3/19/09
Please check the updated score file for last time. If you have any problem with the exam scores email TA diajeong@physics.ucsd.edu, by tomorrow, Friday noon.
3/17/09
Grading Scheme will be : 70% and above A 50% to 69% B 35% to 49% C <35% D or F. TA has no rights over grading scheme. Please hold on to your inquiries regarding the grade until exam scores are all finalized.
3/15/09
1. Final will be held from 3 to 6 PM on Monday in WLH 2005. 2.Check quiz grades file with best 7 scores. 3. TA will put extra copies of past quizzes in MHA2702 at 6pm, Sunday.
3/11/09
Check over the grade file containing all 9 quiz scores. TA will be holding last problem section on this Thursday. She will bring scantrons and laptop with her, if you have any question regarding grades, come to the section. She will be in tutorial center from 6-8pm on Sunday.
3/11/09
Check over the grade file containing all 9 quiz scores. TA will be holding last problem section on this Thursday. She will bring scantrons and laptop with her, if you have any question regarding grades, come to the section. She will be in tutorial center from 6-8pm on Sunday.
3/10/09
Reminder: The last class of the Quarter (this Friday at 2 PM) will be devoted to a review of the material for the course and tips on how to prepare for the Final.
3/07/09
For quiz8, the problem starting with "A circular conducting loop..." will not be counted towards grades. The problem corresponds to #1 in type A, #4 in type B, #1 in type C, #3 in type D. The solution for quiz 8 is posted and the grade will be posted by Monday. For any problem regarding past quizzes, email TA first. TA will bring all of the scantrons on March 12, Thursday 10-11am, MHA2702, so if you need to look at them stop by.
3/04/09
We will not be covering Ch. 34 in detail. Therefore, it will not be tested on in the Final Exam. Quiz 9 will cover Chapters 32 and 33.
3/04/09
For the Final you must bring a scantron sheet and of course a calculator (no computer or cell phones allowed). The Final will consist of 12-15 multiple choice problems. You may bring a cheat sheet no larger than 8 1/2" X 11 " (can use both sides). No text books allowed. IF YOU HAVE A CONFLICT WITH THREE OR MORE FINALS ON THE DAY OF THE FINAL AND WANT A DIFFERENT DAY, YOU MUST SEND ME A WRITTEN EMAIL REQUESTING THIS WITH YOUR FULL NAME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (even if you have talked with me about it). Please remember CHEATING is regarded as a serious offense and will have serious consequences for your academic career.
3/02/09
The Quiz for Tuesday March 3 will be on Ch.31. There will be a total of NINE Quizzes (not eight) of which the best SEVEN will be used to determine the Quiz part (60%) of the course Grade. Each Quiz will be weighted equally. Anybody who has an irreconcilable conflict of 3 or more finals on the day of the Final Exam should contact me by the end of this week. Anybody who feels any of their Quizzes have been mis-graded should see Diane Jeong the TA for an appointment where she can look into it.
2/25/09
TA cannot let in students to take quiz after a student who took the quiz already has left the room, even if they happen to be only 10 minutes late. So please be there on time, as some students may have to leave early.
2/20/09
There was a problem in uploading quiz solutions, quiz grades and HW solutions. Solution and grades for quiz 6 are posted. HW solutions for Chapter 29 and Chapter30 are posted. TA will upload missing files by Feb 21. If you have any problem regarding this problem please email TA.
2/17/09
The Quiz for Tuesday, Feb. 24 will cover BOTH CHAPTERS 29 AND 30.
2/12/09
The Quiz for Tuesday Feb. 17 will be on ALL of Chapter 28 only.
Remember Monday, Feb. 16 is a holiday. Those of you who wish to meet with me on Thursday Feb. 12, Friday, Feb. 13 or on Monday Feb. 16 must send me an email saying what time you would like to come to my office and wait until you receive confirmation from me.
I will be gone from Feb. 17 until Feb. 25. My lectures wil be given by other Professors in this period. There WILL be as usual a Quiz on Tuesday Feb. 24. I will be here for my lecture on Friday, Feb. 27 and after that.
2/09/09
The Quiz for Tuesday, Feb. 10 will be on Chapter 27 and Sections 1-3 of Chapter 28.
1/30/09
I did not have time to cover the last sections of Chapter 26 in my lecture (26-6 and 26-7). However, your Quiz next Tuesday covers all of Ch. 26 including these. Accordingly, I have asked Professor Hirsch to make sure he covers 26-6 and 26-7 on Monday before he goes on to Chapter 27. I recommend that you attend his lecture on Monday afternoon.
1/29/09
The week of Feb. 1, I shall be away and Professor Hirsch will take my lectures. I will not have office hours next week.
Quiz #4 held on Tuesday evening (6 PM in WLH 2005) will cover ONLY CHAPTER 26. I will be back Monday, Feb. 9
1/27/09
As discussed last Friday and decided by vote, there will be no discussion sessions with the TA on Wednesday evenings. Instead, the TA will hold the Problem Session as usual at CENTR 216 on Thursday evenings 7:00 PM - 8:50 PM, and will post on the Web Site the solutions to the HW problems not found in the back of your book.
1/22/08
Please note that this Friday's Quiz will consist ONLY OF PROBLEMS FROM CH. 24 (GAUSS"S LAW) . Next Tuesday's Quiz will consist ONLY OF PROBLEMS FROM CH. 25 (ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL). THIS SUPERSEDES THE ANNOUNCEMENT I MADE IN CLASS .
LECTURES on Monday Jan. 26 and Wed. Jan. 28 will be given by Prof. Schuller ( I will be out of town).
(There will be a Quiz on Tuesday 6PM in WLH 2005 --see above) I will give the regular lecture on Friday Jan. 30.
Since I will not be here next Monday, next week I will have office hours in MH4561 on Thursday, Jan. 29 from 2PM-3:30 PM or by individual appointment (email me).
1/16/09
CORRECTION:
Please note that the PHY 2B (b) section is supposed to meet with the TA for the Problem Sessions on Thursdays 7:00 PM to 8:50 PM in CENTR 216 and NOT CENTR 212. With apologies for the confusion.
1/15/09
REMINDER: As listed in the lecture schedule, the Quiz next week will NOT be on Tuesday but on FRIDAY, Jan. 23 in WLH 2005. The material the Quiz will cover will be Ch. 24 and those sections of Ch. 25 which will be covered in class.
1/12/09
Quiz 1 on Tuesday 1/13/09 will cover ONLY material in Ch. 23.
Professor Sinha's Office Hours are being CHANGED to Mondays 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM in MH 4561
Looking for someone who can be a Note-taker for a student in the class. They will receive $75 and need to go to OSD and make a copy of their notes (no charge).
TA's office hour has been changed to Thurs 10:00AM-11:00AM Mayer Hall Addition 2702. Tutorial Center will be open from this weekend, Mayer Hall Addition 2702. The hours are Sunday through Thursday 3:00PM to 8:00PM. The TA will be in the Tutorial Center on Sundays 6:00PM to 8:00PM.
1/08/09
This Thursday 1/8/2008, I will not be available for office hours at the appointed time. If you wish to see me, please make an appointment via email. Also, MH 2106 will not be available for office hours with the TA next week, due to renovation work going on in Mayer Hall. Please see or email Diana Jeong for an appointment.
1/06/09
There is some confusion regarding the problem and discussion sessions. There is an error on my original notice on the course Web Site and also in what I announced in my first lecture. Here is the revised information:
The TA will lead a DISCUSSION SESSION on WED. from 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM in WLH 2005. She will lead a PROBLEM SESSION on THU. from 7:00 PM – 8:50 PM in CENTR 212.
Lecture Schedule (PDF) posted 1/02/09