PHYS 125 required materials notes |
The text for PHYS 125 is Knight's "Physics for Scientists and
Engineers", 2nd edition. It's available at the UVM Bookstore. The
bundle at the bookstore includes the textbook and an access code for a
homework site we'll use called Mastering Physics. What do you really
need? If you want to buy the bundle at the Bookstore and be done with
it, that's fine. Several students have contacted me and asked text
information so they can find the text online cheaply. Here are some
things that you should keep in mind:
- Textbook: I intend to cover chapters 21.5-24, 26-35 in PHYS 125. (The course schedule is here.)
- Mastering
Physics: Essential. You must have access to Mastering Physics.
Mastering Physics is available, independent of the bookstore, via www.masteringphysics.com. You can buy it standalone ($??) or with an e-copy of the text ($$ total).
So, what are your options? I think that options include:
- Buy the bundle from the UVM Bookstore.
- Buy the hardcopy text somewhere and the MasteringPhysics directly from www.masteringphysics.com .
- Buy both the electronic version of the text and MasteringPhysics from www.masteringphysics.com .
If
you took Physics 31 last semester from Professor Yang, you should
be all set with your textbook and your Mastering Physics License should
still be valid, All you will need to obtain is an iClicker, if
you don't own one already.
Other required Materials for the course
- In
addition to the textbook, you will need to obtain an iClicker from the
UVM bookstore, or online. The iClicker is a classroom response device
that you will use to participate in lecture quizzes and other
activities that will occur during the MWF lecture period. Note: if you
have an iClicker2, that's ok. You will be able to use it in physics 125
in multiple choice mode.
- Also, during exams,
you should have a scientific/engineering calculator that can perform
trigonometric and logarithmic/exponential operations.
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