Course
Information
| Professor Daniel Chung danielchung@wisc.edu |
5207
Chamberlin Hall 265-3133 |
Office Hours |
| Professor
Peter Timbie pttimbie@wisc.edu |
6209
Chamberlin Hall 262-5916 |
Office Hours
W 2:00 - 4:00 PM |
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TAs
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office/ph | Discussion | Lab (4310 Ch) |
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Yuanfeng Gao gao6@wisc.edu |
4254-Ch/ 608-262-6274 |
602-TR 2:25 pm (2112 Ch) 607-TR 4:35 pm (2124 Ch) |
302-M 3:30-6:25 pm 307-W 7:05-10:00 pm |
Matt McCaskey mccaskey@wisc.edu |
5264C-Ch/ 608-262-9820 |
603-TR 3:30 pm (2112 Ch) 608-TR 7:45 am (2112 Ch) |
303-M 7:05-10:00 pm 308-R 8:50-11:45 pm |
Dongxu Wang dwang7@wisc.edu |
4254-Ch/ 608-556-3467 |
608-TR 7:45 am (2108 Ch) | 301-M 12:05-3 pm |
Siyuan Zhang szhang22@wisc.edu |
2308-Ch/ 608-698-3705 |
604-WF 1:20 pm (2108 Ch) 609-TR 9:55 am (2120 Ch) |
304-T 3:30-6:25 pm 309-R 2:25-5:20 pm |
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Lectures: 12:05-12:55 PM Tuesday and Thursday in
2103 Chamberlin Hall.
You may be called upon to answer questions in lecture and to assist
with demonstrations.
Honors
Lectures: 12:05-12:55 Fridays 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 (10 out of 14 lectures are
required for credit).
See syllabus
for lecture topics. In addition
a final project is required
as described here.
Homework: Done online through the Mastering Physics Website . You will be provided with an access code.
Exams: Three evening midterm exams, one final exam.
There are no make-up exams.
Midterm Exam #1: Wed.
Feb. 20, time 5:30-7 PM, in B102 Van Vleck
Midterm Exam #2: Wed.
Mar. 26, time 5:30-7 PM, in B102 Van Vleck
Midterm Exam #3: Wed.
Apr 23, time 5:30-7 PM, in B102 Van Vleck
Final Exam: Mon. May 12,
7:25 PM - 9:25 PM, in 2103 Chamberlin Hall (our lecture room)
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Discussion
Sections:
Discussion sections are two times per week.
They are useful for help on lecture topics, HW, and exam preparation.
Discussion sections start week of Jan. 21.
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| Laboratories: Laboratories are three hours long, once per week. Labs
start week of Jan. 28. There are eleven labs this semester (note that we added one to the schedule after the course started). You must complete at least ten of them, or you will receive a failing grade for the entire course. If you complete only ten of them, the entire lab portion of your grade will be reduced by 30%. Missed labs can be made up with a preapproved excuse (this needs to be a good one!). With your TA's approval, labs can be made up during an alternate lab period that same week, or during the following exam week. The message here is you should complete all the labs! |
| Grading: | ||
| Homework | 15% | Online through Mastering Physics |
| Laboratory | 8% | All labs must be completed to pass the course. |
| Lab writeup | 7% | We will choose one lab for a written 'lab report' (see labs page) |
| Midterm Exam 1 | 15% | Wed. evening, Feb 20, 5:30-7 PM |
| Midterm Exam 2 | 15% | Wed. evening, Mar 26, 5:30-7 PM |
| Midterm Exam 3 | 15% | Wed. evening, Apr 23, 5:30-7 PM |
| Final | 25% | Mon. evening, May 12,
7:25-9:25 PM |
| Reading Quizzes |
Bonus! |
Roughly once a week, online through Mastering Physics |
Tutoring: If you want more or different help from what the Teaching Assistants or Professors can provide, you might
consider working with a tutor. There are several options:
Physics Club: The University Physical Society (UPS) provides free drop-in tutoring. The tutors are mainly undergraduate physics
and astronomy/physics majors.
Private Tutors: There are Physics graduate students (not your TA's) who will provide tutoring for an hourly fee.
Greater University Tutoring Service (GUTS): Volunteer tutors.
Physics Learning Center: Regular tutoring in small groups led by Physics Peer Mentor Tutors. Requires a consistent time commitment throughout the semester.
Comments: There is a drop box where you can leave comments and feedback about the course anonymously at
comments.