PHYSICS 116
Spring 2008
Instructor: Olga Stride
Phone: (253) 964-6245
Email: ostride@pierce.ctc.edu
Class Schedule: Lec: 8:00-8:50am Room CAS208; Lab: Fr. 8:00-9:50am
Consultation Hours: 9:30-9:55am and 11:30-11:55am
Course Title: General Physics III
Number of Credits: 5
Prerequisite: PHYS 114 with a grade of at least 2.0 or instructor permission.
Required Textbook: College Physics by Serway & Faughn, 7th ed., Saunders College
Publishing
Description: An introductory algebra-based course dealing with charge, electricity, and
magnetism.
Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to do the following:
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Explain basic concepts and principles and use them to solve problems.
Identify the basic formulas to apply to specific problems.
Use problem-solving skills/strategies to solve problems.
Correctly associate with each physical quantity the symbol that it represents and the unit
specific to the quantity.
Determine the electric force between two charges using Coulomb’s law.
Calculate the electric field at a point due to point charges.
Calculate the electric potential at a point due to point charges.
Calculate the dependence of capacitance on area of the plates, plate separation, and the
dielectric material between the plates.
Explain the relation between capacitance, voltage and charge. Assessment: All methods
listed below..
Compute the equivalent capacitance in series and parallel combination of capacitors.
Explain the relation among current, voltage, and resistance.
Calculate the dependence of resistance of a wire on its area, length, material, and temperature.
Compute the equivalent resistance in series and parallel combination of resistors.
Determine the electric energy, power and cost of electricity for simple dc circuits
Map the magnetic field lines due to magnets.
Calculate the magnetic field due to current-carrying conductors.
Compute the magnetic force between two current-carrying straight wires.
Compute the magnetic force between two current-carrying straight wires.
Determine the force and/or torque on a current-carrying conductor due to a magnetic field.
Compute the induced current and/or voltage when there is relative motion between a
conductor and a magnetic field.
Explain the difference between direct and alternating current.
Explain the operation of transformers.
Apply Ohm’s law to ac series circuits containing a resistor, a capacitor, and/or an inductor.
Materials: Calculator(must have no stored files that will help solve the problems), ruler,
protractor, graphing papers, 8 ½”x 11” plain or lined paper, pencils
Attendance: It is important that you attend every class meeting otherwise you will miss
in-class activities such as seatwork, discussion, class experiments, demonstrations, video
films, etc. These daily activities cannot be made up.
Assessment: Your grade for the course will be based on laboratory work (20%),
homework(15%), in-class activities (5%) and tests (60%). Lab and lecture times
may be interchanged as necessary. Selected lab experiments will require formal
reports. A formal report must include title, purpose, theory, list of apparatus,
diagram, procedure, data, results, analysis of results, conclusion and answers to
questions. Lab reports must be handed in at the beginning of the class on the due
date. Submission after this time is considered late and will be given 10%
deduction on the first day and another 10% per day that the report is late. A
missed lab must be made up on or before the next lab day.
Exercises will be assigned for each section covered. When solving problems,
complete steps must be shown neatly and orderly including units and diagrams
where needed. Homework must be handed in at the beginning of the class on the
due date. Late homework will be given 25% deduction each day it will be late
and it will not be accepted after the corresponding chapter test.
There will be seven (7) tests. All tests must be taken so if you anticipate an
absence, make prior arrangement with the instructor. If you missed a test, make
it up before the test result is shown to the class. Your lowest test will be dropped.
Solutions to test questions should include complete steps, diagrams, and
appropriate units, otherwise, full credit will not be given.
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Late Withdrawals, “W”, can be given up to a date specified by the college. It is your responsibility to fill up
the withdrawal form, ask the instructor’s signature, and submit this to the registrar’s office for processing.
Academic Dishonesty: Any student caught cheating on any test will received a 0.0
grade. Please refer to the college catalog (page 20) for more information.
Working Together: It is advisable for students to work together to discuss examples and
homework problems. A group of two to three students is good. However, I urge
each one to complete the final work alone to have a better grasp of the solutions.
Tutoring: Sometimes, the tutoring center is lucky to have peer tutors who have
background in physics. You may choose between drop-in or matched one-to-one
with a tutor. Be sure to inquire for more information from the tutoring center.
Special Needs: If you are a student who has a disability and needs special
accommodations, please notify me and Disability Support Services Office.
Classroom Conduct: I expect everyone to make the classroom environment conducive to
learning. Devices such as cell phones, music players, laptops, pagers, and others
must be turned off.
Physics Lab Report Procedures
Purposes of lab:
To supply the practical knowledge necessary for a better understanding of physics
To develop familiarity with the experimental method of scientific investigation
To give the student experience in the actual handling of laboratory apparatus
Lab report grades will be based on the following:
a) Properly following all procedures
These procedures refer to taking measurements and writing the lab report.
b) Proper use of units and significant figures
Be sure to include units with all measurements. If you are listing values in a table
form, label the rows and/or columns rather than individually. Round off when
necessary, but do not round off values prior to using them in calculations as this can
introduce “round off errors”. The most important value to be rounded off is the final
result in your conclusion. Make sure you use the rules for significant figures.
c) Plausibility of final result
Your result does not necessarily have to agree with everyone else’s nor does it have
to be equal to the expected result. However, make sure that it makes sense.
d) Organization and neatness
Make sure that any reader can quickly read and understand all aspects of your report.
To avoid messy erasures, you may use a computer to write your report.
e) Error analysis
You must always be aware of all possible errors. Some errors can be avoided but
others cannot be eliminated. In some experiments, you may be asked to find the
percent error only. In others, you may be asked to do a detailed error analysis. This
will be discussed in more detail later.
Report Format:
Follow this outline for all formal lab reports.
LAB TITLE
Name
Date
Group mates
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Purpose - This is a brief statement on what the experiment is intending to show
and/or what you are supposed to find out.
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Theory - This contains the theories, principles, laws, definitions, and/or equations
including derivations of equations used in the final results. Be sure you include
necessary diagrams. Also, identify all symbols that you will be using in the
report.
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Apparatus - List all apparatus used in the experiment here.
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Procedure - Number and list each step of the experimental procedure. Be as brief
as possible. Provide simple and labeled diagrams showing where each
measurement was taken.
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Data - If possible, place all data in table form with labels. You should take
several measurements where necessary to reduce random errors. All data should
be included, even those that seem unbelievable.
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Graphs - These should be part of the report when required. Make each as large as
possible using a full sheet of engineering paper and clearly labeled with a title
and units for the measured quantities. Show all data points clearly on the graph.
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Calculations - All calculations, including error calculations when required,
belong here. When doing multiple calculations using the same equation, you
may show one sample. The answers to your calculations for the result(s) should
be in tables, rows, or columns for easy reading. Be sure to explain each
calculation and symbol used.
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Conclusion - This is the summary and discussion of the final results. It usually
involves a comparison of the computed results with the accepted values together
with the percent errors involved. You must add a brief discussion of the sources
of these errors and any other comments you would like to make about the
working of the experiment.
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Answers to Questions - Some experiments may include questions or problems.
Take care to use complete sentences and make the answers as clear and readable
as possible.
PHYSICS 116 Tentative Schedule
Spring 2008
Day
Day
Date
Lecture
Homework
Lab
1
Tues
April 1
Ch 15
2
Thurs
3
3
Tues
8
4
Thurs
10
Field Mapping
5
Tues
15
Capacitors
6
Thurs
17
7
Tues
22
8
Thurs
24
9
Tues
29
10
Thurs
11
Tues
6
12
Thurs
8
13
Tues
13
14
Thurs
15
Fri
16
15
Tues
20
16
Thurs
22
17
Tues
27
18
Thurs
29
19
Tues
20
Thurs
5
21
Tues
10
Thurs
12
Electrostatics
Ch 16
Ch 15
Ch 17
Ohm’s Law
Ch 18
Ch 16
DC Circuits
May 1
Ch. 17
Magnetism
Ch 19
Fieled Mapping
Ch 18
Last Day To Withdraw
Ch 20
Induction
Ch. 19
AC Circuit
Ch. 21
June 3
Break: June 14-22
Test
Ch. 20
Transformer
Final Test
Summer Quarter begins Monday, June 23
Ch 21