Physics 1C, Summer Session I, 2011

1C students,

Please find attached the Syllabus.
Homework assignments, solutions, grades and other course materials will also be posted on this website.  Any news or announcements about the course will be posted here, on the home page.

06/27: Homework 1 is posted in the handouts & assignments section. This is based on material covered in lectures 1-3, and will be due on Thursday, 6/30.
HW1 CORRECTION: In problem 9 (extra credit), the mass of the oscillator is 0.10kg. A corrected version of the homework is now on the website.

06/29: Updated schedule is posted. Details of lecture topics are still likely to change in the future.

07/01: Homework 1 solutions are posted in the solutions section.

07/01: Homework 2 is posted in the handouts & assignments section, due W 07/06.

07/04: We will likely not get to the Doppler effect, interference and beats until Wednesday. Thus problems 6 and 7 on HW2 will not be graded. On Wednesday, turn in all other problems (1-5 and 8-10), and do 6-7 afterwards to prepare for the test.

07/05: Brian Shotwell will hold additional office hours on Monday, July 11, and Monday, July 18, from 5-6pm in Mayer Hall 4514 per request by students.

07/05: A practice midterm for midterm 1 has been posted in the handouts & assignments section.

07/06: Homework 2 solutions are posted in the solutions section.

07/07: Midterm 1 solutions are posted in the solutions section.

07/09: Grades up through Midterm 1 are posted in the grades section.

07/10: Homework 3 is posted in the handouts & assignments section, due Th 07/14

07/14: Homework 3 solutions are posted in the solutions section.

07/15: Brian Shotwell's Office Hours are cancelled on July 19th, 2011 (Jury Duty).

07/15: Homework 4 is posted in the handouts & assignments section, due W 07/20
HW4 CORRECTION: Extra credit problem 9 has been modified. The corrected version of the homework is now posted.

07/22: Lecture notes 13 have been updated to reflect material actually covered. Please take a look at the new notes, especially if you didn't come to lecture.

07/22: Homework 5 is posted in the handouts & assignments section, due Th 07/28

07/24: A link to an online textbook on special relativity is posted in the handouts & assignments section.

07/27: Solutions to homework 5 are posted in the solutions section. Note that HW5 will not be collected, but you should do it before the final and look at the solutions to prepare.

07/27: A practice final has been posted in the handouts & assignments section.

07/28: An updated version of lectures 16-17 has been posted in the handouts & assignments section.

07/28: Solutions to the practice final are posted in the solutions section.

07/30: Final exam and solutions are posted.

08/01: Final grades are posted!

Instructor contact information:

Course Instructor:   Alexey Vlasenko       avlasenko@physics.ucsd.edu
TA:                          Brian Shotwell:          bshotwell@ucsd.edu