PHYS 20: General Physics

FALL 2012



COURSE NEWS


Instructor: Dirk Bouwmeester
E-mail: bouwmeester@physics.ucsb.edu
Office Hours: R 2pm-5pm in Broida 4123

TA: Brian Pepper
E-mail: bpepper@physics.ucsb.edu
Office Hours: M 12pm-3pm in Broida 1019 (PSR)

TA: Amy Thompson
E-mail: amy@physics.ucsb.edu
Office Hours: M 10am-1pm in Broida 1019 (PSR)


Lecture: MW 5-6:15pm, Broida 1610, Dirk Bouwmeester
Recitation #1: R 12-12:50pm, Phelps 3505, Amy Thompson
Recitation #2: R 1-1:50pm, South Hall 1430, Amy Thompson
Recitation #3: R 2-2:50pm, Girvetz 1115, Brian Pepper
Recitation #4: R 3-3:50pm, Girvetz 1115, Brian Pepper
Problem sets: Due Mondays at 5pm (before lecture), in box outside Broida 1019 (PSR), 30% of grade
Midterm: Monday, Nov. 5th, 5pm-6:15pm in Broida 1610, 30% of grade
Final: Tuesday, Dec. 11th, 7:30pm-10:30pm in Broida 1610, 40% of grade
Required Textbook: An Introduction to Mechanics by Daniel Kleppner and Robert Kolenkow (K&K)
Material: We will cover the first five chapters of K&K

PROBLEM SETS

Due to the course's unusually large enrollment, we ask that you prepare your problem sets as follows: include all of your work, but also staple a cover sheet to the front including all of your final answers on one page. Problem sets will be posted below and are due at 5 PM on the due date (usually Monday).

LATE PROBLEM SETS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL.

Problem setsSolutions
#1 (due 10/8)#1
#2 (due 10/15)#2
#3 (due 10/22 10/23)#3
#4 (due 10/29)#4
#5 (due 11/5)canceled for midterm
Midterm (11/5)Midterm Solutions
#5 (due 11/13)#5
#6 (due 11/19)#6
#7 (due 11/26)#7
#8 (due 12/3)#8
Final (12/11)Final Solutions