Physics 606
How Things Work II — 3 Credits
A Distance Learning Course for High School Physics and Physical ScienceTeachers
Jan 23 through May 5, 2006
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Physics 606 How Things Work II — 3 Credits Jan 23 through May 5, 2006 |
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InstructorsInstructor of RecordDr. R.A. Lindgren, Research Professor of Physics Office Hours: TBA Phone: 434-982-2691 E-mail: ral5q@virginia.edu Lecturer & Demonstrator Dr. Louis A. Bloomfield, Professor of Physics DescriptionWelcome to Phys 606, How Things Work II. This is a course in conceptual physics that focuses on objects that involve electricity, magnetism, light, radiation, and nuclear energy. It is a continuation of Phys 605, How Things Work I, but it does not have to be taken sequentially, since it starts out with a review of Phys 605. The demonstrator and lecturer is Professor Lou Bloomfield who has originated and developed the courses How Things Work I and II at UVa. The lectures on the CDS are not rehearsed, but are edited versions of live lectures given at UVa. The lectures are on CD Roms and will be sent to you by UPS. For more information, click on Introduction/Overview.Textbook How Things Work:
the Physics of Everyday Life, 3rd edition, by Dr.
Bloomfield. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN
0-471-46886-X, 576 pages, full-color, paperback. If you already have
the 2nd edition, you do not have to buy the 3rd
edition.
In fact our schedule of topics will follow closer to the 2nd
edition.In keeping with the changing world of information, one-third of this book is located on the web rather than on paper. To access those web sections, just click on their links here – scroll down and look for the sections that appear underlined in blue in the Table of Contents. The online material is actually contained in the longer first edition, so if you have the first edition, you really do not need the second or third edition of the book – all problems are rewritten in WebAssign. You are welcome to buy the book online – A number of sites are listed here. You may also get it from the UVa book store. The phone number is 434-924-3721. |
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