SYLLABUS COURSE OUTLINE LAB HOMEWORK

Welcome to Phys 002

Fall 2006

Professor: Silvina Gatica

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Howard University

GENERAL INFORMATION: CRN# 82753(4) – Credit Hours: 5.0; Aug 28 - Dec 21, 2006; Lectures: MWF 2:10 to 3:00, Thierkield Hall 300;

Text:  Physics, 6 edition by Cutnell & Johnson V.II; John Wiley, 2004,  ISBN  0471-15183-1

Instructors: Dr. Gatica (Lectures, S1) Office: Thierkield 101; sgatica @ howard.edu; Office Hours: M,W 3:15 to 4:10 pm or by appointment

Dr Major (S2) Office: Thierkield 202; Office Hours: T & R 5:00 - 6:00 PM in either TKH 202 or G-12

Mr. Bacha (Lab), btulub @ yahoo.com

• Click here to check your grades --> Important: If you disagree with any of your scores tell Dr Gatica before the final exam! 

• NEW: About the FINAL EXAM:

• When & where: Monday December 11^th 4-6PM, Thierkield Hall, Room TBA
• The exam covers chapters 18 to 32.
• TWO pages with formulas are allowed in the exam.
• To prepare: Revise the material given in the lectures, homework problems, the practice exam and reading assignments. Do as many problems from the book as you can.

• Topic of the week: Nuclear reactions, Elementary particles.

• Have a question that can’t wait? Send me an email

• Practice Exam: click here

• Extra Credit Assignment due on December 1^st: Solve the Practice Exam SHOWING YOUR WORK.

· Aditional material:

• Reading: 

The big ideas of A. Einstein

The Earth magnetic Field

How batteries work

The discovery of the electron

· Applets: click here

• Links:

American Physical Society

HU Library database

ALADIN Washington Research Library Consortium

http://catalog.wrlc.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First