PHY 215 Syllabus
Fall Semester 2001

TEXTS: "Fundamentals of Physics - Sixth Edition, Part 2"

By D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-33235-6

"Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers" Second Edition, by Stephen T. Thornton, Andrew Rex; Saunders College Publishing, Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 2000, ISBN 0-03-006049-4

INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Michael J. Harrison
Office hours: Normally 2-4 p.m., Room 304 PA, Wednesdays, or arranged.
Phone: 355-9278; email: harrison@pa.msu.edu

IMPORTANT DATES:
First day of classes Monday, August 27, 2001
Labor Day Monday, September 3 (MSU closed)
Thanksgiving Break Thu-Fri, November 22-23 (MSU closed)
Last day of classes Friday, December 7
Final Exam Monday, December 10, 7:45 - 9:45 PM

2 HOUR EXAMS:
Wednesday, October 10
Thursday, November 15

CLASS SESSIONS:
M T W Th 8:00 - 8:50 AM in Room 120 PA.
Usually M T W will be straight lectures.
Usually Th will combine lecture and problem session.
Homework will be due on Tuesdays for the previous week’s assigned material.
Late homework will not be accepted.

Final grade will be based on:
Homework 20%,      each hour exam 25%,      final exam 30%

Plan to spend about 14 hours per week on Physics 215:
lectures 4 hours/wk
reading 4 hours/wk
homework 6 hours/wk