John Baliga's NEIU Physics Page

Below are links to supplementary materials for courses I have taught, and courses I am teaching, at Northeastern Illinois University. Headings for specific courses may be links to more detailed information.

• General
• Periodic Table, from WebElements.com
• Link to Special Publication 811 from NIST
• Physics
• PHYS 201
• Using Geometry Handout
• Interference presentation
  This presentation loops. You will need to use the "Esc" to exit that loop.
• String Pluck spreadsheet
• Temperature Conversion Handout
• PHYS 203
• Prelab 1 Word document
• Prelab 2 PDF file
• Practice Final Word document
• Practice Final Solutions
• PHYS 204

I have been an adjunct instructor at NEIU since the Fall semester of 2006. I have a Master's degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University. I also have enough graduate credit in physics and mathematics to qualify to teach college courses in all three subject areas.

Publications

• "Simplified Method for Calculating Encircled Energy," J. V. Baliga, B. D. Cohn, Proceedings of the SPIE, 892, 1988, pp. 152 – 156.
• "Chips Go Vertical," J. Baliga, IEEE Spectrum, March 2004, pp. 43 – 47.
• I have published numerous articles, columns, and editorials for Semiconductor International magazine. Many of these are available in the magazine's online archives at www.semiconductor.net.

Courses Taught at NEIU

• Physics
• PHYS 201 College Physics I
• PHYS 203 Physics I Laboratory
• PHYS 204 Physics II Laboratory