Physics 132 Resources
This page contains links to handouts and other interesting material. The lecture transparencies, homework solutions and workbook 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
How to
use the Physics/Chemistry Calculators
Last year's final version of the Formula Sheet for Exams (for integrals, I will give you a copy of the integral page of the Mathematical Appendix of the text book)
Current version of the Formula Sheet (will be updated weekly)
Handout: Worksheet on Integration
(Practice and Review!)
Handout:
Working with the Multimeter
Highly recommended: the ActivePhysics webpage at http://www.aw-bc.com/knight It is designed to be used with our textbook, and accessible for free.
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. For some more information on the theremin, sound files, and its inventor, click here. Check out a page on the theremin and musical saws (note that the physics explanations there are not entirely solid, but the sound files are nice.) Needless to say, this musical instrument was invented by a physicist!
Check out information about Earth's magnetic field - what would happen if it changed polarity?
New! Links to videos about mechanics. You can watch these videos after registering at learner.org - it's free.
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.