Ph203    General Physics

Physics Department, Oregon State University

Summer 2013 term

Please note This is the tentative and evolving schedule of lecture topics, related readings from the textbook, homework assignments, and labs. The actual pace and organization of materials may differ from this, depending on the class dynamics. Changes will be announced and posted.

Week Date Lecture Material Textbook
Sections		 Challenge
Homework		 Recitation
Homework		 Lab
1 08/19

Electric Charge and Force. Coulomb's Law.
Insulators and Conductors.

20.1 - 20.3 CHW1 Ch 20 Prbs: 6,10,24,20,34,42,50,58,64. Due 8/23. RHW1 Ch 20: 54
due 8/23.		  
  08/20

Electric Field and Forces on Charges in Electric Fields.
Conductors in fields. Shielding. Dipoles and Torque.

20.4 - 20.7  
 		  
 		 Lab 1: The Electric Force
  08/21

Electric Potential Energy and Electric Potential.
Calculating and Using Electric Potential.

21.1 - 21.4 CHW2 Ch 21 Prbs: 4,10,14,20,28,36,54,66,72. Due 8/23. RHW2 Ch 21: 76
due 8/23.		 Lab 2: Electric Field
  08/22

Equipotential Surfaces. Electric Potential "Maps"
Capacitors. Energy of Capacitors.

21.5 - 21.9     Lab 3: Electric Potential
  08/23

1st Half: Exam 1, Chapters 20, 21.
2nd Half: Current and Resistance.

22.1 - 22.6 CHW3 Ch 22 Prbs: 6,16,24,32,40,56.
Due 8/27.		 RHW3 Ch 23: 28
due 8/27.		  
   

 

       
2 08/26

Circuits. Series and Parallel.
Kirchhoff's Laws.

23.1 - 23.5 CHW4 Ch 23 Prbs: 2,6,12,18,26,54,58
Due 8/30.		    
  08/27

Magnetic Fields. Creation of Magnetic Fields.
Magnetic Forces on Moving Charges and Currents.

24.1 - 24.6 CHW5 Ch 24 Prbs: 6,8,18,28,34,50,56,58,60
Due 8/30.		 RHW4 Ch 24: 54
due 8/30.		 Lab4: Circuits
  08/28

Magnetic Forces continued.
Magnetism. Electromagnetic Induction.

24.7 - 24.8 CHW6 Ch 25 Prbs: 6,10,16,50,52,56,60
Due 8/30.		 RHW5 Ch 25: 58
due 8/30.		 Lab 5: Magnetic Force
  08/29

Electromagnetic Induction continued.
Induced currents. Lenz's Law. Faraday's Law.

25.1 - 25.4     Lab 6: Magnetic Induction
  08/30

1st Half: Exam 2, Chapters 22-25.
2nd Half: Electromagnetic Waves.

25.5 - 25.8   RHW6 Chpt 25: 42
due 9/4.		  
   

 

       
3 09/02
Labor Day Holiday. No class.

 

       
  09/03

Wave Optics. Diffraction and Interference.
Double and Single Slit Interference. Diffraction Gratings.

17.1 - 17.6 CHW7 Ch 17 Prbs: 6,10,18,24,28,44,56,72
Due 09/06.		 RHW7 Ch 17: 68
due 09/06.		 No Lab.
  09/04

Ray Optics. Reflection and Refraction.
Lenses and Mirrors. Ray Tracing.

18.1 - 18.7 CHW8 Ch 18 Prbs: 6,8,12,16,22,36,52
Ch 19 Prbs: 22,24,32
Due 09/06.		 RHW8 Ch 18: 74
due 09/06.		 Lab 7: Diffraction and Interference
  09/05

Optics Continued.
Optical Instruments. Lenses in Combinations.

19.1 - 19.7     Lab 8: Refraction, Reflection, and Lenses
  09/06

Final Exam, Chapters 17-25