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  * I need to be out of town next Wednesday (Jan 22), so I cannot have my office hour, then. If you would be affected by this, and you have idea about how I can make it up, I am all ears.&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2014-01-15T12:59:13-0800)>>''-~
  * Reading quiz 3 is up now. On a related note, [[How do I do the reading quiz|this page]] (&ldquo;How do I do the reading quiz&rdquo;) has been updated substantially. Please read it now!&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2014-01-15T08:58:28-0800)>>''-~
  * The practie exam for the final is up. Please find it in [[Homework+]]. On next Monday, I will provide answers, but in the mean time, my recommendation is that you try to provide your best answers in the forum.&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2014-03-12T15:49:56-0800)>>''-~
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  * 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)>>''-~

  * '''<<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.
  * '''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)>>''-~

Welcome to Physics 5B, 2014!

  • The practie exam for the final is up. Please find it in Homework+. On next Monday, I will provide answers, but in the mean time, my recommendation is that you try to provide your best answers in the forum.—4:49PM, Mar 12, 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

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.