Physics 248
A Modern Introduction to Physics
Professors
Gary Shiushiu@physics.wisc.edu |
5279
Chamberlin Hall 265-3285 |
Office
Hours TW 2:00-3:00 pm rs |
Teresa Montarulitmontaruli@icecube.wisc.edu |
4112
Chamberlin Hall 890-0901 |
Office
Hours TBA |
Lectures will be led by Gary (in the first part of
the semester) and Teresa (in the second). The discussions
will be led by your TA, and by Gary and Teresa in the periods in which
they will be lecturing. Your TA will be in charge of the
laboratories.
Teaching Assistant
TA
Lectures: MWF 9:55-10:45 am |
Discussions:
W 1:20 pm
2108 Chamberlin (Sec. 601)
Th 1:20 pm 2120 Chamberlin (Sec. 602) F 1:20 pm 2135 Chamberlin (Sec. 603) |
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Exams
There are three midterm
exams (50 min) and one cumulative final exam (2 hours).
The exams have calculation and short answer problems. The questions cover fundamental concepts, crucial experiments and their interpretation, and some elementary applications.
Examples of previous semester exams are given below.
| Date |
Time |
Location |
Material
Covered |
Blank
Exam |
Solutions |
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| MTE1 |
Wed.,
Feb. 14 |
TBA |
TBA |
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| MTE2 |
Wed.,
Mar 14 |
TBA |
TBA |
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| MTE3 |
Wed.,
Apr. 18 |
TBA |
TBA |
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| Final
Exam |
Mon.,
May 14 |
12:25pm |
TBA |
The exams have calculation and short answer problems. The questions cover fundamental concepts, crucial experiments and their interpretation, and some elementary applications.
Examples of previous semester exams are given below.
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Previous Semesters Exams |
Laboratories
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Week
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Laboratories |
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2
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Speed of Sound / Waves on a String |
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3
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Diffraction and Intereference |
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5
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Computer Generated Holograms |
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6
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QM Computer Lab |
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7
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Photoelectric Effect |
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9
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Wave-Particle Duality/Franck-Hertz Experiment |
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10
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Electric Fields |
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11
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Capacitors and RC decay |
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13
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Magnetism |
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14
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e/m Experiment |
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Oscilloscope / AC circuits |