See updates (updated 12 Dec 00) for important new messages and information.
 | Reading Assignments (last revised 13Nov00 at 12:50) |
| Syllabus
(25 Aug 2000) Updated Syllabus for 15-Nov to 6-Dec (updated in real time!!) |
| Homework and Exams |
| Updates and Corrections |
| First Day Handout |
| Cumulative percentage class grades with Descriptive Statistics. Results include homeworks 1-7 and Test #1, and #2.Click here for grades. (Last update: 16-12-00) |
| Final Grades for Fall 2000, click here . |
| The homework site |
| Discussion Board |
| IQ Questions These are conceptual questions which can help sharpen your understanding. |
| Instructions for Homework site |
| Here is a link to the Harcourt Publisher site. These are the folks
who produce our textbook, "College Physics". At this
site you can find practice multiple choice exercises, detailed answers to a
select number of problems in the text, and other information which will help
you get more out of this course. http://www.harcourtcollege.com/physics/college/student |
| If you want to go directly to the practive problems here is the link: http://www.harcourtcollege.com/physics/college/student/testing/ You can use this problem bank to test yourself before each test. |
| Another textbook website with online interactive problems |
| The Wonders of Physics |
| Nobel Laureates in Physics |
| Newton's Apple |
| Contributions of Women to Physics |
| Test 1 (PDF format) This is a practice test. It is not complete as some figures are missing. If I have time I will try to post some answers but I am not making promises. |
| Test2
, Answers Note: This practice test does not include Gravitation or Keplers Laws. These two topics, however, are included in the real test 2. |
| Test3: This is a practice test.
Some figures may be missing and this test does not cover all the material which will be covered and Test 3. For answers to Test 3 (Friday version) click here. |
| Test4 |
| Final Exam: Here is a link to UIUC physics department. They
have an online final which you can use to practice for our final. Their final is more geared towards the engineering physics course so it does not include problems on thermo physics, Here is the link to the test. |
The Society of Physics Students - SMU Chapter
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