PHYSICS 2802 Special Topics
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Instructor: Ken Barker |
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Note: 1. Schedule Change. Whenever
a Physics 2211 Test is scheduled on Monday, Physics 2802 will meet on
the preceding Friday afternoon. These class sessions will be from 1:05
PM to 2:55 PM in Room N113 (Physics Building). Physics 2802 will not
meet on Monday afternoons of scheduled test days. Specifically Class
WILL meet on Friday Sept. 8 Friday Sept. 22, Friday Oct. 20 and Friday
Nov. 10. Class WILL NOT meet on Monday Sept. 11, Monday Sept. 25, Monday
Oct 23 and Monday Nov. 13. During these Friday class meetings homework
for the week will be collected and a practice quiz will be administered. |
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| Homework Assignments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Text: | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TIME and PLACE: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Room CoC 101, MW, 1:05-2:55 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GRADING POLICY: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Satisfactory completion of Physics 2802 will result in a grade that is
independent of your performance in Physics 2211. This grade will be
based on in-class participation and written solutions to assigned
homework. There will be no examinations or quizzes in this course
Class Participation -----------300 points |
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| TARGET GRADE DISTRIBUTION: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A – 90% 450 – 500 points B – 80% 400 – 449 points C – 70% 350 – 399 points D – 60% 300 – 349 points F 0 – 299 points |
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| PERMIT and LAB EXEMPTION: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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You have been granted a permit to register for PHYS 2802 Please read the
following instructions carefully--failure to do so may lead to a
registration error, which could cause you to fail 2211 this spring: 1. If you are taking Physics 2802 concurrent with the first time you are taking Physics 2211, you are not lab exempt. You will be required to complete lab in addition to this course so you may disregard the remainder of this section 2. If you choose to be lab exempt, you must register for the special exempt lab section which is linked to your lecture section. These exempt labs are identified by a section ID "_X0", where "_" represents the lecture section. (For example, if you wish to take lecture section A, you should register for exempt lab section AX0, instead of the regular labs A01 - A08.) By doing so, you are officially obtaining lab exempt status, and won't ever have to show up for lab. Your prior lab score will automatically be carried forward and applied to your grade for the upcoming term. If you failed lab, do not register for lab exemption, or else you will automatically fail the course all over again. If you received a low lab grade due to poor attendance, you may not want to re-use that score--in which case you should not register for lab exemption. 3. If you register for a regular lab rather than an exempt lab section, we will assume that you've chosen to waive your exemption permit, and consequently you must attend the lab section for which you are registered--failure to do so will mean a zero in lab, and you will not receive credit for 2211 until you complete the lab sequence over again. |
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| CLASS PARTICIPATION: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The most important component of this course is participation of the student in a small classroom environment. Physics problem solving techniques will be learned by actually solving problems while working with your peers and being supervised by your instructor. Problem sets will be assigned during each class period. If these problem sets are completed during the class period they will be graded on the basis of a maximum score of 10 points. These problem sets can be turned in for credit the next day during office hours but the maximum score would be reduced to 8 points. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| HOMEWORK: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homework for this course will consist of written out solutions for selected problems taken from your Physics 2211 text. These problems will be selected to represent the Mastering Physics homework assigned by your Physics 2211 Instructor. This requirement should minimize additional workload over the assignments required for Physics 2211. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATTENDANCE POLICY: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance in this course is mandatory. Failure to attend any class session will result in a class participation grade of 0 for that day. For each two unexcused absences the maximum achievable letter grade for this course will be reduced by one letter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| COURSE DROP DATE: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The last day to withdraw from this course without penalty is Friday, October 13, 2006. Note, withdrawal from this course may also require withdrawal from Physics 2211 if your lab exemption is nullified. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ACADEMIC HONESTY: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The policy on academic honesty as stated in the GIT Honor Code will be fully enforced during this course | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GRADING GUIDELINES: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First and foremost, while writing out your problem set solutions and
homework for this class, keep in mind that the purpose is to make sure
you understand how and why the solutions work. We are
looking for you to fully demonstrate your understanding. To get full
credit you must use an appropriate format to show how you obtained your
answers. If you are assigned a multiple choice or fill in the blank type
of problem, simply write a succinct sentence explaining your reasoning
to get full credit. For an answer to be judged correct it must have the
correct units. Below is a rubric explaining very general criteria for how your work will be graded:
Clearly this is not an exact science, but hopefully you can get an idea of how your grade will be determined. The general idea is that by the time you turn in your written problem sets or homework for this class, you will know all of the correct answers. Therefore the emphasis in grading is on your method and not just on your result. |
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| MY OBJECTIVE FOR THIS COURSE: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| My objective for this course is that you achieve the best understanding possible of elementary physics problem solution concepts. Successfully meeting this objective should enable you to use these techniques to excel in Physics 2211. In class your questions and discussion are essential to this learning process. As your instructor I am available to you for any assistance required for this course and also for Physics 2211. Please feel free to contact me during office hours or by home phone or email at any other time you have questions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
