Menu for PHY1033C (Discovering Physics) Spring 2004


THE VOLUNTARY FINAL
*** THE TEST WILL BE GIVEN AT 1:00 ON MONDAY. IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR YOU, PLEASE CALL ME TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS (392-0483) or email at peterson@phys.ufl.edu.
Should you take the exam? It will certainly not be used to hurt your grade, but most of you do not need it. If you have doubts, e mail me and I will respond by late Saturday or early Sunday. Here are the A's listed by HITT clicker code number. Remember for those of you who do not have an A, The tentative grades have been assigned very liberally. In order to improve your course grade to the next level, I would expect a significant improvement over past performance on tests. I don't want you to waste your time with false hopes.
A 93393, 66911, 92957, 93275, 63361 and 94146

Syllabus:
This is the same syllabus passed out in class. Assignments for weeks 4-6 are forthcoming.

Test Dates, Spring 2004:
There will be a class test on Tuesday, March 2. The material is Chapters 1-7. For practice you were given a sheet of questions. The answers to the practice questions are available. Your Tuesday test will have some problems but many conceptual type questions, as well as some knowledge questions. You will have a major test April 4th in room 1002 (periods E2 and E3) and two class tests (one in late March and one near the end of the term). This last class test will serve as a final exam, covering material not covered on the midterm.

Class Summaries and homework solutions and practice questions:
Summaries will consist of comments pertaining to the material from class. At the end of each weekly summary, solutions to homework questions are answered, and practice questions are given.

Practice Test #1
Answers to practice test.

Test Results
The first test was poorly done with the exception of a few students. Scores ranged from a low of 11 to a high of 92. There will be a forgiveness test given on this material at a later date. Test 1 with answers

Special Announcement:
To help you understand how to do an ideal lab, I have included a sample writeup of lab 2.