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Physics 228, Spring 2008COURSE INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTSStudents registered for this course are assumed to have read
and understood
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I-Clickers:
Each student must obtain an iclicker, for classroom response in lectures. If you have an iclicker from 227, there is no need to re-register it. If you are joining the course for the first time, please register your new iclicker using the Iclick:register link above. |
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Textbook:Required: Young and Freedman, University Physics Volumes 2 and 3, 12th Edition, Pearson/Addison Wesley, San Francisco, 2007 |
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Registration ProblemsStudents with registration questions or problems are urged to consult Ms. Sotory in Serin Lab, Room 201W, or call her at 445-2511. |
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LecturesLectures will be given in the Physics Lecture Hall (correctly labeled on map). Monday-1 Thursday-1, 8:55-9:50
The two Monday lectures are equivalent, as are the two Thursday
lectures.
As long as there is adequate room, you may attend either Monday
lecture, and either Thursday lecture, regardless of which
you are officially
registered for, but this will change if the room becomes overcrowded.
You
are expected to arrive on time for the beginning and stay through the
end
of the lecture, and you are responsible for being aware of any
information
given out at the lectures.
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Recitations, Homework, and QuizzesYour registration for this course includes an assignment to a recitation section. All recitation sections meeting once per week (either Tuesday or Wednesday), starting on Tuesday, Jan 24th. There will be computer-based homework assignments each week
using Mastering Physics.
Currently
the deadline each week is set at 10:00 PM on Wednesday nights, though
we
encourage you to complete the assignment before the weekend. Certainly
you
should have looked at the problems before your recitation section, so
you
are prepared to ask questions and understand the discussion. If you buy a new copy of the text, a license for Mastering Physics should be included. If you acquired a license last semester (in 227) it should still be valid. Otherwise you will need to buy a license. For more information see the homework link. Your course grade is based partly on these weekly homeworks. There will be 14 weekly assignments. To allow for possible excused missed assignments, we will drop the two lowest homework grades. There will be no other makeups on the homework. You must attend the recitations for which you are registered. You are not permitted to attend any other recitation meeting unless you obtain permission from the instructors of BOTH recitations. However, this must not become habitual without officially registering for the alternate section. A short quiz based on material covered will be given each
week.
Your recitation grade will be based on your performance on the quizzes
and
your activity in recitation. You are strongly
encouraged to participate in the discussion of problems and ask
questions
about aspects that you have not completely mastered. Each week's score
will
be of a maximum of 15 points, and the lowest two scores (of 14) will be
discarded.
This should cover any excused absences, so there will be no makeup quizzes or recitations. |
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Instructor Office HoursTop
A key component of learning is one-on-one interaction with
your instructor.
This is your chance to ask questions and get valuable tutorial
instruction.
Your instructor will be available once per week at an office hour
posted
on the instructors page. If it is not
possible
for you to attend that office hour, or just want additional help, you
may
attend the office hour of any other instructor. Often it is also
possible
to arrange a special session by email or phone, also. Don't be
afraid!
The instructors are there to help you! |
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ExaminationsTop
The table gives times and locations for the two 80-minute common hour (CH) examinations and the three-hour final examination in this course. The CH exams will be conducted in two locations, and students are assigned to locations alphabetically according to family name. A label with your name on it will be pasted on one of the several versions of the exam and sent to the appropriate location. If you go to the wrong location, you will not find your exam. Please take time to look up your Rutgers ID number. The link is Look up your Rutgers ID.All exams will be closed-book. The questions may have either of two types of answers: calculated numbers or multiple choice. For each common hour exam, you may bring with you a single "cheat sheet", one and only one 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper (OK to use both sides) on which you may write any formulae or notes that might be helpful to you during the exam. Information on the sheets must be handwritten (not duplicated or printed) and have no attachments. For the final, you may bring two such sheets. The numerical values of relevant constants will be provided to you. You should certainly bring a calculator to the exams, as well as #2 pencils for the computer forms. To help you in studying for exams, the MSLC offers free
one-on-one tutoring and copies of exams given in this course in the
last three years,
along with solutions to those exams. In addition, you can consult any
of the course instructors either during their office hours or by
appointment
or by email. |
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Makeup ExamsA makeup exam will be given after each common hour exam and
the final,
at a different time so as to avoid weekly conflicts. This exam
will
be of equivalent difficulty and content as the regular exam. In
order to take the makeup exam, you will need a note from the Dean's
Office
documenting the reason for your absence and requesting Dr. Andrei to
allow you to take the makeup exam. This policy will be
enforced with no exceptions. The Dean's Office has a form to
fill out in the case of a conflict with another
class or exam. |
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GradesTop
Your
recitation
instructor will assign your final grade, and may take into account
factors
like your class participation and your improvement (or deterioration)
during
the term. |
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Academic IntegrityTopPlease review the Rutgers Policy on Academic Integrity for Undergraduate and Graduate Students. As this document makes clear, cheating can take many forms, none of which are acceptable. This includes (but is not limited to):
However, we do ecourage certain activities, such as
Ultimately, cheating in any form will not work in your favor:
you will not learn the material for yourself. This can only have a
deleterious
effect on your own future performance prospects in other classes and in
the
world at large. Also, if you have any sort of conscience, you will live
with
the knowledge that you cheated the rest of your life. Maybe you will
feel
that you have "beaten the system" but you have only degraded yourself.
Don't
do it! |
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Piers Coleman (coleman@physics.rutgers.edu) Last modified: Tue Jan 21 2008 |