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9 units (4-0-5)
An introduction to electricity and magnetism with an emphasis on learning from practical examples and applications.
Winter 2012 Lecturer: David Politzer e-mail: politzer at theory.caltech
Some students want to know the average class score on the quizzes to get a sense of their relative performance. I (Politzer) always view the class average score as my grade on the quiz: it reflects how well we helped students learn the material and how well the actual quiz, as written, reflects the level of learning.
The class quiz average: Quiz 1 = 6.9 +/- 1.9 ; Quiz 2 = 9.1 +/- 0.9
Here is a portrait of old Ben Franklin, in which he had the artist include a depiction of his electrical storm alarm. (It's the gizmo hanging to the left of his head.)
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Paper copies of all handouts, e.g., course calendar, quizzes, homework solutions, etc., are available in Bridge, 1st floor hall between East and West, shortly after they've been distributed in recitation sections. All are also posted here, on-line, where there may also be occasionally posted links to yet more information of potential interest.
As per request of ASCIT and the BOC a few of years ago, here is a copy of their policies form, filled out for Ph 1 Prac at that time. The same comments apply to this current term. (You'll want page 2, too.) REMEMBER THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL QUIZ OR EXAM MAY HAVE INSTRUCTIONS WHICH OVERRIDE THESE.
Physics or logistical questions may be directed to Politzer via e-mail if you can't do it in person, e.g., before or after lecture, his office, etc. Questions and answers that might be of interest to other students will be posted here: Q&A (without identifying the questioner by name).
(Note that the html version of the QP Problems provided below is a bit funky, being the result of computer translation of the original handout, but it's perfectly accurate; also, for most computer configurations, it loads much faster than the pdf.)
General course information (1/4/12) Syllabus & Assignments Calendar(1/4/12) QP Problems (1/4/12) -- choose format: pdf or html Instructors, sections, times, locations, etc. (1/4/12) Ombudspersons (1/20/12)
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