5/06 A copy of the solutions to Test 4 is now
available at the Noble Library Copy Center.
4/29 In preparation for our test next week, my
office hours on Wed 4/30 and Fri 5/2 in
PSF-462 (usually from 3:40 - 5:00) will be
extended. I will be available until at least
7:00 PM to answer your questions about
Chapters 12, 14, and 16.
4/21 There is an misprint on the distributed HW
Schedule for lecture #23 on Apr 24. The
problem listed as F12:3 should be F12:35.
4/17 A copy of the solutions to Test 3 is now
available at the Noble Library Copy Center.
4/03 The online problem set for Chapter 11 was
originally posted with a typographical error.
The error was corrected on 4/01, so make sure
that you have the version with the correction.
The correction was to problem P78.
3/14 A copy of the solutions to Test 2 is now
available at the Noble Library Copy Center.
2/27 Next week I will be in Austin, Texas, attending
the March meeting of the American Physical
Society, which is particularly for solid-state
physicists. This meeting usually occurs during
spring break, but that is not the case this year.
All classes will meet as usual. Your lectures
will be given by Dr. Carl Covatto. During my
office hours, PSF-462 is reserved as usual for
you or your study group, but of course I will not
be there to answer your questions. If you need
help, please see your TA's during their office
hours. I will return on Sun 3/9. Please see
me during my office hours on Mon 3/10 if you have
questions relating to our next test, which occurs
on Tue 3/11.
2/20 A copy of the solutions to Test 1 is now
available at the Noble Library Copy Center.
2/11 There is an error on the distributed HW Schedule
for lecture #8 on Feb 13. Please drop problem
P49 from the list of HW problems for that lecture,
and add CH 6 problem 20. Also note that the topic
covered by problem S5: 46 from that day WILL be
included as a possible topic for Test #1 on Tue
2/18.
2/10 Comments on the neatness and organization of HW.
It is to your advantage to make your HW as
neat as possible. If your TA can follow your
logic clearly, then it is more likely that you
will receive the proper credit for your work on
the 10 point problems.
It is also to your advantage to organize
your HW as clearly and as neatly as possible.
This increases the likelihood that your TA will
find all of the one point problems and be able
to determine that you have made a "good faith
attempt to solve them." Please do not simply
copy down the right answer and then expect to
receive credit for an attempt to solve any
particular problem.
Neatness and good organization is to your
own advantage as well as a point of consideration
for your TA and for your fellow students, whose
papers are being graded at the same time as yours.
Remember that your TA is grading as many as 100
HW papers per week.
Homework that is EXCESSIVELY sloppy and/or
disorganized, to the point of being extremely
difficult or impossible to grade, will not receive
credit, at the disgression of your TA. In such
a case the TA will make a copy of your HW paper,
in case of an appeal to the course instructor.
1/29 The old tests (from Summer 2002) are now available
in the Noble Library Copy Center. They are available
with or without solutions. The 'without solutions'
version is useful for giving yourself a timed
practice test.
1/23 The location of my TTH 11:15-12:15 office hours is
misprinted in the distributed syllabus. The correct
location is PSF-430. I apologize for any confusion
this may have caused.