GENERAL COURSE POLICY AND INFORMATION for PHYSICS 1250, 1251, (1240, 1241) 1 COURSE INFORMATION 1. Course Descriptions: Physics 1250 and 1251 form a two-semester introductory series of courses for physics, engineering, and other science majors. The class meetings per week are: three lectures, one recitation (two in summer), and one laboratory session (two in summer). Physics 1240 and 1241 are “bridge” courses designed to handle the transition from quarters to semesters. Physics 1240 covers material not covered in Physics 131 but covered in 1250: Physics 1250 = Physics 131 + Physics 1240. Physics 1241 covers material not covered in Physics 132 but covered in 1251: Physics 1251 = Physics 132 + Physics 1241. (Physics 1240 + 1241 = Physics 133.) Physics 1240 and 1241 are second session courses. Physics 1240 and 1241 are embedded into Physics 1250 and 1251, respectively, meaning that students attend the regular lectures, recitations, and labs of Physics 1250 and 1251. Physics 1240 and 1241 students take the same quizzes as the Physics 1250 and 1251 students, but a different final exam. The holidays for all classes, as well as particular days on which there are no labs, are indicated in the Syllabus/Assignment Sheet for each course. Quizzes, midterms, and the final exam date and time are also stated. Please check your assignment sheet for the correct date, time, and location of the final exam. You are required to take the final exam at the appropriate time. 2. Course Problems: If a problem with the course cannot be resolved by your recitation instructor, lab instructor, or lecturer, you will need to see one of the course supervisors. The Physics P125x Course Manager will handle day-to-day problems such as missed exams and labs; therefore, in general you should see him first about absences from class. If the Course Manager cannot resolve your problems, he will refer you to the Vice Chair for Administration. P125x COURSE MANAGER: Dr. Michael Ziegler, (ziegler. 2@osu. edu), SM 1036A, 614-292-2067. 3. Prerequisites: Physics 1250: The science prerequisite is 1 entrance unit of Physics or Chem. The math prerequisite is Math 1151 (152) or equivalent, but Math 1151 may be taken concurrently. Physics 1251: The prerequisite is Physics 1250 (131), Math 1151 (152), and Math 1152 (153), but Math 1152 may be taken concurrently. Physics 1240: The prerequisite is Physics 131. Physics 1241: The prerequisite is Physics 132. Physics 1240 may be taken concurrently with Physics 1241. 4. Recitation Policy: How recitations are handled will be explained in the individual courses. Problems may or may not be assigned specifically for particular days. However you are still responsible for all assigned problems, no matter whether they have been assigned for lecture or recitation, and whether or not they have been covered in class. On-line homework must be submitted by the deadline. Since there is an extended period of time for the completion of on-line homework, extensions will not be granted for last-day computer problems or illness. 5. Wait Lists: Please check daily with Buckeye Link if you are on the wait list. For assistance in entering classes after the first week, please come to room 1036 Smith Lab.GENERAL COURSE POLICY AND INFORMATION for PHYSICS 1250, 1251, (1240, 1241) 2 EXAMS 1. Final Exam Schedule: Please consult your Syllabus/Assignment sheet for details of the date, location, and time of the final exam. The times given in the assignment sheets correspond to the times given on the Master Schedule of Classes. FINAL EXAMS ARE NEVER GIVEN EARLY. 2. ODS Exams: Take the ODS form to the P125x Course Manager, who will fill out the form. 3. Missed Exams: If you are absent during a midterm or a final examination for a serious unavoidable reason, then contact the P125x Course Manager within 2 weeks of the date of the exam you missed. If you missed a midterm for a serious reason, such as illness, your absence may be excused. To have an absence for a midterm excused means that your midterm grade of 0 will be replaced by a prorated final exam grade. Vacation plans are not an acceptable reason for missing an exam. For exam-related problems other than missed exams, you must contact either your recitation instructor or your lecturer or a course manager within 24 hours of the exam. 4. Missed Final Exam: If a student is absent when a final exam is given, the student must seek permission to take a make-up final exam; otherwise, the final exam grade will be 0. Permission to take a make-up final exam will be granted if the student has a valid reason for the absence and is passing the course. The final exam must be made up so that a course grade can reach the registrar prior to the seventh Friday of the following semester. NOTE: Scheduling an air flight to depart before a final exam is not an acceptable excuse for missing a final exam. 5. Pre-semester ticket purchases: If you or your parents have purchased a ticket BEFORE the first day of class, see the P125x Course Manager before the end of the first week of the semester with documentation proving both that the ticket was already purchased and that it was purchased before the assignment sheet or this course information sheet was provided in class. You will not receive an early exam, but you may be allowed to take a make-up exam in the following semester. 6. Other Exam Problems: Must be reported to the P125x course manager within 24 hours of the exam. If an exam or any page of an exam is taken from the classroom, in fairness to other students it cannot be accepted later for grading. 7. Regrade Request: Must be made within one week of return of a quiz or midterm, no more than two weeks after the exam has been returned to the rest of the class. Request forms are available on the P125x web page, and in the rack next to room 1011V Smith Lab. GENERAL POLICY FOR EXCUSED ITEMS Because there are no make-up labs and quizzes in this course, every student is excused for missing one lab and one quiz for any reason including illness, family emergency, an interview, representing the university, etc. Therefore, no documentation is needed for the first missed lab, and for the first missed quiz.