Physics H131 -- Autumn, 2008

General Information about Physics H131

Course title:

Particles in Motion

Text:

"Six Ideas that Shaped Physics" (Second Edition), Units C and N, by Thomas A. Moore
There are errata pages for Unit C and Unit N (second edition, 2003).
For the labs you'll need a lab notebook and the "Physics 131 Laboratory Activities and Worksheets, 3rd edition" manual.

Material:

Physics H131 will cover all or most of the material in units C and N of the text (about three chapter per week).
We will learn about one of the most fundamental concepts in Physics, namely conservation laws. We will see that many aspects of the motion of particles can be understood from these conservation laws alone. Then, we will move on to an even more refined description of the motion of particles. The basic topics are:

• Momentum and Momentum Conservation [C1-C5]
• Different Forms of Energy and Energy Conservation [C6-C12]
• Angular Momentum and Angular Momentum Conservation [C13-C14]
• Newton's Laws [N1]
• Vector Calculus [N2]
• Forces and Motion [N3-N4]
• Statics [N5]
• Constrained Motion [N6-N8]
• Non-inertial frames [N9]
• Projectile Motion, Oscillatory and Orbital Motion [N10-N13]

Instructor:

Prof. Richard Furnstahl
office: M2048 Physics Research Building
email: furnstahl.1@osu.edu
phone: 292-4830 (office) or 847-4026 (home)

Prof. Furnstahl's office Hours:

By appointment in PRB M2048 (asking in class or by email is easiest) and Monday and Thursday 4:30-5:30pm in Smith 1011. Drop-in hours in PRB M2048: Tuesday and Friday mornings (make an appointment to be sure).

Graders:

Arbi Moradian
office: 3012 PRB
email: moradian.1@osu.edu
phone:
office hours: Tuesdays 12-2pm in 3012 PRB

Wei Zhou
office: 3004 PRB
email: zhou.168@osu.edu
phone: 247-7980
office hours: TBA

Lab TA (labs are Monday in 2052 Smith Lab):

Ed Smith
office: Physics Research Building 2136
email: edesmith@mps.ohio-state.edu
phone: 292-2562

Supertutor (based in Smith 1011):

Evan Large
office: Physics Research Building 1130
email: large.29@osu.edu
phone: 292-0119
office hours: In Smith 1011, Tuesday noon-2:30pm, Wednesday 12:30-2:00pm, Thursday 2:00-4:00pm, Friday 10:00-11:30am and 2:00-5:00pm.

Schedule:

• There will typically be lecture classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
• Tuesdays and Thursdays will usually be used for recitation, problem solving, and short quizzes (every Thursday).
• Problem sets will be assigned on Fridays (due following Tuesday in class) and Tuesdays (due following Friday in class). They usually deal with one or two chapters of the text -- see Assignments.
• Students are expected to have read the relevant chapters of the text before they are dealt with in class -- see Assignments.
• There will be no classes on 11 Nov (Veteran's Day), 27 Nov (Thanksgiving Day), and 28 Nov (Columbus Day).
• The midterm is on October 23 in the evening. The final exam is on December 10 between 1:30pm and 5:30pm (any 2-hour block).
• [Note: The schedule is subject to change at short notice!]

Grading

Assigned homework problems, 2 sets per week (drop 2) [25%]

Quizzes, 1 per week (drop 2) [20%]

Midterm [20%]

Final [25%]

Lab [10%] -- Note: a passing grade for the lab is required for passing the course!

Code of Conduct

As a student at The Ohio State University you are expected to follow the Universities Code of Student Conduct. Make sure to review this document at http://studentaffairs.osu.edu/resource_csc.asp. You may also want to check out Ohio State's Ten Suggestions for Preserving Academic Integrity at http://oaa.osu.edu/coam/ten-suggestions.html. Faculty and TAs are required to report any indication of scientific misconduct.

Web Pages:

This info: http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~ntg/H131/H131_info.php

Course home page: http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~ntg/H131/