The student resource area is where I’ll post information for folks taking my courses.  Your course ought to have a subitem on the “Courses” page.  There you’ll find syllabi, any reading materials I didn’t ask you to buy for the course, data, etc. though I’ll post reminders and feedback on the posts page.  This page is a central location for stuff that’s useful for many courses and for students in general.

Get help before it’s too late!  The Physical Science Department employs fantastic tutors in the help room.  You can find them in the conference room across the hall from CS123.  There’s a schedule on the door and/or in the display case facing it.

Students frequently have trouble dealing with error analysis.  The three stooges help explain it here.

here’s a general guide to grading and a problem-solving template for introductory courses.  This primer on significant figures is useful for all courses.

If your course will use clickers, you can purchase one in the bookstore, though the app for android or iOS seems to be quite a bit cheaper.  Don’t buy this unless it is explicitly stated in your course syllabus, I’m experimenting with it still.

HyperPhysics from Dr. Rod Nave at Georgia State:
This is a fairly thorough site with intuitive organization.  It’s a great supplement to your lectures and other preparation, albeit slow to load.

PhET Simulations from UC Boulder:
There are a bunch of cool simulations on this site that you may find helpful.  Many of them allow you to vary certain parameters to gain intuition for the physics involved as you observe the systems’ response via simple animations.

Physlet Physics:
Like the PhET simulations, we’ll use these in class sometimes…except unlike the versions on the lab PCs, you can access them outside of class, which is a great way to spend a Friday night.

The American Physical Society site:
Tons of great information about what physicists do and what opportunities are available.  The cost of joining is quite reasonable for students (first year is free I think) and get to attend the very large conferences for next to nothing if you’re a member.

Here’s a link to the folder in my OneDrive that holds the intro materials for the PHYS1xx and PHYS2xx courses.  They are intended as a backup.  You probably don’t need them.

Student Feedback Welcome!

For students looking to submit anonymous feedback with this form, please include your course number / section as your name so I can consider your suggestions in the right environment.  You’ll also need to fudge the email… something like Anon@anonymous.com works.  Thanks!