Dr. Jie Zou

Department of Physics
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 61920

Contact Information

• Office: Physical Science Building Room 1114
• Phone: (217) 581-6346
• Email:jzou@eiu.edu

Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate Research Awards

• Brad Sliz*, Undergraduate Research Grant ($500), Spring 2009, Undergraduate Research Council at EIU.
• Daniel Rolando*, Undergraduate Research Grant ($500), Spring 2008, Undergraduate Research Council at EIU.
• Chris Richardson*, Undergraduate Research Grant ($500), Fall 2006, Undergraduate Research Council at EIU.
• Xavier Lange*, Undergraduate Research Grant ($500), Fall 2005, Undergraduate Research Council at EIU.
• Xavier Lange*, Scholar of Undergraduate Research at Eastern (SURE) Award, Spring 2006, College of Sciences at EIU. *: Mentee.

Undergraduate Teaching

Classes Fall 2008

PHY 1071-Physics of Sound and Music

PHY 1071 Homework is due on Monday, 12/01/08:

Ch. 10 (Hall), Exercises: #1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 20.

• Syllabus
• Powerpoint Lecture Presentations

  08/25/08 (M) PPT PDF

  08/27/08 (W): Continue to finish Monday's lecture slides.

  08/29/08 (F) PPT PDF

  09/03/08 (W): Continue to discuss last Friday's material and finish Ch. 3.

  09/05/08 (F) PPT PDF

  09/08/08 (M): Continue to discuss last Friday's material and finish Ch. 4. Take Quiz #1.

  09/10/08 (W) PPT PDF: Discuss Ch. 5. Return and discuss Quiz #1. Hand out Practice Test #1.

  09/12/08 (F): Discuss Practice Test #1. Discuss Lab Report #2. Discuss some homework problems.

  09/15/08 (M): Take Hour Exam #1.

  09/17/08 (W) PPT PDF: Start Ch. 6. Return Hour Exam #1.

  09/19/08 (F) PPT PDF: Finish Ch. 6. Start Ch. 7.

  09/22/08 (M): Continue to discuss Ch. 7.

  09/24/08 (W) PPT PDF: Finish Ch. 7. Start Ch. 19.

  09/26/08 (F): Continue to finish Ch. 19. Take Quiz #2.

  09/29/08 (M) PPT PDF: Start Ch. 20.

  10/01/08 (W) PPT PDF: Continue to finish Ch. 20. Start Ch. 21. Hand out Practice Test #2.

  10/03/08 (F): Discuss Practice Test #2.

  10/06/08 (M): Take Hour exam #2.

  10/08/08 (W): Watch a DVD, "The Elegant Universe". A report of what you have seen or learned from the DVD is required. Extra credits of 5 pts will be given. The report should be typed, 1 or 2 pages long, single-spaced with a 12-pt font size. It is due next Monday.

  10/13/08 (M) PPT PDF

  10/15/08 (W) PPT PDF: Finish Monday's slides and start Ch. 2.

  10/17/08 (F): Continue to finish Ch. 2 and discuss a homework problem.

  10/20/08 (M) PPT PDF

  10/22/08 (W) PPT PDF

  10/24/08 (F) PPT PDF: Continue to finish Wednesday's lecture. Then start a new lecture in Ch. 4.

  10/27/08 (M): Continue to discuss last Friday's slides.

  10/29/08 (W) PPT PDF: Discuss a homework problem in Ch. 4 and then start Ch. 5.

  10/31/08 (F): Take quiz (Ch.1-4).

  11/03/08 (M): Continue to discuss Ch. 5.

  11/05/08 (W): Finish Ch. 5. Hand out Practice Test #3.

  11/07/08 (F): Discuss Practice Test #3.

  11/10/08 (M): Take Hour Exam #3.

  11/12/08 (W): Assign and discuss the take-home lab.

  11/14/08 (F) PPT PDF: Start Ch. 8.

  11/17/08 (M) PPT PDF: Start Ch. 10.

  11/19/08 (W): Continue to discuss Ch. 10.

  11/21/08 (F): Continue to finish Ch. 10.

  12/01/08 (M): Discuss some of the homework questions. Hand out Practice Test #4. Discuss some of the Practice Test questions.

PHY 1371-General Physics III

PHY 1371 Homework is due on Monday, 12/01/08:

Ch. 42, Problems: #5, 6, 8, 12, 19, 20.

• Syllabus
• Powerpoint Lecture Presentations

  08/25/08 (M) Ocean Waves Computer Modeling and Simulation

  08/27/08 (W): Continue to finish Monday's slides. Start a new lecture in Ch. 16.

  08/29/08 (F): Continue to finish Wednesday's slides. Start a new lecture and finish the rest of Ch. 16 if time allows.

  09/03/08 (W): Continue to finish last Friday's slides. Start a new lecture in Ch. 17.

  09/05/08 (F): Continue to finish Wednesday's slides. Start a new lecture in Ch. 17.

  09/08/08 (M) Project Examples: Continue to finish last Friday's slides. Start a new lecture in Ch. 18. Hand ou Quiz #1.

  09/010/08 (W): Continue to finish Monday's slides. Start a new lecture in Ch. 18. Turn in Quiz #1. Hand ou Practice Test #1. Hand out Computational Project #1.

  09/12/08 (F): Continue to finish Wednesday's slides. Discuss Practice Test #2.

  09/15/08 (M): Take Hour Exam #1.

  09/17/08 (W): Start Ch. 35.

  09/19/08 (F): Discuss a new lecture in Ch. 35.

  09/22/08 (M): Finish the rest of the slides from last Friday. Start Ch. 36.

  09/24/08 (W): Finish the rest of the slides from Monday. Start a new lecture in Ch. 36.

  09/26/08 (F): Finish the rest of the slides from Wednesday. Start a new lecture in Ch. 36.

  09/29/08 (M): Discussion of examples in Ch. 36.

  10/01/08 (W): Start Ch. 37.

  10/03/08 (F): Continue to finish Wednesday's slides. Then start a new lecture in Ch. 37.

  10/06/08 (M): Continue to discuss last Friday's slides.

  10/08/08 (W): Continue to finish Monday's slides on Newton's Rings. Then start Ch.38.

  10/13/08 (M): Continue to finish last Wednesday's slides. Discuss a new lecture in Ch.38. Discuss questions from Practice Test #2.

  10/15/08 (W): Take Hour Exam #2.

  10/17/08 (F): Watch a DVD, "The Elegant Universe". A report of what you have seen or learned from the DVD is required. Extra credits of 5 pts will be given. The report should be typed, 1 or 2 pages long, single-spaced with a 12-pt font size. It is due on Monday.

  10/20/08 (M)

  10/22/08 (W): Finish Monday's slides and start a new lecture in Ch. 39.

  10/24/08 (F): Continue to discuss Wednesday's slides.

  10/27/08 (M)

  10/29/08 (W): Finish the rest of the slides in Ch. 39. Then start Ch. 40.

  10/31/08 (F): Finish Wednesday's lecture slides.

  11/03/08 (M): Last lecture in Ch. 40 First lecture in Ch. 41: Discuss a new (the last) lecture in Ch. 40. If time allows, then start Ch. 41.

  11/05/08 (W): Continue to discuss Monday's slides. Then start a new lecture in Ch. 41.

  11/07/08 (F): Finish the rest of Wednesday's slides. Then discuss the last lecture in Ch. 41. If time allows, discuss questions from Practice Test #3.

  11/10/08 (M): Discuss Practice Test #3.

  11/12/08 (W): Take Hour Exam #3.

  11/14/08 (F): Start Ch. 42.

  11/17/08 (M): Finish last Friday's lecture.

  11/19/08 (W): Start a new lecture in Ch. 42.

  11/21/08 (F): Continue to discuss and finish Ch. 42.

  12/01/08 (M): Start Ch. 43.

PHY 4000-Seminar in Physics

• Syllabus

PHY 1072-Physics of Sound and Music Lab

• PHY 1072-001 Syllabus
• PHY 1072-002 Syllabus

Courses Taught

• PHY 1055-Principles of Astronomy and the Laboratory
• PHY 1071-Physics of Sound and Music and the Laboratory
• PHY 1151 and 1161-Principles of Physics I and II and the Laboratory (Algebra-based)
• PHY 1351, 1361, and 1371-General Physics I, II, and III and the Laboratory (Calculus-based)
• PHY 2600-Introductory Research in Physics
• PHY 3050-Excursions in Physics
• PHY 3320-Computational Methods in Physics and Engineering
• PHY 3500-Laboratory Practicum
• PHY 4600-Research in Physics

Last updated 11/20/08.