PHY184 - Spring 2007
Michigan State University
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Course Coordinator:
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Felicia V Berryman, Daniel R Stump, Reinhard Schwienhorst |
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Instructor (Section 001):
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Reinhard H Schwienhorst |
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Instructor (Section 002):
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Reinhard H Schwienhorst, S D Mahanti |
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Instructor (Section 1):
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Reinhard H Schwienhorst |
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Instructor Information
Reinhard Schwienhorst and Gary Westfall - Section 001
Daniel Stump and S.D. Mahanti - Section 002Course Description
Physics for Scientists and Engineers 2
Electricity and magnetism, waves, geometrical optics, wave optics, relativityPrerequisites
PHY183Class Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
BPS 1410
Section 1: 8:00 - 8:50 am
Section 2: 9:10 - 10:00 amOffice Hours
Prof. Schwienhorst: Tuesdays 3:30-5:00 pm in Room 1248 BPS.
Wednesdays 3:30-5:00 pm in Room 3234 BPS.
Prof. Stump: Mondays and Thursdays, 9100-2:30 pm in Room 1248 BPS.Exam Information
Midterm 1: Thursday, February 8
Midterm 2: Thursday, March 22
Final Exam: Thursday, May 3, 5:45-7:45 pm (location: ANH 1281)
For each Midterm exam there will a Corrections Set. Students may complete the Corrections Set for 30% credit of the points they missed on the Midterm. There will be no Corrections Set for the Final.Deadlines
Homework sets will be due on Tuesday mornings at 8:00 am.Grading Information
The final grade in this course will be based on homework, midterm exams, and the final exam. Each of these items will count as follows:
Homework: 30%
Midterm 1: 20%
Midterm 2: 20%
Final Exam: 30%
The final grade in the course will be assigned on a fixed scale as follows:
Grade > 92% --- 4.0
84% < Grade < 92% --- 3.5
76% < Grade < 84% --- 3.0
68% < Grade < 76% --- 2.5
60% < Grade < 68% --- 2.0
52% < Grade < 60% --- 1.5
44% < Grade < 52% --- 1.0
Grade < 44% --- 0.0Textbook
"Physics for Scientists and Engineers 2"
Bauer, Westfall
McGraw-Hill, 2005