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Lectures:
Professor Peter Timbie
pttimbie@wisc.edu
6209 Chamberlin Hall
262-5916
Office Hours
Weds 8-9 AM, Th 1-2 PM

Discussions:
Eva Tsoncheva
evelits@gmail.com
2310 Chamberlin Hall
239-0422
Office Hours
MW 4:30 - 5:30
(right after discussions)
in 2135 Chamberlin


 

Text:  You will want to have a copy of the textbook, which is available at the UBS and on reserve in the Physics Library.

    <>Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers
    3rd Edition, 2006, Thornton and Rex

Alternate reading:  The Physics Library (4th floor Chamberlin Hall)
has on reserve book, that is used by Physics 241 and has been used for Physics 244 in the past.  You might want to look at it to get a different perspective:

          Modern Physics
          any edition, Tipler and Llewellyn

Grading: 

5%   in-class quizzes
20% homework
15% exam 1
15% exam 2
15% exam 3
30% final exam






 
 
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