Bryn Mawr College
Physics 102 Section 1: Introductory Physics
Spring 2008
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Physics 102 section 1 is primarily for post-baccalaureate students.
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Physics 102 section 2, primarily for undergraduate students (taught by Peter Beckmann).
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News
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Have a great summer!!
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General
Information
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Syllabus
Course information:
Course Website,
Labs,
Recitations,
Homework,
Text,
Exams,
Grades,
Honor Code,
Physics 101 and 102,
Physics 102 Sections,
Memorization,
Metric Prefixes,
Greek Alphabet,
What to Call Me,
Welcome Aboard
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People
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Office Hours
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No scheduled office hours after the end of finals week. To contact me,
send me E-mail, phone my office, or just drop by.
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Times and
Places
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| Lectures |
Park 243 |
8:40–10:00 |
Tuesday, Thursday |
| Recitations |
Park 243 |
5:45–6:45 |
Tuesday, Thursday |
| Lab |
Park 234 |
1:10–4:00 |
Tuesday or Wednesday |
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Homework
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| Homework #1 (due Jan. 28) |
Solution |
Graded problems: 7, 10, 11, 14 |
| Homework #2 (due Feb. 5) |
Solution |
Graded problems: 9, 11, 12, 14 |
| Homework #3 (due Feb. 12) |
Solution |
Graded problems: 3, 4, 9, 14 |
| Homework #4 (due Feb. 19) |
Solution |
Graded problems: 7, 10, 11, 14 |
| Homework #5 (due Feb. 26) |
Solution |
Graded problems: 1, 5, 9, 12 |
| Homework #6 (due Mar. 4) |
Solution |
Graded problems: 3, 7, 11, 13 |
| Homework #7 (due Mar. 18) |
Solution |
Graded problems: 2, 8, 9, 12 |
| Homework #8 (due Mar. 25) |
Solution |
Graded problems: 6*, 10, 14 |
| Homework #9 (due Apr. 3) |
Solution |
Graded problems: 1, 7, 13, 14 |
| Homework #10 (due Apr. 8) |
Solution |
Graded problems: 1, 3, 6, 15 |
| Homework #11 (due Apr. 15) |
Solution |
Graded problems: 1, 2, 8, 10 |
| Homework #12 (due Apr. 22) |
Solution |
Graded problems: 2, 9, 12, 13 |
| Homework #13 (due May 1) |
Solution |
Graded problems: 2, 4, 16, 19 |
| Homework #14 (not due) |
Solution |
Not graded |
*This problem counts double in grading.
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Recitations
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Recitations are Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 5:45 in Park 243.
Here are the problem sheets from past recitations.
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Miscellaneous
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Summary of lens equations and sign conventions
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Workbook Solutions
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The workbook which comes with the text provides supplementary problems
which you may find useful, especially as "warm-up" for doing the
homework assignments. Copies of the workbook are on reserve in
the library. Workbook problems are not required for this course;
use them only if you find them useful.
The solutions are password protected. Contact me if you need the password.
Chapter 11 Workbook Solutions
Chapter 12 Workbook Solutions
Chapter 14 Workbook Solutions
Chapter 15 Workbook Solutions
Chapter 16 Workbook Solutions
Chapter 17 Workbook Solutions
Chapter 18 Workbook Solutions
Chapter 19 Workbook Solutions
Chapter 20 Workbook Solutions
Chapter 21 Workbook Solutions
Chapter 22 Workbook Solutions
Chapter 23 Workbook Solutions
Chapter 24 Workbook Solutions
Chapter 25 Workbook Solutions
Chapter 26 Workbook Solutions
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Exams
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Old Exams
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The material covered this year will be similar to (but not identical to)
that covered in the past two years; however, the order will be
different, with waves and optics moved forward and electromagnetism
pushed back. For this reason, exams from previous years will be of limited
use in studying for exams this year. The style of exams this year will
be similar to that of previous years.
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General Physics Links
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Astronomy Picture of the day
Hubble Space Telescope image gallery
National Radio Astronomy Observatory image gallery
Physics News Update
Phys Rev Focus (recent physics papers with explanations for non-specialists)
Fundamental Physical Constants
Ned Wright's cosmology tutorial (UCLA)
Cosmology overview from the WMAP site
An introduction to particle physics
Review of particle physics (highly technical)
The Time
Accelerate a particle! Game at CERN
Google maps satellite images of some big physics experiments
Accelerators
Radio Telescopes
Interferometric Gravitational Wave Telescopes
There's no place like home....
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