Final Exam, Thursday May 12, 8:00 - 11:00 am in Loomis 151

Here are some notes about the final exam:

• Material covered: Special Relativity (25-30%) and Math Applications (70-75%). The strong emphasis on the latter part of the course (math) is due to the fact that it wasn't covered in the midterm.
• Office Hours: All normal office hours (4 office hour periods / week) will be held all the way through until the exam.
• No Cheat Sheet: I've decided that, for the final, we should stick with standard formula sheets that will be stapled to the exam. Reason: with all the previous exams posted, and a number of people plainly writing down the solutions to all of these on their midterm cheat sheets, I'm concerned that I am trying too hard to come up with "novel" problems. I fear this is the reason for the rather low average on the midterm. These formula sheets will be the same as those from prior final exams; see the Homework page for the old exams and solutions, and the Units & Notes page for direct links to the formula sheets.
• "Must pass the final" rule is obsolete: Several students pointed out that the rule "You must pass the final to pass the course" was still written at the bottom of this page. Although a fine policy, it is a holdover from the first offering of the course and I will not enforce it.
• Your requests for Lecture 15: I've opened Preflight 3 (accessible from the Homework page as usual) for you to send in your requests for what subjects you would like me to review or problems you would like me to solve in the last lecture. Do send your input: the lecture is yours to design! :-)

Spring Break office hours

There will be no office hours the Sunday before Spring Break or during Spring Break week. Normal office hours resume Sunday Mar 27 at 2 - 4 pm, i.e. the day before classes restart. The building will be locked, so just call me at 333-7291 and I'll come down and open the door for you. I'll post signs on the Loomis doors with my phone number in case you forget it.

Midterm Exam, Tuesday Mar 15 in lecture period

Rules: The Midterm exam will cover Weeks 1 - 7 plus Lecture 8 of the course, namely Special Relativity and associated math. You will be allowed to use a "cheat-sheet" of notes that you have prepared and taken into the exam. This sheet is to be written on one sheet of 8.5" x 11" paper in your own handwriting, and can be on both sides of the paper. Finally, no calculators are allowed in either exam. (Don't worry, you won't need one. :-))

Office Hours for Midterm: We're rearranging our office hours this week so that they are all before the exam:

	Sunday Mar 13	2 - 4 pm	Loomis 464	(Rezvan Shahoei)
	Monday Mar 14	noon - 1 pm	Loomis 276	(Hong Yan Shih)
	Monday Mar 14	3 pm - 5 pm	Loomis 276	(Naomi Makins)
	Monday Mar 14	5 pm - 7 pm	Loomis 276	(Ka Wai Lo)

Tue & Wed office hours cancelled (no homework due this week). Notice the unusual room (276) for the Monday office hours → it is across the hall from the usual room 271.

Additional Weekly Office Hours

Our graders have kindly agreed to add an additional office hour each week, on Tuesday evenings 5:10 - 7:10 pm. Also, to make my post-lecture office hour more formal and more comfortable for you to work, I've reserved the usual room (Loomis 271) for that purpose. The new office hour schedule is summarized in the Office Hours section below.

Storm Extension for Homework 2

Due to the storm this week, and campus being closed on Wednesday, Rezvan will hold her office hours on Thursday, Feb 3 instead. The time and place are the same as usual: 5 - 7 pm in Loomis 271. The due date for homework 2 is also changed, to Friday, Feb 4, 5 pm.

Homework assignments will be posted online

The homework assignments will be posted to the course web site each week by Saturday afternoon. They are due by 2 pm on the following Thursday, and must be deposited in the 225 homework box in the 2nd floor overpass between Loomis and MRL. Click the Homework & Solutions link at the top to download or view the assignments as PDF documents.