PH 203 Syllabus

Summer 2011

 

Instructor: David Bannon  Office: Weniger 411  Phone: (541) 737-8962  email: bannond@physics.oregonstate.edu

Office Hours: MTuWTh from 12:00 to 1:00 or by appointment

 

WEEK    DATE     TOPIC                                                   READING             PROBLEMS                         LAB                       RECITATION

 

01            Aug 15   Introduction, Review                           none                       none                                       none                       none

                                Electric Fields and Forces                   20.1-3                      3, 10, 14, 15

 

                Aug 16                                                                   20.4-6                      20, 24, 25, 27                          Lab 1                      Ch. 20

                                                                                                20.7                         40, 46, 48, 50, 64

 

                Aug 17   Electric Potential                                  21.1-3                      2, 5, 6, 8                                  Lab 2                      Ch. 21

                                                                                                21.4-6                      11, 16, 18, 24, 66

 

                Aug 18   Current and Resistance                       22.1-3                      2, 12, 13                                  Lab 3                      Ch. 22

                                                                                                22.5-6                      31, 35, 36, 64

 

                Aug 19   Circuits                                                  23.1-3                      5, 8, 16                                    none                       none

                                                                                                23.4-5                      25, 26, 29

 

02            Aug 22                                                                   21.7 and 21.9         30, 40, 41                                none                       none

                                                                                                23.6-7                      38, 39, 43, 74

 

                Aug 23   Magnetic Fields and Forces               24.1-4                      5, 6, 15, 19                              Lab 4                      Ch. 23

                                                                                                24.5-6                      24, 29, 31, 49

 

                Aug 24   Induction and EM Waves                  25.1-3                      10, 11                                      Lab 5                      Ch. 24

                                                                                                25.4                         15, 16, 18

 

                Aug 25                                                                   25.5-8                      23, 28, 48, 49                          Lab 6                      Ch. 25

                                Review, Ch. 20-25

 

                Aug 26   Midterm Exam, Ch. 20-25  none                                       none                                       none                       none

 

03            Aug 29   Wave Optics                                         17.1-3                      8, 10, 11, 14                            none                       none

                                                                                                17.5-6                      29, 32, 69, 70

 

                Aug 30   Ray Optics                                            18.1-3                      4, 6, 13, 15                              Lab 7                      Ch. 17

                                                                                                18.4-7                      30, 36, 70, 72

 

                Aug 31   Optical Instruments                             19.5                         24, 29                                      Lab 8                      Ch. 18

                                                                                                19.6-7                      33, 35

 

                Sep 01    Review, Ch. 17-25                               none                       none                                       Make-up                Review

 

                Sep 02    Final Exam, Ch. 17-25                        none                       none                                       none                       none

 

Labs meet in Wngr 234. Recitations meet in Bexl 102.

 

Website:  http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~bannond/COURSES/ph203/

 

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: College Physics by Knight, Jones and Field (Pearson, 2010) and Physics 203 Lab Manual. Both are available at the OSU bookstore.

 

Remote Communication Device: Lecture is interactive. All students are required to have and to bring to class a Qwizdom remote communication device. These are available for purchase 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 on the first page of this document are intended as a minimum set for you to master. Solutions 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.

 

In-Class Participation: During each lecture, except for the first day and review days, there will be reading quizzes, conceptual questions and practice problems. Answers will be submitted using the Qwizdom system.

 

Laboratory: Original work is required. Read the lab instructions before coming to lab. Lab reports are due by the end of the lab period, unless otherwise indicated. 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. Each problem will be due the following 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 and closed note, 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