Physics 9B: Classical Physics, Winter
2007
Last updated:
Jan. 19, 2007
Text: Sears and Zemansky's University Physics, Young
& Freedman, 11th Edition, Volume 1 & 2
You also need a clicker
for the new Interwrite PRS-RF system to answer quizzes and questions in
class. You can get it from the
bookstore. There should be a rebate coupon if you buy a new textbook.
Instructor: Hsin-Chia Cheng,
433 Phy/Geo, (cheng [at] physics.ucdavis.edu)
Lectures: MWF 12:10-1:00 PM, 66
Roessler
Office Hours: Problem solving
session: Tue 3:10-4:00 PM, 158 Roessler, Office Hour: Mon 3:00-4:00 PM,
433 Phy/Geo.
Prerequisites: Phy9A, Math21C
(We need partial derivatives and the chain rule.)
Corequisites: Math21D (Vector
Analysis, not needed for this course but necessary for Phy9C next
quarter.)
Websites: http://www.physics.ucdavis.edu/~cheng/teaching/9B-w07/
Important information about
registration and changing sections:
You must register in a Discussion
section and a Lab section. You must go to the lab on the first day. If you wish to make any changes to your
lab, discussion, or lecture sections, you must obtain a PTA from your
lab instructor. (You will be automatically dropped from the
course if you try to change the sections without a PTA.) I don't have
PTA's and therefore can not help you with registration issues. For the
contact information
of your lab instructor or other registration questions, please ask the
student services of the Physics
Department Office.
Discussion Leader: Liam
Damewood (damewood [at] physics.ucdavis.edu)
Office hour: Thu 12:10 PM, 113
Phy/Geo
A01: M 6:10-7:00, 140 Phys/Geo
A02:
M 7:10-8:00, 140 Phys/Geo
A03:
M 8:10-9:00, 140 Phys/Geo
A04: T 5:10-6:00, 130 Phys/Geo
A05:
T 6:10-7:00, 140 Phys/Geo
A06:
T 7:10-8:00, 140 Phys/Geo
A07:
T 8:10-9:00, 140 Phys/Geo
Readers: Alice Durand (amdurand
[at] ucdavis.edu), Sharon Chang (shschang [at] ucdavis.edu).
Lab
Information:
Lab Instructors: Ryan Snow (snow [at] physics.ucdavis.edu),
Shan Dai (dai [at] physics.ucdavis.edu).
Syllabus
Homework
and Reading Assignments: please click the link
to check the homework and reading assignments
Grading:
Reading quizzes: 14%
Problem sets: 20%
Midterm I: 18%
Midterm II: 18%
Final: 30%
Lab: see the syllabus
Bonus: based on your
participations, up to 5% for the Discussion sections and up to 5% for
in-class questions
Final grades will be curved. The
cutoffs for A-, B-, and C- will roughly correspond to mean + 1 standard
deviation, mean, and mean - 1 standard deviation respectively.
Schedule:
(tentative, subject to change)
Waves and Sound (Ch15-16):
Week 1-3
Geometric Optics (Ch33-34): Week 4-5
Physical Optics (Ch35-36): Week 6-7
Heat and Thermal Dynamics (Ch17-20):
Week 7-10
Fluids (Ch14): Week 11
Midterms and Final Exams:
Midterm I: Fri, Feb. 2, 12:10 - 1:00
PM,
66 Roessler, expected to cover Ch 15, 16, 33, 34
Midterm II: Wed, Feb. 28, 12:10 - 1:00
PM,
66 Roessler, expected to cover Ch 35, 36, 17, 18
(Note
that I decide to move the 2nd Midterm
to Wednesday from the original plan on Monday so that you can use the
discussion sections and office hours on Monday and Tuesday to ask
questions.)
Final: Tue, Mar. 20, 1:30 -3:30 PM,
covers everything in this course
There will be no make-up exams,
so do not make travel plans on those
dates. The exams are closed book. You are allowed to bring one
8.5''X11'' sheet of notes and a calculator. No cell phone, PDA, or
laptop
computer will be allowed. You also need to bring your own bluebooks for
the exams.
General
Advices and Additional Information
Some useful links:
Other Informmation:
If you have not already done so please review the UC Davis Code of
Academic Conduct at http://sja.ucdavis.edu/cac.html.
If you need to document a learning disability contact the Student
Disability Center at http://sdc.ucdavis.edu/.