Physics 212 webpage for Winter, 2008



Hello and Welcome!

This webpage will continue to grow as the course progresses, as will the information kept on blackboard. Go to blackboard for course documents, homework solutions, your grades, and the discussion forums.

Useful Webpages:
PhET Simulations
Flash Animations for Physics

Instructor: Dr. Dedra Demaree
Course Lecture Times: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2-2:50 pm
Lab and Recitation times are throughout the week
Course Location: 151 Weniger Hall
Instructor's Office: 373 Weniger Hall
Instructor's Office Hours: M 3-4, W 3-5, F 11-12
Lab Teaching Assistants: Whitney Buchanan, Mike Paul, Sam Peterson, and Joshua Russell
Recitation Teaching Assistant: Jason Vielma
Recitation Webpage: recitation
Click to download the course Syllabus and class schedule

Here is the revised lab schedule

Homework Assignments:

First Assignment - Due Friday the 18th: Chapter 10
Optional problems (do not hand in): Questions 1,8,10,16,22 and Problems 17,23,31,(we're skipping section 10.8 so I removed 47 from the list),59,65 and 73
Required problems - must be solved following the grading rubric: Problems 37, 95, 101, 103, 105

Homework for Chpt 11 AND chpt 12 is due Monday Jan 28 (NOT Friday, Jan 25)
Optional problems: Chpt 11 Questions 2,4,5,10 and Problems 7,13,21,25, Chpt 12 Questions 4,9,10 and Problems 9,21,23,31,33
Required (to be done following the rubrics): Chpt 11: 37, 53 (you don't need to use the rubric for 53), 63, Chpt 12: 19, 71 (no rubrics for 71), and 81

Chpt 13 problems, Due Monday, Feb 4th
- Optional problems: Questions 8,12,17,21 and Problems 13,15,31,49,51,55 - Required (using rubrics) 81, 91, 95, 97

Chpt 14 Hmwk is due Wednesday, Feb 13
- Optional problems: Questions 3,5,8,13 and Problems 5,11,13,33,43,55
- Required (using rubrics) 35,57, 60 (no rubrics needed for 60), 69,71

Chpt 15 Hmwk due Monday, Feb 18
- Optional Questions: 2,7,8,12,16 Problems: 9,23,31,35,41,47
- Required (with rubrics): 49,61,67,69

Chpt 16 Hmwk due Monday, Feb 25
- Optional Questions: 5,13,15,17 Problems: 15,37,41,49,53,55
- Required (with rubrics): 25,47,81,97

Chpt 33 Hmwk due Monday, March 3

- Optional Questions: 6,9,11,14 Problems: 9,11,23,29,49,59.
- Required (with rubrics): 21,37,45,65

Chpt 34 Hmwk due Monday, March 10 (NOT Friday March 7!)

- Optional Questions: 1,4,9,11 Problems: 7,11,17,51,65,77
- Required (with rubrics): 61,69,73,79

Chpt 35 and 36 homework are due Fri the 14th:

- Optional: chpt 35 Q: 4,10,15 and P: 7,9,23
- Required (with rubrics): chpt 35: 37,39,41
- Optional chpt 36 Q: 1,3,11,25 and P: 5,13,29,47
- Required (with rubrics): chpt 36: 15,61,67

Here is my department webpage.