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

Mentored Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate Research Awards

• Mike Chastain, Undergraduate Research Grant ($500), Fall 2009. Project Title: "A Detailed Study of the Kinetic Theory of Real Gases by Computer Simulations".
• Mike Chastain, 2nd Prize, Student Research Symposium, 2009 Spring Meeting of ISAAPT. Project Title: "A Detailed Study of the Kinetic Theory of Real Gases by Computer Simulations".
• Daniel Rolando, Scholar of Undergraduate Research at Eastern (SURE) Award, Spring 2009. Project Titles: "A microscopic study and computer visualization of the random walk of gas molecules: An application of molecular dynamics" and "Thermal Conductivity of Gallium Nitride Nanowires, Part I - Numerical Calculation of Phonon Dispersions".
• Brad Sliz, Undergraduate Research Grant ($500), Spring 2009. Project Title: "A Molecular Dynamics Approach to Multi-Body Planetary Motion: A Computer Simulation of Our Solar System".
• Daniel Rolando, Undergraduate Research Grant ($500), Spring 2008. Project Title: "A microscopic study and computer visualization of the random walk of gas molecules: An application of molecular dynamics".
• Chris Richardson, Undergraduate Research Grant ($500), Fall 2006. Project Title: "Heat Conduction in nanoscale AlN/GaN/AlN Heterostructures".
• Xavier Lange, Scholar of Undergraduate Research at Eastern (SURE) Award, Spring 2006. Project Title: "Numerical simulation of thermal conductivity in nanoscale silicon thin films".
• Xavier Lange, Undergraduate Research Grant ($500), Fall 2005. Project Title: "Numerical simulation of thermal conductivity in nanoscale silicon thin films".

Undergraduate Teaching

Classes Fall 2009

PHY 1071-Physics of Sound and Music

Ch. 8, Exercises: #1, 2.

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

• Syllabus
• Powerpoint Lecture Presentations

  08/24/09 (M) PPT PDF

  08/26/09 (W): Continue to finish Monday's lecture slides.

  08/28/09 (F) PPT PDF: Finish the last slide of Wednesday's lecture. Then, start a new lecture in Ch. 3.

  08/31/09 (M): Continue to discuss last Friday's lecture slides and finish Ch. 3.

  09/02/09 (W) PPT PDF: Continue to discuss Monday's lecture slides and finish Ch. 3. Then start Ch. 4.

  09/04/09 (F): Continue to discuss Wednesday's lecture slides in Ch. 4. Take Quiz #1.

  09/09/09 (W) PPT PDF: Continue to discuss finish last Friday's lecture slides and finish Ch. 4. Then start Ch. 5. Hand out Practice Test #1.

  09/11/09 (F): Continue with Wednesday's slides and finish Ch. 5. Then, discuss Quiz #1 and selected questions on Practice Test #1.

  09/14/09 (M): Take Hour Exam #1.

  09/16/09 (W) PPT PDF: Start Ch. 6.

  09/18/09 (F): Continue to dicuss Ch. 6.

  09/21/09 (M) PPT PDF: Continue to finish Ch. 6. Then, start Ch. 7.

  09/23/09 (W): Continue to discuss Monday's lecture slides in Ch. 7.

  09/25/09 (F): Class is canceled.

  09/28/09 (M) PPT PDF: Start Ch. 19. Take Quiz #2 covering Ch. 6 and 7.

  09/30/09 (W): Continue with Monday's slides and finish Ch. 19.

  10/02/09 (F) PPT PDF: Start Ch. 20 and finish Ch. 20. Hand out Practice Test #2.

  10/05/09 (M) PPT PDF: Discuss Ch. 21. Then, discuss Practice Test #2.

  10/07/09 (W): Take Hour Exam #2.

  10/09/09 (F): Fall break. No class.

  10/12/09 (M) PPT PDF: Start Ch. 1 in the second textbook by Hall.

  10/14/09 (W): Continue with Monday's slides. There is only one slide (an example) left in Ch. 1.

  10/16/09 (F) PPT PDF: Continue to discuss the last example left in the slides for Ch. 1. Then start Ch. 2.

  10/19/09 (M): Discuss homework. Continue to finish Ch. 2.

  10/21/09 (W) PPT PDF: Start Ch. 3.

  10/23/09 (F) PPT PDF: Start Ch. 4.

  10/26/09 (M): Discuss homework. Finish the rest of last Friday's slides. Take Quiz #3.

  10/28/09 (W): Class is canceled due to sickness.

  10/30/09 (F) PPT PDF: Start a new lecture in Ch. 4.

  11/02/09 (M) PPT PDF: Start Ch. 5.

  11/04/09 (W): Continue to discuss Ch. 5. Hand out Practice Test #3.

  11/06/09 (F): Discuss Practice Test #3.

  11/09/09 (M): Take Hour Exam #3.

  11/11/09 (W): Assign take-home lab - assign groups, discuss the lab assignment, and hand out sound level meters.

  11/13/09 (F) PPT PDF: Start Ch. 8.

  11/16/09 (M): Continue to discuss Ch. 8. Return Hour Exam #3 and lab reports.

  11/18/09 (W) PPT PDF: Start Ch. 10.

  11/20/09 (F): Continue to discuss Ch. 10.

  12/02/09 (W): Discuss homework questions, if any; hand out Practice Test #4 and start discussing the practice test if time allows.

PHY 1371 General Physics III

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

• Syllabus
• Powerpoint Lecture Presentations

  08/24/09 (M)

  08/26/09 (W): Continue to finish Monday's lecture slides. Then, start a new lecture in Ch. 16.

  08/28/09 (F): Continue to finish Wednesday's lecture slides. Then, start a new lecture in Ch. 16.

  08/31/09 (M): Continue to finish last Friday's lecture slides. Then start a lecture in Ch. 17.

  09/02/09 (W): Continue to finish Monday's lecture slides. The start a new lecture in Ch. 17.

  09/04/09 (F): Continue to finish Wednesday's lecture slides and finish Ch. 17. The start a lecture in Ch. 18. Take Quiz #1.

  09/09/09 (W): Continue to finish last Friday's lecture slides and then start a new lecture in Ch. 18. Hand out Practice Test #1.

  09/11/09 (F): Continue to discuss Wednesday's slides and finish Ch. 18. Then, discuss selected questions on Practice Test #1 (if time allows).

  09/14/09 (M): Take Hour Exam #1.

  09/16/09 (W): Start Ch. 35.

  09/18/09 (F): Continue with Wednesday's slides. Then, start a new lecture in Ch. 35.

  09/21/09 (M): Continue with last Friday's slides and finish Ch. 35. Then, start Ch. 36.

  09/23/09 (W): Continue to discuss Monday's lecture slides in Ch. 36.

  09/25/09 (F): Continue to discuss the last two examples on Wednesday's slides. Then, start a new lecture in Ch. 36.

  09/28/09 (M): Start a new lecture in Ch. 36 and finish Ch. 36.

  09/30/09 (W): Discuss additional problems in Ch. 36.

  10/02/09 (F): Start Ch. 37.

  10/05/09 (M): Finish last Friday's slides. Then, start a new lecture in Ch. 37.

  10/07/09 (W): Continue to discuss Monday's lecture slides.

  10/09/09 (F): Fall break. No class.

  10/12/09 (M): Finish the last few slides in Ch. 37 from last Wednesday's slides. Then, start a lecture in Ch. 38.

  10/14/09 (W): Continue to finish Monday's slides. Then, start a new lecture in Ch. 38. If time allows, use the rest of the time to discuss Practice Test #2.

  10/16/09 (F): Take Hour Exam #2.

  10/19/09 (M): Start Ch. 39.

  10/21/09 (W): Continue to finish Monday's slides and then start a new lecture in Ch. 39.

  10/23/09 (F): Continue to finish Wednesday's slides.

  10/26/09 (M): Start a new lecture in Ch. 39.

  10/28/09 (W): Finish the rest of Monday's slides and then start a lecture in Ch. 40.

  10/30/09 (F) Lecture Examples: Finish the rest of Wednesday's slides and then start a new lecture in Ch. 40.

  11/02/09 (M) Lecture (Ch. 40) Lecture (Ch. 41): Start a new lecture and finish Ch. 40. Then, start Ch. 41.

  11/04/09 (W): Continue to finish Monday's slides. Then start a new lecture in Ch. 41.

  11/06/09 (F): Continue to finish Wednesday's slides. Then start a new lecture to finish Ch. 41.

  11/09/09 (M): Discuss Practice Test #3.

  11/11/09 (W): Take Hour Exam#3.

  11/13/09 (F): Start Ch. 42.

  11/16/09 (M): Continue to finish last Friday's lecture.

  11/18/09 (W): Start a new lecture in Ch. 42.

  11/20/09 (F): Continue to discuss Wednesday's slides and then start Ch. 43.

  12/02/09 (W): Continue to discuss Friday's slides before the break. If time allows, start a new lecture in Ch. 43.

PHY 1072-001 Physics of Sound and Music Lab, Section 001

• Syllabus

PHY 1072-002 Physics of Sound and Music Lab, Section 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 3350-Introduction to Solid State Physics
• PHY 4320-Computational Physics
• PHY 3500-Laboratory Practicum
• PHY 4000-Seminar in Physics
• PHY 4600-Research in Physics

Last updated 11/20/09.