Course Announcements
« PHYS172H Fall 2009
Final Exam Solution
Wed 16Dec2009 12:47PMFinal Exam Solution is posted.
Have a good break!
Final Exam & Sample Exam
Sat 12Dec2009 2:51PMFinal Exam is Wed 12/16 10:20a - 12:20p in room PHYS 114 .
Material covered: chapters 1-12, emphasizing chapters 10-12.
All multiple choice, no hand-graded part. Multiple equation sheets will be provided as usual.
Solutions to Exam 3 are posted, as well as a practice Final Exam with Solutions.
You may also want to see the practice final exam posted at the Phys172 website.
Remember there are practice problems available in WebAssign for each chapter, so you can get extra practice where you need it.
STUDY HARD AND GOOD LUCK ON THE FINAL EXAM!
EXAM 3 is in EE 129
Tue 17Nov2009 8:03PM11/17 8-10pm
Good luck!
Sample Exam 3
Fri 13Nov2009 2:31PMSample Exam 3 + solutions is posted.
Note that your exam 3 is only on material covered in Chapters 1-9.
Lectures posted
Wed 11Nov2009 11:22AMNew lectures have been posted online.
In addition, Lecture 21 has been updated to show the concept of gyroscopic stability.
Exam 2 Hand-Graded Solution
Tue 27Oct2009 10:44AMNow available under "Previous Exams".
Exam 2 Solutions
Fri 23Oct2009 8:29AMA solution for the machine-graded part of Exam 2 is available under "Previous Exams"
Equation Sheet for Exam 2
Tue 20Oct2009 8:20AMA sample is posted under "Previous Exams."
Course schedule for October Break week
Thu 08Oct2009 8:41AMOctober break is Oct. 12-13.
- No lectures
- No labs
- Prof. Carlson's office hour Oct. 14 is cancelled as well
- *RECITATIONS ARE MEETING*, so go to your recitation.
You can downnload the course Schedure here:
http://www.physics.purdue.edu/webapps/index.php/course_document/index/phys172H/1065/22/3831
Happy October Break!
Sample Exam 2 is posted + corrections
Thu 08Oct2009 8:39AMSee the "Previous Exams" link on the left.
Corrections to the solution set:
Problem 1, correct answer is "A".
Problem 13, correct answer is 16.6 oscillations.
Exam 1 Solution is posted.
Fri 18Sep2009 8:24AMLook under "Previous Exams" to see correct answers to the machine-graded part of the exam.
WebAssign Adding More Servers
Wed 16Sep2009 3:26PMAs of 9/16/09, WebAssign is still in the process of adding more servers. Peak usage times are 8pm-12:30am. It's always a good idea to start homework early. Also keep in mind that you can print the problems out early (or better yet save them as pdf or ps), then log back in when you're ready to upload answers.
HW 4 and iClickers
Fri 11Sep2009 3:56PMDue to WebAssign server issues, HW 4 is now due Monday, Sept. 14 at 11:59pm.
Also, iClicker scores for Lectures 2-5 have now been uploaded.
Lecture 3
Tue 01Sep2009 5:26PMLecture 3 is now online. Use your career account to login for lecture notes.
Office Hours, WebAssign, and VPython
Thu 27Aug2009 11:12AMOFFICE HOURS:
Prof. Carlson MW 10:30-11:30am in PHYS 262 (overflow = PHYS 279).
WEBASSIGN:
Lab Manual page 3 has outdated login instructions. Use the Quick Webassign and CHIP Login info under “Other Handouts” on the course website.
VPYTHON:
Lab Manual page 3 says to use VPython version 2.4, but www.vpython.org no longer supports this version. You can download and install version 2.5 instead, if you wish to use it on your own computer.