Classical and Modern Physics

Announcements

Test 3 is now graded. The average was a 77. Solutions are available here. You may pick up your exam from your problem session instructor. We will be handing back the exams in Wednesday's problem session.
Homework and Objectives handouts for Unit 4 are now available on the Handouts page.
PHYS 211 Help Sessions are on Sunday and Wednesday evenings, 8-10 pm OLIN 264
If you'd like to see more worked examples, check out the video examples available from the Calendar page (click on a particular lecture to see the videos related to that topic).

On September 10 the Large Hadron Collider was turned on. This will be the most powerful particle accelerator built to date, and we hope to learn important information about the fundamental particles that make up all the matter in the universe.
And don't worry, there is no risk of black hole formation for at least another month!
The 2008 Physics Nobel Prize awarded to Yoichiro Nambu, Makoto Kobayashi, and Toshihide Maskowa for the study of symmetries and broken symmetries in particle physics.
Bucknell physics major Carrie Nugent '06 did a summer research project on glass formation at Emory University which generated some big publicity.
Physics News Update - A collection of news reports about current events in physics.
Physical Review Focus - Selections from Physical Review and Physical Review Letters explained for the physics community at large.
Physics Central - A physics information site for the public maintained by the American Physical Society. Includes links to explanations of physics items in the news, people in physics, aswers to questions, and excerpts from popular writing by physicists.