PHYS 274 - General Physics III

(Modern Physics w/ calculus)

Department of Physics & Astronomy

University of Hawaii

Instructor: Prof. Gary Varner and Prof. Pui K. Lam (backup)

Class Meets MWF 12:30-13:20, MSB 114

Office Hours: Monday 4-5pm Watanabe Hall 214

(January 9 - May 3, 2017)

Updated 11-MAY-2017 == FINAL

Grading

Grading is based on an absolute scale.
Total (100%) = quizzes/iclicker questions (15%) + HW (25%) + (Midterm 1+ Midterm 2 + Final=(60%)).
The combined % for Midterm 1+ Midterm 2 + Final=60%; the highest score=25%, middle score=20%, lowest score=15%.

Approximate values:
91-100 (A), 86-90 (A-) 71-85 (B) 56-70 (C) 41-55 (D) <40 (F)

Tests

There will be two midterms and a final.
There will be four questions on each midterm, which will be a combination of quantitative (3) and conceptual (1).
For the two midterms, you can bring a standard size notecard with formulae.
Tutoring

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Simulations:

Cartoons that illustrate coherence length in the context of thin film interference
The java applets used for lecture demonstrations of interference, diffraction, and atomic orbitals can be found on the web site falstad.com
Segre Chart of atomic nuclei.