Meeting
Times: MWF (4th) 10:40-11:30 AM
Location: NPB 1002
Location: NPB 1002
INSTRUCTOR:
Professor Chris Stanton
OFFICE: NPB 2170
PHONE: 392-8753
EMAIL: stanton@phys.ufl.edu
OFFICE HOURS: MW 1:30-2:30 or by appointment.
GRADER: Yunxi Liu
PHONE: 846-0818
OFFICE: NPB 1234
EMAIL: yliu0607@ufl.edu
OFFICE HOUR: Tuesday, 2-3 PM or by appointment.
OFFICE: NPB 2170
PHONE: 392-8753
EMAIL: stanton@phys.ufl.edu
OFFICE HOURS: MW 1:30-2:30 or by appointment.
GRADER: Yunxi Liu
PHONE: 846-0818
OFFICE: NPB 1234
EMAIL: yliu0607@ufl.edu
OFFICE HOUR: Tuesday, 2-3 PM or by appointment.
Announcements:
Solutions to exam 1 are now online in the exam section.
Grades for quizzes and the first MidTerm Exam are now online
using UF's E-learning tools.
Problems for Homework set 8 are on line now. Check out the Homework link above to the left.
Next Quiz: Friday, October 18. This will be a take-home exam that you can pick up in class and will be due at the beginning of class on Monday, Oct. 22.
The next Mid-term exam is Nov. 7 in NPB 1002 at 8:10 PM (E2-E3).
The review session will be on Tuesday, Nov. 5 in MCCA G186.
Course: In the first part, the course will introduce students to the foundations of modern physics, namely relativity, quantum mechanics and statistical physics. In the second part, applications of the concepts will be presented, depending on class interest in various areas of solid-state, nuclear, and particle physics. We will cover chapters 2-9 of the text and then special topics from the remaining chapters as time and class interest allows.
Text: The required text for this course is Modern Physics (2nd edition), by Randy Harris (Pearson/Addison Wesley San Francisco, 2008). The website for the book is: http://wps.aw.com/aw_harris_mp_2/.
Solutions to exam 1 are now online in the exam section.
Grades for quizzes and the first MidTerm Exam are now online
using UF's E-learning tools.
Problems for Homework set 8 are on line now. Check out the Homework link above to the left.
Next Quiz: Friday, October 18. This will be a take-home exam that you can pick up in class and will be due at the beginning of class on Monday, Oct. 22.
The next Mid-term exam is Nov. 7 in NPB 1002 at 8:10 PM (E2-E3).
The review session will be on Tuesday, Nov. 5 in MCCA G186.
Course: In the first part, the course will introduce students to the foundations of modern physics, namely relativity, quantum mechanics and statistical physics. In the second part, applications of the concepts will be presented, depending on class interest in various areas of solid-state, nuclear, and particle physics. We will cover chapters 2-9 of the text and then special topics from the remaining chapters as time and class interest allows.
Text: The required text for this course is Modern Physics (2nd edition), by Randy Harris (Pearson/Addison Wesley San Francisco, 2008). The website for the book is: http://wps.aw.com/aw_harris_mp_2/.
Grading: Your total score for the course is determined by your quizzes (20%), two mid-term exams (25% each) and your final exam (30%). Your grade will be determined by this score. I will give you feedback on your likely grade after the mid-term exam and once more near the end of the semester.
Final Exam: The final exam will be given at its assigned time:
Final Exam Group 9E ( Monday, December 9, 2012, 5:30-7:30 PM )
Academic Honesty: All UF students are required to abide by the University's Academic Honesty Guidelines and by the Honor Code, which reads as follows:
We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity. On all work submitted for credit by students at the University of Florida, the following pledge is either required or implied: "On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment."
Acknowledgments: I am indebted to Mark Meisel who has previously taught the course and provided me with advice.