Physics 231 Fall 2002 http www pa msu edu courses phy231 GENERAL INFORMATION Instructors Scott Pratt Section 1 8 00 AM BPS Bldg 4208A Office hrs Fri 9 10 11 30 AM 355 9200 ext 2016 pratts pa msu edu Wu Ki Tung Section 2 9 10 AM and Section 3 10 20 AM BPS Bldg 3236 Office hrs Wed 4 00 5 00 PM Fri 4 00 5 00 PM 355 9200 ext 2133 wkt pa msu edu Lectures MWF Room 1410 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building MidTerm Exams are in same location Grading Scale 4 0 90 100 3 5 82 90 3 0 75 82 2 5 68 75 2 0 61 67 1 5 54 61 1 0 47 54 Grading Weights Midterms Final Homework CAPA In Class Quizzes 30 15 each 25 25 20 Grading scales are NEVER curved Exams For each exam each student should bring a 2 pencil and a calculator for numerical calculation Each student may bring one sheet of summary notes letter size double sided if necessary There is no need to copy physical constants they will be provided on the exam sheets For Midterms and the Final make up exams will be given to those with valid documented excuses Dates for exams are given in the Calendar detailed information on material covered and logistic arrangements for each exam will be announced one or two weeks before the exam The Final Exam will be cumulative but have somewhat more emphasis on the last 1 3 of the course Grading scales for the exams are NEVER curved Quizzes Each in class quiz will consist of one multiple choice problem The problem will be on the material covered in the current lecture Its purpose is to encourage prior preparation for the class and close attention to the lecture Each quiz will be scored as follows Correct answer 2 points Incorrect answer 1 point for the effort Quiz results will be posted after the bubble sheets are tallied by the University Scoring Office No make ups will be given for in class quizzes To allow for a few unavoidable absences such as illness varsity activities and other exigencies the lowest four scores will be dropped at the end of the term in the final tally CALENDAR Week August September October November December 26 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 2 9 Monday none Labor Day 3 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 6 Midterm I 7 4 7 6 8 3 8 5 9 4 9 6 10 4 10 6 Midterm II 12 4 12 5 13 3 13 5 13 8 13 10 14 4 14 7 FINAL 8 00 PM Location TBA Wednesday 1 9 2 5 2 7 3 6 4 5 4 6 5 7 5 8 6 3 6 5 7 8 7 10 8 6 8 7 9 7 9 10 11 1 11 3 11 7 11 9 12 6 12 8 13 6 13 7 13 11 13 13 14 8 14 11 Friday 2 1 2 4 3 1 3 3 4 1 4 2 5 1 5 3 6 1 6 2 7 1 7 3 8 1 8 2 9 1 9 3 10 1 10 3 11 4 11 6 12 1 12 3 13 1 13 2 Holiday 14 1 14 3 Review Homework due 5PM Saturday Units and Measurement Motion in 1 dimension Motion in 2 d Newton s Laws Force and Motion Kinetic Energy Work and Power Momentum and Collisions Circular Motion Rotation Solids Liquids and Gases Temperature Heat Thermal Energy Thermodynamics Thanksgiving Vibrations and Waves Sound Help Room On line TA Assistance on homework is offered in the Help Room BPS Building Room 1248 TAs and tutors will staff the room at the times below The help room staff will encourage an environment of cooperative learning Questions on lectures as well as quiz and exam problems are also encouraged It is equipped with many computers to work on LON CAPA problems An email address will also be manned for specific hours Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday BPS 1248 12 30PM 5 00PM 12 30PM 6 00PM 9 00AM 6 00PM 9 00AM 7 00PM phy231help pa msu edu 7 30PM 9 30PM 10 00AM 1 00PM LON CAPA homework system Homework assignments are administered with the LON CAPA system Assignments are unique to each student To view and answer problems students should dial into http msu lon capa org Use the MSU PILOT ID and password and set the domain to MSU Once logged in click the select button to enter the course area For help dial into http help lon capa org Homework for each week is due on Saturday at 5 00 PM There will be no extensions for homework assignments Each homework problem is worth one point if answered correctly The system allows for up to 20 tries for each problem Homework bonus points 10 for getting the correct answer on the first try 5 for the 2nd or 3rd try The bonuses can boost homework grade above the full 25 of the total grade Honors Credit Students in Physics 231 who are members of the Honors College can qualify for Honors in the course by achieving at least a 3 0 grade and by tutoring in the help room for a minimum of 3 hours per week If you qualify and are interested please sign up in class or send a e mail to Professor Pratt pratts pa msu edu as soon as possible Please give your name PID and student number The duty starts the second week September 5
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