Exam III

As you know, Exam III is tomorrow. The following sections are covered (exclusively):

Ch. 23, Sects. 1-4, 6
Ch. 26, Sects. 5-9
Ch. 27, Sects. 1-3, 5, 6, 8
Ch. 28, Sects. 1-3, 5

The exam will be half problem-based, and half multiple choice. Each portion is worth 50% of the total grade. The multiple choice will cover all sections above, while the problems will be restricted to the sections in Ch. 26-28 (i.e., no problems from Ch. 23).

There will be generous partial credit given for the problems, none for the multiple choice. You will be given a list of 8 problems of equal weight, and you can choose any 4 of them to solve. There will be 12 multiple choice, you should do all of those.

There will be one bonus question, worth about as much as one normal question.

Study example problems, your homework problems, and the quizzes to date (all solutions are now online). In particular pay attention to the conceptual questions within the chapter and at the end of the chapter.

You should bring a calculator and a formula sheet to the exam. The formula sheet can consists of two sides of an 8.5x11" sheet of paper - either two single sides, or one page front and back. It may contain any information on it you like, written in whatever manner you like.

UPDATE: look here

Office Hours Today

I will be around my Bevill office (228) most of today. Give me 30mins heads-up by email or phone (8-0449) if you have questions and want to come by.

Quiz solutions ...

I have posted a solution for quiz 7 in the usual place. Direct link.

The quiz 8 solution will follow soon, hopefully by morning so you can look it over before Thursday's exam. Most of quiz 8 was straight from the homework questions, so you should be OK on that one ...

UPDATE: A quick solution for quiz 8 is now there too ...

Some relativity notes ...

... are online now.

Scanned handwritten notes, in the usual place.

UPDATE: atomic physics, refraction & lenses, more relativity, and some quantum notes are now there too.

Exam III review

There are some review questions for exam III up on WebAssign now. Recall that chapters 23, 26, 27, and 28 are covered on the exam.

More details on the exam structure will follow today, as will at least hand-written notes from those chapters.

Astronomy Public Night and Public Talk

Highly recommended. Basically the last chances for the semester to see the cool telescope in action ...

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The Department of Physics and Astronomy will host a pair of public events this Friday, April 27, beginning at 8 p.m. Dr. Gene Byrd will give a public talk on the Milky Way's nature and outside galaxies, "Spiral Arms in Disk Galaxies: Beautiful Patterns and Dark Matter," at 8 p.m. in 227 Gallalee. Immediately following the talk, the observatory will be open for a close look at the moon and Saturn (weather permitting).

For more information, call the Department office at 348-5050 and ask for the faculty member in charge of the date in question. We also ask that you give us advance warning if you are bringing a large group, so we may plan accordingly. We keep an email listing to be notified as new observatory events are scheduled; email lmonroe@bama.ua.edu to be added to the list.

For future dates of viewings, please visit www.astr.ua.edu/Public.html