Physics 2020: Fall '10

General Physics 2 (Electricity & Magnetism, and Optics)

MWF 11:00-11:50 Duane G1B20 (Section 100)

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Announcements

• Thursday 9/23: HW #3 posted.
• Tuesday 9/21: CAPA #4 Solution posted on CULearn.
• Friday 9/17: HW #2 Solution posted on CULearn.
• Prof. Pollock will hold a special extra office hour Monday evening, Sep 20 (that's the night before the first midterm), at 5-5:50 PM in G1B30 (that's the other big lecture hall next to ours). It's not an "exam review session" (meaning, I won't prepare anything!), just a chance for you to get your last minute questions answered.
• Tuesday 9/14: CAPA #3 Solution posted on CULearn.
• Friday 9/10: HW #2 posted at Homework page, HW #1 Solution posted on CULearn.
• Thursday 9/9: CAPA #2 Solution posted on CULearn.
• If you have questions about homework, one place to look is the "Virtual office hours" link (on the left, under Course Info) or, did you notice there is a threaded discussion available on our CULearn site, so you can talk to each other about homework? Feel free to post to it!
• Wednesday 9/1: CAPA #1 Solution posted on CULearn.
• Sunday 8/29: Written homework #1 POSTPONED! The first written homework is no longer due this week, but now a week later: Thursday, Sep 9 at 5pm. CAPA is still due as usual.
• Thursday 8/26: Written homework #1 posted. The first written homework will be due Thursday, Sep 2 at 5pm in your TA's mailbox at the entrance to the HelpRoom. (See above) See the written homework link.
• Thursday 8/26: Lab #1 and prelab #1 posted. For your lab section in week two, do the prelab online beforehand, print it out and bring it to your TA - it's worth 1/3 of that week's lab grade! Also, print out and bring the lab - your TA will not be handing them out. Both are available at the labs and prelabs link.
• Thursday 8/26: CAPA Late Enrollment. If you cannot find YOUR set with your name in the bins, check with Prof. DeWolfe ASAP. If you enrolled for the course at some date after the Saturday before the term started, please click on the "CAPA help" link to the left, then find the "CAPA late enrollment" link on that page, and follow the instructions there. (You will then be able to use "Pin-Getter" on the left to get your pin for set #1) Don't wait till Monday to try this, please!
  
• Monday 8/23: CAPA #1 is due Monday, August 30.
• Welcome to Physics 2020! First class is Monday, Aug 23.
• Please bring an iClicker every day, even to the first class.
• There will be labs/recitations in the first week, please find your section and attend.

 

 

Prof. Steven Pollock (Lectures) Office: Duane F-1013 Phone: (303) 492-2495 Email: steven.pollock(at)colorado.edu Office hours (tentative): M, F after class, then I will move to the help room until 1 PM W after class,(around 12:15 or so) for administrative issues in my office. Or by appointment/email any time.

Prof. Oliver DeWolfe (Labs) Office: Duane F-327 Phone: (303) 492-3272 Email: oliver.dewolfe(at)colorado.edu Office hours (tentative): M, Th 10-11 in the HelpRoom W 10-11 (for administrative issues) in office. Or by appointment/email any time.