 Course Info - Spring Term News Page - Course Info - Aides - Instructors - References - Textbooks - Solutions Page - Syllabus - Physics 1b - Physics 1c - TIDE Info - Java 1.1 Applets There is one required textbook for this course: Electricity and Magnetism, Berkeley Physics Course Vol. 2 by Edward Purcell (2nd edition). It is available in the bookstore. There are two other texts on electricity and magnetism which you may find useful for supplementary reading: Halliday and Resnick, and Feynman Lectures Volume II. Halliday and Resnick is mathematically and conceptually less sophisticated than Purcell. These two books are on reserve in the library for your convenience. Specific supplementary readings from Feynman are indicated in the syllabus. Homework Assignments Homework will be due every Friday at the beginning of lecture. Homework will be accepted up to one week late for 1/2 credit. The work must be your own, not copied from others or the blackboard in recitation. You are encouraged to discuss the problems with others but the write-up must be all yours. You should be able to reproduce any solution you hand in without help from anyone else. In the past, some students have achieved high homework grades and still failed the quizzes and tests. This shows poor judgment in using help: the object of the homework problems is to help you learn the material. There are many problems at the end of the chapters in your text, of which only a fraction are assigned for homework. You may wish to work additional problems to gain more practice. A few optional problems are suggested in the course syllabus. Your TA can assist you in selecting other problems. Exams There will be four quizzes during the quarter, all take-home exams. Quizzes will be due at lecture, and no credit will be given for quizzes that are submitted late. There will also be a take-home final exam covering the entire term. There will be no midterm exam. A review session will be held before each quiz is due (time and place to be announced) . There will also be a review session for the final exam. Grades You will receive a letter grade for this course. Your grade will be based on your performance as follows: Written homework (20%) Quizzes (40%) Final exam (40%) Your performance in recitation class and general level of effort may be used as a basis for supplemental points (up to 5%) according to the judgment of your TA. Physics 1c Analytical This document is available in hard copy form at the physics office, and is handed out at the start of term at lecture. News Page - Course Info - Aides - Instructors - References - Textbooks - Solutions Page - Syllabus - Physics 1b - Physics 1c - TIDE Info - Java 1.1 Applets Questions or comments? Send Email to phys1@cco.caltech.edu |