Physics 214
Dr. Gladden
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| 5/12 | -- | OK - Final grades are in. People did pretty well on the final - average was an 82 and this helped a number of people. You can look up all your grades and averages here. I hope you all have a good summer ~~ safe travels and come back to us safe. And don't forget to stay in touch - I like to hear from students! |
| 4/28 | -- | Here are the solutions for Test #3. See me SOON if you have any questions. If you are interested, you can also see the distribution for the Test #3 grades. The average was a 73.9. |
| 4/28 | -- | I have compiled your grades going into the exam and posted them here. Please note the assumptions made in computing your projected grade and contact me if you notice a mistake. Reading for this week (there will be no homework to do): Chap. 30: 30.1, 30.2, 30.3, 31.1, 31.2 You can skip all other sections, but you may be interested in 31.4 and 31.5 which discusses radiation and health issues (you will not be tested on this). |
| 4/25 | -- | Hope you all have a nice Double Decker! I'll get the
tests graded as soon as possible, but it will most likely Tuesday
before they are done. I have posted the Extra Credit PhET simulation page. Click here to go to the login page and READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS! |
| 4/24 | -- | Here are the solutions for Chap. 27 on Quantum Theory. Don't forget we have a review session scheduled for 3:30 to 4:30 today in Lewis 109. I am compiling your grades (including Chap. 27 HW) and will do my best to post them by Friday afternoon. |
| 4/22 | -- | Here are the solutions for Chap. 26 on Relativity. I will soon be posting a link to a page for you to log in to start your PhET extra credit. I'll mention it in class. Here are some sections we skipped in Chap. 26 and 27: Chap 26: 26.6, 26.10, 26.11 Chap. 27: 27.5, 27.6, 27.9 |
| 4/21 | -- | Here are solutions for Chap. 23 and 25. Also out of Chap. 27, take a look at the Conceptual Questions: Chap. 27: 2, 6, 12, 13, 18, 20, and 22. There will be a recitation session today (Monday) from 4-5 in Lewis 109. I also plan to hold a review session on Thursday from 3:30 - 4:30 in Lewis 109 in preparation for Test #3 on Friday. I know some of you will not be able to make it then - if you have questions, contact me for an appointment. I will post solutions for Chap. 26 HW on Tuesday and Chap. 27 HW on Thursday. |
| 4/15 | -- | Here are the solutions for HW08 on Chap. 24. I have
also included answers to conceptual questions 1, 4, 7, 9, 20 in that
chapter - I suggest you look those over and think about them before
reading the answer. We did not include much quantitative material from Chap. 25 on optical instruments. I am assigning conceptual questions 6, 8, 9. You should also be able to explain the parts of the eye and their function. These questions do not need to be turned in. I am assigning some quantitative questions from Chap. 26 on Relativity. They are posted on Grade Assist and will be due next Monday evening (4/21) by 10 PM. Sections we skipped are 26.6 and 26.10. You should also look the the following questions in Chap. 26: 10, 12, 18, 19 We will spend the next three lectures on the Quantum nature of the atom. (Chap. 27) |
| 4/9 | -- | Here are the solutions for Test #2. Look them over carefully and understand your mistakes! See me if you need further help. The due date for HW for Chap. 24 has been pushed back to Thursday by 10PM. Here are some sections we skipped in Chap. 24 & 25: 24.2, 24.9, 24.11, 24.12 25.5 (you should know the qualitative ideas behind the compound microscope), 25. 25.6, 25.7, 25.8, 25.9, 25.10, 25.11, 25.12 |
| 3/31 | -- | Here are the grades for Test#2. The average was a 70.0 ( a little better). You can also view a distribution of the grades here. There were 3 scores of 100 or better. I'll have solutions posted in a few days. Make sure to look them over and understand where you went wrong - otherwise get some help to figure it out. I'll return the tests to you Wed. in class. There will NOT be a recitation session this afternoon. We will pick up again next Monday. You can also make an appointment to come see me. |
| 3/28 | 4/2 | HW07 on Chap. 23 is now posted on GradeAssist. It will
be due Wed. 4/2 by 10PM local time. Also take a look at the
conceptual questions: 7, 11, 15, 21. I should have Test #2 graded by class on Monday. |
| 3/19 | 3/24 | I have gotten behind on posting solutions! Sorry about that. Here are solutions for HW04,05, and 06. HW04 solutions HW05 solutions HW06 solutions For HW07 on Chap. 22 - answer the conceptual questions: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12. I will go ahead and post answers to these questions, but you should not look at them until you have come up with you own solutions! This assignment will not be graded, but you will be responsible for this information on the upcoming Test #2! Test #2 is next Wednesday 3/26 and will cover Chap. 18-22. Start reviewing NOW! Monday 3/24 we will use our Recitation time for a general review in preparation for Test#2. Meet at the same time and place (Lewis 109 at 4:00). One final note: Office hours tomorrow (3/20) will be held in my Observatory office. I will have to leave about 10 minutes early (11:50) to get to a noon meeting. |
| 3/5 | 3/18 | HW06 on Chap. 21 is now posted on GradeAssist. It will
not be due until the Tuesday after Spring Break (3/18) by 10:00 pm
local time. Please don't wait until Monday to start it! There will be a recitation session Monday 3/17 from 4 - 5 in Lewsi 109. Don't forget that Test #2 will be coming up on Mar. 26 and will cover Chaps. 18 - 22. I will post HW solns tomorrow. |
| 2/29 | -- | OK - I think I have a recitation session time locked down. We'll meet each Monday from 4:00 - 5:00 in Lewis 109. Sometimes I will be there to work some problems and sometimes it will be a graduate student. They are not mandatory, but should be helpful to see some problems worked out. |
| 2/29 | 3/5 | Don't forget that we have a recitation session at 1:00 - 2:00 today (Friday) in the Observatory. The due date for HW04 has been pushed back to tonight by 10:00 PM. HW05 on Chap. 20 is now posted and will be due by Wed. (3/5) by 10:00 PM. Here are some conceptual questions you might want to take a look at: Q: 9, 10, 15, 18. |
| 2/24 | 2/28 | I have posted a HW set for Chap. 19 on Grade Assist. It will be due by Thursday (2/28) evening at 10:00. Also, some conceptual questions for you to take a look at are 1, 4, 6, 15. |
| 2/23 | -- | Here are the solutions for HW03 from Chap. 18. |
| 2/20 | -- | Here are the solutions for Test#1. Make sure you understand each of the solutions and get help if you don't. |
| 2/19 | -- | Here is a histogram of the grade distributions for Test #1. |
| 2/18 | 2/22 | HW03 from Chap. 18 is now posted. It will be due by THIS
FRIDAY (2/22) by 10:00 PM. Unless you want to spend your Friday
night doing physics (it's OK - I do it sometimes) I'd get started
early! Additionally, you may want to take a look at the conceptual questions: Q: 1, 4, 8, 13 on pages 514 - 515. |
| 2/18 | -- | I have finished grading Test #1. You can look up your scores by the class code you should have received by email from me. The average was a 65.2. If you made below a 50% on the test, I recommend you come see me to discuss a plan of attack. You should have finished reading Chap. 18 and begin Chap. 19. I will have a few problems from Chap. 18 for you posted on Grade Assist by the end of the day. They will be due by Friday (2/22). |
| 2/13 | -- | I have posted the solutions for HW02 - Chap. 17. A few notes:
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| 2/8 | -- | Here are the solutions for the Questions in Chap. 14 and 15 I asked you to look at and the solutions for Chap. 17 problems and questions. |
| 2/7 | -- | Don't forget! We have Test #1 coming up next Friday (2/15). It will cover Chap. 14-17. If you are having difficulties, don't wait until the last minute to get you questions answered (I am weriting this during a very lonely office hour). |
| 2/7 | 2/12 | HW02 on Chap. 17 is now posted on Grade Assist. It will be due next Tuesday 2/12 by 10 PM local time. I will also suggest a few conceptual questions for you to ponder. I will post answers to these questions with the rest of the problems. The questions are NOT to be turned in. Chap. 17, Qustions: 3, 8, 9, 10 I will post solutions to HW01 shortly. |
| 1/30 | 2/5 | HW01 on Chap. 16 is now posted on the Grade Assist site.
Have at it. The due date is next Tues (2/5) by 11:00 PM
local time. The assigment is: Chap. 16 Problems: 4, 7, 8, 12, 14, 24, 26, 32, 36, 64 (the last one is a bit tough - do your best) Don't forget to keep up with your reading on Chap. 16! For those of you who have not gotten a code yet, I have still not heard from any of the other students. I have sent a reminder to the professors. Let's wait it out until Friday before you purchase a new code. |
| 1/22 | Today we finished up a few thoughts on Chap. 14 on Heat and
covered the 1st Law of Thermodynamics in Chap. 15. We will finish
Chap. 15 on Friday. Because we are going over Chaps. 14 and 15 so quickly, I am not assigning quantitative problems, but here are some conceptual questions for you to answer from the back of each chapter. I will not collect these and will post answers next week for you to check yourself. I STRONGLY suggest that you work on these before looking at the answers. These concepts WILL show up on the test. Chap. 14: Questions 9, 13, 16, 19 Chap. 15: Questions 2, 4, 15, 19 Also - Don't forget to report to Lab this week with your lab manual in hand! And- EVERYONE should be registered with this course at PH GradeAssist by this Friday. We'll begin using the system next week. |
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Want a good grade?? I have posted a useful guide to solving physics problems written by an instructor for this course a few years ago. It is a bit "tongue in cheek", but is very helpful. We will not be turing in written problem sets, but I STRONGLY encourage you to work your solutions as described in this guide during homework because it is the kind of thing I will be looking for in your written test solutions. Feel free to contact me with questions, or bring your written out HW solutions for me to look over durng office hours. Another good source of help is the Physics Tutoring Center which is just across the hall from our classroom. There is a graduate student or professor in there many hours of the day to help students with problems (but NOT solve them for you!) There is a specific schedule posted on the door. Finally and VERY IMPORTANTLY: Come to see me in office hours! Student who do that regularly almost always do well in the course. On-line homework system: Some of you are having trouble the the Class ID when registering with the PHGA website. The Class ID is physics214S1 which is the last part of the full web address of the HW website (http://phga.pearsoncmg.com/phga2/classes/physics214S1/ ). The easiest way to register is to click on the above link to the HW website and follow the "Register as a Student" link. This should start you through a pretty straightforward series of steps to get you a user name and password. Once you have that, return to the above link and click on an assignment. You'll then be asked to login with the username and password supplied. WARNING: Make sure to keep your username and password to your self! If someone can access your account, they can trash your physics grades! |
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For those of you who purchased a
used textbook, you need to acquire an access code for the on-line
homework system. The codes can be purchased from Prentice Hall
for $38.60 by following this link: PHGradeAssist2 Student Quick Start Guide, 6/E . You need to acquire a code by Monday Jan. 21 and register because we will start using the system next week. |
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Welcome to Physics 214 with Dr. Gladden! This is the page to which you should refer most often. It is where I will post homework assignments, make announcements, post test scores and distributions, and will be my primary mode of communication with you (other than lectures of course!). Make sure to take a good look at the course syllabus (html, pdf) and let me know if there is anything you do not understand. |
