Navigation

Course Materials


Textbook:

The course textbook is "Physics" by James S. Walker published by Pearson Higher Education (ISBN 9780134051802). You can find the textbook at the UVa bookstore. You can either get the hardcopy or the eText version.
It is a student responsibility to acquire the textbook before the first class meeting; no exemptions for homeworks or quizzes will be granted due to textbook delivery problems.



  • A used 3rd or 4th edition textbook from the bookstore or web retailer are still in circulation. If you already

    The "Student Study Guide and Selected Solutions Manual" associated with this text book may also be available for the latest editions. It is optional and you are not required to buy this. There have been mixed reviews from students about its usefulness.

     

    • WebAssign
    No matter which purchase option you choose, you need to register on-line in order to use WebAssign. We strongly encourage you do so before or during the first week of class.

    1. Some instructions for how to register online can be found here.
    2. The course ID required for registering your WebAssign work is to be determined .
    3. IMPORTANT: When registering, use your UVa computing/email ID in the field "student ID", not your UVa student ID and never use your SSN.


    No iClickers this semester

    IGNORE THIS: Every student will be required to have an iClicker transmitter in class to personally respond to various conceptual and/or numerical questions throughout the lectures. Interaction through the clicker system will significantly improve your engagement in the lecture and improve your understanding of the material at hand. The transmitters allow you to respond anonymously; they are for sale at the Newcomb Hall University Bookstore.

    Register your iClicker When you have purchased your transmitter, you must register its ID number so we can know when to credit you for answering. The transmitter registration is done via UVaCollab and is specific to this course. (There is a separate registration system operated through the iClicker website; we do not use that registration system for this course.) You cannot earn any credit before your clicker is registered. Please do register it right away; quiz scores will become relevant as early as the second class.