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  * This ''Thursday''&rsquo;s office hour from 9 to 10 is cancelled, '''as is Thursday&rsquo;s class.'''&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2014-01-22T14:56:22-0800)>>''-~

  * This information was not accurate. This Wednesday&rsquo;s office hour will be held as usual.--(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)>>''-~)--

  * <<color(An important correction in homework 2)>>. Please check it out at [[Homework+]].&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2014-01-17T18:34:46-0800)>>''-~
  * 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)>>''-~

  * '''Your cooperation needed.''' From today&rsquo;s class, I will be collecting your homework. When you hand in your homework, please place it in the <<color(right bin)>> on the front desk of the lecture hall. <<color(Your bin will be defined by your last initial)>>&mdash;there will be seven such bins on the front desk, alphabetically grouped. Thanks!!&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2014-01-16T09:27:40-0800)>>''-~

  * '''<<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.

  * As for the textbook, it is ''Physics for Scientists And Engineers With Modern Physics, 4th ed., Giancoli.'' <<color("We will cover Chapters 12&mdash;16 and 32&mdash;35 in 5B.")>> For more details, check the syllabus in [[Syllabus+|this page]].

  * <<fl(W)>>'''elcome students!''' This course will proceed somewhat like the last year's course, but with some important differences.&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2013-12-29T06:54:13-0800)>>''-~

  * The syllabus for this site will be posted as the new quarter starts, but you can already learn about the textbook and the chapters to be covered from the last year&rsquo;s syllabus, since they will remain the same. Similarly, it would be a great start if you browse through <<ln("https://griffin.ucsc.edu/ph5b-13/Lecture+#Lecture_Notes", my lecture notes of the last year)>>.
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  * The second reading quiz is up. Please follow the &ldquo;RQ&rdquo; link above.&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2014-01-13T09:34:39-0800)>>''-~

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

  * Check <<ln("https://griffin.ucsc.edu/ph5b-13/Syllabus+?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=00-Syllabus.pdf", the last year's syllabus)>> for '''the textbook and the course topics'''.

Past news of persistent value

  • This Thursday’s office hour from 9 to 10 is cancelled, as is Thursday’s class.3:56PM, Jan 22, 2014

  • This information was not accurate. This Wednesday’s office hour will be held as usual.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.—1:59PM, Jan 15, 2014

  • An important correction in homework 2. Please check it out at Homework+.—7:34PM, Jan 17, 2014

  • Reading quiz 3 is up now. On a related note, this page (“How do I do the reading quiz”) has been updated substantially. Please read it now!—9:58AM, Jan 15, 2014

  • Your cooperation needed. From today’s class, I will be collecting your homework. When you hand in your homework, please place it in the right bin on the front desk of the lecture hall. Your bin will be defined by your last initial—there will be seven such bins on the front desk, alphabetically grouped. Thanks!!—10:27AM, Jan 16, 2014

  • 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.

  • As for the textbook, it is Physics for Scientists And Engineers With Modern Physics, 4th ed., Giancoli. We will cover Chapters 12—16 and 32—35 in 5B. For more details, check the syllabus in this page.

  • Welcome students! This course will proceed somewhat like the last year's course, but with some important differences.—7:54AM, Dec 29, 2013

  • The syllabus for this site will be posted as the new quarter starts, but you can already learn about the textbook and the chapters to be covered from the last year’s syllabus, since they will remain the same. Similarly, it would be a great start if you browse through my lecture notes of the last year.

Past news of purely archival value

  • The second reading quiz is up. Please follow the “RQ” link above.—10:34AM, Jan 13, 2014

  • The number of midterm exams may not be the same as the last year’s, although I am not absolutely decided on this at the moment.

  • Check the last year’s syllabus for the textbook and the course topics.