Physics 231 –Fall 2000
Classical & Modern Physics I
LECTURES
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 10:00-10:50, Physics room 204
Course Instructor:
S. Conetti, Professor of Physics
Room 217, High Energy Physics Building
Office telephone: (804)982-5371
Email address: conetti@virginia.edu
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 10:50-12:00, Physics Building Room 312B,
or by appointment
PROBLEM SESSIONS
Monday 16:00-17:50, Physics room 210
Tuesday 14:00-15:50, Physics room 218
Wednesday 16:00-17:50, Physics room 210
Instructor:
Charles Molhoek,
Office: room 107D, telephone: (804) 924 6597
Email address: ccm4f@virginia.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 13:30-14:30 , Physics Building Room 220,
or by appointment
FINAL EXAM
Tuesday Dec.12. 9:00-12:00, Physics room 204
Textbook: Physics, Serway & Beichner, 5th Edition
This course is aimed toward a quantitative understanding of the physical world. This in turn requires a thorough understanding
of the concepts and principles we are going to discuss, rather than just the ability to plug numbers into a formula (a computer can do that much better than you ....). To achieve this goal, it is crucial that you acquire the following good habits:
- Read the relevant sections of the textbook before coming to class, try to understand the concepts
- Attend the class regularly, don't be afraid to ask questions
- After the class, try your hand at some of the questions and the problems in your book (including the assigned
homework). If you find yourself having difficulties, you can still take advantage of the Problem Session, where you can ask more questions and see more problems being solved.
- Do the homework, and possibly even some extra problem
- Keep up with the material and do not fall behind . Frantic cramming session just before the tests are of little use.
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- Syllabus
- The syllabus is subject to change , and you are responsible for keeping up with any changes.Changes will be announced in class and posted on the course web page. Unless explicitely announced, you should assume that all the material present in the book is required material, even if some item wasn't explicitely covered in class
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- Discussion Sessions
- You must enroll in one of the 3 discussion sessions, which will focus on developing good problem solving ability.The discussion instructor will also grade your homework. Typically, in any given week discussion sessions will deal with problems related to material presented in class the previous week.
- Homework Assignments:
- Every Friday homework problems will be assigned, to be returned by the following Friday. Homework Assignmentswill be given in class and posted on th web. Problems are to be returned in the lock-box located in the basement of the Physics building (from the classroom, go down two floors, the boxes are opposite the vending machines). Homework must be turned in by 10 am of the date indicated. Problems returned after the deadline will receive a grade of 0. Solutions to the homework problems will be posted in the hallway next to the classroom
- You are encouraged to work together with fellow students to discuss homework concepts, and you are allowed to work out the solutions together. Each problem set handed in should include EITHER the honour pledge (if you did it by yourself) OR a statement indicating the name of the student with whom the work was done. Be aware that, when working together with a fellow student, you should actually attempt to solve the problems together, not just copy answers and solutions. Homework will count for 25% of the final grade.
- Midterm Exams:
- There will be three closed book midterm exams, given only on the dates shown in the syllabus, each lasting an entire class period, and each counting 15% of the final grade. No makeup exams will be given. If a midterm exam is missed because of a valid reason (illness, family emergency or official university function , the final exam will be assigned a higher weight to account for the missed test. The exams will consist of a mixture of problems and multiple choice questions.
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- Final Exam:
- The final exam will be given only on the date shown above. It will consist of a mixture of problems and multiple choice questions addressing all the material covered in the course
- Grading:
- Final grades will be determined by the following components:
- homework
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- 20%
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- midterm exams
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- 13.3 % each
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- final exam
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- 40%
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- TOTAL
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- 100%
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- Lecture Notes
- Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12Chapter 13 Chapter 14Chapter 15Chapter 16Chapter 17Chapter 18Chapter 19Chapter 20