final exam :  Mittwoch, 30. Juni 2021 10:00-12:00 Uhr Hörsäle 20, 40.

Exam guidelines  :

Exams will be similar in style to the weekly exercises (conceptual questions). A formula sheet with all needed equations will be provided to you in the exams.  The formula sheet will be sent to you at least a week before the exam to help you study.  We will provide you with paper and a calculator if needed.  The final exam will be printed in english and in german.   The mid-term will be based on the first six lectures, and the first five written exercises. 

The following are forbidden in exams : 

• Any means of communication (mobile phones, smart watches, etc.)
• Any kind of calculator, laptop, or electronic storage device
• Any additional formula sheets or written notes. 

Your grade is based on the following assessments : 

• 0%  mid-term examination, this will be treated as a weekly exercise instead of toward your final grade. 
• 100%  final examination
• Weekly exercises (A minimum grade of 50% on the exercises is required to take the final exam. )

Attendance is expected and recorded for exercise sessions.  The mid-term and final examination will be composed of questions similar to those presented in the lectures and the weekly exercises. 

1. Electricity
2. Magnetism
3. Dynamic electric and magnetic fields
4. Electromagnetic waves
5. Thermodynamics