General Information

Instructor

Professor Shantanu Basu
213C Physics and Astronomy Building
Tel. 519-661-2111 ext. 86706
Email: basu "at" astro "dot" uwo "dot" ca

Lectures

MWF 10:30 pm - 11:20 am, 215 Physics and Astronomy Building (PAB)
Tutorials F 11:30 am - 12:20 pm, 215 PAB

Teaching Assistants

The TA's for this course are Eric Barbagiovanni, Joel Cox, Alexander DeSouza, and Dustin Haw. Each week, a TA will lead the tutorial section and be available at the TA office hour.

Prerequisites

A minimum mark of 60% in Physics 1020 or 1024 or 1026 or equivalent, or a minimum average of 80% in Physics 1028A/B and 1029A/B; a minimum mark of 60% in each of Calculus 1000A/B (or 1100A/B) and 1501A/B (or 1301A/B), or in Applied Mathematics 1413.

Required Materials

Textbook: University Physics with Modern Physics, 12th edition, by Young & Freedman. ISBN 0-8053-2187-X (with Mastering Physics).
The textbook is the same as used last term in Physics 2101A.

Website

http://www.astro.uwo.ca/~basu/teach/phy2102/

Overview

Class participation

Marking

• (40%) Final examination, 3 hours long, held during the university scheduled exam period in April. This exam covers all material presented in the course.
• (25%) Midterm examination, on Friday, February 26, 2010, held in 215 PAB during the class and tutorial time slots.
• (15%) In-class quizzes. Short multiple choice question quizzes given on the day that the homework is due (usually Mondays), and covering the same material as on the homework just turned in. The lowest mark of the six quizzes will be dropped.
• (20%) Homework assignments. One assignment per chapter covered, so six in all. The assignments will be of varying length and may not count equally toward the total mark. Late assignments are not accepted without a valid medical or family emergency excuse.

Schedule

Contact Information

TA office hour: Thursdays 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, 36 PAB, but sometimes at other locations, as announced.

Please take advantage of these opportunities.

My office hours: Thursdays 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Fridays 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, in 213C PAB.

If you would like to talk to me, please do so immediately after class or during my office hours. I keep a very busy schedule and I am unlikely to be helpful if you visit me at random times. If you need to set up a special meeting, please send me an email. Sending email from your UWO account guarantees that it will not be deleted as spam. You are welcome to email me with short queries about the class, but I will not be able to use email to answer detailed questions about the course material. Questions requiring detailed explanations are best asked in person.

Resources

Other Course Policies

• Please be courteous of others. Conversations amongst students during a lecture is considered rude behaviour. Disruptive behaviour will not be tolerated, and offending persons may be asked to leave.


• A makeup exam may only be given to those students who have obtained permission from the Associate Dean, Faculty of Science. Such permissions are typically granted only for medical or family emergency reasons. In the event of a missed final exam, a "Recommendation of Special Examination" form must be obtained from the Dean's Office immediately. For further information please see: http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/appeals/accommodation_medical.pdf. A student requiring academic accommodation due to illness should use the Student Medical Certificate when visiting an off-campus medical facility or request a Records Release Form (located in the Dean's Office) for visits to Student Health Services. The form can be found here: https://studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/medical_document.pdf .
  In accordance with Senate Policy, a Special Examination will be held within thirty days of the regular final examination for students who are unable to write the regular examination for medical or other documented reasons. Requests for such a Special Examination must be made to the Associate Dean, Faculty of Science.


• Scholastic offences are taken seriously. University policy states that cheating is a scholastic offence which can result in an academic penalty (which may include expulsion from the program). Students are directed to read the appropriate policy, specifically, the definition of what constitutes a scholastic offence, at the following web site: http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/appeals/scholoff.pdf.


• Accommodations may be possible for religious holidays. University policy on religious accomodations and a calendar of dates is available at http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/appeals/accommodation_religious.pdf.