PHYSICS 111H Information Page, Fall 2004


  Instructor: Serguei Savrassov, Office 483T, Tel. (973) 596 5456
 
  Lectures: Tuesdays 10:00am - 11:25am TIER 105 (H01)
  Recitations: Thursdays 11:30am - 12:55pm TIER 111 (H01)
 
  Office hours: Tuesdays 11:30 - 12:30, Thursdays, 01:00pm-02:00pm
  In other time, either stop by my office 483T or schedule an appointment by e-mail: savrasov@njit.edu
 
  TEXT: Fundamentals of Physics, 7th Edition, by Haliday, Resnick, and Walker (Wiley, New York, 2004).
 
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HOMEWORK ASSIGNEMENTS


  Homework 01: skipped.
  Homework 02: Chapter 2, page 30, problems 5, 16, 39. Due date 09/14/04
 
  From now on homework problems will be assigned on line at Homework Service at Texas University. To access homework problems you have to sign in at http://hw.ph.utexas.edu/roster.html. Use course number 11018. Use access password student. You can visit Student Instructions site to learn more how to pick up and submit homework. You will be able to pick up the homework by opening the student home page http://hw.ph.utexas.edu
 
  Homework 03: now posted at http://hw.ph.utexas.edu. It is denoted as HW1.
  Homework 04: now posted at http://hw.ph.utexas.edu. It is denoted as HW2.
  Homework 05: now posted at http://hw.ph.utexas.edu. It is denoted as HW3.
  Homework 06: now posted at http://hw.ph.utexas.edu. It is denoted as HW4.
  Homework 07: now posted at http://hw.ph.utexas.edu. It is denoted as HW5.
  Homework 08: now posted at http://hw.ph.utexas.edu. It is denoted as HW6.
  Homework 09: now posted at http://hw.ph.utexas.edu. It is denoted as HW7.
  Homework 10: now posted at http://hw.ph.utexas.edu. It is denoted as HW8.
  Homework 11: now posted at http://hw.ph.utexas.edu. It is denoted as HW9.
 
 
  Preliminary Grading Policy:
  A: 90-100 points
  B+: 81-89 points
  B: 72-80 points
  C+: 64-71 points
  C: 55-63 points
  D: 50-54 points
  F: < 50 points
 
 
 

Common Exam # 1 Information


  The Common Exam # 1 will occur on Friday, October 1, 2004 from 8:30am till 9:55am, room KUPF 205.
  Format of the Exam:
  16 mulitple choice problems (1 point each)
  Single extra credit numerical problem (2 points)
  Preparation for the Exam: read chapters 1-5 of the book. Check solutions for all recitations and homework problems.
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  Common 1 is now graded! Preview your grades here. Congratulations! Your grades are well above 50% or 8 points which means that everyone passed the quiz! Check solutions for all Common 1 problems here. Cases A and B are the same.
 
 

Common Exam # 2 Information


  The Common Exam # 2 will occur on Friday, October 29, 2004 from 8:30am till 9:55am, room KUPF 205.
  Format of the Exam:
  16 mulitple choice problems (1 point each)
  Single extra credit numerical problem (2 points)
  TUTORING SESSION FOR COMMON # 2, organized by Phi Eta Sigma (PES) at NJIT. (PES is a National Honor Society for college freshmen)
  MONDAY OCTOBER 25TH, 2004, Physics 111 in Tiernan 105 from 11:30AM - 12:55PM
 
  Preparation for the Exam: read chapters 6-9 of the book. Check solutions for all recitations and homework problems.
  Preview sample common quiz without solutions.
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  Common 2 is now graded! Preview your grades here. If your grade is above 50% or 8 points - congratulation! You passed the quiz. If your grade is below 50% or 8 points, you did not pass the quiz.
 

Common Exam # 3 Information


  The Common Exam # 3 will occur on Friday, November 19, 2004 from 8:30am till 9:55am, Format of the Exam:
  16 mulitple choice problems (1 point each)
  Single extra credit numerical problem (2 points)
 
  Preparation for the Exam: read chapters 10-11 of the book. Check solutions for all recitations and homework problems.
  Preview sample common quiz without solutions.
  Preview sample common quiz with solutions.
 
  Common 3 is now graded! Preview your grades here. If your grade is above 50% or 8 points - congratulation! You passed the quiz. If your grade is below 50% or 8 points, you did not pass the quiz.
 
  Due to the bug in Problem 12/4, 1 bonus point has been added to those marked the answer different from B.
 

Final Exam Information


  The Final Exam will occur on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 from 8:30am till 11:00am in WLH2.
  Format of the final: 32 mulitple choice problems (1 point each), and NO EXTRA CREDIT PROBLEMS.
 
  Preparation for the Final Exam: read chapters 1-13,15 of the book. Check solutions for all recitations and homework problems. All problems will be composed from the Book, chapters 1-13,15.
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