 | During the lectures you will take lecture quizzes that contain questions from the homework and also from the material discussed at the lecture during that period. The lecture quizzes are worth 5% of the final grade. |
| There are no make-up lecture quizzes! |
Note: In order to pass you are not to miss more than three lecture quizzes. If you miss more than three lecture quizzes, you will earn an F in the course, regardless of the rest of your grades.
Segment II: Studio
| II A - The studio Projects (36% of the grade) |
You will work on projects that have relevance to the problems raised during Segment I. Cookbook quantitative labs are avoided, conversation is encouraged, and speculation will be rewarded. All students must participate in the studio projects and reach conclusions based on their own experimental results.
| It is expected that you will perform the projects at the scheduled times, and hand in the reports within one week from the time of completion of the studio session. |
| Students must attend the studio and perform the experiment in order to receive credit for the project. |
| Reports for projects are to be done on the pages or copies of the pages in the studio manual, or in some cases on handout sheets that will be provided during the class. |
Note: In order to pass you are not to miss more than 3 studio projects. If you miss more than 3 studio projects, you will earn an F in the course, regardless of the rest of your grades.
| II B - Studio Quizzes
(30% of the grade)
Note: In order to pass you are not to miss more than 3 studio quizzes. If you miss more than 3 studio quizzes, you will earn an F in the course, regardless of the rest of your grades.
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Because of the full schedule, make-up projects and quizzes are not scheduled. If you miss a studio because of documented extenuating circumstances, e.g. illness, a family bereavement, you may attend another studio section during that week provided you have received written approval from that instructor, and have notified your regular studio instructor of this one-time change. |
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Under exceptional circumstances and with appropriate documentation the instructor may allow you to make up one project and/or one studio quiz at the end of the semester. |
Segment III: Enrichment components are included in the homework reading assignments and during the studio component. During the hands-on projects, discussions of the topic, its relevance to personal life, technology, and other sciences will be conducted. The discussions focus on the interdisciplinary nature of the phenomena.
| Homework will be assigned on the webpage of the
course and will be due on the Monday after it is assigned. It is to be handed
in at the lecture. It is to be done as carefully and thoroughly as
possible. Questions from homework will be included in the lecture quizzes
and final written exam. |
Note: In order to pass you are not to miss more than three homework assignments. If you miss more than 3 homework assignments, you will earn an F in the course, regardless of the rest of your grades.
Segment IV - Final Project: (worth 12% of the grade) to be chosen and developed by the student with instructor supervision and assistance as needed.
A written outline is required by mid-semester, as shown on the schedule of activities. The written report and the oral presentation are required at the last studio session of the semester. The project should have relevance to physics and to the extent possible, to the student's major or his/hers other interests. All final project topics MUST be approved by the studio instructor. You are strongly encouraged to discuss your final project with your instructor well before the final presentation.
Note: A student who does not complete the final project earns an F for the course, regardless of the rest of the grades. There will be no make-up final project.
For details on the Final Project, click on it.
Segment V - Final written exam (worth 12% of the grade) containing questions from material covered at the lecture and the studio during the semester. This is scheduled for the end of the semester.
Note: A student who does not complete the final written exam earns an F for the course, regardless of the rest of the grades. There will be no make-up final written exam.