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Lectures may also be seen in Physics Room 204, via television link, and will be on video tape at the Clemons Library Reserve Desk. |
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"How Thinks Work" - Newcomb Hall Bookstore Part I will be available during the first week of class Part II will be available by approximately Feb. 15, 1996. |
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| Lou Bloomfield, Associate Professor of Physics Office: Physics Room 133 Office Telephone: (804) 924-6595 FAX: (804) 924-4576 Electronic Mail: lab3e@virginia.edu |
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| Mondays, 9:00AM - 10:00AM
Thursdays, 11:00AM - 12:00NoonFridays, 3:00PM - 4:00PM |
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Wednesdays, 2:00PM - 2:50PM, Physics Room 203 |
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http://www.phys.virginia.edu/classes/106N/home.html |
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| Lead by Biff Lyons, Physics Graduate Student Mondays and Thursdays, 6:00PM - 8:00PM, Physics Room 205 |
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| 3 Problem Sets (10% of Course Grade Each, 30% Total)
1 Midterm Exam (15% of Course Grade) 1 Term Paper (25% of Course Grade)1 Final Exam (30% of Course Grade) |
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Five guided questions per problem set.
Questions will required independent thought on your part in order to answer them correctly. You are encouraged to discuss problem set problems with one another. However, you are expected to write up your answers separately. Don't hand "xerox" someone else's work (you won't learn anything and will be docked points). Each problem set will be issued on a Friday and will be due 10 days later on a Monday. Problem set 1 is due on Monday, Feb. 5, 1996, 1:00PM Problem set 2 is due on Monday, Feb. 26, 1996, 1:00PM Problem set 3 is due on Monday, Apr. 1, 1996, 1:00PM |
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| An original discussion of how something works.
Term paper may be written alone or in a group of 2 or 3 people. Length for Individual Term Paper: 1500-1750 words (approximately 5 typed, double spaced pages of text). Length for a Group Term Paper: 3000-3500 words (approximately 10 typed, double spaced pages of text). Details about what is expected appear elsewhere in this packet, along with a list of topics that are not permitted and a sample grading sheet for the term paper. You do not need to get my permission when selecting a topic but I will be glad to assist you up until Monday, Apr. 15, 1996. The term paper is due on Monday, Apr. 22, 1996, 1:00PM. |
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A fifty-minute, closed-book, in-class examination given on Wednesday, Mar. 6, 1996, 1:00PM-1:50PM.
Two-thirds of the grade will involve multiple choice questions. One-third of the grade will involve short answer questions. The exam will emphasize understanding of concepts so that memorization will be far less valuable for answering the questions than basic insight into how things work. Compelling reason for an alternate midterm exam time will be considered only up until Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1996. |
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| A three-hour, closed-book examination given during Finals Week on Friday, May 10, 1996, 9:00AM-12:00Noon.
Two-thirds of the grade will involve multiple choice questions. One-third of the grade will involve short answer questions. The exam will emphasize understanding of concepts so that memorization will be far less valuable for answering the questions than basic insight into how things work. Compelling reason for taking the final exam late, as a 1 hour oral examination, will be considered only up until Friday, May 3, 1996. You must obtain permission from the Dean. No early final exams will be given. |
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| Specific grade deductions for late work and final deadlines are discussed on the list of course rules. Exceptions for illness, family illness or death, religious holidays must be obtained in advance. You must contact me before something is due or before you miss an examination. |
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| If you do not know anyone with whom to discuss the problem sets, meet in Clemons Library on the 4th floor at 2:00PM on the Saturday before a problem set is due. Look for other people carrying my lecture notes. |
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| Guests and visitors are always more than welcome (except during the exams, naturally). No special permission is required. |
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| Course grades will be based strictly on your numerical scores for the semester. To minimize internal competition within the class, I will consider the numerical scores from previous semesters when I establish the relationship between course numerical grades and course letter grades at the end of this semester.
Term papers are assigned letter grades. For the purpose of determining your course numerical grade, an A is 90 pts, an A- is 86.7 pts, a B+ is 83.3 pts, a B is 80 pts, a B- is 76.7 pts, a C+ is 73.3 pts, a C is 70 pts, etc. I determine your course numerical grade by summing your scores on the problem sets, the exams, and the term paper (weighted by the factors mentioned previously): (Problem Set #1 Grade)·0.10 (Problem Set #2 Grade)·0.10 (Problem Set #3 Grade)·0.10 (Midterm Exam Grade)·0.15 (Term Paper Grade)·0.25 +(Final Exam Grade)·0.30 Course Numerical Grade Work not turned in or tests not taken will receive a zero (0 pts), far worse that a failing grade (typically 30 pts or more). If you are taking this course Credit/No Credit, your course letter grade must be at least a C- to receive Credit. |
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| Add Deadline: Wednesday, Jan. 31, 1996
Credit/No Credit Deadline: Wednesday, Jan. 31, 1996 Drop Deadline: Wednesday, February 28, 1996Withdraw Deadline: Wednesday, April 17, 1996 |