Physics 237, Spring 2022.

Instructor:

Professor F. L. H. Wolfs
Department of Physics and Astronomy, B&L 203A
Telephone: (585) 275 - 4937
Email: wolfs@pas.rochester.edu
URL: http://teacher.pas.rochester.edu/

Teaching Assistants:

Elizabeth Champion: elizabeth.champion@rochester.edu
Margaret Porcelli: mporcel3@u.rochester.edu
Navya Uberoi: nuberoi@u.rochester.edu

Text:

Robert Eisberg and Robert Resnick, Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles, Second Edition (required).  

Course Homepage:

http://teacher.pas.rochester.edu/Phy237/Phy237HomePage.shtml

Lectures:

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 12.30 pm - 1.45 pm (Gavet 206).

Workshops:

The following workshops are offered:

1. Mondays: 1650 - 1820 (Hylan 305), Navya Uberoi.
2. Wednesdays: 1650 - 1820 (Hylan 305), Margaret Porcelli.
3. Thursdays: 1650 - 1820 (Hylan 102), Elizabeth Champion.

Workshops will start on Monday January 24.

Office Hours:

Frank Wolfs:

Wednesdays (starting on January 19) between 9.00 am and 11.00 am and by appointment. Location: B&L 203A.

TAs:

1. Navya Uberoi, Wednesdays 1 - 3 pm, POA.
2. Elizabeth Champion, Thursdays 2 - 4 pm, B&L 304.
3. Margaret Porcelli, Thursdays 5 - 7 pm, POA.

Academic honesty:

The academic honesty policy of the U of R is outlined here.

You are required to complete the honor pledge on each homework assignment and on each exam.

Violations of the academic honesty policy are not tolerated. Violations include, copying homework assignments from other students, using on-line version of the "Instructor Solutions Manual" or other published solutions to the homework problems. Other examples of violations can be found here.

Consequences of violations of the academic honesty policy:

• Using illegal source to complete a homework assignment will results in a one-letter grade lowering of your course grade on the first offense. A second offense will result in an E as your final course grade.
• Violations of the academic honesty policy during any of the midterm exams or the final exam (including bringing your cell phone to the exam) will result in an E as your final course grade.

Homework:

Homework will be assigned each Friday. The homework is due the following Friday at noon (EDT). Homework solutions need to be dropped of in the PHY 237 homework locker (across from B&L 106).

Final Grade:

The final grade will be the weighted average of:

1. Final exam (30-35%)
2. 3 Mid-term exams (15-20% each)
3. Homework (25%)

Midterm exams:

There are three midterm exams:

1. Thursday February 10 (8.00 am EST - 9.30 am EST, location: B&L 109)
2. Tuesday March 22 (8.00 am EST - 9.30 am EST, location B&L 109)
3. Tuesday April 19 (8.00 am EDT - 9.30 am EDT, location B&L 109)

Final exam:

Wednesday May 4 (7.15 pm EDT - 10.15 pm EDT, location Hoyt)

Course credit:

This course follows the College credit hour policy for four-credit courses. This course meets two times weekly for three academic hours per week. The course also includes a recitation for one and one half academic hour per week.