Physics 214 General Information
Spring 2010

Section Changes:
    Section changes will be allowed only until the midterm exam.
World Wide Web Information:
  • This course uses the WWW for many aspects, including homework, gradebook, and storage of all lecture slides and most class handouts.
  • You need to become familiar with the Web, and to have access to a fairly recent web browser (for example Netscape 3.0). This is available on computers at CCSO and housing division computer sites.
  • Greek letters and other symbols:
    • Many homework pages use symbol font for mathematical equations. Without the symbol font, equations will be difficult to read, e.g. you will see "p" instead of "π". Symbol font is usually available on Macs and PCs without any special effort. Unix systems must be correctly configured. The Engineering College workstations were reconfigured in January, 1998. Contact your site administrator, if you are having difficulty.
    • Your browser must also be configured properly. If your browser displays any Greek letters or other symbols in these pages incorrectly, try adjusting your fonts preferences. In recent versions of Netscape, click Edit; click Preferences; click Appearance; click Fonts; click Use document-specified fonts. This should cause the homeworks, etc. to display correctly.
  • You can find the Physics 214 home page using the URL http://online.physics.uiuc.edu/courses/phys214.
Required Materials:
  • Physics 214 Laboratory Experiments
  • Physics 214 Lecture Notes, Latest, Stipes
  • I-clicker Remote
  • Discussion Materials for Physics 214
Strongly Recommended Book:
  • Custom version of University Physics with Modern Physics by Young & Freedman (12th Edition, 2008)
Required Supplies:
  • Calculator (with trig, exponential and log capabilities). Bring to all sessions.
  • Ruler (transparent) with millimeter markings.
  • Loose leaf noteboook (to hold general information, lab reports, exams, etc.)
Useful Reference Books (on reserve in the Physics Library):
  • Wolfson, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume 2
  • Tipler, Physics, Volume 2
  • Halliday, Fundamentals of Physics, Part 2
  • Serway, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume 2
  • Moore, Six Ideas That Shaped Physics - Unit Q: Particles Behave Like Waves
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