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The next offering of the transfer credit Validation Exam is scheduled as follows (n.b.: below dates corrected as of Aug 5, 2009!):
8.02
Monday, August 31, 2009
8am-11am, 4-370
8.01
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
8am-11am, 4-370
Validation petitions should be submitted to Academic Programs, 4-315.
The two semesters of physics at MIT that are required of
all students are unique in that they constitute a rigorous,
in-depth study of Classical Mechanics and Classical Electromagnetism.
We have found that few other colleges and universities offer
subjects that are truly equivalent in depth and sophistication
to 8.01 and 8.02 (or their alternate versions). Students who
have not received Advanced Placement, Advanced Standing, or
college transfer credit for 8.01 and/or 8.02 are expected
to take these subjects at MIT.
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A student who has not satisfied the General Institute Requirement
in Physics at MIT may wish to take a course at another college
or university (e.g., during a summer session) and apply for
transfer credit. In order to qualify for MIT credit, the course
must:
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| 1. Be calculus-based and directed toward science or engineering
majors. |
| 2. Use a text at a level comparable to that of texts used
at MIT (see below). |
| 3. Be the equivalent of one MIT term in the number of lecture
hours, number of assignments, etc. |
| 4. Have content matching that of 8.01 (Mechanics) or 8.02
(Electricity and Magnetism). The principal topics usually included
in such a course are listed below. Additional information can
be found on the individual course websites found here. |
| 5. After completing the course with a grade of B or better,
the student must "validate" his/her transfer credit
by passing an MIT Physics Department 8.01 or 8.02 Validation
Exam. A student who fails the Validation Exam may not repeat
it, and should enroll in the appropriate subject at MIT. For
details on the Physics Validation Exams for 8.01 and 8.02 see
below. |
| 6. To recieve transfer credit, a student who passes the Validation Exam must still submit to the Registrar's Office 5-119 a signed "Request for Additional Credit" form and an original transcript from the institution where the transferring course was offered. |
If a student has doubts as to whether a course will qualify
for MIT credit, he/she should consult with the Requirements
Coordinator, Dr. Sean Robinson,
in the Physics Department. In order to evaluate a given course,
Dr. Robinson will need the catalog description and a detailed
syllabus including the title and author of the textbook and
the chapters covered. |
Validation Exams for 8.01 and 8.02 |
The Physics Validation Exams are three-hour, closed book exams
covering Classical Mechanics (8.01) or Classical Electromagnetism
(8.02) at a level of calculus-based introductory physics texts
for science and engineering students such as: University
Physics by Young and Freedman; Physics by Halliday,
Resnick and Krane; Physics for Scientists and Engineers
by Serway; Physics for Scientist and Engineers by Fishbane,
Gasiorowicz, and Thornton. The exams will be similar to the
final exams given in 8.01 and 8.02, with problems based on a
selection of the topics listed below. Neither calculators nor
"formula sheets" may be used. |
Continuing students who wish to take the 8.01 or 8.02 validation
exam must submit a petition to Academic Programs, 4-315. The exams are given
during Orientation week prior to the Fall term and in the last
week of IAP prior to the Spring term. If a student passes an
exam, his/her transcript will note a grade of "S"
for "transfer credit". If a student fails an exam,
no failure will be noted on the transcript. Rather, the student
will be required to take the applicable course at MIT.
| 8.01 Topics |
8.02 Topics |
| Newton's Laws of Motion |
Electric Charge and Electric Field |
| Work, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy |
Gauss's Law |
| Conservation of Energy and Momentum; Collisions |
Electric Potential and Potential Energy |
| Circular Motion; Rotation of Rigid Bodies |
Capacitance and Dielectrics |
| Torque and Angular Momentum |
Current, Resistance, Electromotive Force;
DC Circuits |
| Statics and Equilibrium |
Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Forces on Currents |
| Universal Gravitation |
Amperes Law; Biot-Savart Law |
| The Simple Harmonic Oscillator |
Faraday's Law of Induction |
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Inductance |
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AC Circuits |
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Displacement Current |
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Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic
Waves |
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