Physics 3141 -
Introduction to Modern Physics
Spring 2004 MW 4:00 -
5:20 PM Burson 116
YOU
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFORMATION ON THESE SHEETS. PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
AND KEEP THEM FOR REFERENCE.
Instructor: Dr. Tom Suleski Office: Burson, Room 135C
Office
Phone: 704-687-2040 email: tsuleski@uncc.edu
Office
hours: Mondays and
Wednesdays 2:00-3:00 p.m. or by appointment
Web: The WebCT course website is accessible
through your 49er Express account.
Required
Text: The textbook is Modern
Physics (4th Edition) by
Tipler and Llewellyn.
Suggested
reading: Six Easy Pieces and Six Not So Easy Pieces by Richard Feynman
Homework
and Quizzes:
It
is critical not to fall behind in this class and then attempt to catch up the
night before a test. To help you avoid this pitfall, we will use the following
homework/quiz system. Each week you will be given a list of homework problems.
The next week you will be given 15 minutes to complete a quiz covering these
problems. If you have done the homework assignment, the quizzes will be
straightforward. You will not have a quiz the week of an in-class test. I will
drop your lowest quiz grade. I do not give make-up quizzes.
In-Class
Tests:
You
will have three tests during the semester. The tentative dates for the tests
are given on the following page. Each test will cover material from the
homework, text, and lectures. Please realize, however, that physics builds on
previous knowledge so each test will not necessarily be completely independent
of previously covered material. I do not give make-up tests. A student who
cannot avoid being absent on the day of a test should contact me prior to the
test so that we can make alternate arrangements. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Final
Exam:
There
will be a comprehensive final exam given during the final exam period.
This exam will cover all of the material taught in the course. The date and
time of the final are given on the schedule.
Grades:
At
the end of the semester, you will have 5 scores (1 overall quiz score, 3 test
scores, and 1 final exam score). The top 4 scores will be averaged, with each
carrying equal weight. Grades will nominally be
assigned using a 10-point grading scale: A = 90-100, B = 80-89, etc. However, I
reserve the right to adjust the grading scale based on class performance.
Academic
Integrity:
Students
have the responsibility to know and observe the requirements of The UNCC Code
of Student Academic Integrity (see Catalog or
http://www.legal.uncc.edu/policies/ps-105.html). This code forbids cheating,
fabrication or falsification of information, multiple submission of academic
work, plagiarism, abuse of academic materials, and complicity in academic
dishonesty. Any special requirements or permission regarding academic integrity
in this course will be stated by the instructor, and are binding on the
students. Academic evaluations in this course include a judgment that the
student's work is free from academic dishonesty of any type; and grades in this
course therefore should be and will be adversely affected for academic
dishonesty. Students who violate the code can be expelled from UNCC. The normal
penalty for a first offense is zero credit on the work involving dishonesty and
further substantial reduction of the course grade. In almost all cases the course
grade is reduced to F. Students are expected to report cases of academic
dishonesty to the course instructor.
Classroom Rules
The
following are a set of rules governing student conduct in the classroom. They
represent little more than common courtesy. The continued violation of these
rules after an appropriate warning can result in the student being disenrolled
from the course.
1. Arrive on time. If you arrive a few minutes late,
quietly take a seat in the back of the classroom.
2. If it will be necessary to leave before the class is
over, inform me before the class begins.
3. Turn off all cell phones and pagers before class
begins.
4. Do not hold personal conversations or sleep during
class.
5. Do not read material unrelated to the class during
class.
6. In general, food and drink are not allowed in the
classroom.
Tentative Course
Schedule
|
M |
12-Jan |
Chapter 1 |
Relativity I |
|
W |
14-Jan |
Chapter 1 |
Relativity I |
|
M |
19-Jan |
NO CLASS |
|
|
W |
21-Jan |
Chapter 1 |
Relativity I |
|
M |
26-Jan |
Chapter 1 |
Relativity I |
|
W |
28-Jan |
Chapter 2 |
Relativity
II |
|
M |
2-Feb |
Chapter 2 |
Relativity
II |
|
W |
4-Feb |
Chapter 3 |
Quantization
of Charge, Light, & Energy |
|
M |
9-Feb |
Chapter 3 |
Quantization
of Charge, Light, & Energy |
|
W |
11-Feb |
Chapter 3 |
Quantization
of Charge, Light, & Energy |
|
M |
16-Feb |
Chapter 3/Review |
Quantization
of Charge, Light, & Energy |
|
W |
18-Feb |
Test 1
(Chapters 1, 2, 3) |
|
|
M |
23-Feb |
Chapter 4 |
The Nuclear
Atom |
|
W |
25-Feb |
Chapter 4 |
The Nuclear
Atom |
|
M |
1-Mar |
Chapter 4 |
The Nuclear
Atom |
|
W |
3-Mar |
Chapter 4 |
The Nuclear
Atom |
|
M |
8-Mar |
NO CLASS |
|
|
W |
10-Mar |
NO CLASS |
|
|
M |
15-Mar |
Chapter 5 |
Wavelike
Properties of Particles |
|
W |
17-Mar |
Chapter 5 |
Wavelike
Properties of Particles |
|
M |
22-Mar |
Chapter 5 |
Wavelike
Properties of Particles |
|
W |
24-Mar |
Chapter 6 |
The
Schrdinger Equation |
|
M |
29-Mar |
Chapter
6/Review |
The Schrdinger
Equation |
|
W |
31-Mar |
Test 2
(Chapters 4, 5, 6) |
|
|
M |
5-Apr |
Chapter 11 |
Nuclear
Physics |
|
W |
7-Apr |
Chapter 11 |
Nuclear
Physics |
|
M |
12-Apr |
Chapter 11 |
Nuclear
Physics |
|
W |
14-Apr |
Chapter 11 |
Nuclear
Physics |
|
M |
19-Apr |
Chapter 12 |
Nuclear
Reactions & Applications |
|
W |
21-Apr |
Chapter 12 |
Nuclear
Reactions & Applications |
|
M |
26-Apr |
Chapter
12/Review |
Nuclear
Reactions & Applications |
|
W |
28-Apr |
Test 3
(Chapters 11 and 12) |
|
|
M |
3-May |
Review |
|
|
F |
7-May |
FINAL
EXAM (all chapters) 3:30-6:30
pm |
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