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• Welcome to Physics 214!
• All dates/times on this website are in Beijing Time (UTC+8).
• We are using Blackboard for official annoucements, file sharing and grade keeping. Stay tuned to it!

• Please go through the Course Description page and the Calendar page to learn about the basic structure of the course.
• Please check the Section Information and make sure you attend the correct sessions.
• You are welcome to come to any of the office hours.
• Please review the Course Grading page for grading policy and the Attendence page for attendence policy.
• SmartPhysics is used for prelecture checkpoints and homework assignments for dual-dgree students with your UIUC NetID credentials under course name ZJUI Physics 214 Spring 2025. For ZJU single-degree students, the prelecture checkpoints and homework are assigned and collected through Blackboard.
• Pre-recorded worked problems linked to each lecture unit are shared for review and may require logging in through your ZJU INTL IDs.
• A few simulation tools are compiled in the Downloads page to help you gain insights into quantum physics.

Resources

• EQUATION SHEET

Strongly Recommended Materials

• Moore, Six Ideas That Shaped Physics - Unit Q: Particles Behave Like Waves

Useful Reference Books (on reserve in the Library)

• Wolfson, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume 2
• Tipler, Physics, Volume 2
• Halliday, Fundamentals of Physics, Part 2
• Serway, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume 2
• Custom version of University Physics with Modern Physics by Young & Freedman (12th Edition, 2008)