Physics 102: Classical and Modern Physics II
Department of Physics, Haverford College
Spring 2004

Welcome

Welcome to the Spring 2004 edition of Physics 102: Classical and Modern Physics II taught by Froney Crawford. This web page will serve as the source of information, announcements, and downloads for the class. Please check it regularly.

The required textbook for the course is Physics: Calculus (2nd edition), by Eugene Hecht.

The lab section assignments are here.

Course announcements are located at the bottom of the page.

Instructor Contact Information

Lecturer: Fronefield Crawford (fcrawfor@haverford.edu)
Office: Koshland INSC L106, Phone: (610) 896-2973
Office Hours: Mon 2:00-4:00 p.m., Wed 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Lab and Recitation Instructor: Krsna Dev (kdev@haverford.edu)
Office: Koshland INSC L107, Phone: (610) 896-2908
Office Hours: Thu 11:00-12:00 noon

Lab Instructor: Scott Shelley (sshelley@haverford.edu)
Office: Koshland INSC L207, Phone: (610) 896-1310

Come see us anytime.

Downloads

Administrative:
• General Course Information
  
• Lecture Topics
  
• Course Schedule

Homework assignments and solutions:

• Problem Set #1 (due in class Fri Jan 23) - Solutions
• Problem Set #2 (due in class Fri Jan 30) - Solutions
• Problem Set #3 (due in class Fri Feb 6) - Solutions
• Problem Set #4 (due in class Fri Feb 13) - Solutions
• Problem Set #5 (due in class Fri Feb 20) - Solutions
• Problem Set #6 (due in class Fri Feb 27) - Solutions
• Problem Set #7 (due in class Fri Mar 5) - Solutions
• Problem Set #8 (due in class Fri Mar 19) - Solutions
• Problem Set #9 (due in class Fri Mar 26) - Solutions
• Problem Set #10 (due in class Fri Apr 2) - Solutions
• Problem Set #11 (due in class Fri Apr 9) - Solutions
• Problem Set #12 (due in class Fri Apr 16) - Solutions
• Problem Set #13 (due in class Fri Apr 23) - Solutions
• Problem Set #14 (due in class Fri Apr 30) - Solutions

Exam information:

• Midterm Exam #1 with Solutions (100 pts)
  Midterm Exam #1 Score Histogram (mean = 70.7%, sigma = 12.0%, median = 72.5%)

• Midterm Exam #2 with Solutions (100 pts)
  Midterm Exam #2 Score Histogram (mean = 88.5%, sigma = 9.2%, median = 90.0%)

• Final Exam with Solutions (170 pts)
  Final Exam Score Histogram (mean = 83.5%, sigma = 10.4%, median = 87.1%)

Other handouts, practice problems, etc:

• Advice from Faculty
• Midterm Exam #1 from Spring 2002 - Solutions
• Midterm Exam #1 from Spring 2003 - Solutions
• Midterm Exam #2 from Spring 2002 - Solutions
• Midterm Exam #2 from Spring 2003 - Solutions
• Gallery of high resolution color images from IKONOS (spaceimaging.com)
• Final Exam from Spring 2002 - Solutions
• Final Exam from Spring 2003 - Solutions

Physics animations, visualizations, and demonstrations (requires Java):

• Scalar Dot Product Demonstrator
  
• Vector Cross Product Demonstrator
  
• Coulomb Force Demonstrator
  
• 3-D Electric Field Demonstrator
  
• 3-D Magnetic Field Demonstrator
  
• Lorentz Force Demonstrator
  
• Motional emf Demonstrator
  
• DC Motor Demonstrator
  
• Hydrogen Atom Orbital Viewer
  

Announcements

Sun May 2, 2004: Physics Picnic
Thu Apr 29, 2004: Final Exam Info
Mon Apr 26, 2004: Class Outside for Remainder (If Nice Weather)
Mon Mar 29, 2004: Midterm Exam #2 Change
Mon Mar 22, 2004: Midterm Exam #2 Info
Sat Mar 20, 2004: Clarification of Example from Class
Thu Feb 12, 2004: Midterm Exam #1 Info
Wed Feb 11, 2004: HW #4 Hints
Mon Feb 9, 2004: Recitations Room Change
Fri Jan 30, 2004: More Office Hours
Wed Jan 28, 2004: Clarification of Some Relativity Issues from Class
Sat Jan 24, 2004: Physics Clinic Hours Extended to 10 p.m. Each Night
Thu Jan 22, 2004: Error in HW #1, Problem 2, part (a)
Wed Jan 21, 2004: Peer Tutoring Available [link to tutoring page]
Tue Jan 20, 2004: Krsna Thursday Office Hours and Recitation Times Swapped
Mon Jan 5, 2004: Information for Students with Disabilities
Fri Jan 2, 2004: Course Module Swap and Preparation/Prerequisites