Welcome to Physics 122A   Autumn 2011 Electricity and Magnetism Prof. Paul Wiggins

Course Announcements

• 11/30  Midterm #3: Exam Annoucement, Equation Sheet and Seating Chart
• 11/02  Midterm #2: Exam Annoucement, Equation Sheet and Seating Chart
• 10/11  Midterm #1: Exam Annoucement, Equation Sheet and Seating Chart
• 9/26  To access WebAssign, go to the WebAssign login page.   You will need to pay online sometime within your two-week free access period that begins when you first log in.  To access smartPhysics, you will need to purchase an access card either at the UW bookstore for $26.50 or online at the smartPhysics website for $25.00.
• 9/26  The lab manual is available at the UW bookstore.  Please purchase before your first lab.  The tutorial books are the same as those used for Physics 121, and should be brought to your first tutorial.
  
• 9/19  We will be utilizing WebAssign for lecture homework and for laboratories.
  
• 9/19  We will be utilizing smartPhysics pre-lectures and checkpoints.  The course access code is Phys122A_Au11, and you will use your UWNetID as your unique ID.
  
• 9/19   A review sheet with problems highlighting aspects of Physics 121 you will need for  Physics 122 is available as a pdf document here.  Work through this worksheet, as it serves to refresh your memory.  A solution key will be published around October 1.
  
• 9/19 Welcome to Physics 122B.  We will be using the H-ITT "clicker" system, so hang on to your clickers from last quarter.  You will need to (re-)register your clicker number once the quarter begins.
• 9/19  There is no lab or tutorial the first week of classes (Sep 28-30).  The first lab is October 3, and the first tutorial is October 4.  Further lab and tutorial information is available through the 1xx web page.
  
• 9/19  General course information regarding text, homework, grading policy, etc. is available on the course Syllabus & Info page.
• 9/19  If you want to add or change your lab or tutorial, keep visiting the online time schedule to see where there are open spots.  Check often, since spots may open up as other people change sections or drop the course.  Please follow the instructions at the 12x Overload Page and contact Susan Miller to get your name on the waiting list.  Note that the 8:30 section (122A) is not as full as the 11:30 (122B).
  

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Office Hours and Contact Information

• Send Course Related Email to: profw_at_uw.edu
  

 
• Lecture:
• Prof. Paul Wiggins    (profw_at_uw.edu)    Office: B409 
• Study Center Hours:
  Tuesday       11:15-12:00 (may move to Thursday exam weeks)
• or By Appointment.
• Tutorial:
• Prof. Peter Shaffer shaffer at phys.washington.edu
• Dr. David Smith
  
• Tutorial Web Site
• Laboratory:
• Prof. Jens Gundlach  gundlach at uw.edu
  
• Lab Web Site
• Administrative enquiries:
• Susan Miller susanh82 at uw.edu   C136 PAB  543-4982
• Administrative Web Site (links to other 12x sites, TA contact info, exam statistics, how to get into a section, etc.)
• If you wish to talk with an academic counselor about becoming a physics major or minor, or have general questions about the physics program, please contact Margot Nims [margot at phys.washington.edu, C139 PAB, 543-2772].
• 122B
  
• The other regular section of 122 meets at 11:30, also in A118 (122B, Prof. Olmstead). 
  

Course Links

• Smart Physics
  
• Lecture Homework
•   WebAssign Direct Link
• Tutorial Home Page
• Catalyst Tools
  
• GoPost Chat Room
• Start of Quarter Survey
• Clicker Registration (opens Sept 28)
  
• Reference
• Schedule for Lecture, Text Readings, Exams, Lab, Tutorial, smartPhysics and Homework
  
• Syllabus & General Course Information
• Study Center Schedule
• Description of purpose behind different aspects of the course.
• Administrative Web Site (links to other 12x sites, TA contact info, exam statistics, how to get into a section, etc.)
• Results of Enrollment Survey.
• Grading Policy

Links to Physics Career/Major Information

• Information on Majoring in Physics at UW.
• New Options and FAQs for Physics Majors:  Website
  
• Prof. Olmstead's slides for talk to incoming freshmen "So you think you want to take physics ..."
  
• UW Women in Science and Engineering
Provides networking, mentoring, tutoring, Study Center (for Credit!)
• UW Chapter of the Society of Physics Students
• American Physical Society Reports on Physics Education and Employment, including
• The Early Careers of Physics Bachelors (pdf file)
• State-by-State listing of Companies Hiring Physics Bachelors (html)

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