PHYSICS 215 - Thermodynamics and Modern Physics
Spring 2002
General Information
Lecturer: Prof. Bernard Pope, 251E Physics-Astronomy Building,
353-1695, pope@pa.msu.edu
Lectures: 10:20 – 11:10 a.m., MWThF, Room 120, Physics & Astronomy
Office Hours: to be arranged.
Textbooks: Fundamentals of Physics, by Halliday, Resnick and Walker, 6th edition.
Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers, by Thornton and Rex, 2nd edition.
Course Info: Course information will be posted at http://www.pa.msu.edu/courses/PHY215/.
Homework: There will be a weekly homework assignment. Homework will be due on Wednesdays (for the previous week’s assigned material). Late homework will not be accepted. Solutions to the homework problems will be put in a notebook at the reserve desk of the P-A Library.
Exams: There will be three Midterm exams and one Final exam.
Grades: The final grades will be calculated from the homework assignments (25%), the three midterms (15% each) and the final exam (30%).
More Detail: Plan to spend about 14 hours per week on Physics 215:-
lectures 4 hours/week
reading 4 hours/week
homework 6 hours/week
All exams are closed book. All absences from midterm exams require a written excuse from your doctor, Dean, etc. The MSU Code of Teaching Responsibilities states that any student not taking the Final Exam will not be permitted to pass the course.