Physics 8b -- WINTER 2010



Course Description

3 units (0-3-0)

Experiments in introductory electricity and magnetism using a take-home lab kit.

Winter 2010
in charge: David Politzer (politzer at theory.caltech)

Isaac Kim (ikim at caltech)
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The course Organizational Meeting will be on Monday, January 4 at 4:00 pm in 201 E. Bridge. We will determine times for the one classroom meeting per week. (There will be three sections.) If it can be so arranged, these sections will meet on Thursdays. Evening is a possibility. Please come having thought about your schedule. If you cannot attend, check back here. You will need to sign up with one of the three sections. If sufficient information is not then posted or if you have further questions, contact Politzer.



Pick up your parts and tool kit on Wednesday, January 6, between 3:30 and 5:30 pm in 308 E. Bridge. Be sure to have your student ID with you to sign for the charge. If you cannot make it at that time, contact Helen Ticehurst in 110 E. Bridge.


Help Lab will be staffed at least one evening per week, 8 to 11pm. The schedule will be set up after we determine the weekly meeting times. Ideally, these will be on Thursdays, with the Help Lab staffed on Wednesday evenings. Watch for future announcements. Replacement parts are available in a cabinet there, 24/7. The door opens with a South Campus master.

The Help Lab is located in the Student Workshop, room 74, in SAC, under/between Dabney and Blacker (two doors to the left of the laundry room, right by the door that opens out to California Blvd.



Check back here once the term starts for relevant information.



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