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of Physics University of Florida PHY 1033C Discovering Physics Fall 2013: 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! (05 Nov 2013) Final Exam (Group
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 Instructor:
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The “official” textbook, which is required, is "Newton to Einstein: The trail of light" by Ralph Baierlein.
The "official" UF Bookstore has this book for about $57 (buy) and about $30 (rent) [tax not included] as of August 2013.
However, I was able to find used versions of this book, both in hardcover and paperback, available from online
sources for about $6 but tax and shipping are not included in this price. 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. For my class, either one will be fine.