Physics 203 | Archive

This is a place for finding downloadable content. There are PDF versions of the class templates, labs, and challenge homework. There is also old exams with solutions along with notes from when this class was taught with traditional lecture.

Class Templates


Templates of In-Class Clicker Questions:

          Rotational Mechanics

                    Rotational Kinematics

Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration for Non-uniform Circular Motion ( PDF ; Onenote ; )

Rotational Kinematics Problem Solving ( PDF ; Onenote )

                    Statics and Dynamics

Torque and 2nd Law for Rotation ( PDF ; Onenote )

Application of 2nd Law: Static Equilibrium and Stability ( PDF ; Onenote )

Application of 2nd Law: Dynamics, Moment of Inertia ( PDF ; Onenote )

                    Rotation and Conserved Quantities

Angular Momentum and Rotational Energy ( PDF ; Onenote )

          Thermodynamics

                    Microscopic Model of Gases

Kinetic Theory of Gases ( PDF ; Onenote )

State Variables and Equations of State, Ideal Gas ( PDF ; Onenote )

                    First Law and Heat

1st Law of Thermodynamics, Energy Transfers ( See "Old Templates: Thermo" below )

Specific Heat, Phase Transformations, Calorimetry ( PDF ; Onenote )

Conduction, Convection, Radiation ( PDF ; Onenote )

                    Second Law and Entropy

Entropy, 2nd Law ( PDF ; Onenote )

                    Thermodynamic Processes and Cycles

Heat Engines ( PDF ; Onenote )

PV Diagrams, Processes ( PDF ; Onenote )

Application and Practice, Cycles ( PDF ; Onenote )

          Fluids

                    Fluid Statics

Pressure at a Depth, Pascal's Principle ( PDF ; Onenote )

Hydraulics, Buoyancy ( PDF ; Onenote )

                    Fluid Dynamics

Continuity, Bernoulli ( PDF ; Onenote )

          Oscillations

                    Oscillating Systems

General Oscillations, Equations of Motion, Simple Harmonic Motion ( PDF ; Onenote )

SHM Case Studies: Spring and Pendulum ( PDF ; Onenote )

Damped Oscillations, Driven Oscillations, and Resonance ( PDF ; Onenote )

                    Traveling Waves

Wavelength, Frequency, Speed, Equations of Motion ( PDF ; Onenote )

Sound, Light, Waves on a String ( PDF ; Onenote )

Energy and Intensity, Sound Intensity Level: Decibels ( PDF ; Onenote )

Doppler ( PDF ; Onenote )

                    Superposition of Waves

Wavelength, Frequency, Speed, Equations of Motion ( PDF ; Onenote )

Live Lecture Solutions


Coming soon!

Recitations


You will find your recitation materials in the appropriate drop down's below.

Recitation 1

Recitation 2

Recitation 3

Recitation 4

Recitation 5

Recitation 6

Recitation 7

Recitation 8

Pedram's Recitation Materials


Your recitation materials will appear here:

 

Carter's Recitation Materials


Your recitation materials will appear here:

Recitation 2

Recitation 3

Recitation 4

Recitation 5

Recitation 6           Solution

Recitation 7           Solution

Recitation 8           Solution

Recitation 9           Solution

Pritha's Recitation Materials

Labs


See the course calendar for information about what days the labs are performed and when they are due. All pre-lab assignments, along with the Force Worksheet, are turned in via gradescope.com. TA info is under the syllabus.

 

Spring 2020 Labs:

    Coming soon!

 

These are the typical labs which would be performed during a "normal" PH203 term:

    Lab 1: Interference and Diffraction

    Lab 2: Reflection, Refraction, Lenses

    Lab 3: Electric Force

    Lab 4: Electric Field

    Lab 5: Electric Potential

    Lab 6: Circuits

    Lab 7: Magnetic Fields

    Lab 8: Magnetic Induction

Exams


Sample Exams

    Midterm 1, sols

    Midterm 1, sols

    Midterm 2 Practice, sols

    Midterm 2, sols

    Final Exam, sols

Notes and Traditional Lectures

Archive Videos


How Not to Suck at Physics | Part 1 | Recipe for Success

How Not to Suck at Physics Part 1: Recipe for Success

How Not to Suck at Physics | Part 2 | Challenge Homework

How Not to Suck at Physics Part 2: Challenge Homework (4 min)

How Not to Suck at Physics | Part 3 | Exam Success

How Not to Suck at Physics Part 3 - Exam Success (4 min)

Exam Advice from KC

https://media.oregonstate.edu/media/t/0_3krhtnat

Why are We Here - 1st Day Talk (50min)

Why are We Here - 1st Day Talk (50min)

Confessions of a Former Lecturer (50 min)

Confessions of a Former Lecturer (50 min)

 

BoxSand Research Proposal Consent Form