PHYS 283 General Physics III (Fall 2010)

tweak 09-24-2010 (highlighted)

syllabus version tweaks 08-22-2010 - a pdf of the full syllabus (with grading schemes and the 'rules' is available as attachment at the bottom of this page.

PHYS 283 General Physics III (modern physics)

Northern Illinois University Fall 2010

Monday and Wednesday @ 3:30pm to 4:45pm in LaTourette Hall 200

Professor C. Thompson (815) 753-1772, (630) 252-7378, LaTourette Hall 207 - cthompson@niu.edu

Office Hours: Wednesday 6-7:00pm and by appointment http://www.physics.niu.edu/~cthompson

Required eTextbook/web homework: Webassign – ebook Tipler and Mosca, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 6^th edition, www.webassign.com

Grading: [MIDTERM: HW: QUIZZES: FINAL] weighted [30% : 20% : 20% : 30%]

Final Exam is CUMULATIVE and MANDATORY (one sheet of paper (formula sheet) allowed.

Quizzes: Closed Book, NO calculator, 10 minutes.

Midterm: Closed Book, NO calculator, one sheet of paper (formula sheet) allowed.