Recent News
Wednesday
08/13/2008
11:13pm
  • Exam 3 and Final Grades: Your exam 3 scores and final grades have been posted on the gradebook.  The average on exam 3 was 79%.  Great job everyone!  Enjoy the rest of your summer, and thanks for taking physics at Rutgers!
Older News
Tuesday
08/12/2008
11:01am
  • Recitations: I've posted the solutions to the last 3 recitations (the ones where the problems were on handouts.)
Monday
08/11/2008
10:15pm
  • Homework: HW7 part 2 has been posted. The entire assignment is available as a single download and is due in lecture before the exam on Wednesday August 13th.  The solutions to the HW7 have also been posted.  Feel free to use them to study from and to complete the homework.
Friday
08/08/2008
10:00pm
  • Homework: HW7 part 1 has been posted.
Friday
08/08/2008
03:29pm
  • Exam 2: Exam scores and solutions have been posted.  The exam was a bit on the tough side so I added 4 points to everyone's grade.  These points are not included on the exam itself, but they are included in the gradebook.
Thursday
08/07/2008
02:18pm
  • Homework: HW6 part 2 has been posted. The entire assignment is available as a single download and is due at the beginning of recitation on Monday August 11th.
Wednesday
08/06/2008
10:04pm
  • Exam 3: Practice problems and the solutions to them have been posted.  These problems will give you a good idea of the style of questions to expect on the exam.
Friday
08/01/2008
08:55pm
  • Homework: HW6 part 1 has been posted.
Thursday
07/31/2008
03:44pm
  • Office hour: Weihua will be holding an extended office hour on Monday Aug 4th from 4-6pm in the Physics Lecture Hall.
Thursday
07/31/2008
03:16pm
  • Homework: HW5 part 2 has been posted. The entire assignment is available as a single download and is due at the beginning of recitation on Monday August 4th.
Tuesday
07/29/2008
10:31am
  • Homework: HW5 part 1 has been posted.
Friday
07/25/2008
10:00pm
  • Homework: HW4 part 2 has been posted.  The entire assignment is available as a single download and is due at the beginning of recitation on Wednesday July 30th.
Friday
07/25/2008
08:00pm
  • Exam 2: Exam 2 has been moved back one day to Monday August 4th.
  • Exam 2: Practice problems and the solutions to them have been posted.  These problems will give you a good idea of the style of questions to expect on the exam.
Friday
07/25/2008
12:28am
  • Exam 1: Exam scores and solutions have been posted.  Problem 4 was more difficult than I intended, and problem 5 was graded to harshly so I gave everyone 4 points back.  These points are not included on the exam itself, but they are included in the gradebook.
Thursday
07/24/2008
10:31am
  • Homework: HW4 part 1 has been posted.
Saturday
07/19/2008
04:54pm
  • Homework: HW3 part 2 has been posted.  The entire assignment is available as a single download and is due at the beginning of recitation on Wednesday July 23rd.
Thursday
07/17/2008
04:15pm
  • Homework: HW3 part 1 has been posted.
  • Guided Review: The answers to the guided review for chapter 9 have been posted
Wednesday
07/16/2008
04:45pm
  • Exam 1: Although we did go over Gauss's Law in lecture and you did practice using it in recitation and in the homework, there will not be a question asked about it on the exam.
  • Exam 1: Practice problems and the solutions to them have been posted.  These problems will give you a good idea of the style of questions to expect on the exam.
Wednesday
07/16/2008
12:41pm
  • Homework: The solutions to HW1 have been posted.  I won't be making announcements when future solutions are posted, so please check the downloads page directly from now on.
Tuesday
07/15/2008
01:54pm
  • Homework: HW2 part 2 has been posted.  The entire assignment is available as a single download and is due at the beginning of lecture on Friday July 18th.
Friday
07/11/2008
08:36pm
  • Homework: HW2 part 1 has been posted.
Thursday
07/10/2008
03:43pm
  • Textbook: The authors would like to hear your feedback/suggestions about the textbook, as well as any typos or errors you come across.  There's an email link at the top of the page.  Thanks!
Thursday
07/10/2008
11:56am
  • Homework: HW1 part 2 has been posted.  The entire assignment is available as a single download and is due at the beginning of recitation on Monday July 14th.
  • Guided Review: The answers to the guided review for chapter 8 have been posted.  I've also posted a short list of corrections to the textbook.  In the corrections document you will also find a table that will let you determine which examples in the chapters match up with each guided review.
Tuesday
07/08/2008
11:23pm
  • Homework: Homework 1 (HW1) part 1 has been posted.
Monday
07/07/2008
02:49pm
  • Recitation: Please remember to bring your textbook to recitation every day.  The problems you will be working on in groups will come from the textbook.
  • Labs: Labs do not meet this week.
Thursday
07/03/2008
07:13pm
  • Gradebook: The online gradebook is now available.  Just click on the "Gradebook" link on the navigation bar.  Please follow the instructions on the course info page and make sure that you can log in.
Friday

03/14/2008

12:27am

  • Welcome to General Physics II.  My name is Michael Gentile and I'm the instructor for the course.  All the information you'll need about the course can be found here, so have a look around.  I'll be using this page to make announcements so check back frequently.  Feel free to ask me any questions you have by email or IM.
  • I'm also the website administrator, so if you have any suggestions about how to improve the site, or notice any problems with it please let me know.
  • The gradebook has not been set up yet.  I'll make an announcement when it's ready.
  • The textbook is not available for purchase yet.  I'll make an announcement when it is.  Check the Course Info page for more information on the textbook.
  • The first lecture is Monday, July 7th.
  • The first recitation is Monday, July 7th.

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