Brian M. Davies, Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Physics at Western Illinois University
A note to all students: We turn in grades during finals week, and grades are processed and made available to you on Wed., May 15. The entire STARS system will be shut down the evening before that, so that the administrative computers can do the grade processing. Wait until Wed. morning to look for your grades.
Physics 101 (Spring 2013) - Introduction to Astronomy Syllabus Class Notes Sky and weather links Writing assignment and movies
The Final exam will be on Tuesday, May 7 at 3 p.m. in the usual classroom, Currens 205. It will be comprehensive and cover Ch. 1 through 13.
Physics 125 (Spring 2013) - General Physics II Syllabus Homework assignments Simulations and other resources Nuclear lectures (PowerPoint)
The Final Exam will be on Monday, May 6 at 10 a.m. It will cover the modern physics chapters, Ch. 27-29 (also see section 1 of Ch. 30).
The Physics Tutoring Center is in Currens 515 (top floor, southeast corner). The Spring 2013 hours are Mon. through Thurs. 3 - 7 p.m.
Courses taught previously at WIU (last time taught at WIU) [number of
times taught at WIU]:
Physics 101 (Fall 2012) [9] - Introduction to Astronomy Syllabus Class Notes Sky and weather links Writing assignment and movies
Physics 124 (Fall 2012) [10] - General Physics I
Syllabus
Homework assignments
Wave
simulations and other resources
Physics 125 (Spring 2012) [9] - General Physics II Syllabus Homework assignments
Additional Resources
Nuclear lectures (PowerPoint)
Physics 312 (Spring 2010) [3] - Engineering Mechanics
Syllabus
Homework assignments
Physics 327 (Spring 2006) [1] - Electronics
Syllabus
Homework assignments
Books on
reserve Errata for the
textbook
Physics 354 (Spring 2010) [3] - Thermodynamics
Syllabus
Homework
Assignments
Physics 427 (Fall 2012) [5] - Advanced Electronics
Syllabus
Homework assignments
Books on
reserve Errata for
Diefenderfer's book
Physics 428 (Fall 2005) [2]
- Applied Optics
Syllabus Homework
Assignments Animations and
simulations Errata for Hecht's 4th edition
Physics 470 (Fall 2011) [4] - Modern Experimental Physics
Syllabus
Books on
reserve
Physics 482 (Spring 2005) [1] - Science in Context (for science
education majors)
Physics 577 (Spring 2006) [1] - independent study - Advanced Optics - homework and activities
ISAAPT - the Illinois section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) - I am serving as the IL section past-President (I was President of the Section for 2011-12) and as the Newsletter editor, and previously served as a member of the IL section Executive Council (our leadership group in Illinois) for six years. I organized the Spring 2007 meeting and the Spring 2013 meeting of the Illinois section, which were held here at the WIU Physics Dept. In the summer of 2007 I was invited to the American Center for Physics to participate in an AAPT Governance Retreat. In 2009 I received the Distinguished Service Citation from the ISAAPT (photo here). My service as the President of the Illinois section for 2011-2012 is documented on the web site (officers of ISAAPT in 2011 with photos).
My prior professional work experience.
Major grants and contracts.
My publication list
(this is on a non-WIU web site and is incomplete)
For the curious, I am a Unit B faculty member, which requires no service
activities. But that would be boring, wouldn't it? Also, I don't
participate in the PAA system.
Miscellaneous stuff:
Talking points about the advanced lab.
Links to online resources and some physics journals of interest to physics students.
I currently serve as the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Macomb Food Co-op (which is incorporated under the Illinois Co-op statutes, and still in the planning stage).
For the panel discussion (April 22, 2010) of the film Carbon Nation,
I mentioned the material summarized in this file:
Clarifying the Coal Question, which was a presentation given to the Sustainability Brown Bag seminar series, on Feb.
17, 2009 (summary form only)