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PHYSICS 1251 Syllabus AUTUMN 2014: Porter.284@osu - Edu Bolland@mps - Ohio-State - Edu Ziegler.2@osu - Edu

This document is the syllabus for Physics 1251, an introductory physics course offered in Autumn 2014 at Ohio State University. It lists the course lecturers, administrators, required textbooks and websites. It provides details on grading, including weights and policies for homework, labs, quizzes and exams. The syllabus also includes a weekly schedule outlining topics, readings and due dates for the entire semester. It specifies policies may be subject to change.

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PHYSICS 1251 Syllabus AUTUMN 2014: Porter.284@osu - Edu Bolland@mps - Ohio-State - Edu Ziegler.2@osu - Edu

This document is the syllabus for Physics 1251, an introductory physics course offered in Autumn 2014 at Ohio State University. It lists the course lecturers, administrators, required textbooks and websites. It provides details on grading, including weights and policies for homework, labs, quizzes and exams. The syllabus also includes a weekly schedule outlining topics, readings and due dates for the entire semester. It specifies policies may be subject to change.

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PHYSICS 1251

SYLLABUS

AUTUMN 2014

Lecturers:

Dr. Chris Porter


Dr. Lei Bao

PRB1005
PRB1016

porter.284@osu.edu
bao.per@gmail.com

WebAssign Administrator:
Course Manager:

Dr. Bolland
Dr. Ziegler

SM 1106D
SM1036A, 292-2067

bolland@mps.ohio-state.edu
ziegler.2@osu.edu

Books:

- Physics for Scientists and Engineers Serway and Jewitt, 8th ed.
- Physics 1251 Lab Manual

Websites:

http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/phys1251/ (Basic Course Info)


https://carmen.osu.edu (Grades, Quiz Solutions, Handouts)
https://www.webassign.net/osu/student.html (Homework)

Grades:
Item
Labs
Prelab
Homework
Quizzes
Midterms Final Exam
Weight
12%
3%
15%
15%
(2x15%)
25%
Notes 1 dropped 1 dropped NO DROPS 1+ dropped
Note:Onelowestquizwillbedropped,butifatleast65%ofstudentsenrolledinthelectureclass
participateintheonlinesurveyStudentEvaluationofInstruction(SEI)forbothlecturerandrecitation
instructor,thentwolowestquizzeswillbedropped.
General:
Think of homework as due Thursday night (time will elapse Fridays 8:00 AM)
Pre-labs are due Mondays 8:00 AM the week of the lab
Quizzes will be given in Thursday recitations

Syllabus: SUBJECT TO CHANGE


Date
Day Topic
Week 1
Lab: None
8/27/2013
8/28/2013
8/29/2013
Week 2
9/01/2013
9/02/2013
9/03/2013
9/04/2013
9/05/2013
Week 3
9/08/2013
9/09/2013
9/10/2013
9/11/2013
9/12/2013

Reading

W
R
F

Electric charge
Mechanics review
Conductors & insulators; induced charges

Lab:

None

M
T
W
R
F

NO CLASS Labor Day

Lab:

LAB 1: Exp I Electric Force

M
T
W
R
F

Gausss law

24.1-3

Gauss's law
Quiz 2
Potential

24.4

Electric fields
Quiz 1
Electric fields

Notes/Due

23.1,3
23.2

23.4,6-7
HW1 due
23.5
Pre-lab

HW2 due
25.1-3


Week 4

Lab:

LAB 2: Exp III Electric Flux

9/15/2013
9/16/2013
9/17/2013
9/18/2013
9/19/2013
Week 5

M
T
W
R
F
Lab:

Potential

25.4-6

Potential
Quiz 3
Capacitance
(last drop w/out W)
LAB 3: Exp IV Electric Potential

25.7-8

9/22/2013
9/23/2013
9/24/2013
9/25/2013
9/26/2013
Week 6

M
T
W
R
F
Lab:

Capacitors

26.3-7

M
T
W
R
F

Complex circuits

28.3

RC circuits
Quiz 5
Magnetic forces

28.4,5

Lab:

LAB 5: Exp VII Quantitative Circuits

M
T
W
R
F

Magnetic forces

29.4-6

Magnetic fields, review


Midterm 1 (chs. 23-28 & minor 29)
Magnetic fields: Ampere, Biot-Savart

30.2

Lab:

LAB 6: Exp VIII Magnetic Torque

9/29/2013
9/30/2013
10/01/2013
10/02/2013
10/03/2013
Week 7
10/06/2013
10/07/2013
10/08/2013
10/09/2013
10/10/2013
Week 8
10/13/2013
10/14/2013
10/15/2013
10/16/2013
10/17/2013

Pre-lab

HW3 due
26.1-3
Pre-lab

Current; Ohm's law


27.1-3,6
Quiz 4
HW4 due
Simple circuits
28.1-2
LAB 4: Exp V Electric Current & Exp VI Qualitative Circuits
Pre-lab

HW5 due
29.1-3
Pre-lab

30.1,3
HW6 due/
Pre-lab

M
T
W
R
F

Magnetic field calculations

30.4-5

Induction
Quiz 6
Induction

31.1-3

Week 9
10/20/2013
10/21/2013
10/22/2013
10/23/2013
10/24/2013

Lab:
M
T
W
R
F

LAB 7: Exp IX Magnetic Field & Exp X Magnetic Induction


Inductors and inductance
32.1-3
Pre-lab

Week 10
10/27/2013
10/28/2013
10/29/2013
10/30/2013
10/31/2013

Lab:
M
T
W
R
F

LAB 8: Exp XI Inductor Circuits


Standing waves

Oscillations and waves


Quiz 7
Traveling waves

Wave spectra
Quiz 8
Sound waves
(last day to drop w/out petition)

HW7 due
31.4-6

16.1-3
HW8 due
16.4-5
18.1-2

Pre-lab

18.3-7
HW9 due
17.1-4

Week 11

Lab:

LAB 9: Exp XII Standing Waves & XIII Wave Superposition

11/03/2013
11/04/2013

M
T

Maxwells equations

11/05/2013
11/06/2013
11/07/2013

W
R
F

Electromagnetic waves
Midterm 2 (chs. 29-32,16)
Ray model of light

Week 12
11/10/2013
11/11/2013
11/12/2013
11/13/2013
11/14/2013

Lab:
M
T
W
R
F

None
TBA
NO CLASS Veterans Day
Ray Model of Light
Quiz 9
Interference

Week 13
11/17/2013
11/18/2013
11/19/2013
11/20/2013
11/21/2013

Lab:
M
T
W
R
F

LAB 10: Exp XV Light Interference


Interference applications

Week 14
11/24/2013
11/25/2013
11/26/2013
11/27/2013
11/28/2013
Week 15

Lab:
M
T
W
R
F
Lab:

None
Quantum: photoelectric effect

M
T

Wave-particle duality

40.3-8

W
R
F
Lab:

Hydrogen

41.1-2,
42.1

12/01/2013
12/02/2013
12/03/2013
12/04/2013
12/05/2013
Week 16

34.1-3
34.4-7,
38.6
35.1-5

HW10
35.6-8
HW11 due
37.1-3

Diffraction
Quiz 10
Diffraction gratings

37.4-6

Pre-lab

38.1-3
HW12 due
38.4-5
40.1-2

NO CLASS Thanksgiving Break


NO CLASS Thanksgiving Break
NO CLASS Thanksgiving Break
LAB 11: EXP XVI Spectroscopy

HW13 due

Pre-lab

NO HW
Multi-electron atoms
None

42.4,6-7

12/08/2013 M
Review
12/09/2013 T
Final Exams: rooms TBA
Lecture 4:10:
Lecture 5:20:
Lecture: 6:30

Pre-lab

Tuesday
Thursday
Monday

NO HW

12/16/2014
12/11/2014
12/15/2014

4:00pm 5:45pm
6:00pm 7:45pm
8:00pm 9:45pm

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