PH 212 Syllabus

Fall 2008

 

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

Office Hours: MTuWTh from 1:00 to 3:00 PM

 

WEEK    DATE     TOPIC                                   READING             PROBLEMS                                         LABORATORY 

 

01            Sep 29    Introduction                                                                                                                          No Lab

                Oct 01     Motion in a Plane                 8.1-4                        6, 7, 11, 12

                Oct 03                                                     8.5-7                        15, 16, 19, 35, 41, 58

 

02            Oct 06     Rotation                                 12.1-3                      2, 10                                                        Rotational Motion

                Oct 08                                                     12.4-7                      18, 19, 20, 22, 29

                Oct 10                                                     12.8                         31, 34

 

03            Oct 13                                                     12.9-11                    35, 36, 62, 64, 71, 90, 91                        Rotational Dynamics

                Oct 15     Gravity                                   13.1-4                      1, 3, 9

                Oct 17                                                     13.5-6                      14, 15, 24, 38, 57

 

04            Oct 20     Oscillations                           14.1-3                      8, 9                                                          Gravitation

                Oct 22                                                     14.4-5                      15, 18

                Oct 24                                                     14.6-8                      25, 27, 36, 37, 51, 67

                               

05            Oct 27     Fluids                                     15.1-2                      4, 9                                                          Oscillations

                Oct 29     Review (Ch. 8, 12-14)

                Oct 29     EXAM, Ch. 8, 12-14

                Oct 31                                                     15.3-4                      13, 19, 22

 

06            Nov 03                                                   15.5                         26, 35, 37, 47, 63, 66                              Archimedes' Principle

                Nov 05   Traveling Waves                 20.1-3                      12, 13, 14

                Nov 07                                                   20.4-6                      19, 20, 35

 

07            Nov 10                                                   20.7                         68, 71, 72                                                Standing Waves

                Nov 12   Superposition                       21.1-4                      9, 10, 15, 19

                Nov 14                                                   21.5-8                      30, 65, 68, 77

 

08            Nov 17   Wave Optics                         22.1-3                      5, 7, 11                                                    Interference and Diffraction

                Nov 19   Review (Ch. 15, 20-21)

                Nov 19   EXAM, Ch. 15, 20-21

                Nov 21                                                   22.4-6                      19, 25, 30, 31, 37

 

09            Nov 24   Ray Optics                            23.1-2                      6, 9                                                          No Lab

                Nov 26                                                   23.3-5                      14, 16, 22

                Nov 28   Thanksgiving Holiday

 

10            Dec 01                                                    23.6-8                      36, 47, 56, 70, 80                                    Make-Up

                Dec 03    Optical Instruments             24.1 and 24.4         26, 27, 38

                Dec 05    Review for Final (Ch. 8, 12-15 and 20-24)

 

 

FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, December 10th from 7:30 AM to 9:20 AM

 

Website:  http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~bannond/COURSES/ph212/

 

Solutions to the assigned problems are available on the web.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PH 212

 

Prerequisites: MTH 111, MTH 112, MTH 251, MTH 252 and PH 211. Corequisite: MTH 254. The most important mathematical skills that you will need for this course are solving simultaneous equations, vector analysis, derivatives and integrals. You are advised to review the material from these courses at your earliest convenience.

 

Texts: Required: Knight, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 2nd edition (Addison-Wesley, 2008) and PH 212 Lab Manual (OSU, 2008). Optional: Knight, Student Workbook, 2nd edition (Addison-Wesley, 2008). All 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 solver feature and/or graphing window) 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 course 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 week and review days, there will be a reading quiz to see if you have done the reading, conceptual questions and practice problems. Correct answers will be awarded two points each. Incorrect answers will be awarded one point each. Answers will be submitted using the Qwizdom system.

 

Laboratory: Original work is required. Read the lab instructions and answer the pre-lab questions 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 that week. If you can't, then there will be a make-up week at the end of the term. You can make up at most two labs during the last week. You cannot pass the course unless you pass all of the labs.

 

Help Room: Physics TAs will hold their office hours in the Help Room, Weniger 145. A schedule is posted on the door of the room. You are also welcome to stop by the instructor's office for help at any time.

 

Recitation: It is strongly recommended that you take the recitation. Statistics indicate that students earn a better grade in the lecture course if they take and pass the recitation. The recitation grade will be based on one homework problem assigned at the end of each session. The solution to each problem must be submitted within one week of being assigned.

 

Exams: There will be two midterms and a final. The final will be comprehensive, i.e. it will cover the entire course. Midterms will be from 7:30 PM to 8:50 PM on the dates shown in the course outline. The final will be on Wednesday, December 10th from 7:30 AM to 9:20 AM. Exams are closed book, but a sheet of formulas will be provided. Please arrive to the exam room 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 awarded 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: Midterms 20% each, Final 40%, PRS Participation (including reading quizzes, conceptual questions and practice problems) 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