The tutorial lab is the place to go for help with concepts, homework assignments, exam preparation, etc. It (located in N304/362 ESC) employs roughly 40 teaching assistants (TAs) who each spend between 4 and 20 hours in the lab per week, so that there are usually more than two TAs in the lab at any one time. Several of these TAs (click here for a schedule) have been trained as Physics 220 specialists and have worked through the Physics 220 homework exercises, though any TA in the lab should be able to give you some assistance. Because we share the lab with Physics 106 and Physics 123, you may have competition for the attention of the TAs just prior to their homework deadlines. Most mornings, particularly Saturday mornings, the room is virtually deserted. If you want quality time with your TAs, these are good times to get it.
Instructor office hours are MWF during the hour just after class. We are also available by appointment at other times. Please take the opportunity to drop by during office hours, especially if you are struggling in the class. It is your responsibility to realize that you need help and to take advantage of the resources available to you.
Exam grade appeals are handled by the instructor during regular office hours or by special appointment. You can drop by any time with a physics question -- but please save your grade appeals for office hours. Written homework/lab appeals should be carefully written, stapled to the front of the original assignment, and submitted to the Physics 220 Appeals box located below the homework/lab submission bins (across from N375 ESC).
This guide explains exactly how to key in responses that will please the online homework submission and grading system. Once you become familiar with the system, you will find that it is quite predictable and reliable.
These notes get modified frequently, and may not be identical to those presented in class. But they should be a pretty close. One Power-Point slide generally contains material (grouped by topic) from several different lectures. The username and password required for accessing protected content will be provided in class.
Calculus Review Electric Fields Electric Flux Electric Potential
Resistance Capacitance RC circuits
Magnetism Electromagnetic Induction LRC circuits
These are the notes used by the instructor while preparing each exam. While a single test cannot cover all of the concepts listed, problems will be chosen to randomly sample as many key concepts as possible. To prepare for your exams, you should master all of the concepts listed. A set of exam review notes will usually be revised just before the corresponding review lecture to reflect the most recent lecture material.
Exam 3: Resistance and Capacitance
Exam 5: Electromagnetic induction and LRC circuits
Final Exam: Electromagnetic radiation + Comprehensive
The Physics 220 packet is reproduced here just in case you lose your packet or want an additional electronic copy. Note that you can only take an official bookstore-printed copy of Formulas and Chapter Summaries into the testing center. Some students report that the testing center has extra copies of this resource, though you shouldn't count on it. The username and password required for accessing protected content will be provided in class.
Physics 220 Walk-in Lab Sheets
Ross Spencer's Formulas and Chapter Summaries
Ross Spencer's What does it mean to Integrate
The Mechanical Universe instructional video series