Homework Solutions

• Set 1 (MP), Set 2, Set 3, Set 4, Set 5, Set 6, Set 7, Set 8

Lecture Notes

• Lecture 24, Mar 11: Archimedes principle (clicker questions (some not done in class))

• Lecture 21, Mar 04: Complex number and many things it can do

  • Addition: Some more materials in pages 12-14. Also, please note the use of $I_R$ in describing the intensity of diffraction grating (instead of $I_0$, as in lecture). – 6:28PM, Mar 04, 2013.

  • Update: This lecture note has gone through a serious proof reading. Two sign errors were corrected, and many small changes were made throughout the text. Update highly recommended! Also, please find and report bugs! – 7:24PM, Mar 03, 2013

• Lecture 20, Mar 01: Diffraction (clicker questions)

  • Correction and addition: Page 2, Eq. 20.3, corrected (as promised during the lecture today). A paragraph added after it. – 6:27PM, Mar 06, 2013

  • Update: Page 2, Lisa box, some typos corrected. – 9:32AM, Mar 03, 2013

• Lecture 17, Feb 20: Thin film interference (clicker questions (some not done in class))

• Lecture 16, Feb 15: Young’s double slit experiment (clicker questions (some not done in class))

• Lecture 15, Feb 11: Magnifying power

• Lecture 13,14, Feb 8: Master equation. Real or virtual? (clicker questions)

• Lecture 12, Feb 6: Mirrors, Refraction, Dispersion

  • Addition: Word "vertical" and a parenthetical remark in page 4 (red). – 2:39AM, Feb 07, 2013

• Lecture 11, Feb 4: Spherical and plane mirrors (clicker questions (one not done in class))

• Lecture 10, Feb 1: Sound and Light

  • Proof reading: Some English corrections (red). – 9:51AM, Feb 02, 2013

• Lecture 9, Jan 30: Reflection, Standing wave (clicker questions (some not done in class))

• Lecture 8, Jan 25: Frequency, Energy, Boundary condition

  • Addition: Section 8.3. Full answer to this question. – 10:40AM, Jan 27, 2013

• Lecture 7, Jan 23: Sound wave, Superposition, Interference (clicker questions)

  • Addition: Last paragraph: "Generally" and the last sentence replaced. (red) – 8:19AM, Jan 25, 2013

• Lecture 6, Jan 18: Wave velocity examples

• Lecture 5, Jan 16: Harmonic wave, Wave number/velocity, T and L wave (clicker questions)

  • Addition: Page 1: "travelling" (red). Also, in the section title. – 8:43AM, Jan 17, 2013

• Lecture 4, Jan 14: Rotational simple harmonic oscillators, Waves

  • Change: Section numbers. – 1:12PM, Jan 14, 2013

• Lecture 3, Jan 11: Simple harmonic oscillation (clicker questions)

  • Correction: Page 1: couple of sentences (red). – 11:18AM, Jan 12, 2013

• Lecture 2, Jan 9: Simple harmonic oscillation (clicker questions)

  • Addition: Page 2: Lisa box, a URL link. – 2:24PM, Jan 13, 2013

• Lecture 1, Jan 7: Hooke’s law

Exams

Midterm 2

Midterm 2 with solutions

• • Correction: One angle in the solution for problem 14 was wrong! It is now corrected. If your grade was affected by this, you should let me know!!! – 3:12PM, Mar 04, 2013

Practice Exam 2 Review Sheets. Review session photos: Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3.

Practice Exam 2: Feel free to present/discuss your solutions/questions on forum!

Practice Exam 2 (additional problems by Eric): Feel free to discuss these as well! (Solutions)

Midterm 1

• Midterm 1: Midterm 1, with solutions

  • • Midterm info

    • Review materials (1), Review materials (2): Even if you attended the review session, these files may be beneficial (first file debugged; note red parts in the second file).

    • Practice Exam: Feel free to present/discuss your solutions/questions on forum!

      • Note: All questions are discussed on the forum, with answers. Click "SQ" above. – 11:36PM, Jan 26, 2013

    • Some more materials for your review, from your MSI TA: Thanks, Eric!!

  Here is the distribution of scores for the midterm 1. The average is about 58 %, which is OK, but not great. The distribution is almost like a bell curve, but it appears to have a slight bulge at 11 and also another weaker bulge at 17 or 18. I am a bit worried about the points 11 and below. Points 17 and above could be roughly regarded as the A range (i.e., A- or higher), I think, if only this exam is to be looked at.

Looking for the old reading-quiz links? Just click "RQ" near the top.