PH201 Syllabus for Fall of 1992



LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Summer Term 2016

PH 213 – GENERAL PHYSICS

Tentative Syllabus

COURSE NUMBER: PH 213 (5 Credits) INSTRUCTOR: Ahmad Rajabzadeh

CRN: 15583, 15584

CLASS HOURS: MW 1:30 – 3:50PM Classroom: BC-244 (Benton Center)

Th 1:00 – 4:20PM Labs1: MH 106 (Main Campus)

Th 4:30 – 7:50PM Labs2: MH 106 (Main Campus)

OFFICE HOURS: M,W 1:00 – 1:30 and 4:00 – 4:30 PM OFFICE LOCATION: BC 201A

and by appointment

E-MAIL: rajabza@linnbenton.edu

PHONE: 757 – 5150

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Welcome to PH 213 at Linn-Benton Community College. Physics 213 is the last term of calculus-based physics for students in physics, science, engineering, and other fields who are planning to transfer credit to a four-year college or university.

Textbook

Textbook — Physics For Scientists and Engineers, by Randall Knighti, 3rd edition,Addison-Wesley Pub

Online access to MasteringPhysics, to accompany the textbook

Ph 213 Lab Packet

Student Workbook

Supplies

Graph Papers (Engineering computation pad)

Glue stick (Needed for lab)

Calculator: Must have logarithms and trigonometric functions. The calculator used on tests may

not be programmable or have graphing capabilities.

Course Description

The group of topics covered in PH 213 is called Electromagnetic Theory and includes electrostatics, electric and magnetic fields, electric potential, AC and DC circuits, magnetism, Faraday’s law, electromagnetic waves, and Maxwell’s equations.

Prerequisite

Successful completion and a passing letter grade(C OR Better) in PH 211, Ph 212, and MTH 254. We will draw extensively from the core of material presented in calculus 1, 2 and 3 during our exploration of the physical world in PH 213. 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 MTH 111, MTH 112, MTH 251, and MTH 252 courses at your earliest convenience.

If you do not meet the prerequisites for PH 213, please see me as soon as possible. If your calculus proficiency is not sufficient, you may be dropped from class.

( Course Outcoms:

Upon completion of the course with a “C” or better the student should be able to:

➢ Describe and explain charged physical objects moving in electric fields and magnetic fields.

➢ Conduct experiments to determine the electric field of a charge distribution.

➢ Use calculus to determine the electric field of a charge distribution.

➢ Describe and explain the relationship between electric field and electric potential.

➢ Use Gauss’ Law to solve a problem.

➢ Solve problems in series and parallel circuits.

➢ Relate the induced current in a circuit to the motion of magnets.

( Attendance

Class attendance is most important in the learning process. Students are expected to attend every class meeting for which they have registered. In case of absence, it is your responsibility to find out the extent of the materials you missed. This is a lab-lecture course and there may be a lab or activity in each class session. In addition, on most lecture days, there will be (a) short problem(s) selected from textbook or work book to solve in class. On some days I will collect your work as part of class activity. There will be a reading or lecture quiz on most class days but may not be always graded.

It is expected that you will show up for class meetings on time. Entering the classroom late is distracting for me and the other students in the class. If you show up for a lecture, plan to stay for the entire period. It is just as distracting if you leave early as if you arrive late. Please be respectful of your classmates.

Grading Policy

It is the responsibility of the student to withdraw from the course if they do not wish to receive a letter grade. The last day to withdraw is listed in the current schedule of classes. The ‘NC’ or ‘Y’ is no longer a grading option at LBCC. All students will receive letter grade of A – F.

An incomplete ‘IN’ grade will not be assigned unless a student has talked with me in advance and a signed agreement between the student and myself has been agreed upon. I will consider giving an incomplete to a student only if the student has a good reason for making the request and has already completed at least 75% of the course. An incomplete will not be given just because a student is not satisfied with their performance in the class.

Course grades will be based upon a 600 point scale. The point values for coursework are: MT1: 100, MT2: 100, Online Homework: 30, Quizzes: 30, QUESTS: 70, Laboratory experiments and in-class activities: 70, Final: 200. Course grades will be assigned using the following point scale: A: 530-600, B: 475-529, C: 415-474, D: 350-414, F: 0-349. I reserve the right to move the grade boundaries down, but I will not move them up.

Lab Experiments, Activities, and Quizzes

Each week (Tuesdays), you will spend time in the Lab to do experiments that accompanies this course. In order to get a grade in this course, you must be present for at least 90% of the labs. Please note no lab is dropped. In the lab, you will gain hands-on experience with the concepts from the course by performing laboratory experiments. Most of the time, you will completely finish an experiment in lab. There will be group activities during lecture hours as well. For selected experiments, you will be asked to complete a formal report for part of your lab grade. In class activities and your lab score counts 70 points toward your course grade.

There may be quizzes regularly in every class period. Quizzes may use clickers. Some of quizzes will be prior to lecture (reading quiz), some will be after lecture (lecture quiz), and some will be from homework (homework quiz; exactly questions from suggested/assigned problems given on the course schedule matrix). It is important that you work the suggested problems as well regularly. Your best 15 quiz grades will be combined with lab/acitivy for course grade calculation. There will be absolutely no make up for quizzes.

Problem Sets

The importance of working many problems cannot be overemphasized; there is no better way to gain an understanding of physics. The text contains an extensive set of questions and problems at the end of each chapter. Solve as many of these as you can. A list of suggested problems is available on the course schedule. In addition, you are required to submit weekly homework that will be part of your course grade. The homework problems are available at a remote web site that is accessible through the course site. To access the homework, you must first register with the homework server. The site will take you to the registration page. You need to obtain a registration ID. The course name is: Ph213LBCCsu2016, and The registration ID (Course ID) is "MPRAJABZADEH57100"

Once registered for the online homework, remember your LOGIN NAME and PERSONAL PASSWORD, since you will need these to access your homework. There will be approximately one homework set due each week during the term. You may download and print out the homework as soon as it is available and then work on it offline at your convenience. You then log back on to submit the answers. Each answer is submitted independently by pressing the OK button next to your answer.

Challenge Problem:

There will be one Challenge Problem set put on instructor’s website approximately every week to be worked for practice. When attempting to solve, please make sure you show your work clearly and completely for each problem.

QUESTS (Quiz-Tests)

Quests will be given in tha labs or on the dates shown on the tentative term schedule. They will be given during the last 30 minutes of class or labs and will consist of 3 - 5 questions/problems, some taken directly from the homework assignments for the sections and worksheets. A logical sequence of steps leading to an answer (your 'work') must be shown in order to receive full credit for a problem. That means you will not receive credit for just writing down the correct final answer to a problem or for including sketchy or illegible work. Your best 6 Quest grades will be taken for course grade. There will be absolutely no make up for QUESTS.

Tests

There will be a two midterm (Wednesday of 4th week, and Wednesday of 8th week) and a final exam for this course. Be prepared to demonstrate your understanding and command of the course material listed in the syllabus for a test. Review the assigned sections of your textbook even though you have read them once, review your lecture notes, and review your solutions to the assigned problem sets. Review your laboratory notebook for all labs up to and including the Wednesday prior to the test. Additional study aids that may help you will be provided by instructor.

Midterm test and final exam may be given in the classroom as scheduled (as closely as possible) in the matrix of this syllabus. You have 50 minutes (or as specified on the test) to complete the midterm tests and two hours for the final exam. The final exam for PH 213 is comprehensive and will be 200 points. Tests may be of varied format: essay, short-answer, multiple-choice, problem solving, etc. You may be allowed to bring a 3” x 5” note card with equations and other information you find useful on one side and your name on the other side for use on exams. Makeup tests will only be given on extenuating circumstances.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is extremely important in any science or engineering discipline. It is taken no less seriously in the classroom.

The Instructor has the right to issue a grade of "F" for the course in which the instructor believes the student has cheated.

Students With Disabilities: If you need support or assistance because of a disability, you may be eligible for academic accommodations through Disability Services. For more information, contact Disability Services at (541) 917-4789

PH 213 Schedule Matrix

(Tentative Schedule Summer 2016)

|Monday |Wednesday |This week’s Labs (Tuesday) |

|27.June |29.June |Lab # 1 |

|Chapter 25 |Chapter 25 |Electric Charge |

|Electric Charge and Force |Electric Force | |

|4.July |6.July |Lab # 1 and 2 |

|College Closed/Holiday |Chapter 26 - Electric Field |Electric Force and Field |

|11. July |13. July |Lab #3 |

|Chapter 26 – Electric Field |Chapter 27 – Gauss’s Law |Gauss’ Law |

|Chapter 27 – Electric Flux | |QUEST 1 |

|18. July |20. July |Lab #4 |

|Ch 27 – More on Gauss’s Law |Chapter 28 |Electric Potential |

|Ch 28 – Electric Potential |EXAM 1 (Ch 25 – 28) |QUEST 2 |

| |More on Electric Potential | |

|25. July |27. July |Lab #5 |

|Chapter 29 |Chapter 29 |Circuits: I, V and Ohm’s Law |

|The Electric Potential and Field |The Electric Potential and Field |QUEST 3 |

|1.August |3.August |Lab #6 |

|Catchup day |Chapter 30: Current, Capacitors and |RC circuits |

| |Resistance |QUEST 4 |

|8.August |10.August |Lab #7 |

|Chapter 31 | |Earth Magnetic Field |

|Fundamental of Circuits |Chapter 31 |QUEST 5 |

| |DC Circuits | |

|15.August |17.August |Lab #8 |

|Chapter 32 – Magnetic Field |EXAM 1 (Ch 28 – 32) |RL Circuits |

| |Chapter 32 –Magnetic Fields |QUEST 6 |

|22.August |24.August |Lab #9 |

|Chapter 33 - Electromagnetic Inductions, |Chapter 33: Magnetic Flux, Faraday’s Law |TBA |

|Magnetic Flux | |QUEST 7 |

|29.August | |30.August |

|Chapter 35 – AC Circuits | |Final Exam (Ch 25 – 35) |

|Review for Final Exam | | |

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