Physics 13 Announcements
22 November 2009
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Grade histograms (courtesy of Jenna) for the first
two papers can be found
here.
18 November 2009
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The lab computers will be upgraded in the near
future, wiping out any files you may have stored
on them. Please copy any files you wish to
save onto a personal flash drive, or email them
to yourself.
14 October 2009
8 October 2009
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The Writing a Good Paper handout has been posted
here. Please
read it carefully.
3 October 2009
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Some new handouts and links have been posted
here,
including Curve Fitting with Grace, Viewing
PostScript Files, some information about
units from the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, and some papers that may be
helpful when you analyze pendulum data.
28 September 2009
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The physics department has been having trouble finding
out from EH&S who has completed safety training, so
if you received a confirmation email when you did the
training, please forward it to
25 September 2009
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Don't forget that you are required to have data to show me at
our first consultation (week 2).
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Course Information, How To Do Research, and
experiment handouts have been posted
here.
21 September 2009
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Please request your door code
here as soon as possible. As part of this
process, you will be required to complete online
laboratory safety training. On the Access Request
Form, enter “Physics 13 Lab” if you
don't know what else to put in a particular field.
You will need my email address, which can be found
here.
20 September 2009
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On all parts of this web site, “Physics 13” should be taken
to mean “Physics 13 / Physics CS 15.”
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The Friday section will meet for the first time
on September 25, and the Wednesday section
will meet for the first time on September 30.
Class is held in
Broida 3332.
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The required textbook for Physics 13A is
An Introduction to Error Analysis, Second Edition
by John R. Taylor
ISBN 978-0-935702-75-0, Published by University Science Books.
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The optional textbook for Physics 13A is
The Non-Designer's Design Book, Third Edition
by Robin Williams
ISBN 978-0321534040, Published by Peachpit Press.
