Physics Department
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Physics 419/ 420

Space, Time, & Matter

Fall 2012

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General information

Time and location:

• Time: T, Th 2-3:20p
• Place: 144 Loomis Laboratory

Instructor:

• A.J. Leggett (2113 ESB); office hours Monday, 4p, & Tuesday, 9a [419 priority for the latter] (aleggett@illinois.edu).

TAs:

• Karl Decker (kdecker4@illinois.edu); office hours Thursday, 4-5p, & by appointment (390N Loomis).
  
• Charles Byrne (bcharles@illinois.edu); contact by email.
  
• Vasilica Crecea (crecea@illinois.edu); contact by email.

DISCUSSION/ WRITING SESSION: Tuesdays, 4-5p, 158 Loomis (next to lecture room).

• Approximate syllabus, schedule and assessment policy
• Notes on the term paper

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Announcements

•  419 students: Prof. Leggett will remain opening to discussing your progress and drafts for the term paper, subject to availability (consulting him earlier is always better!). The final draft of your term paper is due by class time on the last day of class (11 December), with no late submissions accepted.

•  The final exam is on Friday, 14 December, 7p-10p. It will be in the usual lecture room, 144 Loomis. The exam will be the standard 3-hour 'closed-book' type; the general nature of the questions will be similar to that of the earlier short writing assignments, but they are likely to be more wide-ranging than the latter, which were usually restricted to the specific topics which were being covered at the time.

•  Please be sure read the information sheet, handed out on the first day.

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Written assignments

Compass will be used to turn in homework assignments. Also check Compass regularly for announcements and to see some important documents.
Note that the course is using ('old') Compass and not 'Compass 2g'.
- To access Compass, go to compass.illinois.edu and log-in with your NetID & AD password.
- To submit an assignment, click on 'Assignments' on the left-hand menu and follow instructions.

• Guidelines for Written Assignments

Written Assignment #1

Written Assignment #2

Written Assignment #3

Written Assignment #4

Written Assignment #5 – final Written Assignment; due by class time (2p) on Thursday, 8 November.

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Lecture notes
posted beginning with lecture 6

• LECTURE 6 (13 September)
  
  
• LECTURE 7 (18 September)
  
  
• LECTURE 8 (20 September)
  
  
• LECTURE 9 (25 September)
  
  
• LECTURE 10 (27 September)
  
  
• LECTURE 11 (2 October)
  
  
• LECTURE 12 (4 October)
  
  
• LECTURE 13 (9 October)
  
  
• LECTURE 14 (11 October)
  
  
• LECTURE 15 (16 October)
  
  
• LECTURE 16 (18 October)
  
  
• LECTURE 17 (23 October)
  
  
• LECTURE 18 (25 October)
  
  
• LECTURE 19 (30 October)
  
  
• LECTURE 20 (1 November)
  
  
• LECTURE 21 (6 November)
  
  
• LECTURE 22 (8 November)
  
  
• LECTURE 23 (13 November)
  
  
• LECTURE 24 (15 November)
  
  
• LECTURE 25 (27 November)
  
  
• LECTURE 26 (29 November)
  
  
• LECTURE 27 (4 December)
  
  
• LECTURE 28 (6 December)