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Links activated (white background) as they
become available or are updated for this year.
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Solutions for CAPA Homework Assignments:
The following show detailed solutions of most, but not all, homework
problems. Solutions not shown here will be posted upon request,
within 48 hours.
Tests from last year:
These are to assist you in studying.
Note that this year (2011), Exam 2 includes the subject of diffraction
intensity and maxima, which are in 2010 Test 1, questions 10, 12, 13,
14.
| Without solutions, for use as practice tests: (PDF documents) |
Test 1 (includes some
material not on 2011 Exam 1) |
Test 2 |
Final |
| With solutions, to check your work (GIF images) |
Test 1 |
Test 2 |
Final |
This year's Tests:
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Lectures covered |
Reading covered |
HW covered |
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| Exam 1 (10/13): |
8/30 through 10/4 |
HRW: Ch. 14, 32 (Sec 1–5), 33 (Sec 1–9), 35
(Sec 1–6), 36 (Sec 1–3) |
#2–#6 |
Equation Sheet |
Solutions |
Results |
| Exam 2 (11/21): |
9/29 through 11/8 |
HRW: Ch. 36 (Sec 4, 5, 7), 18, 19 (not Sec 6,
7) |
#7–#10, part of #11
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Equation Sheet |
Solutions |
Results |
| Final Exam (12/14): |
All, focused on 11/10 through 12/8 |
Reading not previously tested:
HRW: 19 (Sec 7), 37 (Sec 1–10),
38 (Sec 2,3)
T&R: Ch. 2 (Sec 0–10),
3 (Sec 1–6)
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All, focused on #11–#14
THIS LINK describes
the coverage in more detail.
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Equation Sheet |
Solutions |
Results |
You may hear the physics faculty talking sometimes about
how much the major has grown recently. As shown in the graph to
the right, it's actually been growing for about a decade, but it still
takes us by surprise.
Gee, I joined the faculty in 1999. Coincidence?
