PHYSICS 244 HOME PAGE
Here's a way to get some idea of what your course grade would be after the third exam. First add up your scores from the first 9 homework assignments (possible 150 points) and multiply by 2/3. Then add your three exam scores to the homework number. This gives a theoretical maximum of 400 points with high score of about 350 in the class. The grade assignments would go something like this:320 and up -- A
290-320 AB
265-290 B
235-265 BC
200-235 C
150-200 D
Instructor Evaluation -- Rescheduled for class on Wed 12/11/02
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Discussion sessions will be held each week on Monday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm. Students may attend either or both discussions. The discussion groups will be led by Mr. Burikham and will focus mainly on problem solving. The Monday session will normally include a discussion of the homework problems from the previous week, while the Wednesday session will focus on material related to the current week's homework.
GENERAL INFO: Physics 244 is a course in Modern Physics designed primarily for students in Electrical Engineering and ECE. The course will cover a wide variety of topics in quantum and atomic physics, with applications to more complex systems. Topics to be covered include: Discovery of the electron
Kinetic theory and the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
Quantization of electromagnetic radiation
Structure of atoms
deBroglie waves
Motion of wave packets
The Schrodinger equation
Bound states in some simple potentials
Reflection and transmission of waves -- Barrier penetration
The hydrogen atom
Electron spin
Pauli principle and the periodic table
Quantum statistics
Molecules
Emission and absorption of light -- lasers
Electrons in solid conductors
Energy bands
SemiconductorsHOMEWORK: Homework assignments will normally be given out each Monday, and homework papers will be collected in class the following Monday. Students are permitted and encouraged to work together on homework assignments with the goal of learning from each other. However, the homework paper you hand in must represent your own work. Copying someone else's solution is plagiarism. Late homework will not be accepted. Homework solutions will be posted on the web after the papers have been collected. EXAMS: We will have three regular hour exams during the semester. The exams will be held during the normal class period on October 4, November 1 and November 25. The final exam will be held on Thursday December 19 at 10:05 am. Anyone requiring special arrangements for exams should contact Prof. Knutson at the earliest possible opportunity. GRADING: The final course grade will be based on the total number of points accumulated during the semester with 100 points for each of the three midterm exams, 150 points for the final, and 100 points for homework.
