Physics 231 non calculus introductory physics PHY 231 home http www nscl msu edu zegers phy231 html Remco Zegers zegers nscl msu edu Walk in 9 15 10 15 am Wed 1248 BPS helproom Or by appointment PHY 231 Lectures Notes o 8 00 8 50 am Mon Wed Fri section 001 o Lecture notes are available before the lecture without solutions to problems and after the lecture with solutions o Notes in PDF format o Overview equation sheet is available you can use this as a guide for making your own equation sheet for the exams PHY 231 Learning center o TA s will be in the learning center BPS 1248 o Schedule to be announced soon o Extra Credit opportunity 1 group work in the learning center PHY 231 Homework o LON CAPA on line homework system o Assignments are somewhat unique to each student o set 0 is just for practice it is not graded o Set 1 is due Wed 9 7 o HW generally due on Wednesday 11 pm o Problems in lon capa have a chat box to communicate with each other copying answers or just plugging in numbers in equations that you do not understand is detrimental to your final results PHY 231 Grading Grade 4 92 3 5 84 92 3 0 76 84 2 5 Type Max Midterms 2 20 each Final 40 points 68 76 Homework 20 points 2 0 60 68 Clicker quizzes 5 extra credit 1 5 52 60 Group work 1 extra credit 1 0 44 52 Total 106 oQuiz points based on 75 of maximum quiz score oHomework points based on 90 of the maximum homework score PHY 231 In class QUIZZES o quiz points 2 if answer correct 1 if answer incorrect o make sure to be on time quizzes are often but not always at the beginning of class It is possible to have more than one quiz in a lecture o clickers are used throughout the lectures but I will announce if a question counts as an extra credit quiz o You have to register your clicker at http www iclicker com registration AS SOON AS POSSIBLE Please check if your previous registration is still valid PHY 231 extra credit group work 1 o details found on the website o requires working together with a group on homework problems in the learning center BPS 1248 o You have to sign up prior to Sept 9 PHY 231 midterm exams o Exams are closed book o You can bring your own equation sheets o midterm 2 one double sided letter size sheet o final 3 double sided letter size sheets keep the ones from the midterms o Make up for midterms only with permission and for appropriate reasons As a rule make ups are given before the regular exam times PHY 231 textbook oEssential College physics Volume 1 by Andrew Rex and Richard Wolfson Publisher Addison Wesley o We will follow mostly the order of the book PHY 231 Study suggestions 1 Before doing the homework make a 1 2 page review of the relevant chapter use lecture notes and or textbook 2 The overview should contain key conceptual points basic definitions and equations 3 Use the overview to do the LON CAPA homework Update the overview where necessary e g if you miss info to solve a problem 4 Keep up with the lectures 5 By the time the exams come you ll already have a good overview that you can use to study and review 6 Revisit LON CAPA problems and practice more review lecture textbook etc PHY 231 continued oWhen you feel you understand the material well make your equation sheet oUse the equation sheet to practice old exams problems Update sheet where necessary oRevise and Continue practicing most problematic areas oIf you tend to make many small mistakes unit conversions units math make space on your equation sheet for those PHY 231 DON T o use LON CAPA postings by others before you have given a problem a genuine try yourself first If you have to look very often for what others do to solve the homework it means you do not understand the material well o try to memorize LON CAPA problems it is unlikely you will get problems in exams that are exactly like the homework o base your whole studies on LON CAPA Bring variation in your studies and practice other questions o wait until the last weeks of the semester to ask for help if you don t do well but work hard o cheat in exams quizzes use only your own clicker PHY 231 DO o read the syllabus o go to the helproom if you get stuck o go to the helproom for questions other than the homework o work together but remember that in exams you are on your own o ask me for help if you work hard and still do not perform well on the exams the earlier the better o ask any question you like the only stupid question is the question you do not ask o call me Remco instead of Dr Prof Zegers PHY 231 finally oTo contact me use email or talk to me after class I might still ask you to send an email only use phone in emergencies oTo avoid having your email end up in my spam folder o Use your msu email not yahoo gmail etc etc o Use an identifying subject for email oI try to answer as soon as possible If you have not heard back from me after 2 3 days please resend or talk to me after class PHY 231
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