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Physics 3300 Syllabus

 
  Textbooks:
Instructor:
Gerald Hardie
2223 Everett Tower
Telephone: 387-4948
Fax          : 387-4939
E-mail: gerald.hardie@wmich.edu
Classes:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 03:00-03:50pm
2211 Rood Hall
Final Exam:
A comprehensive final exam will be given on Thursday, December 13  from 2:45-04:45
Problems:
You will be required to submit solutions to specified problems.
SOLUTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON TIME!!!!
Grades:
Your grade will be  based on the following:
Regular exams...................................65%
Comprehensive final..........................15%
Hand In Assignments.........................20%
Grading Scale:
90-99...............A
83-89.............BA
76-82...............B
69-75.............CB
62-68...............C
55-61.............DC
48-54...............D
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                         address that takes the form "firstname.middleinitial.lastname@wmich.edu" or
                         "firstname.lastname@wmich.edu". Email users will not be able to automatically
                        forward email from this address to other addresses. Students can access this
                        email account via their BroncoNet ID or obtain instructions for obtaining a
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picture of a typewriterAssignments
 
 
 
 
      DAY       DATE   HANDIN      TEST
       
   Wed..    Sept 12
  Chapter 1
  
   Wed..    Sept 19
  Chapter 2
  
   Wed..
    Sept 26  Chapter 3
  
   Mon.
    Oct. 01
  Chapter 4
  
   Wed.
    Oct 03   
 1  Chapters 1,2,3
   Wed..
    Oct 10
  Chapter 5
  
   Mon.
    Oct 15
  Chapter 6
  
   Wed.
    Oct 17
  
   2 Chapters 4,5
   Wed.
    Oct 24
  Chapter 7
  
   Mon.
   Oct 29
  Chapter 8
  
   Wed.
    Oct. 31
  
   3 Chapters 6,7
   Wed..
    Nov. 07
  Chapter 12
  
   Wed.
   Nov 14
  Chapter 13
  
   Mon.
    Nov.19
 Chapter 14
  
  Mon.
    Nov 26
  Chapter 18
  
   Wed.
   Nov. 28
  
  4 Chaps. 8,12-14
  Mon.
   Dec 03
   Chapter 19
   Fri.
   Dec 07
 5 Chapters 18,19
 
 
CHAPTER
SUGGESTED PROBLEMS


 CHAPTER 1  1-3,5-8 
 CHAPTER 2  All
 CHAPTER 3  All
 CHAPTER 4  All  except 1(c)
 CHAPTER 5  All except 3,11,14 
 CHAPTER 6  All
 CHAPTER 7   1-6,8-11,13,14,17
 CHAPTER 8   Omit Sec. 8.9  1-8(a),9,10,13(ideal gas),14
 CHAPTER 9   Omit Secs. 9.3,9.4,9.5  none
 CHAPTER 12  1-6,8,10-12
 CHAPTER 13  Omit Sec. 13.9  All except 7
 CHAPTER 14  Omit Secs. 14.7,14.8  All
CHAPTER 18   Omit Sec. 18.4  all except 17
 CHAPTER 19  1,4,6-10,13


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