Welcome to Physics 230!
Winter 2015
General Information
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:
Tyler Bahr (section 1 only) - bahrtyl11@gmail.com
Brandon McKeon (sections 1 and 2) - brandon.mckeon@gmail.com
Clarissa Veach (sections 1 and 2) - readingfreakcv@gmail.com
Quick Links
The following links are explained more below.
- Syllabus: syllabus - Physics 230 - Winter 2015.pdf
- Labs: //physics.byu.edu/courses/computational/phys230
- Grades: //max.byu.edu
Syllabus
- I will bring hardcopies of the syllabus to the first day of class. If you would like to download a pdf version of the syllabus, here is a pdf file: syllabus - Physics 230 - Winter 2015.pdf
Labs
- The labs are posted here: //physics.byu.edu/courses/computational/phys230. In case you want to work ahead, be aware that I may edit the labs slightly during the semester...but they should not change too much.
Scores and Grade
- I will use the Physics Department's "Max" system to keep track of grades: //max.byu.edu
Exams
Here are exam solutions for this semester. As an added bonus you get to see how long the problems took me (I keep track of that as a way to assess the difficulty level of the problems).
- Exam 1, with solutions: exam 1_ws.nb
- Exam 2, with solutions: exam 2_ws.nb
Term Project
- Guidelines for the term project (includes a grading rubric).
- Ideas, advice, and actual projects done
Current Topics in Physics
- Physics Central
- Physical Review Focus
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