Random Things

Thing the first: I really think the electric potential stuff will 'gel' for you quite a bit after the next lecture. We've just touched on it so far, in the next lecture we'll look at some practical problems and how to really use potential for calculations. We'll also be moving into more concrete subjects - the energy of crystals, circuits, etc. - and you'll have a little more intuition for what's going on. So, it is a lot of information at once, but be patient. There is a plan of sorts, and by exam time you'll be vastly less confused ...

Thing the second: check out the right sidebar. The 'course notes' are very extensive (nearly a complete textbook), and very close to what I follow in lecture. Following both the notes and the book is not a bad idea - if a section in the book doesn't make sense, try the notes & vice versa. They treat the same subjects slightly differently, you might find one explanation more to your liking than the other.

Thing the third: there are also many, many solved HW and exam problems you can access from the right sidebar. If you want example problems, or want to see what I've asked before on exams (the presumption that I will ask similar things is a good one), there you go ...

Thing the fourth: if you are in Dipanjan's section, we are going to have the same exam, same format. Details to follow soon ...