The course introduction is available now as a PDF ... here [pdf].
This file contains all the official sort of information for your reference.
A few figures I'll use to discuss relativity are there too.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Welcome to PH102, Fall 2007
It worked very well last semester, so once again I am blogging ph102. There are many good reasons for doing this, but most importantly, it lets me keep you up to date on a daily (or better) basis. Browsing the archives will give you an idea of how I run things.
Bookmark this blog, it will be your main source of information this semester. I suggest you check it in the morning before class, if you are not into the RSS madness.
A few things to note:
Here are a series of informative posts from last semester which will be useful to get you started:
Logging on to WebAssign (homework system)
Useful online resources
Course Calendar (Google Calendar; no account required to view)
Finally: I am trying to write a ph102 book. The notes available at the supestore (not required) are the first draft of that book, save a couple of unfinished chapters. I will greatly appreciate any comments you might have on the notes, suggestions for improving clarity, and especially finding and squashing obvious bugs.
Bookmark this blog, it will be your main source of information this semester. I suggest you check it in the morning before class, if you are not into the RSS madness.
A few things to note:
- atom/rss feeds available. you even can get updates on facebook
- search for "rss" under facebook apps
- you can post comments and give me feedback or ask questions.
- you can post anonymously
- I will respond promptly
- all posts are archived and search-able
- I try to tag all the posts to keep things organized
- this blog is public. no grades/personal info of any kind will be posted. your privacy will be preserved
- do not add any personal information in comments if you don't want it public
- there is no 'undo' on the internet
- inappropriate comments will be swiftly deleted
Here are a series of informative posts from last semester which will be useful to get you started:
Logging on to WebAssign (homework system)
Useful online resources
Course Calendar (Google Calendar; no account required to view)
Finally: I am trying to write a ph102 book. The notes available at the supestore (not required) are the first draft of that book, save a couple of unfinished chapters. I will greatly appreciate any comments you might have on the notes, suggestions for improving clarity, and especially finding and squashing obvious bugs.