Rutgers University Department of Physics and Astronomy

Elements of Physics 161 (Fall 2013)

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Attendance during lecture will be taken using the iclicker.

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Make use of the free tutoring:
Professor William DeBuvitz, Friday 10:00am-12:00noon, ARC 332 at the MSLC.

You can also go to any of the other office hours as posted in General Information. Most office hours meet in the MSLC.

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Students in this course should regularly check this 161 webpage. 
Important announcements about homework, laboratory/workshop, exams, etc. are posted at the bottom of this webpage.

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Contents:

• General Information (textbook, lecture, iclicker, instructors, Online Homework, etc)
• Syllabus (TO BE UPDATED)
• Syllabus (TO BE UPDATED)
• WW (2013)
• WWW (2013)
• Lab/Workshop Schedule, Manuals, and practice Exams (TO BE UPDATED):
  Before coming to laboratory session, make your own printout of:
  Laboratory Manual for this week's Experiment,
  Laboratory Report Sheets (to be submitted at the end of laboratory session)  
• How to do Online Homework (TO BE UPDATED)
> > > For online Homework Problems go to Direct Link Student Login below.
You may send questions to Wim Kloet (kloet@physics.rutgers.edu) regarding Homework till 11:00 am on the due date.

• Direct Link to Homework Student Login (TO BE UPDATED)
• Examination dates and Grading (TO BE UPDATED)
• A guide to preparing for exams
• Learning Resources
• Gradebook (workshops and exams)
• Students with Disabilities
• Useful Web Links

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Free tutoring available:
Professor William DeBuvitz, Friday 10:00am-12:00noon, ARC 332 at the MSLC.

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Slides of previous lectures
Homework solutions

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Notes of previous lectures

• hw 01

• Topics for exam1
Answers to review problems

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Announcements

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REMARKS ABOUT HOMEWORK ONLINE:
Give your answers with 3 significant figures in the units indicated.
Powers of 10 should be in E format with no spaces. Example 3.14E9


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REMARKS ABOUT EXAM AND EXAM REVIEW
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If you have a graphing calculator, you may bring that to the exams. However, the best type to have for the exams would be a non-graphing scientific calculator. That will have all of the functionality that you will need.







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Make your own sheet with formulae and notes to bring to the exam.
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REMARKS ABOUT EXAM WEEK

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FOR ALL RESULTS IN THE LAB:
Give your answers with 3 significant figures in the units indicated.

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Occasionally, announcements about the physics 161 course will be sent out by e-mail.  I have down-loaded the "official" e-mail addresses from the University roster.  Be sure to check your "official" e-mail address for new messages.If your e-mail address has changed or is not listed with the University roster,  let me know.