PH 314 Syllabus

Spring 2008

 

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

Office Hours: MWF from 1:00 to 2:30 PM, Tu from 1:00 to 3:00 PM and Th from 1:00 to 2:00 PM

 

WEEK    DATE     TOPIC                                   READING             HOMEWORK DUE                             LABORATORY 

 

01            Mar 31    Intro, Strategy, Hints           1.1-4                                                                                        Mandatory Short Meeting

                Apr 02    Special Relativity                 2.1-3                       

                Apr 04                                                    2.4-6

 

02            Apr 07                                                    2.7-8                        Set #1                                                     Special Relativity

                Apr 09    Statistical Mechanics          XX.1-3

                Apr 11                                                    XX.4-6

 

03            Apr 14    Waves as Particles              3.1-2                        Set #2                                                     Photons and Planck’s constant

                Apr 16                                                    3.3-4

                Apr 18                                                    3.5-6

 

04            Apr 21    Particles as Waves              4.1                           Set #3                                                     Electron Diffraction

                Apr 23                                                    4.2-3

                Apr 25                                                    4.4-6

 

05            Apr 28    Schrodinger Equation         5.1-3                        Set #4                                                     X-Ray Bragg Diffraction

                Apr 30                                                    5.4-5

                May 02                                                   5.6-7

 

06            May 05   Rutherford-Bohr Model      6.1-4                        Set #5                                                     Franck-Hertz Experiment

                May 07   Review Ch. 1-5

                May 07   EXAM Ch. 1-5 from 7:30 to 8:50 PM

                May 09                                                   6.5-8

 

07            May 12   Hydrogen Atom                   7.1-4                        Set #6                                                     Balmer Series

                May 14                                                   7.5-6

                May 16   Many-Electron Atoms        8.1-4

 

08            May 19                                                   8.5, 6, 8                   Set #7                                                     X-Ray Scattering

                May 21   Molecular Structure             9.1-4

                May 23                                                   9.5-7

 

09            May 26   Memorial Day Holiday                                                                                                        Radioactive Decay

                May 28   Statistical Physics                10.2-5, 7                  Set #8

                May 30   Solid-State Physics              11.4, 8, 9

 

10            Jun 02     Nuclear Structure                 12.1-4                                                                                      Make-Up

                Jun 04                                                     12.5-9

                Jun 06     Review for Final Ch. 1-12

 

 

FINAL EXAM: Monday, June 9th from 9:30 to 11:20 AM

 

Website:  http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~bannond/COURSES/ph314/

 

Labs meet in Wngr 232

 

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PH 314

 

Prerequisite: PH 213. Corequisite: MTH 256. Review the material from the introductory calculus-based physics sequence and the associated mathematical techniques as needed.

 

Texts: Modern Physics (2nd edition) by Krane (Wiley, 1996) and PH 314 Lab Manual. Both are available at the OSU bookstore.

 

Personal Response System: Lecture is interactive. All students are required to bring their Personal Response System (PRS) to every lecture. Your OSU account will be charged a $10 fee for the use of the PRS per term. If the PRS unit is not returned by the end of finals week in good working order, then an additional $40 will be charged to your account.

 

Calculators: You will need a calculator for lecture, lab and exams. Graphing calculators (i.e. those will 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 midterm exam.

 

Homework: Homework will be assigned Monday at 3:00 PM and due the following Monday at 3:00 PM (except for Memorial Day). Late homework will not be accepted, except because of transportation problems, illnesses or emergencies. If you want to submit late homework, then you must contact the instructor before it is due, or as soon after it is due as possible. You must get the instructor’s approval. Approval is not automatic. Graded homework will be returned. Solutions will be posted on the course website. You are welcome to discuss the homework with whomever you wish, however, the solutions are to be written on an individual basis. Identical solutions are not acceptable. The first instance will result in a score of zero. Additional instances will result in expulsion from the course. To avoid identical solutions, do not look at any other solution or speak with anyone while you are writing your solution. It is your responsibility to make sure that your solution is not identical to any other.

 

PRS Participation: During each lecture, except for the first week and review days, there will be a reading quiz and conceptual questions and practice problems. Correct answers will be awarded two points each. Incorrect answers will be awarded one point each.

 

Laboratory: Original work is required. Read the instructions and do the weekly web assignment before coming to lab. There will be a quiz at the beginning of each lab. Reports are due no later than one week from the completion of the lab.

 

TA Office Hours: Physics TAs will hold their office hours in the Wngr 145 and/or in the Valley Library. A schedule is posted on the door of Wngr 145. You are also welcome to stop by the instructor's office for help at any time.

 

Exams: There will be a midterm and a final. 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 to the exam room five to ten minutes early and bring your student ID card, several #2 pencils and an approved calculator.

 

Exam Grading: 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 grader.

 

Academic Integrity: All students are expected to uphold the highest standards of honesty and integrity in their academic work. Labs are done in groups, as are problems done during lecture. All other graded work, including homework 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 30%, final 40%, PRS participation 10%, homework 10%, and lab 10%.

 

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 to 100% = A, 85 to 89% = A-, 82 to 84% = B+, 78 to 81% = B, 75 to 77% = B-,

72 to 74% = C+, 68 to 71% = C, 65 to 67% = C-, 62 to 64% = D+, 58 to 61% = D, 55 to 57% = D-, 0 to 54% = F.