If you wish to talk about advising issues before the first class, leave me a message and tell me when you are available on Friday through Sunday evening (Sept. 22 - 24). Leave a phone number where you can be reached.

Register for 16 credits in fall. (8 credit portion available in spring. No signature required.)

        Day and Times:

                                 Room 2242 of Lab II

                                Classes will meet from 11:00 to 5:30 on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.
                                            (except first class meeting is at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26^th)

                                Tutors will be available Monday afternoon and Wednesday afternoons.
 

	FALL	WINTER	SPRING
Quantum Theory: Fridays	QM  Schrodinger Equation	QM  Spin  Statistical Physics	Particle Physics (mostly qualitative but prerequisite is winter quarter dynamics)
Electrodynamics: Thursdays	E&M  + circuits lab     + Multivariable calculus	E&M  + computer lab     +Multivariable calculus	Electrodyamics + Projects
Dynamics: Tuesdays	Oscillations     + Differential Equations	Lagrangian & Hamiltonian dynamics  + Calculus of Variations	Eigenfrequencies Wave Equation  + Differential Equations

Fall quarter texts will cost over $400. (Winter and spring will be much less.)

Texts: (first two listed are for dynamics, next two for quantum physics, next 4 for electrodynamics)

Classical Dynamics 4^th edition by Marion and Thornton, + Student solutions manual (Prentice Hall)

The Evolution of Physics by Einstein and Infeld (Simon and Schuster)

Nonclassical Physics by Harris (Addison Wesley)

Wholeness and The Implicate Order by Bohm (Routledge & Kegan Paul)

Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3^rd edition by Griffiths (Prentice Hall)

Hidden Attraction: The Mystery and History of Magnetism by Verschuur (Oxford Press)

Div, Grad, Curl, and All That by H. M. Schey 3^rd edition (W. W. Norton)

Understanding Basic Electronics by Larry D. Wolfgang (published by American Radio Relay League)

This electronics text will not be available in the bookstore. You will need to purchase it on-line at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, varsity.com, kaboombooks.com, etc. Please do so immediately. $20.

What can I do to prepare?

1. Prerequisites: one year of calculus and calculus-based physics including Newton's Laws and Electricity & Magnetism. (Some familiarity with quantum theory will be helpful, but it's not required.) There is no entrance exam. You decide if you meet the prerequisites or consult faculty.
2. Most important: Come ready to start! Have your living situation settled before classes start, so you're ready to start learning seriously in the first week. Have a functional study area, reliable transportation, and money for books. Be prepared to work about 50 hours per week (including class time) starting the first day of class. Students working more than 15 hours per week outside of class tend to have difficulty with the workload. Tentatively, we are scheduled to meet from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Tutors should be available on Monday afternoon for dynamics and on Wednesday afternoon for Electrodynamics and Quantum Physics. During winter quarter, we will need to meet until 7 p.m. on Thursdays several times for access to the computer labs.

• Can I drop the seminar portion of the program? No. Seminar is a tool for learning not a separate portion of the class. We will use several hours each week for class discussions of philosophical, historical, and scientific issues.
• Can I take portions of the program? Not in fall quarter unless you've already had an equivalent (2^nd or 3^rd year physics class). During spring quarter, there will be an option for 8 credits.
• What proportion of the credits are upper division? See the catalog. It is possible to earn 48 upper division credits in this program depending on performance.
• Are we required to subscribe to journals? Yes. You'll get more information on the first day of class. Physics Today + Physics Teacher and/or Am. J. Physics. Cost will be $ 20 to $45 depending on your choice.
• Will I have the equivalent of a physics degree at the end of this year? No. More information on first day of class. See the next two questions.
• Will I fulfill the requirements for an endorsement in teaching high school physics by taking this program? Yes, you will fulfill some but not all of the requirements for your endorsement.
• What other physics beyond the first year level is available at Evergreen? None this year. Next year, the Astronomy and Energy program will cover relativity, quantum theory, and astrophysics.
• Is Physical Systems the right program for me or should I be in Matter and Motion? Matter and Motion covers first year calculus and calculus-based physics. Physical Systems requires a year of calculus and a year of calculus-based physics as prerequisites. Slightly less is OK. Consult faculty.
• Which books do I need for the first class? None, but all the books need to be purchased by the second day!
• Will there be a separate mathematics book? No. I will recommend a text, but it will not be required. (Your book bill is high enough!) Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations, 3^rd edition by Grossman published by Saunders College Publishing.
• Will it be fun? You bet!
• Will it be a lot of work? Yes, but not excessively so.  Expect about 50 hours per week including time spent in class.  (About 35 hours per week outside of class.)