Course Announcements
« PHYS221 Fall 2013
Final Exam Equation Sheet
Wed 04Dec2013 9:34AMThe final exam equation sheet is posted under courseinfo.
The Future of Physics ... final lecture.
Mon 02Dec2013 11:06AMOn Wednesday, Dec. 4, I will give a lecture on the Future of Physics. What are the great outstanding questions that remain in Physics? Topics will include Dark Matter and Teleportation, among others.
Two questions on the final exam will be on topics covered in this lecture, but only at a survey level, nothing numerical.
I will take time at the beginning of lecture on Wed. to discuss the final exam, and will have the equation sheet posted.
Midterm 2 Answers
Wed 20Nov2013 10:44AM16) adacaabdbabcbbbd
17) daadccabcdbdbbca
Wednesday Help Center
Wed 06Nov2013 9:34AMThere is a Phys 221 TA available on Wednesday at the help center.
IMPORTANT: Extra Bonus points from 2012 Practice Exam.
Mon 04Nov2013 10:52AMIMPORTANT: Extra Bonus points from 2012 Practice Exam. One point each. Only 2 trys. 18 problems. The practice exam is located on the Chip Homework Page.
DUE DATE and TIME: Wednesday at 6pm!!!
These points will be added at the end of the course AFTER the grade cuts have been set. Therefore, it can only help.
Equation Sheet for MidTerm 2
Mon 04Nov2013 10:03AMThe equation sheet for MidTerm 2 can be found in CourseInfo.
HW Deadline RetroActive Change
Mon 21Oct2013 10:00AMBecause of confusion about the due time of HW, we will change it uniformly to 11:59pm now, and will regrade all previous HW that was turned in between 7pm and 11:59pm.
Midterm 1 Results
Thu 10Oct2013 3:19PMThe results of Midterm 1 are posted on Chip.
A histogram of the class grade curve is in CourseInfo.
Key:
Exam 16: daaeabbecdc
Exam 17: debdcacbaeb
Practice Midterm #1
Sun 29Sep2013 9:23PMA practice midterm #1 is in the courseinfo folder. To see a video solution of the practice midterm go to
http://www.screencast.com/t/0aYerZbpV4UD
(Note: A previous version was found to have numerical errors. If you downloaded the practice exam prior to 2:30 Oct. 2, please download the updated file.)
Syllabus and Reading List
Thu 15Aug2013 11:24AMThe course syllabus and reading list is in the Courseinfo folder under Course Content.