Past Announcements

Tuesday, Jan 21

1. Physics is using WebAssign for Reading Quizzes. You should have received an E-mail describing how to logon and access the first reading quiz.
2. Update your passwords on ece.olin.edu. Do this by logging into ece.olin.edu by using the SSH terminal client. Use your old password from EC to log in. Then change your linux password with the "passwd" command to match your latest Olin Windows password. Finally,  use the "smbpasswd" command and again enter your latest Olin windows password. This will allow you to see the ece.olin.edu shares from your windows system.

Friday, Jan 24

1. A math survey has been posted.  Click here to be taken to BlackBoard.  It is available now until Sunday night at 11pm.

Sunday, Jan 26

1. Syllabus update:  We are keeping the syllabus up-to-date as much as possible.  This should help you prepare for class and help you know which books to bring on which days.  (The accuracy is fairly good for planning approximately one week ahead, but fairly risky for planning beyond one week ahead.)
2. Math Office Hours: Since you don't have math until Wednesday Jan 29,  I am having extra office hours on Tuesday, Jan 28th, from 11:45am-12:45pm in my office.  I will also have "office hours" in our classroom from 9am-10am before class on Weds, Jan 29th (as usual).  If you have questions, please come ask them! --SSpence
3. Math PS3 is now posted and due on Thursday.  You are already prepared to do 3/4 of it.

Tuesday, Jan 28

1. Physics problem solutions are available here for all of W&P Ch 23.

Wednesday, Jan 29

1. Gill's Office Hours have changed to Tuesday, Thursday 11:00 - 12:00 . Please visit me with questions about project assignments.

1. Physics Assessment Survey.  There is a short assessment survey on BlackBoard that is designed to let us know how we are doing in the physics component of the cohort so far.  You should consider surveys like this to be part of your homework assignments, since the faculty are committed to conducting them as part of our plan to fine tune the delivery of the the Olin foundation curriculum (in fact. you get there via the Assignments button in the TTGB section of BlackBoard).  It has only a few questions, but since they are not just yes/no the survey may take as much as 10 minutes to complete, depending upon how much you want to say.  The survey will remain available until Monday, Feb 10 at 8 AM.   The results will record which students submitted survey forms, but they will NOT identify which answers came from which responders.

2. Study Guide for Math Test  This is a brief guide to help you prepare for your first TTGB math exam.  There will be some common questions on the first math test in each cohort, so you should feel comfortable studying material with students from other cohorts (obviously this only applies to topics that each cohort has already studied). Good luck studying!     

3. First Physics Test. The first test will include the material that we have discussed so far, which includes most of Chapters 23-27 in Wolfson and Pasachoff.  The synopses at the ends of each chapter are excellent and should provide you with a concise summary of the most important concepts to be tested.  The test will consist entirely of problems of the sort that are done as examples in the text and which have been included in your homework.  It will be distributed no sooner than Thursday, Feb 20 and will be due no sooner than Monday, Feb 24.

4. Math Help is available from me Wednesdays 9-10am in our classroom.  Come this week with questions about upcoming exam!  Exam will be posted Wednesday after cohort, it will be due on Friday in my mailbox by 2pm sharp.  Tutoring is also available through Student Life.  Please talk to me about extra help options if you need any help!  --Prof Spence

5. Your math exam is now available.  You may turn it in at any time before 9:00am on Tuesday, Feb 18th.  Please be certain not to discuss this exam after you have taken it, and please be certain not to discuss this exam with other people (in any cohort) who have already taken it.  When you are ready to begin, click on the link and take 90 minutes to take the test.  I will be in MY OFFICE on Thursday Feb 13, 11am-1pm to field questions.  Because we reviewed in class today, there is no review tonight.  Good luck on the exam. Hint: Working problems, working book examples, and working class examples are your best bets for studying math! Click here for math exam.

1. New Math Dinner Help Hours:  Tuesday, Feb 25, starting at 5:30 in the d-hall/eating lab.  Come with questions on homework/class/anything.  This takes the place of Weds breakfast hours.
2. I wish that I could say this in person to the whole class before handing back your exams individually, but WAY TO GO!!!  I can tell that my class worked hard.  Here is a page of notes for you with some stats and common errors.  If you missed the majority of a problem, please take some time to try to redo it.  Keep up the good work, and keep studying to learn the material (and not for the grade). --Prof. Spence
3. Physics exams are graded. We'll discuss the exam in class on Wednesday Feb 26.  You can stop in my office on Thursday or Friday to pick up your exam, the earlier the better  Bring your physics notebook!

1. Click here for possibly interesting/helpful links on gradients, tangent planes, approximations.  PS8 is posted below, due Tuesday.  (Start early!) -- SS

Tuesday, March 4

1. Math Office Hours this week:  Weds night March 5 in the d-hall at 5:30, Friday March 7 1-2 in my office. PS9 is posted below and due this Friday, March 7.
2. Optional Reading: I found a great article for you:  "Engineering at the Edge of the Possible." Description: For millennia, engineers have pushed the limits of human ingenuity. Here are some of their all-time greatest achievements.

March, March 5

1. Math Help from Mike (free tutoring sponsored by Student Life!) in the Library, Weds (tonight) 7:30-9, Thursday 9:30-11.
2. Math Test on Ch 14/15 will be posted by next Weds, due on the Friday before Spring Break.  More details to be posted soon.
3. Math PS 10 is due next Monday, and is posted below.  Lots of reading and a few problems.
4. Math Survey has been posted on BlackBoard.  Please take this (anonymous) survey ASAP!

1. Here is a study guide for TTGB Math Exam 2.  In terms of your math work to be done this weekend, I suggest (1) spend 1-2+ hours beginning to review for Exam 2 (flip through your book while looking at your study guide and previously assigned PSs, start working some unstarred problems), (2) spend 1+ hours doing the post-reading on Ch 17 material.  (3) do the problems in PS10.  If you are pressed for time this weekend, please put your priority on starting to review for the exam and doing the reading on Ch 17.  Although you will ultimately be responsible for the problems in PS10, your HW grade will not be affected if you do not have them all completed by Monday.  Please get the reading done, start to review Ch 14/15, and do as many problems as you can, while also taking time to make our Candidates feel welcome this Friday and Saturday.  Good luck to all of you performing on Sat night!

Tuesday, March 11

1. Math PS 11 is due on Friday, March 14th (same day as test is due).  It contains *optional* review problems for the test, as well as (straight-forward starred and unstarred) problems on Ch 17 material.
2. Math Help available this week: PEER TUTORING in the LIBRARY, Tuesday and Weds 7:30-9pm (with our Mike Curtis on Weds).  PROF TUTORING: Weds morning 9:15-10:00 in our classroom, Weds evening starting at 5:30pm in the dining hall.  Come with questions!  We'll eat and work problems.  I'll also be around after math class on Weds (during open project time) to answer questions.  (Please take advantage of all of these help hours!  Let's really learn this material and show it off on Test 2!)

Wednesday, March 12

1. TTGB Math Test 2 is now available in the assignments section of the TTGB page of Blackboard.  I put it there for a few reasons, one of which is to make you really think about whether you are ready to download it.  One important reason for giving tests is to give students motivation to study the material.  The studying is the most important part!  Please be sure to review the material, work problems, and think about what the problems/results mean.  Good luck!!!  Impress me again, please :) 

Wednesday, March 26

1. Please stop by my office for short meetings to get your tests back Weds 2:30-4:30 or Thurs 10-12.  If you have math questions, you can also ask them during these times  in my office.  UPDATE:  I can't be there 2-3 on Thursday..  Math PS 12 is posted below and "due" next Monday.  Don't forget that tutoring is also available in the library. Also, I've updated the math syllabus for the rest of the year. -- Prof. Spence
2. On Thursday, April 3 we will be discussing The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Please be sure to read it before our discussion.
3. Physics homework (nominally due Wednesday, April 2): 31:19,26,31,42,58; 32:9,21,37,55,65.  There will be no homework the following week because....
4. Physics Exam #2 will be due no later than Friday morning, April 11.  It will be available here (link will be provided) by April 7.
5. April 11 is also the planned date for the all-cohort trip to the Museum of Science!
6. Suggested Problems for Studying Physics Concepts: The very best are the examples in the book - they are generally straightforward.  Next are the ones that I have chosen for your homework assignments (not WebAssign - those are too easy) - some are a bit harder than you might get on the exam, but I have chosen them because (in my opinion) they are generally a bit more instructive than the others. You should choose additional problems to reinforce those concepts about which you feel insecure, but here are some suggestions for nailing important concepts (two problems from each of the four chapters covered on the exam): 29/66,69; 30/21,41; 31/30,39; 32/10,53

Monday, March 31

1. Math Office Hours for Prof Spence this week:  Monday, 5-6:15 in my office (pick up tests!), Weds 9:15-10am in classroom (NOTICE this is starting at 9:15 not 9), Weds 6-7pm (NOTE CHANGE!  SORRY!)  in dining hall.  Mike's library hours:  Tuesday 7:30-9pm, Thursday 10-11:30pm. PS 13 is posted below, "due" Weds.
2. Ch 17 Calc will be tested during the same time frame as the Physics test.

Monday, March 24

    1.    Welcome back!  There will be a voluntary problem session at 9:00 AM.  This week we will have three physics meetings on material in Chapters 31 and 32.  Check the WebAssign site for this week's three quizzes, including today's.  Reading for today is Chapter 31 through at least 31-3.  For those of you who might want to start working on other problems, the answers to those in Chapters 31 and 32 can be found here and here, respectively.

Monday, March 31

1. Math PS 12 "due."  Click the link for more info.  You ARE ALLOWED to check your answers with the answers in the back of the book FOR THIS PS (BUT NOT WITH ANYTHING ELSE).

Wednesday, April 1

1. Math PS 13 "due."  This includes checking your answers on PS 12.

Thursday, April 2

    1. We will be discussing The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.

Monday April 13

    1.    Physics test #2 grading is almost complete.  The maximum possible grade on this exam is 110, and the distribution of grades is almost identical to that on the first exam (where the max grade was 120), with a mean grade close to 80.  Roughly, >90 is an A and > 75 is a B (nobody did badly enough to fail, although some of you did not do as well as you should have).  Solutions will be distributed today.  You can pick up your exam in my office; I should be there most of Tuesday, Wednesday afternoon, and Friday.  Do not come to pick up your exam until after you have seen the answer sheet (I will ask you about problems on which you did poorly, and I will be very disappointed if you still can't do them).  Please bring your physics notebook, and be prepared to spend 15-30 minutes with me.

2.  Math Office Hours:  Weds 9:15-10am in the classroom before math class.   Heads-up:  When I return your math exams (times TBA on Thurs and Fri), I will be looking at your linear algebra HW.  Please make sure that your notebook containing all of the work that you have done on the problem sets is ready for viewing (make sure problems are labeled, for example "3.2 #19").  I want to see everything you have, possibly including unstarred problems, starred problems, incomplete attempts, solutions that you have worked out using my solutions or the book solutions (properly noted), etc.   

Friday, April 18

1. Welcome to the Secret Society (New and Improved Version! 2 pages) Another heads-up!  Here is what is going on in math:  Next Tuesday (which is an Olin Monday) we will cover determinants (you should have skimmed Ch 5 by then).  Next Weds, we will do a little more stuff on Ch 2, 3, 4.1, 5, such as examples involving several concepts and proofs.  We may start eigenvectors (which have cool connections to physics and other stuff).  Next Thursday, I will post a test on Linear Algebra (Test 4).  It will be due the following Monday morning.  It will cover the material we have done so far in Linear Algebra.  That Monday and Weds, we will cover eigenvectors and eigenvalues, and probably a little coding theory.  And then we are done with math class!  Your final will cover eigenvectors, eigenvalues; there will be some number of problems on the Ch 2, 3, 4.1, 5 material; there will be some number of problems on the Multivar Calc stuff.   The final will have some problems that pull together various concepts.  (More details to come later.)  I will schedule reviews before the final. For Test 4, you should make sure that you can do any problem similar to the starred and unstarred homework problems.  In particular, you should be able to find the rowspace, colspace, nullspace, and left nullspace of a matrix.  You should be able to describe these subspaces and find a basis for them, prove that they are subspaces, solve systems Ax=0 and Ax=b (which means you should know how to eliminate/row reduce!).  You should know how to do A=LU factorization in the case where no row exchanges are necessary.  You should know what a transpose and permutation matrix is.  You should know what independence means and how to prove that vectors are independent or dependent.  You should know what basis, rank, and dimension mean.  You should know that dim(col(A)) + dim(null(A)) = # cols.  Know what an orthogonal complement is, know basics about determinants.  Good luck studying!  Your best bet:  do problems, check the answers, use your class notes, and see me or the tutors if you need help!!
2. I'll post some stats on Test 3 as soon as possible. In general:  I am happy.

Thursday, April 24

1.  Since several of you have not had a chance to show me your linear algebra HW yet, and since I want all of you to DO REALLY WELL on the Linear Algebra test, I have decided to extend the due date until Weds, April 30, at 9:59am.  This means that I expect you to study and rock the test, but it also means that we are still doing new material on next Mon and Weds (eigenstuff).  It also means that you have to come to our last TTGB math class!  I will have office hours in the classroom next Monday starting at 12:30 (after class), and next Monday night in the d-hall starting at 5:30.  I also have time for some individual appointments on Monday afternoon.  I will also have office hours in the classroom next Weds at 9:15am (obviously not for questions about the test, but for questions on anything else).  I will also make solutions to PS16 available in the project room for you to pick up.  So, study the linear algebra!!!  When you are completely ready, and not before, you can click here for your test.  You have 90 minutes.  There are 6 questions.

Friday, April 25

1.    The physics schedule for the rest of the semester will be as we discussed in class (see below for a day-by-day reprise of the details).  A minimal set of suggestions for homework problems that you might want to work on this weekend on both geometrical optics and interference/diffraction are Ch. 35: 20, 26, 35 and Ch 37: 8, 21, 41, 59.  The answers to problems in Ch. 35 can be found here and those in Ch. 37 can be found here. 

Monday, April 28

1.    Physics Exam #3, due on Friday May 2, can be found here.  Do not access the exam until you have an uninterrupted 90 minutes available.  You can use a calculator on this exam.

Past Assignments and Due Dates

Wednesday, Jan 22

1. Physics Reading Assigment - Please read Wolfson and Passachoff, Chapter 23, at least up to p. 583
2. Physics Reading Quiz - Due by 8AM Log on to WebAssign, and complete the Reading Quiz entitled Jan22. 
3. Math Reading Assignment:  Calc Ch 12, Linear Algebra Ch 1

Thursday, Jan 23

1. Project Reading Assignment: www.cat.org.uk/information/tipsheets/hydram.html 
2. Math Reading Assignment:  Linear 2.1, Calc 13.1, 13.2, 14.1  

Friday, Jan 24

1.  Math Problem Set 1 (EDITED) Coverage: Calc 12.1-12.5, Linear 1.1, 1.2.  Problems from LA 2.1 are no longer due on Friday!  They are now due next Monday (along with problems on lines and planes).  See Prob Set 2.
2. Circuits Practicum Reading Assignment: Horowitz and Hill 1.01 - 1.04, 1.12 - 1.16

Monday, Jan 27

1. Math Problem Set 2 Coverage: LA 2.1, Calc 12.6, 12.7.  Includes "post-reading."  (You should look at this before the weekend.) 
2. Physics Reading Assignment:  Finish Chapter 23 and Read Chapter 24 through 24-3.  Reading quiz on WebAssign before 8 AM.

Wednesday, Jan 29  

1. Nominal due date for first Physics Homework:  Ch.23: 19,22,41,44,48,49,54,59,79,84.  You should first try to do the problems on your own, but you shouldn't feel bashful about looking at the solutions or collaborating with friends after you have tried them on your own.  Solutions will have been posted on Monday.  These are meant to be representative problems.  If you find these too easy, do some that are harder.  If you are having difficulty, don't just copy the solutions!  Ask a classmate or come and see me.  It is not necessary that you complete all the problems if you are giving an honest effort to understanding how to do them.
2. Physics Reading Assignment:  Before continuing Ch, 24 (which we'll do in collaboration with math next week), skim Chapters 27 and 28 to complement what you are learning about circuits.  As usual, there will be a straightforward reading quiz on WebAssign on Chapter 27 today..

3. Math Reading for today:  Read Calc Ch 13.4, skim 14.1, look at pictures in 14.2,  Skim 16.1 (read page 955; we won't be doing much with sigma notation), skim 16.2, 16.3, 16.5 enough to get main idea of double/repeated integrals and their applications.  Skim means read enough to get the main idea about what is going on, not read with the intent to memorize and absorb every detail.  Read means you should spend a little more time looking at the details, recalling similar topics from last semester (ie arclength).   

Thursday, Jan 30 

1. Physics Reading Assignment:  Skim Chapter 28, including WebAssign quiz.
2.  Math Problem Set 3 covers Calc 13.1-13.4  (this is all we are doing in Ch 13)

Monday, Feb 3

    1.    Physics Reading Assignment:  Read Ch 24 carefully through at least 24-4. WebAssign.

    2.  Math Problem Set 4  due by 5pm in case we need to address issues  in class or after cohort.   Reading for today: 16.9.  Next topic:  surface integrals, but no pre-reading required.  (math slows down after problem set 4)

Tuesday, Feb 4

    1. Project Assignment 1 (Circuit Analysis and PSPICE) Due

Wednesday, Feb 5

    1.    Physics Homework due:  Not much this week since you've been working so hard in Math.  But make sure that you try all of the following: Ch. 27: 14,24,37,65,71.  Solutions to all the problems in Ch 27 can be found here.  I'm not assigning any problems in Ch. 28 because you're doing circuit analysis in other places, but don't hesitate to try some problems and ask me about them if you're having difficulty. 

   2.  Math Problem Set 5  No pre-reading for today.

    3.    Physics Reading Assignment: finish Ch 24 and read Ch 25 through 25-4.  Just three WebAssign questions.

Monday, Feb 10

    1.    Physics Problem Session: at 9 AM.  Let me know in advance (via E-mail) which problems you would like to me work out in detail.  Since last week's homework (from Ch 27) was not very intensive, in marked contrast to what is due this week, let's also include all problems from Ch 24 as fair game for today's problem session

    2.    Physics Reading Assignment: Finish Ch 25 and read Ch 26 at least through 26-4.

    3.    Project Teamwork Plan: Each team should electronically turn in (to gill.pratt@olin.edu ) a plan for how you will handle teamwork issues. Your plan might include team contracts, weekly "airing gripes" meetings, more concentrated discussions, etc ... Put a copy of this plan in your project lab notebooks. Each team will also be expected to take some time each week to comment on how well the team is working and to suggest changes when appropriate to the plan.

    4.    Project Safety Plan: Each team should electronically turn in (to gill.pratt@olin.edu ) a draft safety plan based on the Boost Converter Safety Plan Assignment and the Electrical Safety Guidelines

Wednesday, Feb 12

    1.  Physics Homework due:  There are problems from both Ch 23 and Ch 24.  Ch 24: 24,33,36,40,52,73,75.  All the answers to problems in Ch 24 can be found here.  This week's problems from Ch 25 are: 9,14,24,35 (there will be some more next week).  As always, make sure to at least look at each one before you decide that it's too easy or too hard.  I will be collecting physics notebooks!

    2. Physics Reading Assignment: Finish Ch 26, incl WebAssign questions.

Tuesday, Feb 18th

1. Math Exam due at 9am (hand to me or put in my mailbox).
2. Math Pre-Reading:  Calc 14.2 (again, if necessary), 14.3, 14.4, 14.6.  Skim these so that you have a basic notion of what is happening. Please bring your laptops today.
3. Project Presentation: Each team will be asked to give a 5 minute informal presentation of what they have learned through their own research about building an electromagnetic disk or ring launcher. There are some new references on the Project Specific Information web page. This will be an informal discussion, so feel free to do your own thing. You might consider the following questions:
   1. How does one decide on the capacitor voltage?
   2. How does one chose the switch to activate the coil?
   3. Do you really need a diode like we used in class to make a single pulse, or is it OK if the current alternates for a few cycles?
   4. What material would be good to use for the disk or ring?
   5. How are we going to charge the capacitor?

Thursday, Feb 20

    1.  Monster Physics Problem Day:  This is an Olin Monday!  Review of Chapters 23-27 for the first test.  I can start at 9 AM for whoever wants to come early.  As with previous informal problem sessions, I am happy to entertain requests (and I can do them most efficiently if they are requested in advance).  Suggested problems that would nominally be due today are Ch 25: 43,47,57,78 and Ch.26: 15,45,47,68,86, and since they should be among those that you are reviewing for the test I will happy to include them.  Solutions to all problems in Ch 25 can be found here in WORD format, and the same for solutions to Ch 26 here.

Monday, Feb 24

    1.  Physics Exam due no later than 10 AM today.

    2.  Physics Reading Assignment:  W&P Ch 29 at least through 29-3.  There is the usual WebAssign quiz to complete

Tuesday, Feb 25th

1. Stop by my office to get your math exam and discuss any issues.  (Plan for 5 minutes).  -Prof Spence

Wednesday, Feb 26

    1.  Physics Reading Assignment:  Finish W&P Ch 29.  WebAssign.

    2.  Math PS6 and PS7 and pre-reading due:  Check your email! 

    3.  Physics Homework Problems: Chap 29: 13,20,25,27,30. Solutions to problems in Ch 29 in WORD format can be found here.

Thursday, Feb 27

1. Project Assignments: E-Mail these to gill.pratt@olin.edu :
   1. Changes to teaming plans from what you handed in last time.
   2. Preliminary design document, including safety plan, timetable, people assignments, preliminary list of design issues, preliminary list of suppliers
   3. Preliminary team web sites.

Monday, March 3

    1.    No WebAssign physics problems today!  We'll finish Ch 29.

Tuesday, March 4

1. Math PS8:  This contains some post-reading and problems.  It also contains the pre-reading copied below.  Please, please, please really do the post-reading by Tuesday.  I don't want anyone falling behind.
2. Math Pre-reading: Skim 15.5 and look back at one-variable analog if you need to.  Skim 15.7 and read Example 2.  Read Ex 1 in 15.8 and skim if you have time. 

Wednesday, March 5

    1.    Physics homework due:  Ch 29: 36,40,44,51,63,68,72.  Also a WebAssignment on Chapter 30 up to at least through 30-2.

    2.   Math pre-reading due:  Skim Part 1 and Part 2 of 15.8.  Skim 17.1 enough that you understand through Ex 1 (more skimming may help you, but I won’t assume that you can pick up the rest of 17.1 on your own).   To get ready for 17.2, remind yourself of the fundamental theorem of integral calc (Thm 5.3.2).   (You should be able to do all of this pre-reading in time measured by minutes, not hours.)  Also, come in with an expression for dS.

Thursday, March 6

 1.    Another Physics WebAssignment today on the remainder of Chapter 30!  I'd also appreciate it if you can complete the second TTGB Physics Survey on BlackBoard by today.  Remember that the survey responses are anonymous but a record is kept of who actually responded, and you should consider this part of your homework.

 2.  Please take the Math Survey too!

Friday, March 7

1. Math PS 9 due today in cohort.

Monday, March 10

1.  Math PS 10 Lots of post reading and a few problems. Please bring your Calc book to class.

Wednesday, March 12

1. No physics classes this week, but the homework assignment from last week's work is Chapter 30: 12,17,23,25,29,36,40,48,65.  Be sure to try each of them before looking at the solutions (all solutions for problems in Chapter 30 can be found here).  Have a great vacation!

Friday, March 14

1. Math PS 11 due.  It contains *optional* review problems for the test, as well as (straight-forward) problems on Ch 17 material.
2. Math Exam 2 due.  (To be posted Weds afternoon.)
3. Check back for an optional "linear algebra primer" for those of you who want to get ahead over the break.   You know you want to read math on your flight to the islands.

Monday, April 7

1. Math PS 14 "due."  By today, please also catch up on PS 11 (CALC CH 17), PS 12, AND PS13.

Tuesday, April 8

1. Pick up solutions to PS 14 during project time.  The solution to "extra #2" gives a lot of info and asks you to try something on Matlab.  Please do this by Thursday. 
2. Math Office Hours with Prof. Spence: 5:30-6:30 in the dining hall.

Monday April 7

1. TEST INFO:

Math Test on Physics-y Chapter 17 Calculus Stuff  New Due Date:  Complete by Sunday night, April 13, turn in to me or my mailbox on Monday, by 4pm, April 14.  It is 75 minutes long.

Physics Exam 2  You have up to two hours to complete the exam, and you must submit it no later than 9 AM on Friday, April 11.  Since the links to W&P problem answers are in archived messages, here they are again:  Ch29, Ch 30, Ch 31, Ch 32

Notes: Although the topics are related (line integrals, ampere's law, divergence theorem, stokes's theorem, gauss, surface integrals, etc), you will be able to download the tests separately and take them during separate time blocks.  We think that studying this material during the same week is beneficial, but we did not want to overwhelm you with a very long test.  For the math test: It will only cover Ch 17. Some highlights of covered sections include.... 17.1: work, evaluating line integrals of vector functions. 17.2: fundamental theorem of line integrals. 17.4: line integrals of scalar functions using arclength. 17.5: Green's Theorem (know this), finding area enclosed by a curve. 17.7 surface integrals of spheres and cylinders by looking at small pieces of surface area (use notes more than book here), flux. 17.8: div, curl (know these definitions). theorem and proof of 17.8.4 and 17.8.5. 17.9: divergence theorem (know it). 17.10: stokes's theorem (know it).  Also, recall that you can use gradients to find the normal to a level surface!  

 

Thursday, April 10

1. Physics class today on the first part of Chapter 34 (read at least to 34-5), with the usual WebAssignment.
2. Using Matlab for Linear Algebra Please work through this assignment for today.  Also, please be caught up with all homework and have read the solutions (and do the extra little matlab thing mentioned in the solution of extra #2.)
3. Math Office Hours with Prof. Spence: 1:30-2:30 in the classroom (math class 2:30-4:00).
4. MATH SURVEY ON BLACKBOARD - http://courses.olin.edu/  Please, please fill this out BY MONDAY APRIL 14.  It is very important that I get your input!

Friday, April 11

    1.    Physics Exam 2 due NLT (no later than) 9 AM.

    2.    Trip to the Boston Museum of Science!!!

 

Wednesday April 16

1. Math PS 15
2. Physics Homework due:  Ch. 34: 6, 10, 11, 26, 69, 74.  Also remember to read Reese Ch. 12 (and do the WebAssignment before class.  Answers to problems in Ch 34 can be found here (and from Ch 33 here).

Tuesday, April 22

1. A usual Olin Monday!  Physics office hours at 9 AM, Physics at 10am, Math at 11am.
2. Pick up math test and show me your linear algebra stuff:  my office, 4-6.
3. Physics: read Ch 35 and do the appropriate WebAssign problems.  We'll also spend a little time on a few things that we haven't covered from Reese Ch 12 and Ch 34 (the acoustic Doppler Effect and beats).  Note that there are other things that we haven't got time to cover that are easy to read (e.g., definitions of components of the electromagnetic spectrum and the decibel scale). 

Wednesday, April 23

1. Math Breakfast Hours in the classroom 9:15am-10pm.  Math Dinner Hours in the d-hall 6:00pm - 7pmish.  Come with questions on linear algebra!  (Or anything!)
2. Math PS 16 (it's long, start early, if you can't do these on your own by this day, please come to the breakfast and/or dinner hours and ask me about them!!).
3. Physics WebAssignment from Chapter 37 (we are skipping Chapter 36!)
4. Physics homework due: W&P Ch 34: 36, 43, 47, 76.  Also the following problems from Reese Ch 12: 21, 29, 41, 69 (these are pretty straightforward, even more so than usual; they are only suggestions for the problems that you want to do to convince yourself that you understand the concepts).