PH 203 Course
Outline
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 Aug 18 Introduction none none
Review 18 6, 8, 10, 16, 18,
23, 28, 29, 31, 33, 64
Aug 19 Theory of Electricity 19.1-3 2, 4, 6, 8, 13, 16, 21 No Lab No Recitation
19.4,
6, 7 28,
32, 54
Aug 20 DC Circuits 20.1-4
and 19.5 6, 7, 28 Electric
Force Ch. 19
20.6-8,
12 42, 44, 48, 58, 63, 87,
92
Aug 21 20.9, 11, 14 68, 70, 72, 112 Electric Field Ch. 20
AC Circuits 23.1-2 and 20.5 4, 7, 12, 13
Aug 22 23.3 16, 17, 24, 25
23.4,
6 26, 34, 44, 45
02 Aug 25 Magnetism 21.1,
2, 5 3,
8, 30, 34
21.3,
4 11, 14, 18, 20
Aug 26 21.7, 10 49, 54, 58 Circuits Ch. 23
Induction 22.1-4 10, 11, 14, 20, 23, 26
Aug 27 22.5 30, 31 Magnetism Ch. 21
22.6,
7 37, 40
Aug 28 22.8-10 44, 59, 70 No Lab Ch. 22
Review, Ch. 18-23
Aug 29 Midterm Exam, Ch. 18-23
03 Sep 01 Labor Day Holiday
Sep 02 EM Waves 24.1-3 1, 4, 8, 14, 18 Refraction Ch. 24
24.4-7 21, 27, 29
Sep 03 Reflection 25.1-4 4, 8 Lenses Ch. 25
25.5-7 16, 18, 22, 29
Sep 04 Refraction 26.1-3,
6-8 11, 12, 18, 24, 46, 52 Make-Up Review
26.9-13,
15 60, 64, 90, 94, 116
Sep 05 Final Exam, Ch. 18-26
Website:
http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~bannond/COURSES/ph203/
GENERAL
INFORMATION FOR PH 203
Prerequisites: MTH 111, MTH 112, PH 201
and PH 202. 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. Also, we will be using the skills, techniques
and concepts from PH 201 and PH 202. You
are advised to review the material from PH 201 and PH 202 at your earliest
convenience.
Texts: Required: Physics (7th edition) by
Cutnell and Johnson (Wiley, 2007) and PH 203 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 trigonometric, logarithmic 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. If you
can't, then there will be a make-up day at the end of the term. You can make up
at most two labs during the make-up day.
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 end of the 2nd week. The
final will be given in class at the end of the 3rd 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