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== Welcome to Phys 5B, 2014! == == Welcome to Physics 5B, 2014! ==
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<<fl(W)>>'''elcome students!''' This course will proceed somewhat like the last year's course, but with some important differences.&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2013-12-28T20:59:07-0800)>>''-~   * '''Lecture note 15 is up.''' Please study Figure 15.1 (page 13) with some care. Also, solutions to past homework have been uploaded.&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2014-03-04T18:04:38-0800)>>''-~
  * '''Midterm is over.''' Check solutions ([[Homework+]]) and fill in the gaps of understanding, if possible. Much of it would continue to matter for the final exam, also, since we will continue doing waves, and interference, and so on, just with a different wave (light) for the next few lectures. Also, while you are at [[Homework+]], '''remember to download Homework 5''' if you did not pick up a hardcopy right after the exam.&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2014-02-14T17:09:28-0800)>>''-~
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  * '''<<color("NO Mastering Physics and NO i-Clicker will be used in this course.")>>''' '''Do NOT buy them.''' This is a big difference from the last year, since we used both then. Keep this important difference in mind when/if you browse through the last year&rsquo;s website.

  * Check the <<ln("https://griffin.ucsc.edu/ph5b-13/Syllabus+?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=00-Syllabus.pdf", old syllabus)>> for '''the textbook and the course topics'''. A new syllabus will be posted as the new quarter starts, but the textbook and the chapters to be covered will not change. In the same spirit, it is a great idea for you to start browsing <<ln("https://griffin.ucsc.edu/ph5b-13/Lecture+#Lecture_Notes", my lecture notes of the last year)>>.

  * The number of exams may not be the same as the last year&rsquo;s, although I am not absolutely decided on this at the moment.

  * Please check out <<ln("/ph5b-13", the last year's web site)>> in order to get some rough idea about what to expect this year.
  * Thanks to those students who participated in the device poll. Here is a summary.
    * ic: 21/98, sp: 84/98, tm: 85/98, lp: 67/98, tb: 14/98
    * sp|tm: 94/98, sp|tm|lp: 96/98, sp|tm|lp|tb: 96/98 (&ldquo;|&rdquo; means &ldquo;or&rdquo;)
  ic=i-clicker, sp=smart phone, tm=text messaging, lp=laptop, tb=tablet.&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2014-01-09T13:37:18-0800)>>''-~
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<<h(<div style="margin-top: -1.0em; text-align: right;">)>>~-[[OldNews|Archived news items can be found here]].-~<<h(</div>)>>

Welcome to Physics 5B, 2014!

  • Lecture note 15 is up. Please study Figure 15.1 (page 13) with some care. Also, solutions to past homework have been uploaded.—7:04PM, Mar 04, 2014

  • Midterm is over. Check solutions (Homework+) and fill in the gaps of understanding, if possible. Much of it would continue to matter for the final exam, also, since we will continue doing waves, and interference, and so on, just with a different wave (light) for the next few lectures. Also, while you are at Homework+, remember to download Homework 5 if you did not pick up a hardcopy right after the exam.—6:09PM, Feb 14, 2014

  • Thanks to those students who participated in the device poll. Here is a summary.
    • ic: 21/98, sp: 84/98, tm: 85/98, lp: 67/98, tb: 14/98
    • sp|tm: 94/98, sp|tm|lp: 96/98, sp|tm|lp|tb: 96/98 (“|” means “or”)

    ic=i-clicker, sp=smart phone, tm=text messaging, lp=laptop, tb=tablet.—2:37PM, Jan 09, 2014

Welcome to the second part of Physics 5!

In this course, we will continue the exploration of the introductory physics. We will start with the simple harmonic oscillator. Then, we will study waves in general. This will lead to geometric optics and related topics. Lastly, we will come back to fluids and statics. If we somehow run out of time, we might leave some topics like fluids for reading only. I like to go through the simple harmonic oscillator and waves, slowly but surely, so that we cover these supremely important topics well enough.