UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
UCT Physics PHY2014F Waves and Electromagnetism 2012

23 April 2012 (0100)/dga The course marks spreadsheet 2012 shows the results (out of 75) of class test1. Scripts should be availabe in the pigeonholes outside PHYLAB2 at 11h50. The department policy is not to provide solutions to class tests. If you have queries, place the script, with a note indicating the issue being queried in an envelope, and put it in the pigeonhole of Professor Aschman before 16h00 on 25 April. A/Prof Mark Blumenthal is now the course convener. Keep up with the EM course reading

Modules

Vibrations and waves module (Professor David Aschman) is lectured in weeks 1 to 5 Electromagnetism module (A/Professor Mark Blumenthal) is lectured in weeks 6 - 12

Physics PHY2014F (Waves and Electromagnetism) is a second-year half course for science students, at an intermediate level. It covers first vibrations and waves, and then electromagnetism up to Maxwell's equations and their wave-like solution in vacuum. It is an introduction to mathematical physics. It is suitable for mathematicians, applied mathematicians, astronomers, chemists, computer scientists and geologists. It consists of 60 lectures, 12 laboratory sessions, and about 12 problem sets.

Lectures take place at 11.00 am, in Lecture Room C, RW James (Physics) Building, University Avenue, five days a week (M T W Th F) in the first semester.

Course material for online access will be posted on the course website, and generally not on Vula.

• Physics staff involved:
  • A/Professor Mark Blumenthal, course convener, and lecturer of the electromagnetism module
  • Professor David Aschman lecturer of the VW (vibrations and waves) module. Office hours are
    • (when lecturing the course) Thursday and Friday 1200-1230 Room 540 RW James building
    • any time if the door is open, Room 540 RW James building (but best check by phone ext 3322, or email first)
    • else use email to request a meeting
  • A/Professor Roger Fearick PHYLAB2 co-ordinator
  • Yingwen Zhang class tutor
• Course information 2012
• Lecture Calendar 2012
• Class representatives | Classlist |
• Declaration on plagiarism
• Course marks 2012 (lab marks, classtests, problem sets, pop quiz etc) .xls
• TUTORIAL HELP - The class tutor is there to help you with concepts needed for the problem sets (not to do the problems for you), and general questions about the course
  • Yingwen Zhang , Room 323, RW James Building will run a help session.
• PHYLAB2: Laboratory course
• Essay (2012) | the structure of a model essay | | Comments by markers (2012 essay )
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• Glossary of terms and words used in a scientific context.
• Terms used in examinations.
• Past class tests and exams (not complete)
• YOU must check the time, date and venue if the final PHY2014F examination. The initial examination timetable has it set for
  

   PHY2014F (Waves & vibrations, and electromagnetism) 
            08h00 Thursday 7 June 20112   3hrs in Maths320
  

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