Spring 2000, Unique number 54960

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HOMEPAGE: http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~phy316/spring2K/shih/home.html

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS SCHEDULE: http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~phy316/spring2K/shih/schedule.html

TEXT: Physics, 4th Edition, Volume 2 (Wiley)
              by Resnick, Halliday, and Krane

Textbook Corrections: page 745, The Hall Effect, 3^rd paragraph, 5^th line, V = E/w should be changed to V = Ew.

INSTRUCTOR: Professor C. Ken Shih, office RLM 13.318
            email: shih@physics.utexas.edu

INSTRUCTOR'S OFFICE HOURS: M. 11-12, Wed. 10-11

TA: Mr. Sungyun Kim, Office: RLM 7.202, Phone #: 1-1638 email:ksyun@physics.utexas.edu Office Hrs: Th 2-4 p.m.

Problem sessions: T.,Th. 5-6 p.m. Place: RLM 6.120

Homework: due once a week, always on Thursday midnights (now changed to Firday morning 2 a.m.)

The first assignment will be due on Thursday January 27 The computerized homework system will be used. Register at http://hw.ph.utexas.edu/roster.html.

Instructions on the homework system http://hw10.ph.utexas.edu/studentInstructions.html.

CLASS TALK:

each student to have a compatible TI calculator (TI 83, TI-85 CBL, TI-86 or TI-92; the Co-op has calculators with the necessary cable). Class participation using class talk will count 10% of the grade: 5% for logging in each day and 5% for answering the questions raised in class.

You can check your class talk grade on the homework service. A separate file keeps track with the manual inputs. See http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~phy316/spring2K/shih/ct-manu.pdf.

Class talk orientation sessions: 5-6 p.m. PAI 2.48 on Wednesday 1/19, Friday 1/21 and Monday 1/24.
Class talk administrator: Daniel Parcher, office hours WF 11-12, RLM10.206. email: ctalk@physics.utexas.edu

GRADING:

PREREQUISITE: PHY 301 AND 101L, M 408D OR 308L, AND CREDIT OR REGISTRATION FOR PHY 116L.