PHY  2004   APPLIED PHYSICS I     FALL 2003

Professor   James R. Ipser
Office: NPB 2174
Phone: 352-392-0511
Office Hours: MWF, 7th Period; other times by appointment.
You are also welcome to see me any time I happen to be in my office, unless I am busy with something.

Textbook: Technical Physics by Bueche and Wallach
4th Edition

SYLLABUS

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NOTICES

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SCORE ON FINAL EXAM AND TOTAL SCORE
GET FINAL AND TOTAL SCORES HERE

LETTER GRADES AS A FUNCTION OF TOTAL SCORE
A:     64-100
B+:   58-63.99
B:     46-57.99
C+:   41-45.99
C:     27-40.99
D+:   24-26.99
D:     16-23.99
E:       0-15.99

FINAL EXAM TIME
All Sections: Monday, December 15, 7:30am-9:30am
Carleton Auditorium

SOLUTIONS FOR EXAM 2
PROBLEMS 1-3
PROBLEMS 4-6
PROBLEMS 7-9
PROBLEMS 10-12
PROBLEMS 13-14
PROBLEMS 15-16

SCORES FOR MIDTERM EXAM 2 BY EXAM NUMBER
GET SCORE HERE
DISTRIBUTION OF SCORES
THE MEAN SCORE WAS ABOUT 8, WHICH WOULD CORRESPOND TO A B-C+, IF A LETTER GRADE WERE ASSIGNED FOR THIS EXAM ALONE. BUT IT MUST BE REMEMBERED THAT WHAT REALLY COUNTS IS YOUR TOTAL SCORE AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER. IT IS TO THAT NUMBER THAT A GIGANTIC CURVE WILL BE APPLIED TO YIELD THE LETTER GRADES FOR THE SEMESTER. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS AS THOUGH AN AVERAGE OF 5 WILL GUARANTEE A GRADE OF C, AND THAT 3.5 OR SO WILL GUARANTEE A GRADE OF D.

EXAM 2
Monday, November 10, 8:20pm-10:20pm
ROOM ASSIGNMENTS
A-F: CLB C130
G-O: CSE A101
P-Z: NPB 1001

SOLUTIONS FOR EXAM 1
PROBLEMS 1-3
PROBLEMS 4-6
PROBLEMS 7-8
PROBLEMS 9-10
PROBLEMS 11-13
PROBLEMS 14-16

9/30/03: Today we will start Chapter 5 and will spend probably 4 days on it.

SCORES FOR MIDTERM EXAM 1 BY EXAM NUMBER
GET SCORE HERE
DISTRIBUTION OF SCORES
THE MEAN SCORE WAS ABOUT 7.5, WHICH WOULD CORRESPOND TO A C+, IF A LETTER GRADE WERE ASSIGNED FOR THIS EXAM ALONE. BUT IT MUST BE REMEMBERED THAT WHAT REALLY COUNTS IS YOUR TOTAL SCORE AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER. IT IS TO THAT NUMBER THAT A GIGANTIC CURVE WILL BE APPLIED TO YIELD THE LETTER GRADES FOR THE SEMESTER.

TUTORING CENTER HOURS (NPB 1100)
M,T,TH 9:30-11:30AM
M-F 2-4PM

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE (NOW OBSOLETE)
CH. 1: 8/25, 27, 29
CH. 2: 9/3, 5, 8, 10
CH. 3: 9/10, 12, 15, 17
CH. 4: 9/17, 19
CH. 5: 9/22, 24, 26, 29
CH. 6: 10/1, 3
CH. 7: 10/6,8,10
CH. 8: 10/13, 15, 17
CH. 9: 10/20, 22, 24
CH. 10: 10/27,29,31
CH. 11: 11/3,5,10
CH. 12: 11/12, 14
CH. 13: 11/17, 19
CH. 14: 11/21, 24
CH. 15: 11/24, 26
CH. 16: 12/1, 3, 5
CH. 17: 12/5, 8, 10

ASSIGNED READING

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