| INSTRUCTOR: | Prof. Jeff Adams, Montana Hall
318, 994-7835, jadams@montana.edu
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| Scheduled office hours will be announced in class. If I have to cancel because of another commitment, I will put a note on the door and announce it in class. I am glad to meet with you outside of these times; please see me after class, phone (my assistant at 994-4371 has access to my calendar), or E-mail to make an appointment for a time that is mutually convenient. You are always welcome to drop in, but I will not always be in my office. | |
| TEXTBOOK: | College
Physics II, Adams and Francis; available in the bookstore. |
| WebCT: |
This course has a supplemental WebCT component. You can log in to WebCT by going to webct.montana.edu. If you have not logged in before, there is information at this sight about how to do so. Logging in to WebCT will allow you to access recorded lectures, assigned homework, homework solutions, course handouts (e.g., schedule and syllabus), and check your grades (updated periodically). This is a supplemental resource; it is not required. |
| EXAMS: | Your mastery of the material will
be tested by three one-hour exams (although you will have up to 90
minutes) and a two-hour (actually 1 hour and 50 minute)
final.
Format and scoring will be discussed in detail before each exam.
The one-hour exams will emphasize the material covered since the
previous exam, but may include anything covered in the course up to and
including
the last lecture before the exam. The final exam will cover
the
entire course syllabus, but will emphasize the last fourth of the
class. All exams will be closed book . A sheet containing
relevant formulae and constants will be provided with each exam.
You may bring a calculator but I reserve the right disallow any
equipment with extensive alphanumeric capabilities (i.e., large memory
for storing formulae and worked solutions).
The times of the exams are listed below. In registering for this
course,
you are committing to attending three one-hour (evening) and one final
examination.
Do not make travel or other arrangements that interfere with
these
examinations. |
| TUTORIALS: | The tutorials associated with this class are designed to enhance your understanding of the basic principles dealt with in the lecture component. They are group learning activities that require actual thought.TM Attendance at tutorial classes is mandatory and you will receive a grade for this (8 points total with a deduction of 2 for being late). The tutorial worksheets will not be collected but tutorial homework will be assigned and must be turned in by 5:00 pm on the following Tuesday. Your homework will be graded out of 12 and combined with your attendance grade for a total grade out of 20 points; this will count for 15% of your final final grade. |
| TUTORIAL ABSENCE: |
If your miss a tutorial for a valid reason, you may
be excused from attendance. Pick up,
complete, and submit to me in person a Tutorial Absence Form,
which
is available outside my office. Under no circumstances will you
be excused from the tutorial homework. |
| LAB TEXT: | Tutorials in Introductory Physics, 1st Edition, McDermott, Shaffer, and the Physics Education Group |
| CLICKERS: |
The iClicker system will be used regularly in class. 5% of your final grade will be based on participation. You can miss up to 4 classes without penalty. Clickers are available for purchase in the Bookstore. Please bring yours to every class. You cannot get points for showing up without your clicker. "Double clicking" (bringing a friend's clicker to get them points, or sending your clicker with someone else to get points for you) is an academic conduct code violation. Register your clicker on-line (direct link) by going to www.montana.edu > current students > iClicker Registration. |
| Three homework questions
will be assigned each class and must be completed by the beginning of
the
next class. Please bring your homework solutions on 5x8 inch "recipe"
cards. Your name should be on the top right corner of your
homework. Your TA's name and your section should be on the top
left. Only some of these will be collected for grading,
which will be determined by the role of a die. Once graded, your
homework will be given to your lab TA so that you can collect it at
your tutorials. Problems will be graded on a scale of 0-3
according to the following scheme: 0 - minimal or no attempt 1 - contains a major error of a physical concept 2 - no major errors in physical concepts; contains either a major arithmetic error or an algebraic error 3 - completely correct or contains only a small arithmetic error. Homework solutions will be available through WebCT and will be posted several days after the homework is collected. |
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| LATE HOMEWORK: | Homework will normally be
collected at the beginning of class. If you come in late, and the
homework has already been collected, you can submit your homework in
the late envelope at the front of the room or outside my office until 5
PM. DO NOT PUT LATE HOMEWORK IN THE PHYSICS OFFICE. I will
accept 2 late homeworks from each student during the semester--after
that,
they will not be graded. Your lowest 4 homework grades for the semester
will be dropped in computing your final grade, which means you can miss
up to 4 homeworks without penalty. Therefore, all homework not
submitted by 5 PM on the due date will receive a grade of 0 regardless
of the reason. |
| Dealing with a student who has violated the principle of academic honesty is always one of my least favorite tasks. The departmental policy on "Cheating and Plagiarism" is available through the web site. Please read and honor this policy. Although I encourage cooperation, the homework you submit for grading must be your own work . If you have worked with someone else, you should ask yourself if we really need to grade each assignment separately. If the answer is no, then you have probably crossed the line between cooperation and collusion. | |
| DISABILITIES: |
If you have a documented disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation(s), please contact me and Disabled Student Services as soon as possible. |
| FINAL GRADES: |
The assignment of final grades for the course
will be as follows: |
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ASSESSMENTS
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SCALE |
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| A | 93% | ||
| A- | 88% | ||
| B+ | 83% | ||
| Final Exam: May 8, 6:00-7:50 PM | 20% |
B | 79% |
| Hour Exam #1: Feb. 12, 6:00-7:30 PM |
15% | B- | 75% |
| Hour Exam #2: Mar.
18, 6:00-7:30 PM |
15% | C+ | 71% |
| Hour Exam #3: Apr. 15, 6:00-7:30
PM |
15% | C | 68% |
| Tutorials | 15% | C- | 65% |
| Lecture Homework |
15% | D+ | 61% |
| Class participation (clickers) |
5% |
D |
58% |
| D- |
55% | ||