Ph 212 – 8am and 11am – Winter 2026

Linn-Benton Community College

There was be an extra review for the final exam on Sunday 15.Mar.2026 from 10am-noon in MH113.  Here is a recording:  https://mediaspace.linnbenton.edu/media/LBCC%20Ph%20212_%208am%2C%2011am%20and%20Labs%203-13-21/1_ocd4ihst

 

Various Study/Help Sessions are available morning and night:

·             Group tutoring happens Saturdays:  10am-1pm in MH 114

·             You can sign up for free in-person or Zoom one-on-one tutoring.  Info is here.

·             A Science Help Desk in Madrone Hall and on Zoom will have special hours for physics.  Here is the Winter schedule

·             Here is a student run Ph 211 Discord channel:  TBA 

·             Usually, the Sunday before an exam I will hold an extra review session.

·             And, of course, you can always come see me!

At the bottom of this page, I have list of internships you might consider applying for.

 

Week

Greg’s Class Lectures

Hand-In Problems

Old Exams for Practice

Other Documents

Workbooks Solutions

As always, work problems out before you look at solutions.

InClassExercises

1

Lec 1

Univ. Grav. Videos

HIP 1

HIP Scoring Rubric

Winter 2026 Syllabus

2nd, 3rd, 4th edition textbook comparison

Chapter 13

In Class 13a

In Class 13b

2

Lec 2

HIP 2

VPython Stuff:

-          Download VPython

-         YouTube VPython Refresher

Chapter 12

In Class 12a

In Class 12b

3

HIP 3

 

2026 Term Project

Chapter 14

4

Lec 3

 

HIP 4

Practice Exam 1

 

Chapter 15

In Class 15a

In Class 15b

5

Lec 4

 

HIP 5

 

While an LBCC student, you can also get all of MSOffice for free.

Chapter 16

6

Lec 5

 

HIP 6

Grade Calculator and Study Hints

Chapter 17

7

Lec 6

Thin Film Video 1

Thin Film Video 2

HIP 7

Practice Exam 2

Optional Formula Sheet Available for Exam 2 and beyond 

Chapter 33

In Class 33

8

Lec 7

HIP 8

 

9

Lec 8

HIP 9

 

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Matter Waves

In Class Old 25

10

Lec 9

Lec 10

HIP 10

 

 

Make-Up Lab

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

In Class Old 34

Finals

Old Final Exam Parts 1 and 2

 Optional Take-Home Exam can be found here.

 

 

Lab Safety Link:  Lab Safety Form

 

Below are scholarships and internships available last year… I’m putting them up here so that you can begin to think about applications now.  2026 Internships and Scholarships will be posted soon.

 

OSU Paid Summer Research Experience:  https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/CoRIS/reu-robots-real-world

 

Oregon Community College Scholarships:  https://oregonstudentaid.gov/scholarships.aspx (earlybird deadline 15.Feb; final deadline 1.Mar)

 

Oregon State University Scholarships:  https://oregonstate.scholarshipuniverse.com/ (various deadlines)

 

LBCC scholarships:  https://www.linnbenton.edu/tuition-and-admission/financial-aid/scholarships.php

 

 

 

Summer Internships:

·       20-24 Internships mostly in Newport from Estuaries to Deep Sea

·       Twelve $8000 (Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Computational Sciences http://reu.cct.lsu.edu/  Due 28.Feb ß specifically for two-year college students

·       NASA Internships:  https://intern.nasa.gov/  Due 5.Mar ß some are specifically for two-year college students

·       Chemistry/Clean Fuel/Cybersecurity/Climate Change Science  https://www.odureu.org/chem ß Many positions are specifically for two-year college students

 

MeCOP:

Here is a general link that describes MeCOPs:  https://www.mecopinc.org/

And here is a video presentation from 9.Mar.2021:  https://linnbenton.zoom.us/rec/share/pLStOLvmld8qS6VCRCht7IYRdIzEz4h8Casgj-U4Gb5C4FthYnzMTkaMTDKVAUaW.u6MIFCu9of1BW2P7

 

Scholarships:

·       Zonta Service Foundation of Corvallis (STEM-headed to OSU Fall 2020 and more) Due by 6.Mar

·       Oregon Logging Conference Foundation (Forest Engineering, Forest Management) Due by 1.Apr

·       LBCC Scholarship List – All sorts of good stuff here – Various due dates

·       Ford Family Foundation – good for students 25 and older as well as single parents. Due 1.Mar

·       See all LBCC Scholarships (most are due 10.Mar) at https://www.linnbenton.edu/tuition-and-admission/financial-aid/scholarships.php

 

 

Apply for the Rasmussen Scholarship – only people currently in Ph 202 or Ph 212 are eligible and it covers $1875 for next term.  https://linnbenton.academicworks.com/opportunities/1703

 

OSU College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences REU

·  6/17-8/17, includes a $6000 stipend

·  Research related to marine sciences/oceanography (ie biological, chemical, physical, geological oceanography and marine engineering)

·  Should be ready to transfer to OSU next fall

·  At OSU, program can cover travel and housing

·  Deadline is Feb 15

Exploration of Marine Biology on the Oregon Coast

·  6/24-9/23, includes a $5400 stipend

·  Strongly encouraging community college students to apply

·  Applicants need one introductory biology course

·  At Oregon Institute of Marine biology, in Charleston, OR, housing, food, travel covered

·  Deadline Feb 1

Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (COLDEX) REU

·  10-week program

·  Research related to ice cores, climate change, ice sheet dynamics

·  Great fit for students interested in coding but not required

·  Remote options, or placement at OSU or other institutions around the country

·  Housing and travel covered for in-person options

·  $6000 stipend

·  Travel costs to OSU for the COLDEX conference in September

·  Opportunity to present and attend a professional scientific conference in San Francisco (travel covered)

·  Deadline is Feb 1

 

Some 2026 Internships that will hopefully be back in 2027:

·       Rock-On:  All paid trip to go to DC and build a payload for a rocket.  June 17-25.  Deadline to apply 13.Feb.2026.  Learn more at:  https://www.nasa.gov/wallops/stem/rock-on/

·       Robotics REU at OSU:  $7000 stipend plus travel, housing and food stipend.  To learn more see:  https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/CoRIS/reu-robots-real-world   Deadline 10.Feb.2026

 

 

 

Here is a Zoom link I sometimes use: 

https://linnbenton.zoom.us/j/95113273967