PH 201 Syllabus

Summer 2008

 

Instructor: David Bannon  Office: Weniger 411  Phone: 737-8962  email: bannond@physics.oregonstate.edu

Office Hours: MTuWTh from 12:00 to 2:00

 

WEEK    DATE     TOPIC                                   READING             PROBLEMS                         LABORATORY                  RECITATION

 

01            Jun 23     Introduction                                                                                                          No Lab                                   No Recitation

                                Math Review                        1.1-1.9                     12, 14, 18, 26, 32, 38, 42, 46, 58, 62

 

                Jun 24     1-D Kinematics                     2.1-2.3                     4, 8, 12, 18                              No Lab                                   No Recitation

                                                                                2.4-2.5                     19, 22, 33, 36

 

                Jun 25                                                     2.6-2.8                     42, 43, 53, 62, 76                    Kinematics                            Ch. 2

                                2-D Kinematics                     3.1-3.2                     6, 8, 11

 

                Jun 26                                                     3.3                           15, 18, 20, 33, 41                    Kinematics                            Ch. 2

                                                                                3.4-3.5                     48, 54, 70

 

02            Jun 30     Force Method                       4.1-4.5                     2, 8, 13, 16                              Projectile Motion                 Ch. 3

                                                                                4.6-4.8, 4.10            20, 26, 31, 34, 50

 

                Jul 01                                                      4.9                           39, 43, 44                                Projectile Motion                 Ch. 3

                                                                                4.11                         51, 53, 60

 

                Jul 02                                                      4.12-4.13                 63, 66, 80                                Forces and Acceleration     Ch. 4

                                Review (Ch. 1-4)

 

                Jul 03      Midterm Exam, Ch. 1-4                                                                                      Forces and Acceleration     Ch. 4

 

03            Jul 07      Circular Motion                    5.1-5.4                     3, 10, 18, 19                            Gravitation                            Ch. 5

                                                                                5.5-5.8                     28, 30, 33, 36

 

                Jul 08      Energy Method                    6.2-6.3, 6.8              25, 29, 70a, 77                        Gravitation                            Ch. 5

                                                                                6.1, 6.9                    2, 6, 8, 14, 18, 66                   

 

                Jul 09                                                      6.4-6.7, 6.10            32, 40, 42, 59, 74                    Conservation of Energy      Ch. 6

                                Momentum                            7.1-7.3                     6, 12, 19, 28

 

                Jul 10                                                      7.4-7.6                     30, 34, 40, 46, 53                    Conservation of Energy      Ch. 6

                                Rotational Kinematics         8.1-8.3                     2, 6, 11, 18, 26

 

04            Jul 14                                                      8.4-8.6, 8.8              30, 36, 39, 48, 64                    Collisions                              Ch. 7

                                Rotational Dynamics           9.1-9.4                     2, 6, 8, 20, 28, 31, 40

 

                Jul 15                                                      9.5-9.7                     44, 47, 50, 54, 64                    Collisions                              Ch. 7

                                Simple Harmonic Motion    10.1-10.3                 4, 8, 14, 17, 24, 35

 

                Jul 16      Review (Ch. 1-10)                                                                                                Make-Up                               Review

 

                Jul 17      Final Exam, Ch. 1-10                                                                                          Make-Up                               Review

 

Website:  http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~bannond/COURSES/ph201/

 

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PH 201

 

Prerequisites: MTH 111 and MTH 112. The two most important mathematical skills that you will need for this course are solving simultaneous equations and adding, subtracting and finding components of vectors. You are advised to review the material from MTH 111 and MTH 112 at your earliest convenience.

 

Texts: Required: Physics (7th edition) by Cutnell and Johnson (Wiley, 2007) and PH 201 Lab Manual. Optional: Student Study Guide and Student Solutions Manual by Cutnell and Johnson. All are available at the OSU bookstore.

 

Calculators: You will need a calculator for lecture, recitation, lab and exams. Graphing calculators (i.e. those with a graphing window and/or solver feature) and laptop or palmtop computers may not be used for exams. You should have a scientific calculator that has trig, log and exponential functions. If you want to know whether or not your calculator is acceptable or not for exams, then consult the instructor well before the first exam.

 

Problem Assignments: The assigned problems are intended as a minimum set for you to master. Solutions to the assigned problems are posted on the class website. It is recommended that you do as many problems at the end of each chapter as possible. Practice is the best way to prepare for exams.

 

Lecture Quizzes: At the beginning of each lecture hour, except for the first day and before reviews, there will be a reading quiz to see if you have done the reading.

 

Laboratory: Original work is required. Read the lab instructions before coming to lab. Lab reports are due by the end of the lab period. You must attend all labs and pass all of them in order to pass the course. If you miss a lab, then try to make it up the same day or the next day. If you can't, then there will be two make-up days at the end of the term. You can make up at most two labs during the last two days.

 

Recitation: The recitation grade will be based on one homework problem assigned for each chapter. This problem will be due the next day by 5:00 PM.

 

Exams: There will be a midterm and a final. The midterm will be given in class at the beginning of the 3rd week. The final will be given in class at the end of the 4th week. The final will be comprehensive, i.e. it will cover the entire course. Exams are closed book, but a sheet of formulas will be provided. Please arrive five to ten minutes early and bring your student ID card, several #2 pencils and an approved calculator.

 

Exam Grading: The TAs will grade the exams. Partial credit will be given according to the following formula: a good translation of the word problem from english into mathematical equations, including a diagram = one-third of the points, identification of the relevant equations used to solve the problem = one-third of the points, and the correct mathematical solution, including the correct number of significant digits, units and no round-off error due to multiple calculations = one-third of the points. Never leave a problem completely blank! On multiple choice questions, if you don't know the answer, then make your best guess! Also, if you do not want the grader to read and grade something that you have written, then either cross it out or erase it completely. You can use the back of the multiple choice question page as scratch paper. It will not be read by the graders.

 

Academic Integrity: All students are expected to uphold the highest standards of honesty and integrity in their academic work. Lab reports are done as group work, as are problems solved during recitation. All other graded work, including recitation homework problems and exams, is to be done on an individual basis. Any incidence of academic dishonesty will be dealt with in accordance with OSU policies.

 

Students with Disabilities: Students with documented disabilities who need special accommodations should make an appointment with the instructor as soon as possible to discuss the accommodations.

 

Final Grades: No part of this course is graded on a curve! Your final grade will be calculated as follows: Midterm 40%, Final 40%, Recitation 10% and Lab 10%. (The 10% for lab is all or nothing. If you pass all of the labs, then you get the full 10%. If you don't, then you don't pass the course.)

 

Grade Scale: The grade scale is fixed. There is no curve in this course. You are not competing against each other for a grade. Some classes do better than others. Some do worse.

 

                90 - 100% = A

                85 -   89% = A-

                82 -   84% = B+

                78 -   81% = B

                75 -   77% = B-

                72 -   74% = C+

                68 -   71% = C

                65 -   67% = C-

                62 -   64% = D+

                58 -   61% = D

                55 -   57% = D-

                  0 -   54% = F