Physics 262 -- Winter 2008
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Physics 262 -- Winter 2008

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General Information about Physics 262

Course title:: Physics 262: Particles and Waves 2
Texts:: An Introduction to Mechanics by Kleppner and Kalenkow; Basic Training in Mathematics by Shankar
Topics to be covered:
Chapters 6-9 of K and K
Angular Momentum (ch 6)
Rigid Body Motion (ch 7)
Noninertial Systems and Fictious Forces (ch 8)
Central Force Motion (ch 9)
Math Methods (Shankar)

Meeting Schedule:
Official meetings: MWRF in room 1005
Office hours/homework sessions: T in room 1094
Occasional days (Wednesdays) in room 1094 for small group activities @ 10.30, 11.30 or 12.30
Special exception: regular lecture in 1005 on Tuesday Jan 22 (day after MLK holiday)

Grade Weighting:
Assigned problems [30%]
Midterm: Friday 15 Feb [30%] Scores:
100 100 99 99 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 87 87 87 87 86 86 85 84 83 82 80 80 79 78 78 77 77 76 76 75 73 71 67 66 63 63 62 62 62 62 61 60 60 59 59 59 55 53 51 51 50 50 47 46 44 43 42 30 15

Standard in-class final on Monday March 10, 11.30am [40%]

Instructors:
Prof. Gregory Kilcup
office: M2030 PRB
email: kilcup@physics.ohio-state.edu
phone: 946-0276
Graders:

Steve Avery (avery at mps.ohio-state.edu)

Mizzou Song (song.265 at osu.edu)
Meeting Schedule:: Official meetings: MWRF in room 1005; Office hours/homework sessions: T in room 1094; Occasional days (Wednesdays) in room 1094 for small group activities @ 10.30, 11.30 or 12.30; Special exception: regular lecture in 1005 on Tuesday Jan 22 (day after MLK holiday)
Grade Weighting:: Assigned problems [30%]; Midterm: Friday 15 Feb [30%] Scores:
100 100 99 99 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 87 87 87 87 86 86 85 84 83 82 80 80 79 78 78 77 77 76 76 75 73 71 67 66 63 63 62 62 62 62 61 60 60 59 59 59 55 53 51 51 50 50 47 46 44 43 42 30 15; Standard in-class final on Monday March 10, 11.30am [40%]
Instructors:: Prof. Gregory Kilcup
office: M2030 PRB
email: kilcup@physics.ohio-state.edu
phone: 946-0276
Graders:: Steve Avery (avery at mps.ohio-state.edu); Mizzou Song (song.265 at osu.edu)