LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
Spring Term 2014
PH 213 - GENERAL PHYSICS (CALCULUS-BASED)
COURSE:
PH 213 (5 credits)
OFFICE HOURS:
CLASS HOURS:
INSTRUCTOR: Dennis Gilbert
MWF 2:00-2:50 PM; Th 1:00-1:50 PM;
11 exam review hours; and by appointment
MF 11:00-12:50 PM; W 10:00-12:50 PM
REQUIRED TEXTS:
OFFICE LOCATION: SCI 239
EMAIL: gilbertd@lanecc.edu
PHONE: 541-463-5049
Physics for Scientists & Engineers with Modern Physics,
Douglas C. Giancoli, 4/e
Study Guide and Student Solutions Manual, Frank L. H. Wolfs
Physics Journal Packet
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This third term of PH 211,2,3 provides an introduction to methods, concepts, problem-solving and problemposing of physics. Such General Physics courses can be adequately structured within a mathematical
framework of algebra and trigonometry. Because calculus more completely and precisely expresses
physical phenomena, physics and engineering majors are generally required to take calculus-based General
Physics, PH 211,2,3. Mathematics majors are generally required to take this course because of the
mathematics used. As use of mathematics has increased in biology, chemistry and other sciences, more
students majoring in those fields are electing to take the calculus-based General Physics. PH 201,2,3 now
has a greater emphasis on applications to serve increasing percentages of health and biology majors.
PH 213 concerns electricity and magnetism.
Math 253 must be taken concurrently or it (or the equivalent calculus course) must have been successfully
completed previously. PH 212 is a prerequisite for PH 213.
EXAMS, HOMEWORK, CLASSWORK and GRADING:
There will be two midterms and a comprehensive final. It might be possible to reschedule exams for valid
reasons and if you contact the instructor or the Science Office (463-5446) before the exam time (assuming
this is possible).
There will be extensive class activities, online reading questions and forum questions, homework, online
homework, labs, weekly journal entries and specific projects that will, in addition to exams, contribute to your
learning and provide a basis for your grade. More information on this work will be provided in class.
Auditing students do not take exams, but may have some different subject matter to meet their needs.
Grades depend on overall performance in all class activity. Parts of the course will generally contribute in the
proportions listed below; however, because these components are not linearly independent, the instructor will
exercise a more holistic and non-linear grade determination as the situation warrants.
Exams
60%
Homework
15%
Labs
10%
Projects
15%
(includes class activities,
online work, journaling)
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Letter grades are based on the following criteria:
A
excellent performance
B
good performance
C
satisfactory performance
D
less than satisfactory performance
F
unsatisfactory performance
HELP!:
The Science Division offers free tutorial help in the Science Resource Center and the Math Division in the
Math Resource Center. Check the rooms for physics tutor time schedules. Help is available from the
instructor during office hours, or by appointment. Online resources and class handouts are also available.
Space for group studying is available. If you are not learning as well as you want, contact the
instructor. Please make use of all the help available.
ATTENDANCE:
Attendance is expected because your participation is a part of this lecture-lab class. If you miss
class, make arrangements to (1) find out if there are changes in the schedule, (2) hand in homework, (3) get
notes of what is covered in class, which is sometimes not in the textbook, and (4) make up missed work. If
you attend, you are expected to respect the right of all students to get the most from the class. Please
refrain from inappropriate talking, unnecessarily arriving late, or otherwise disrupting the class.
QUESTIONS/FEEDBACK:
Please feel free to ask questions in class, during office hours, in your journal, and email. Comments
and suggestions on making the class a better learning experience for you are welcome throughout the term
and in the final student evaluation.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY:
Academic dishonesty has no place in this class. Students registered in this class are assumed to be giving
their word to the college that they will not cheat. Therefore, generally all students proven guilty of academic
dishonesty in this class will receive an F/N grade with the recommendation that they be suspended. (i.e.
Don't waste time thinking about cheating, beyond deciding it’s something you don’t do.)
TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE:
Chapter 21: Electric Charge and Electric Field
Chapter 22: Gauss’s Law
Chapter 23: Electric Potential
Chapter 24: Capacitance, Dielectrics, Electrical Energy Storage
Chapter 25: Electric Currents and Resistance
Chapter 26: DC Circuits
1st MIDTERM, Wednesday, April 30
Chapter 27: Magnetism
Chapter 28: Sources of Magnetic Field
Chapter 29: Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday’s Law
Chapter 30: Inductance, Electromagnetic Oscillations, and AC Circuits
Chapter 31: Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic Waves
2nd MIDTERM: Wednesday, June 4
FINAL EXAMINATION:
10:00 – 11:50, Monday, June 10
To request assistance or accommodations related to disability, contact Disability Resources at 541-463-5150
(voice) or 711 (TTY), disabilityresources@lanecc.edu (email) or stop by Building 1 Room 218. Please be
aware that any accessible tables and chairs in this room should remain available for authorized students who
find that standard classroom seating is not useable.
IN CASE OF
EMERGENCY
CALL 
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Student Health at 463-6666 or x6666
Campus Security at 463-5555 or x5555
City Emergency Call 911
In case evacuation of the building
is needed, this class has a door
directly to the outside.