Introductory Physics II

Contributions form the Bored of Physics on April 27 2012. Additional artwork appears at the end of this page.
Announcements – updated Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Summer
Have a great one!
Final Exam
- The Final Exam has been graded, and grades have been submitted on NazNet.
- Solution Set 9 will be available following the review session.
- Solution Set 8 will be available following the review session.
- All Lecture Notes are posted.
- Please remember that our final exam is scheduled for Saturday, 5 May 2012 at 8:00 — 10:30 AM except for a couple of students taking it early at noon on Thursday.
- A review session is tentatively scheduled for 3:00 — 5:00 PM om Monday, 30 April 2012 in room Smyth 245.
- An alternative final time is scheduled for noon — 2:30 PM on Thursday, 3 May 2012, in room Smyth 345. Please notify me in advance if you wish to take this earlier final.
Week 15
- Problem Set 8 has been assigned and is due in Mastering Physics only (no write-up) by 2:30 PM on Monday, 30 April 2012.
- Problem Set 9 has been assigned and is due in Mastering Physics only (no write-up) by 2:30 PM on Monday, 30 April 2012. (Only four problems.)
- Exam 4 has been graded with a mean of 70 and a standard deviation of 20. The high was 98, and the low was 36.
- We will be doing mostly in-class problem-solving in class this week. Come ready for work!
- We will continue with Chapter 17, but please also read Chapter 20, Section 4.
Week 14
- Read Chapter 17 Sections 1 — 5 by Wednesday.
- Solution Set 7 has been posted.
- Group work on potentials and potential energy.
- Exam Friday.
Week 13
- Student-led problem solving on Friday.
- We will begin discussing Chapter 17 and Electric Potential.
- Lectures from Friday and Monday are now available.
Week 12
- Problem Set 7 has been assigned on-line and in Mastering Physics. The due date is Friday, 13 April 2012.
- Read Chapter 16 Sections 1 — 8.
- Exam 3 has been graded with mean=77, standard deviation=18, max=100, min=42.
- Beginning Chapter 16, Electric Charge and Electric Field.
Week 11
- Solution Set 6 has been posted.
- Solution Set 5 has been posted.
- Monday, 26 March 2012 we will be meeting in the room adjacent to our normal classroom.
- Wednesday, 28 March 2012 will be student-led problem solving on Problem Set 6 and review for Exam 3.
- Friday, 30 March 2012 will be Exam 3 on sound and geometric optics.
Week 10
- Exam 2 has been graded with mean=88, standard deviation=9, max=96, min=65. This was a harder test than Exam 1, yet the results were a little better.
- Read Chapter 23 on Geometric Optics, Sections 1–5, 7 and 8.
- Problem Set 5 will be due on Wednesday, 21 March 2012.
- On Monday, 19 March 2012 we will select names to present problems from Problem Set 5 on Friday, 23 March 2012.
- We will also select names to present problems from Problem Set 6
- Problem Set 6 has been assigned on-line and in Mastering Physics. It will be due on Wednesday, 28 March 2012.
Week 9
Break Week! Enjoy …
Week 8
- Exam 2 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, 7 March 2012.
- Solution Set 4 has been posted.
- Problem Set 5 has been assigned on-line and in Mastering Physics with a due date of Friday, 9 March 2012.
- On Monday we will draw names for Friday presentations.
- Please read Chapter 12 on Sound.
Week 7
- Problem Set 4 has been assigned in Mastering Physics and on this website. It will be due on Wednesday, 29 February 2012 both on-line and with a write-up.
- Solution Set 3 has been posted.
- Wednesday, 29 February 2012 will be a student-led problem-solving day with presenters that were chosen on Wednesday, 22 February.
- Exam 2 will be on Friday, 2 March 2012.
Week 6
- The homework deadline has been moved to Wednesday. (That includes presentations.)
- We will have office hours on Monday and Tuesday this week.
- Friday is Reading Day. There will be neither class nor homework.
Week 5
- Problem Set 3 has been assigned on Mastering Physics and on-line. It will be due by class time on Monday, 20 February 2012.
- Exam 1 has been graded with a mean of 83 and a standard deviation of 15.
- Students who have not yet presented a homework problem in class will make presentations on Monday, 20 February 2012.
Week 4
- Lecture Notes have been uploaded.
- Solution Set 2 has been posted.
- Monday, 6 February will be student-led problem solving.
- Wednesday, 8 February we will continue with Chapter 11, hopefully with physics toys.
- Friday, 10 February will be Exam 1 on Chapters 13 & 14.
Week 3
- Problem Set 2 has been assigned in Mastering Physics. Mastering Physics and a written set of solutions will be due on Monday, 6 February 2011 in class.
- The next four presenters will be chosen on Monday.
- Solution Set 1 has been posted.
- We will begin Chapter 11, Vibrations & Waves, by the end of the week.
Week 2
- Read Chapter 14, Sections 1 and 2–5.
- Student-led problem solving Friday!
- Read Chapter 13, Sections 1–4 and 6 –8.
- Problem Set 1 will be due on Friday, 27 January both on-line and written up.
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