PHY 140Y - Foundations of Physics
Home Page for Fall Term 2001

Information WWW Links Overheads Tutorials Problem Sets Tests Archive

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PHY 140Y FALL TERM - COURSE INFORMATION

PHY 140Y General Information (September 21, 2001)
Fall Term Schedule (November 28, 2001)
Fall Term Syllabus
The Fall Term - Week by Week (December 4, 2001)
Tutorial Group Assignments (December 11, 2001)
Drop-In Centre Information
Drop-In Centre Schedule
Term Test #1 Information
Term Test #1 Follow-up Information
Term Test #2 Information
Term Test #2 Follow-up Information
Fall Term Marks - Please inform me and your TA of any mistakes.

FIRST LECTURE OF SPRING TERM: 12:10, Tuesday January 8, 2002 in MP202
FIRST TUTORIALS OF SPRING TERM: Monday January 14 and Tuesday January 15, 2002 at usual times and rooms

PHY 140Y FALL TERM - SOME USEFUL WWW LINKS

PHY 140Y FALL TERM - OVERHEADS

Lecture summaries and relevant overhead transparencies will be posted here after the material has been discussed in class. We will cover this material in much more detail in the lectures, and will include examples and demonstrations.

NOTE: Term test 1 includes material from lectures 1 through 14, inclusive.
NOTE: Term test 2 includes material from lectures 16 through 32, inclusive.
NOTE: The final exam (April/May) will include material from lectures 1 through 32, inclusive.

PHY 140Y FALL TERM - TUTORIAL PROBLEMS

There will be twelve sets of tutorial questions in the Fall term. These are intended to help you apply the lecture material to solving problems, and will not be marked. They will be handed out in class one week in advance of when they will be reviewed in the tutorials. This will allow you to try solving the problems on your own first. Solutions will be posted here after the questions have been reviewed in the tutorials.

PHY 140Y FALL TERM - PROBLEM SETS

There will be four problem sets in the Fall term. These will consist of 8-10 questions, of which 3-4 will be marked. Marks will be given for workings and units, as well as for final answers. The problem sets will be handed out in class on Fridays (Sept. 21, Oct. 5, Nov. 2, and Nov. 16), and they will be due in the appropriate box (labelled by tutorial group) in the basement at the bottom of the stairs outside MP202 by 5 PM on the second Thursday thereafter ( i.e., Oct. 4, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, and Nov. 29). They will be marked by your tutor and will be handed back in your tutorial session on the Monday or Tuesday immediately after the Thursday due date. This will ensure that you have the marked problem sets back before the two term tests. You may hand the problem sets in late to Prof. Strong (room MP710A) or to your tutor and incur a late penalty of 5 marks/day (which also applies to weekend days!). Late problem sets will not be accepted after they have been returned to other students, so the absolute deadline for problem sets is 1:00 PM on Mondays ( i.e., Oct. 8, Oct. 222, Nov. 19, and Dec. 3).

Revised deadline for Problem Set #4 (as discussed in class on November 22):

Problem Set 4 is now due in drop boxes by 5 PM on Tuesday December 4. Solutions will be posted here soon afterwards. This is an absolute deadline - problem sets will not be accepted after this time.
For those who want to get marked work back before Term Test 2, if you give the problem set directly to your TA before 5 PM on Friday November 30, then you can collect them, marked, after 5 PM on Tuesday December 4.