Resources for Physics 112

This page contains links to  handouts and other interesting material. The lecture transparencies and homework solutions are available on the Carmen course management system. You can log into Carmen with your OSU "name.number" username, and your regular OSU password.

Note that the posted material complements the textbook and the lectures, it does not replace them. In particular, examples are shown on the whiteboard during lecture, and cannot be found in the posted material.

Handouts and general course information:

Doing Homework with WebAssign  
Information on Reading Quizzes
Last year's Final Formula Sheet
Current Formula Sheet (updated weekly, available for all quizzes and exams)
Problem Solving Strategy
Study Guide for the Main Concepts of Electrostatics
How to use the Physics/Chemistry Calculators

A  very good vector tutorial  - please use this if you need to review vectors.
The vector tutorial is part of a physics tutorial, with lots of practice problems, too.

Simulations and Links

Highly recommended: concept simulations from the Cutnell/Johnson webpage
and interactive solutions from the Cutnell/Johnson webpage

Resonances - an extreme example:
Link to a NOVA page on bridges (Tacoma Narrows Bridge Desaster)

More Tacoma Narrows Bridge      Even more Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Electric Force and  Field Simulations

Neat simulation: Coulomb force - find the point where the third charge is in equilibrium
Coulomb Force - determine the sign of the charges

Simulation: Electric Fields - see either field lines or field vectors;
Electric Fields Detective Work - find the signs of the charges;
and another task to find the sign of the charges

An off-beat application for capacitors: the Theremin is a musical instrument played without touching. The hands of the musician are one "plate" of a capacitor, the antenna of the Theremin is the other plate. Try out a virtual Theremin. Needless to say, this musical instrument was invented by a physicist!

Magnetic levitation train: The Transrapid

Some general science links:

Physics Central - by the American Physical Society
The Smithsonian Institution
NASA

Disclaimer: The links above are given for information purposes only. Listing these links does not imply that I or OSU support any opinions expressed therein.