Department of Physics University of Florida PHY 1033C Discovering Physics Fall 2012: 3 credits Sections: 3776 Syllabus (PDF) “in vivo” Schedule (Word) “Gradebook” at UF ELS   UF Dept. of Physics HITT Site: http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~hitt/ (you are required to have a HITT transponder) Additional News! (04 December 2012) Office Hours during Exam Week: Monday, 10 December, and Tuesday, 11 December, 2 pm to 3pm on both days.   Final Exam (Group 14C): Friday, 14 December, 12:30 to 2:30 pm, NPB 1002. Final Exam covers material from the entire course.

Instructor:  Mark W. Meisel Office:  NPB 2358, Tel: 392-8867 BEST Place to Find Me (if not in my office, try my lab): NPB B133, Tel: 392-9147 Email:  meisel@phys.ufl.edu Office Hours: posted online, and by appointment.

Textbook: 

The “official” textbook, which is required, is "Newton to Einstein: The trail of light" by Ralph Baierlein.
The "official" UF Bookstore has this book on sale for about $50, as of August 2012.  However, I was 
able to find used versions of this book, both in hardcover and paperback, available from online sources 
for about $6 plus potentially tax and shipping.  In fact, I secured one copy of each in this manner, for 
less than $20 per copy.  As far as I can tell, the content of the paperback and hardcover are the same, 
as there seems to be only one edition.  I was surprised to note that the overall weight of each one is 
about the same, at least as I held them in my hand, due to the fact that the paperback is published on 
durable heavyweight paper.  As for my class, either one will be fine.