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