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Introduction & OverviewDear Physics Teachers,Welcome to Galileo & Einstein. This course is adapted from Professor Stephen Schnatterly's and Professor Michael Fowler's undergraduate course Phys 109. You will be sent approximately 27 Lecture/Demonstrations on 8 CDs in real media format for home viewing on your computer. You may keep the CDs at the end of the course and use them in your classroom or even loan them to substitute teachers; however, you may not reproduce the CDs under any circumstances. HOMEWORK AND EXAMS All homework and exams are submitted through a distance learning delivery system called WebAssign. After I get confirmation from the School of Continuing and Professional Studies that you have registered, I will set up a user name and password on WebAssign for you. I will notify you by your personal email and you will be able to log on to WebAssign. Click on the button on the left called Log-in-Instructions to learn how to log onto WebAssign. You then must learn how to submit homework by taking the "Practice Test : Intro to WebAssign for Physics Students" on Webassign that teaches you how to use the system. Also click on the Guide on WebAssign to learn how to use it. UVa EMAIL You must activate your UVa email since all correspondence will be through your UVa email address. Click on the button on the left called Log-in-Instructions to learn how to activate your UVa email address. Follow Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4. DISCUSSION BOARD After you have activated your email address, you must obtain your username and password to use features of Blackboard at UVa. Click on the button on the left called Log-in-Instructions to learn how to log onto Blackboard. Your UVa email address must be activated benfore you an log onto Blackboard. We will use Blackboard as a Discussion Board and for communicating other class information. Please familiarize yourself with it. AUDIO CHAT ROOM This is presently under construction and will be available soon. CD ROMsTo view the Lectures and Demonstrations on the CDs, you will need RealOne Player. You can download it from the internet for free. The website is at www.real.com/realplayer.html – click on the "Download RealPlayer - FREE" link on the right.Lecture Slides & NotesTo view or read the lecture slides and notes, which are in PDF format, you will need the software program Acrobat Reader. You can download Acrobat Reader for free by clicking the image below. |
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Physics 609
A Distance Learning Course for High School Physics and |
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