Welcome to Physics 2401!!
A & E's “Top 10 People”
(in Western
of the Past 1,000 Years Culture)
Physicists are listed in red!!
1. Johann Gutenberg
6. Christopher Columbus
2. Isaac Newton
7. Karl Marx
3. Martin Luther
8. Albert Einstein
4. Charles Darwin
9. Nicolaus Copernicus
5. William Shakespeare 10. Galileo Galilei
A & E's “Top 10 People”
(in Western
of the Past 1,000 Years Culture)
Physicists are listed in red!!
1. Johann Gutenberg
6. Christopher Columbus
2. Isaac Newton
7. Karl Marx
3. Martin Luther
8. Albert Einstein
4. Charles Darwin
9. Nicolaus Copernicus
5. William Shakespeare 10. Galileo Galilei
Culture Quiz!!
Who were these people? Why are they famous?
Class Website!
http://www.phys.ttu.edu/~cmyles/Phys2401/2401.html
Note!! Parts of this site are
UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!
There, you will find:
1. Posted: Syllabus, Help Resources, links to sample
exams (with solutions), links to sample quizzes (with
solutions).
2. Posted (Power Point): Lectures
3. A link to the on-line homework page, WebAssign.
4. Important Class Announcements & Calendar Items!
5. Links to help resources web pages
6. Other important items relating to this class.
PLEASE!! Get into the habit of checking this
page often!
Announcements!
My Website
• Linked from the Class Website is:
The Announcement Page:
http://www.phys.ttu.edu/~cmyles/Phys2401/announce.html
This contains class announcements & major
calendar items. Please check it often!
• You might also check out My Website at:
http://www.phys.ttu.edu/~cmyles/
Physics 2401
Email Distribution List!
• It is VERY important that I have your email
address!!!
• I will construct an email distribution list &
use it to make important class
announcements!!!
• PLEASE tell me if you change your email
address!)
Math Pre-Requisite
• Math is the Language of Physics!! But, this is NOT a math
course!! I simply will not have time to teach math to you! I
must assume that you know it! Primary difficulties with the
course are often math-related!!
• Math 1452: Calculus II with Applications
– Or an equivalent course somewhere else!
• Assumed Math Pre-Requisites:
Math 1451: Calculus I
Math 1320 & 1321: Algebra & Trigonometry
Or: Math 1550: Pre-Calculus, Or equivalent courses elsewhere.
• Take advantage of the:
Math Review in Appendix A!
Physics Pre-Requisite
Physics 1408, Principles of Physics I
• Or an equivalent calculus-based Physics course
elsewhere.
I will not have time to teach you Physics I!
I must assume that you know it!
• Some difficulties with the course are often related
to a poor knowledge of Physics I concepts!!
Physics 2401 Laboratory
• This no-credit lab is a REQUIRED co-requisite!
• IF you drop the lecture you MUST drop the lab also!
ATTENTION!
LAB SCHEDULE
LABS STARTED TODAY
MONDAY, AUGUST 25!
NOTE:
COME to lab prepared to start,
including already having your lab
manual!!!
Physics 2401 Recitation
• This no-credit recitation is a REQUIRED corequisite!
• IF you drop the lecture you MUST drop the
recitation also!
ATTENTION!
RECITATION SCHEDULE
RECITATIONS ALSO STARTED
TODAY!!
Where to Go for Help??
• See the syllabus, which covers this!
• See Me!!! Room 18.
During office hours or not (I’m usually not rigid
about these). Or call me on the phone. Or email
me! I respond to email!!!
• See your Lab or Recitation TAs!!!
There will be office hours for these people.
• Get a tutor!!!
The Physics Department Office (Science Room
101) has an approved list.
Where to Go for Help??
Your Fellow Students!!!
A very effective strategy is to work on homework and to
study for quizzes & exams together in a group.
This is how professionals work in the “real world”.
Supplemental Instruction Sessions!!
Supplemental Instruction (SI) Sessions may be arranged.
The Internet!!!
There are HUGE numbers of Physics Help Web sites!
Using Google & typing in “Physics Help” gives about 34,000
hits!!!! I encourage you to try out some.
Class Website!
Bottom Line on Help
IF YOU NEED HELP, TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE MANY HELP
RESOURCES AVAILABLE!!
• If you need help & don’t use these
resources, only YOU are to blame!
To Succeed in this Course
• READ the book, which cost you many $$$!
– It’s most effective to read the material BEFORE
I lecture over it.
• WORK the assigned homework problems!!
– Before looking at the solutions. Copying the
solutions will NOT teach you physics.
• WORK extra problems!
To Succeed in this Course
COME TO CLASS!!
• There is a correlation between attendance & grade! Also,
skipping means that you are WASTING the tuition & fees
that you (or someone) paid! With tuition & fees for a fulltime student, each class meeting costs about $23. Each time
you skip, you are throwing away about $23!! After a while
this adds up! My lectures may not be entertaining or brilliant,
but I do expose you to the material.
ATTENDANCE!!!
THE WEEKEND DOESN’T BEGIN ON
THURSDAY (or end on Monday)!!!! FRIDAY IS
A REGULAR CLASS DAY (as is Monday)!!!
On-Line Homework
Commercial Website WebAssign
• On-line homework will be assigned & graded at
the WebAssign site.
• Doing homework is the most effective means of learning
physics, which is impossible without working problems!
• Once you are registered at WebAssign, you’ll be
able to get assignments & submit homework.
• I’ll ATTEMPT to post assignments at the
beginning of each chapter. They will be due at
11:30pm about 5 days later. You’ll be able to get
answers after the due date.
WebAssign
To access WebAssign, login at
https://www.WebAssign.net/.
• I’ve passed out instructions about how to do this.
• If you don’t have the Student Access Kit which
comes with a new book, you can purchase one
on the WebAssign site
Please do this ASAP!
• NOTE: This site is not at TTU & you should give
yourself plenty of time before the deadline for
submitting answers–sometimes the network can be slow
or down.
THE THEME OF THE PHYSICS I
COURSE WAS
NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION!!
• Essentially all topics that were discussed
in that course are related directly or
indirectly to
Newton’s Laws!!
THE THEME OF THIS PHYSICS
II COURSE IS
MAWELL’S EQUATIONS OF
ELECTROMAGNETISM!!
• Essentially all topics that will discussed
in this course are related directly or
indirectly to
Maxwell’s Equations!!
Comparison of 4 Fields of Study!