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Textbook
When this course was taught in 1999, we used: Ohanian, Hans C. Physics. Vol. 1. 2nd ed., expanded. New York, NY: Norton, 1989. ISBN: 9780393957501. This OCW site has been updated to refer to the most recent version: Ohanian, Hans C., and John T. Markert. Physics for Engineers and Scientists. Vol. 1. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Norton, 2007. ISBN: 9780393930030. (Available Fall 2006.)
Grade Computation
For each of the three exams you can score a maximum of 100 points, for the final exam 200 points, for all the quizzes combined 100 points and for your homework 100 points. The grading of the quizzes and the homework will differ somewhat for different recitation sections. To promote fairness, at the end of the course the average quiz and homework grades will be normalized for each section by comparing them with the results of the exams. Your final course grade is based on the sum of all your scores.
Recitations
There are 26 recitation sections. If you want to change, for whatever reason, please go to the physics education office.