8.021 Physics II
Fall 2014
Instructor: George S. F. Stephans
TAs: Lucy Elizabeth Archer, Adam D Bookatz, Erik Katsavounidis
Lecture:
Mon/Tue/Thu 1-2 or 2-3
(35-310)
Recitation: Wed 1-2 or 2-3
(35-310)
Weekly Quiz: Fri 1-2 or 2-3
(35-310)
George Stephans Office Hours: Wed 3:30-5:00, Thu 5:05-6:00
(24-408)
TA Office Hours: Wed 10-11:30, 5:00-7:00
(8-320 (10am), 8-308 (5pm))
Important Information about 8.021:
Final Exam is from 9-12 on Monday, Dec 15 in Room 32-124
Final Exam Question &
Answer Review Sessions:
Friday Friday, 1-2pm 8-320
Sunday, 4-6pm 26-142
This subject was designed specifically for students who have taken 8.02 or 8.022 in a previous term, completed many of the PSets and experiments, and took some of the Exams, but dropped or did not obtain a passing grade. Note that students who do not satisfy these requirements will not be allowed to enroll in 8.021.
Additional course information and information on getting access to MITx are posted under the Materials link.
(Typical) Weekly schedule/Course components:
Sun afternoon: Readings and other study
materials
, start MITx assignment
Mon midnight: MITx assignment due Course
ID=8021r
Mon/Tue: 1 hour/day of material introduction &
problem solving taught by Dr. Stephans
Wed: 1 hour of recitation/problem solving taught
by a grad TA
Thu 1 pm: Weekly Psets are due - Pset boxes are
between the 3rd floor of bldg 8 and the 4th floor of bldg 16.
Thu: 1 hour of mostly problem solving focused on
quiz prep taught by Dr. Stephans
Fri 1-2 or 2-3: Weekly quiz
Course Grade:
50% Weekly Quizzes, 16% Written
Psets, 14% MITx, 20% Final Exam
Class Attendance: Students who do not attend class
(both lecture and recitation) regularly will have up to 5% deducted
from their course grade.
Note: 8.021 will not have midterms, only the weekly quizzes
and a final exam!
Announcements
Last comments on Final Exam
I realized while answering questions during today's evening review session that Quiz 2, Problem 1C should NOT be on the list of problems to study since it includes dielectric. So, there will NOT be any problems like that on the final exam. Also, I wanted to make it more explicit that when the Topics list says that "finding capacitance from geometry" is NOT on the final, that also means that there are NO problems of the sort "hook a capacitor to a battery then change the spacing; what happens to voltage, charge, energy, etc.".Cheers and Good Luck,
George
P.S. My standard "best advice" for preparing for the final exam is that there will come a time when more sleep is of higher value than more studying, and that you should pay special attention not to go past that point.
Announced on 14 December 2014 6:04 p.m. by George S. F. Stephans
Final Exam Review Sessions Posted
Final exam review times and locations now posted on the course web page.Announced on 11 December 2014 1:39 p.m. by George S. F. Stephans
Office Hour Change for Oct 15
For this Wednesday only, office hours will end at 6pm (so the 6-7pm session in 8-308 is being canceled).Announced on 14 October 2014 3:47 p.m. by Lucy Elizabeth Archer
Week 5 online materials expanded
Current loops as magnetic dipoles was discussed in class and in the textbook readings but the related equations and discussion were inadvertently omitted in the Question Templates and Summary Slides. That has now been corrected. You may need to reload the file to see the newest version.Announced on 02 October 2014 3:12 p.m. by George S. F. Stephans
Office hours now posted on Stellar
The home page of Stellar now lists the times and locations of office hours for 8.021. Note that you are also welcome to e-mail any of the class staff to set up an appointment to discuss a specific topic.Announced on 16 September 2014 3:07 p.m. by George S. F. Stephans
