PHY 2049 - Physics 2 with Calculus - Fall 2013


Announcements



8-Oct-2013

The 2013 Nobel prize in Physics was awarded to the theorists who developed a mechanism that allows the particles that comprise matter to have mass: Francois Englert and Peter Higgs. This prediction was finally confirmed after nearly 50 years of searching on July 4, 2012 by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe. UF is one of the largest university groups on CMS, and the plot shown by the Nobel Committee was made by CMS. More info on http://www.nobelprize.org.

27-Sep-2013

Please note that homework 5 is not due until October 7. There will be no quizzes during discussion section the week of Sep.30 - Oct.4.

Prof. Acosta will be absent Monday, Sep.30. Please visit one of the others listed here for office hours.


26-Sep-2013

Exam 1 scores have now been uploaded to E-learning. Average and distribution linked here.

Solutions to Exam 1 have been posted to the E-learning site, under resources.


19-Sep-2013

There will be an evening review session for Exam 1 on Monday, Sep.23, at 6:15pm in Norman Hall (NRN) 137.

Note that Exam 1 covers Ch.21-25.


15-Sep-2013

Exam 1 is in 10 days, September 25th, Wednesday night, 8:20-10:10pm

The room to take your exam depends on the first letter of your LAST name:
A-E: Turlington Hall (TUR) L007
F-Q: Carleton Hall (CAR) 0100
R-Z: New Physics Building (NPB) 1001

Students attending the wrong room will receive a zero on the exam.

Note that exams are closed book. Material you are allowed to bring, including your own single formula sheet, is listed here.


9-Sep-2013

Homework 2 is due this evening by 10pm. Please ensure that you are keeping enough significant digits in your calculations and answers to stay within the 2% tolerance of the Wiley Plus solution!

Prof. Acosta will have shortened office hours after class today, and will miss the rest of this week and next due to research related travel. Please visit one of the others listed here.


3-Sep-2013

Worked out solutions to the first homework assignment are posted under "resources" on the E-learning site.

1-Sep-2013

Don't forget! The first homework assignment is due Monday, Sept.2, by 10pm on Wiley Plus. Quizzes will be held in discussion sections this week.

26-Aug-2013

Prof. Acosta will not be available for office hours this week. Please visit one of the others listed here.

20-Aug-2013

This semester we are enabling the use of "SoftClick" to respond to in-class questions for optional extra credit. This allows you to enter responses on any web-enabled smart device with an internet connection rather than a remote. More information here.

19-Aug-2013

Lecture begins on Wednesday, Aug. 21, in NPB 1001 (period 6 or 7). Discussion section also will start that day. It is important to attend the discussion section you are registered for, otherwise your quiz scores will not be counted. Usage of H-ITT remotes is optional, but points will start counting Wednesday Aug.28.

13-Aug-2013

The Wiley+ code comes bundled with the textbook when bought at the UF bookstore. If you need to purchase a code separately to do the online homework, or you prefer only the online version of the textbook, please use this special UF link for the $30 price.

21-Jun-2013

Welcome to PHY2049! Lecture will begin Wednesday, Aug. 21, in NPB 1001 (period 6 or 7). It is important to attend the discussion section you are registered for, otherwise your quiz scores will not be counted.