Welcome to Physics 230!
Winter 2014
Instructor: John S. Colton
Email: john_colton@byu.edu
Office: N335 ESC
Office hours: In N212 during the Physics 230 lab periods; otherwise by appointment
TAs:
Section 1
Jacob Embley, embley.ta@gmail.com
Adam Kingsley, kingsley@byu.edu
Andrew McClellan, armcclellan327@gmail.com
Section 2
Kim Bates, kimberlybree@gmail.com
Joshua Nair, nairxjoshua@gmail.com
Announcements
- 17 Dec 2013 - Basic website set up.
- 10 Jan 2013 - Revised the schedule (moved linear algebra lab to later), posted new syllabus with the revised schedule.
Labs
- The labs will be posted to the main Physics 230 site when finalized.
Syllabus
- A pdf version of the syllabus is here: syllabus - Physics 230 - Winter 2014.pdf (updated on 27 Dec 2013; link removed 10 Jan 2014). I will bring hard copies to the first day of class.
- I revised the schedule on 10 Jan 2014. Here's the syllabus with the revised schedule: syllabus - Physics 230 - Winter 2014-revised.pdf
Scores and Grade
- I will use the Physics Department's "Max" system to keep track of grades: //max.byu.edu
Term Project
- Guidelines for the term project (includes a grading rubric).
- Ideas, advice, and actual projects done
Exam Solutions
Final Exam
- Here are the solutions to Lab 14, the final exam review: lab14_examreview_ws.nb
- Here is a grade calculator you can use: final exam grade calculator.nb
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