Physics 109

Physics in the Arts

Spring 2004

Instructors:

         Baha Balantekin        5277 Chamberlin Hall            263-7931
         William Friedman        5281 Chamberlin Hall            262-3051
         Alex Donkov
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         Eric Nordberg
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    Kendra Rand 
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Exams:

To be given at class time (location to be announced)

There will be no make-up exams and no final exam.

E-mail addresses for the TA's:

Alex Donkov : aadonkov@wisc.edu

Eric Nordberg: epnordberg@wisc.edu

Kendra Rand: kerand@wisc.edu

Text:

 The Lab instructions can be purchased at the University Bookstore.  The book Physics in the Arts, by  G. De Stasio and W. Haeberli is available on the web at here. You should also purchase a bound quadrilled (slim) notebook for the laboratory. A calculator would be helpful in lab.

  Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites.  Homework and lab work require that you can do simple computations, including fractions and very elementary high school algebra.  Some of you will be out of practice - -- don't freak out, we will help, but do overcome your embarrassment and ask questions when you have trouble.


 

Homework:

Homework will be assigned Wednesday and is due in class the following Monday.  Turn in the homework problems even if you get onlypartial answers.  You can get help from us on your homework.

Labs:

All labs meet in Room 2331 Sterling.  Come to the sectionto which you were assigned.  Record lab notes in a bound notebook.Keep the notebook on the shelves in the lab.  It is essential that you attend the labs regularly.  Attendance will be taken.  If youmiss a lab, it must be made up the same week or the following week(make arrangements with your instructor).  Photography and MusicalInstruments Labs must be made up the same week.  An unexcused failureto do a lab results in the loss of 1/2 grade point per lab.

Grades and Exams:

Based on exams and labs. Exams: Some questions will be closely patterned after assigned homework problems.  Somequestions cover the work performed in the lab. Labs: The evaluation of your lab work will be based primarily on lab attendanceand the effort you make in the laboratory.  To complete each experiment is of secondary importance.  You are encouraged to deviatefrom the written lab instructions if you have ideas of your own whichyou would like to follow.  Your instructor will grade your lab notebook.No one fails the course who attends regularly and makes an effort to do the assigned lab and home work.

Schedule of the Labs:

 
 
 
 

                     Week:                Date:            Topic of the Lab:
                        1                January 19           CLASSES MEET, NO LAB
                        2                January 26      Principles of Loudspeaker, Mike..
                        3                February 2          Oscilloscope and oscillator
                        4                February 9       Harmonic oscillator, resonance
                        5                February 16                        Strings
                        6                February 23                         Pipes
                        7                March 1                   Sound Analysis
                        8                March 8                  Musical  Scales
                        9                March 15                 SPRING BREAK
                       10                March 22                 Musical Instruments
                       11                March 29    Exam Week, Classes meet, NO LAB
                       12                April 5   Reflection, Refraction, and Lenses      
                       13                April 12                 Photography
                       14                April  19  Honors Lab. (Honors students only)     
                       15                 April 26         Additive Color Mixing
             16
      May 3
    NO LAB (Exam)

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