Course Information
| Professor Mark Rzchowski rzchowski@physics.wisc.edu |
5114 Chamberlin Hall 265-2876 |
Office Hours |
| Professor Teresa Montaruli tmontaruli@icecube.wisc.edu |
4112 Chamberlin Hall 890-0901 |
Office Hours Mon. 2-3:30 pm |
TAs |
Office | Discussion | Lab (3254 Ch) |
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601-MW 8:50 am (2108 Ch) |
301-T 1:20 pm |
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| 602-MW 3:30 pm (2108 Ch) 606-MW 12:05 pm (2112 Ch) |
302-T 7:05 pm 306-W 7:05 pm |
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| 608-MW 2:25 pm (2108 Ch) 609-MW 12:05 pm (2108 Ch) |
308-R 1:20 pm 309-R 7:05 pm |
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| 604-MW 11:00 am (2120 Ch) 607-MW 7:45 am (2104 Ch) |
304-W 12:00 pm 307-R 8:50 am |
Text:
This is the same book that you used last semester in Physics 207. Make sure you have the version that says 'With Modern Physics'. This has the material we cover in the last third of the course. |
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Lectures: 12:05 Tuesday and Thursday in 2103 Chamberlin Hall.
You may be called upon to answer questions in lecture and to assist with demonstrations.
Honors Lectures: 12:05 Friday in 2241 Chamberlin Hall.
These topical lectures are open to all, and are required if you have registered for honors.
Attendance will be taken for honors students. See syllabus for lecture topics.
Homework: Done online through the Mastering Physics Website .
Exams: Three evening midterm exams, one final exam.
Midterm Exam #1: Wed. Oct. 3
Midterm Exam #2: Wed. Oct. 31
Midterm Exam #3: Wed. Nov. 28
Final Exam: Fri. Dec. 21, 7:45 AM -
Discussion Sections: Discussion sections are two times per week (Mondays and Wednesdays). They are most useful for help on HW, lecture topics, and exam preparation. Discussion sections start Wednesday, Sep. 5. There will be one short (~15 min) quiz in discussion section each week, usually on Monday, and one group problem. Both will cover materials from the previous week's lecture. |
| Laboratories: Laboratories are three hours long, once per week. Labs start week of Sep. 10. There are ten labs this semester. You must complete at least nine of them, or you will receive a failing grade for the entire course. If you complete only nine of them, the entire lab portion of your grade will be reduced by 30%. Missed labs can be made up with an approved excuse (this needs to be a good one!), and your TA's approval. Labs can be made up during an alternate lab period that same week with your own or a different TA (best solution), or during the week of the immediately following exam (when there is no scheduled lab). This means, for instance, that after the week of the first exam, you can no longer make up lab #1. The message here is you should complete all the labs! |
| Grading: | ||
| Homework | 10% | Online through Mastering Physics |
| Laboratory | 10% | Grade based on participation and lab question sheets. |
| Discussion | 10% | Discussion participation, group problems and quizzes. |
| Midterm Exam 1 | 15% | Wed. evening, Oct. 3 |
| Midterm Exam 2 | 15% | Wed. evening, Oct. 31 |
| Midterm Exam 3 | 15% | Wed. evening, Nov. 28 |
| Final | 25% | Fri. Dec. 21, 7:45 am |