PHYS 1012
Physics



James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)

"One scientific epoch ended and another began with James Clerk Maxwell." - Albert Einstein

"Even if I could be Shakespeare, I think I should still choose to be Faraday." - Aldous Huxley


Lecturer

Prof. Scott Menary
Office: 237 Petrie Science
Phone: (416) 736-2100 X22982
email: menary at yorku.ca

Text

Thermodynamics and Electricity & Magnetism are covered in University Physics - Volume 2
while Optics is covered in University Physics - Volume 3

Lecture Schedule

Winter Term 2022

Type Days Time Room Instructor
Lecture MWF 12:30-13:20 Online S. Menary
Tutorial Thurs. 13:30-14:20 Online S. Menary

Grading

   Lab - 15%
   Problem Sets - 15%
   Test #1 - 15% (Friday, February 26, online during the lecture hour)
   Test #2 - 15% (Friday, March 26, online during the lecture hour)
   Exam - 40%

- Note that to pass the course students must pass BOTH the lab component and the non-lab component

Readings, Problem sets, Tests, and Exam

   Topics, Pre-lecture Readings, and Miscellany
   Problem Sets, Tests, and Exam


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          I. I. Rabi - Winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize for Physics