Office:
PAB
B478
Phone :
685-2988
Email:
bulgac@uw.edu
The
class
will meet MWF 11:30 am- 12:20 pm in PAB A118.
Daniel
V. Schroeder, Thermal
Physics (Addison &
Wesley)
I suggest to keep the book since material
from chapters 7 and * will be covered later in Phys 328.
We will cover tentatively
chapters 1-6 at an average pace of roughly 10 textbook
pages per class, and if time will allow I will try to cover as
well material from chapter 7 or even chapter 8.
Weekly I will assign homework problems, but they will not be
graded.
Each Monday there will be an in class quiz, starting 4/3, with
the exception of the last week of class, when the quiz will be
on Wednesday 5/31. The quiz will last about 20 minutes. You
will be allowed to collaborate with your immediate
neighbors, but not allowed to use any notes or textbook.
After each quiz is administered I will explain the solution
and we will discuss it in class. The quizzes will be graded
and they will cover material covered in class the preceding
week.
There will be 2 midterm exams on Wednesday 4/19 and Wednesday
5/17 in class. The final will be on Wednesday 6/7, 2:30 - 4:20
pm also in PAA A118. Each exam will emphasize material
covered to that exams, but may include material covered
earlier as well. The final exam is comprehensive.
On all exams you
will be allowed to use one sheet of handwritten
notes (both sides OK), no books or other notes.
GRADING
Quizzes 20% + First Midterm
20% + Second Midterm 20% + Final exam 40%.
I will use Gradebook
for scores on quizzes and exams.