PHYSICS 211.2

Dr. J. M. Hahn, MM301B, 420-5428
Department of Astronomy and Physics
Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS

Lab instructors: Dr. Jennifer Seel (Monday & Thursday), Dr. Roby Austin (Tuesday)
Tutorial instructors: Dr. Alex Alexsejevs (Monday), Dr. Tony Landry (Tuesday), Mr. Stephen Craig (Thursday)

Your final is graded. Please stop by my office (MM 301B)
to collect your final plus old assignments and lab reports.
-JH

Departmental Overview


Grade summaries for PHY211.


Tutors for PHY211 available:

Mr. Trevor Byrne (third-year physics major)
Mr. Chris Capobianco (M.Sc. student)



Go to Dr. Clarke's PHY210 page.

2005 Syllabus (PDF)


Assignments, 20%

Assignment 0: due Thursday, January 20
Assignment 1: due Thursday, January 27
Assignment 2: due Thursday, February 3
Assignment 3: due Thursday, February 10
Assignment 4: due Thursday, February 17
Assignment 5: due Tuesday, March 8
Assignment 6: due Thursday, March 17
Assignment 7: due Thursday, March 24
Assignment 8: due Tuesday, April 5
Assignment 9: due Tuesday, April 12


Lecture notes

chapter 16
chapter 17
chapter 18 <---page 12 is not missing, just misnumbered...
chapter 19 <---while page 19 did not scan properly.
chapter 20 <---and the missing page 14.
chapter 21
chapter 22
chapter 23
chapter 24
chapter 25
chapter 26
chapter 27
chapter 28
chapter 29
chapter 30
chapter 31
chapter 32



Midterm Examination, 20%

- 75 mins, in class: Thursday, March 10, 2005 ### Note new date! ###
- covers Chapters 16 - 21
- bring pencils, erasers, calculators
- closed book, no crib sheets
- formulae sheet and paper provided


Final Examination, 30%

- Time and place, TBA, three hours
- covers Chapters 22 - 32
- bring pencils, erasers, calculators
- closed book, no crib sheets
- formulae sheets and paper provided


Laboratory, 25%

- MM023, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
- Each lab completed in class
- lab book/tests: 65%
- formal lab report: 35%
- Lab syllabus (PDF)
- Lab/tutorial schedule (PDF)<---please note this schedule was revised on January 31, 2005!


Tutorial, 5%

- MM013, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
- attendance mandatory
- bring text book, paper, pencils, eraser, calculator
- check your lab/tutorial schedule (PDF) to see if you are in lab or tutorial in any given week
^---please note this schedule was revised on January 31, 2005!

Problem Set 1: weeks of January 10 and 17
Problem Set 2: weeks of January 17 and 24
Problem Set 3: weeks of January 24 and 31
Problem Set 4: weeks of January 31 and February 7
Problem Set 5: weeks of February 7 and 14
Problem Set 6: weeks of February 14 and March 7
Problem Set 7: weeks of March 7 and 14
Problem Set 8: weeks of March 14 and 28
Problem Set 9: weeks of March 28 and April 4
Problem Set 10: week of April 4

Online Physics Demonstrations

Many of the concepts that will be studied in this class are also demonstrated via numerous video clips available at the Physics Demonstrations site. Or follow the links below to find the demos most relevant to the text chapters under study.

Chapters 16, 17, and 18: Oscillations, Waves I, and Waves II.
Chapters 19, 20, and 21: Thermodynamics.
Chapters 22 and 23: Electricity and Magnetism.

Astronomy & Physics Colloquia

The Astronomy & Physics department hosts weekly colloquia that are given by scientists who visit us from around the world; the schedule is also online. These 1-hour talks usually occur on most Fridays at 3pm in McNally Main room 310, with refreshments served afterwards. Everyone is invited to attend.

last updated March 1, 2005.