Instructor: Dr. Thomas Curtright
Textbook: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 4th ed., by Paul A. Tipler
Physics 206 pages: http://server.physics.miami.edu/~curtright/phy206summer00.html
| Week | Dates | Chapters | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 28 | Review | |
| 1 | 18 | Temperature and Kinetic Theory | |
| 2 | Jul 3 | 19 | Heat and 1st Law of Thermo |
| 2 | 20 | 2nd Law of Thermodynamics | |
| 2 | 21 | Thermal Properties and Processes | |
| 3 | Jul 10, Mon | TEST I, 10:05 am - 12:20 pm | |
| 3 | 13 | Fluids | |
| 3 | 15 | Wave Motion | |
| 4 | Jul 17 | 16 | Superposition and Standing Waves |
| 4 | 33 | Properties of Light | |
| 4 | 35 | Interference and Diffraction | |
| 5 | Jul 24, Mon | TEST II, 10:05 am - 12:20 pm | |
| 5 | 34 | Optical Images | |
| 5 | 17 | Wave-Particle Duality and Quantum Physics | |
| 5 | 36 | Schrodinger Equation | |
| 6 | Jul 31 | 39 | Relativity |
| 6 | 41 | Elementary Particles and Cosmology | |
| 6 | Aug 4, Fri | TEST III, 10:05 am - 12:20 pm |
You may contact Dr. Curtright by email: curtright@physics.miami.edu; by phone: 305-284-2324 ext 4 (or 8-7138 if you are on campus); or by visiting his office: 325 J. L. Knight Physics Bldg.
Grading Policy: The course grade is computed on a total of 300 points. The total is based on four 100 point grades as follows: three progress tests (including the final) of 100 points each, and a homework-quiz grade of 100 points. The lowest of the four grades is dropped automatically. Attendance will be taken occasionally and may affect your final grade. An unexcused absence from a test or quiz earns a grade of zero. When a student has a valid excuse for missing a test, the missing test grade is filled in with the average of that student's other grades and the grade is computed by the above rules. The Honor Code will be enforced and violations will not be tolerated.
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