Physics Department
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Physics 419/ 420

Space, Time, & Matter

Fall 2014

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General information

Time and location:

• Time: Tuesday/ Thursday, 2p–3:20p.
• Place: 144 Loomis.

Instructor:

• A.J. Leggett (2113 ESB); office hours Monday, 4p, & Friday, 2p [419 priority for the latter] (aleggett@illinois.edu).

TAs:

• Brandon Jones (bdjones4@illinois.edu); office hours Tuesday, 4-5p, & by appointment (Loomis, west side tables).
  
• Apoorv Tiwari (atiwari3@illinois.edu); office hours Tuesday, 11a-12p, & by appointment (390K Loomis).
• Charles Byrne (bcharles@illinois.edu); contact by email only.
  

DISCUSSION/ WRITING SESSION: Mondays, 10-11a (beginning 8 Sept.), 158 Loomis (next to lecture room).

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

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Announcements

•  The final exam will take place Friday, 12 December, 1:30p-4:30p, in the same place as lecture (144 Loomis).

•  419 students: your final draft of the term paper will be due Tuesday, 9 December (last class day).

•  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.
- To access Compass, go to compass2g.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

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Lecture notes
posted beginning with lecture 6 (all are PDF files)

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