Web page: http://www-physics.ucsd.edu/students/courses/winter2016/physics2d/
Please check the web page often for announcements.

INSTRUCTOR: Jorge E. Hirsch, 5310 Mayer Hall, Ext. 4-3931, [email protected]
COURSE COORDINATOR: Patti Hey, 2571 Mayer Hall Addition, Ext. 2-1468.

COURSE CONTENT:
Relativity, atomic view of matter, quantization, atomic models of Rutherford and Bohr, wave and particle duality, matter waves, Schrodinger equation, hydrogen atom, periodic table.

COURSE FORMAT:
Lectures: Tu, Th, F. Attendance is strongly encouraged.
Discussion Sections: These sections focus on understanding of theory and methodology, as well as problem solving. You are advised to attend these sections and to make them successful by actively participating.
Problem Sections: These sections focus on problem solving, in preparation for the quizzes. You are encouraged to attend and ask questions on homework problems as well as on lecture material.
Quizzes: Every other Friday, as detailed in the Course Schedule below. Attendance to quizzes is mandatory.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:
Problems from the books will be assigned for each text chapter, solutions will be posted on the web page . To fully understand the material, you should work most of the problems on your own without help of the solution key. Homeworks will not be graded.

QUIZZES:

• Closed-book multiple choice quizzes will be given every other Friday. 5 quizzes, see schedule.
• A formula sheet will be provided with the quiz. You should bring blank paper for doing calculations.
• You should bring a scientific calculator that can do simple algebraic calculations including trig functions, log, exp, square root, etc. No graphics nor programmable nor statistics features are needed nor should be used.
• Use of any communication device or computer during the quiz is strictly forbidden.
• At the first quiz you will be assigned a 3-digit number. This number will become your code number for the quarter to post your grades. Please memorize this number.
• All students are required to purchase scantrons for quiz taking. They are available at the bookstore, form X-101864-PAR-L (red). Use a No. 2 pencil to fill in the answers.
• Fill in your 3-digit number in the box "EXAM NUMBER", your name in the "NAME" line, and "Phys 2D quiz 1" (or 2,3,4,5) in the "SUBJECT" line.
• Each quiz question will have 4 choices for answers, A, B, C, D, only one of which wll be correct. There will also be the option to mark E if you are "not sure" what the correct answer is. Marking E ("not sure") will count 0.2 points, marking the correct answer among A, B, C, D will count 1 point, and marking an incorrect answer among A, B, C, D will count 0 points. Only one answer among A, B, C, D, E should be marked, marking any two (or more) answers counts 0 points.
• The 5 quiz grades will count toward your final grade.
• There will be no make-up quizzes. If you have to miss a quiz for unavoidable reasons and notify the instructor before the quiz, the weight of the final and other quizzes may be adjusted accordingly.

FINAL EXAM: The final will be a closed-book multiple choice exam and cover all course material. Student I.D. is required to take the exam.

COURSE GRADE: Quizzes 50% , Final 50%. Grading scale : A: >80 %, B: >60%, C: >40%, D: >30%.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY:
Please read "UCSD Policy on Integrity of Scholarship" in the 2016 UCSD General Catalog or the link given in the course webpage. These rules will be rigorously enforced.

WHOM TO SEE:
Toni Moore, 2581 Mayer Hall Addition, Physics Dept. Student Affairs Office, if you have any trouble using WebReg to add/change/drop, drop from waitlists.
The Teaching Assistant if you have questions relating to problem solving methods or to grades received.
The Instructor, if you have basic questions about the subject matter, or if you have administrative problems.