Welcome to Physics 113! 

This class is the continuation of Physics 112. It is intended for a broad spectrum of students, including general liberal arts and sciences students, pre-professional students, students in architecture, in agricultural science, etc. It is a 5-hour physics course, the third in the sequence of 111, 112, and 113.

All policies outlined in the "Academic Guidelines for Students", posted on Ohio State Lima's homepage (http://lima.osu.edu/) apply to Physics 113.

Class Times: This class consists of three lectures, a recitation session, and a lab session per week. Lecture is on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 11:30 -12:30, recitation is on  Friday from 1:30 - 2:30. Labs are scheduled for Friday from 2:40 - 4:50.

Room: 312, Science Building, for lecture, recitation, and labs.

Instructors: Dr. S. Jeschonnek (lecture and recitation), Dr. A. Shoup (lab).

Offices: Dr. Jeschonnek's office is 310 A, Science Building, Dr. Shoup's office is 315, Science Building.

Dr. Jeschonnek's Office Hours:  Wednesday and Friday 10:15 - 11:15, and by appointment. In general, you may just drop in at my office. I'll be there most of the time except on Tuesdays and Thursdays, when I'm working on my research projects in Columbus.

Dr. Shoup's Office Hours: Before and after lab. You also may just drop in.

Contact Info:  You can reach Dr. Jeschonnek  by e-mail, jeschonnek.1@osu.edu, or by phone (419) 995 8201. You can reach Dr. Shoup by e-mail, shoup.31@osu.edu, or by phone (419) 995 8018.

Getting help: Whenever you have a problem with the topics covered in class, please see me. It can save you a lot of trouble later on if you get help early. You will need everything discussed early on in the class to understand the material covered in later chapters, so don't hesitate to ask questions. A physics tutor, Ryan, is also available for several hours each week.

Prerequisite: Physics 112 or equivalent. You need to know algebra and trigonometry. If you should have problems with math, please feel free to ask me any math questions you might have. Also note that free math tutoring is available in the Heath Learning Center on the third floor of Galvin Hall. The Physics Department recommends that you re-take Physics 112 before taking Physics 113 if you had a D+ or D in Physics 112.

Textbook: Cutnell & Johnson, 6th edition, published by John Wiley. There is a free student companion website  at www.wiley.com/college/cutnell You do not need to register there - we won't use any of the password protected features. You should use the Self Assessment Tests on this website - they contain good conceptual questions with explanations.

Calculator: A scientific calculator is provided for students during class. No other calculators may be used in quizzes and exams.  In this way, no student will have an unfair advantage.  I encourage you to familiarize yourselves with the provided calculators.

Website: Our class has its own web page at http://www.lima.ohio-state.edu/academics/physics/.    The syllabus and assignments will be posted there, and the dates of the exams. You will also find other interesting information there. I will also continue to use Carmen, to post the lecture transparencies,  homework solutions, and scores. You can log into Carmen at https://carmen.osu.edu/

Assignments: You will get homework assignments each week. You will submit the homework using a web-based homework service, WebAssign. For more information on this, see the separate handout. You should be ready to present and discuss your solutions in recitation. You should also take care to collect all your assignments so that you can review them before exams. The problems will be assigned each week, and the assignments will be posted on the class web page. 

In addition, there is a weekly reading quiz. Each week, you will be assigned some of the text for reading, and two questions about very basic concepts will be assigned on that reading. You will submit your answers using WebAssign. Reading quizzes are due an hour before the lecture, so that I can read your answers before class and spend extra class time on difficult concepts. The questions will refer to the assigned reading, which will not be discussed in class beforehand. Therefore, the chosen questions are easy to answer, and I will grade the reading quiz on effort. You will receive a full score if you show that you make a serious effort to answer the questions and explain your reasoning.

Homework extensions: For the entire quarter, you may use three extensions for homework. Each extension lasts for one week, and will be given on request. You do not need to give a reason for wanting an extension. It is your job to make sure that you take the extensions when you need them, and do not waste them early on. Once you have used your three extensions, either on regular homework, reading quizzes, or a combination, you will receive no other extensions.

Extra points: Extra points are given to students who volunteer to put homework problems on the board during recitation. Extra credit work is given only to students in good standing, i.e. to students who attend class on a regular basis and have submitted all their homework. If a student struggles with the regular course work, he or she needs to catch up first. There is a cap of 25 extra points per quarter.

A maximum of 10 extra points may be given for worked problems handed in by Friday of the last week of classes. The worked problems cannot be problems for which solutions are available on the web. Neither can they be problems that were already assigned as homework. The worked problems must have at least one asterisk, i.e. intermediate difficulty level. Extra points will also be given for independent reading of popular style physics books, and writing a short essay about topics covered in the book.  If you are interested, please contact me for details early in the quarter. I will provide book titles and essay questions.

Labs: We have seven labs during the quarter. The labs serve to reinforce the concepts discussed in class, they are mainly about understanding physics, not about experimental techniques. You will work and discuss physics in groups of at most three or four students. Your lab partners will change each week.

Absence: You should try to attend all sessions of the lectures, recitations, and labs. Your active participation will make it much easier for you to understand the concepts and to hone your problem solving skills. In order to allow for unavoidable absences, one recitation quiz score and one lab score will be dropped. If you miss a quiz or a lab, this will  automatically be the score you drop.  Make-ups are given only if you miss a second quiz  with a documentation of your excuse, e.g. a note from your doctor. Labs are designed for group learning and often require more than one student to run the experiments. Therefore, no lab make-ups will be given. If you have a documented excuse for missing a second lab, you will receive the average score of your other labs for the missed lab.

Exams: There will be two midterm exams and a final exam. The final exam will cover all the material discussed in class. The problems on the exams and on the quizzes in recitation will be similar to the assigned homework problems and questions. If you miss a midterm or final without a valid, documented excuse, you will receive no points.

Tentative Final Exam Date: Wednesday, June 6, 10:00 am - 11:48 am.

Grade:   Each student's course grade will be based on

Final Exam     ...................................................................... 300 pts

Midterm        ........................................................................300 pts (150 pts each)

Laboratory     .......................................................................100 pts

Homework ...........................................................................100 pts

Recitation Quizzes     ............................................................120 pts (5 best quizzes, 24 points each)

Reading Quizzes   ..................................................................80 pts (10 quizzes, 8 points each)

Homework points correspond to the percentage of the problems you solved correctly. They are not identical to the number of points you have scored in WebAssign. Example: Over the course of the quarter, a total of 237 points was the maximum that could be reached in homework points. A student who received 201 points out of the 237 scored 85%, and therefore will receive 85 points for homework in the above scheme. A similar mechanism is applied for Lab points; all labs have equal weight.

Any course work (homework, lab reports, extra credit work) must be submitted by Friday of the last week of classes.

Students have to demonstrate a sufficient understanding of physics in each part of the course in order to pass it.

Your final grade is assigned as follows:

Physics 113 is a Physical Science course in the Natural Science category of the GEC. The goals and objectives for this category are:

Goals/Rationale: Courses in natural sciences foster an understanding of the principles,  theories and methods of modern science, the relationship between science  and technology, and the effects of science and technology on the environment.

Learning Objectives:
1. Students understand the basic facts, principles, theories and methods of modern science.
2. Students learn key events in the history of science.
3. Students provide examples of the inter-dependence of scientific and technological developments.
4. Students discuss social and philosophical implications of scientific discoveries and understand the potential of science and technology to address problems of the contemporary world.