PHY 2048 - Physics I with Calculus - SUMMER 2011


STUDENT RESPONSE SYSTEM (HITT)


In class graded HITT questions (student response system) begin on Monday 16th, May 2011, but you should get your remotes sooner for practice questions that will help you to become familiar with the system before the questions starting counting toward your grade.

You should each purchase the HITT remote transmitter associated with the in-class student response system (the same system is also used by chemistry so you may already have the remote). This transmitter will let you respond to questions posed during class. Your response will be recorded. Simply responding will get you 1 point credit for the question while responding correctly will get you 2 points credit. Note, that UF used to use "Turning Point" clickers - they are a different system and do not work in the physics building. To get the H-ITT credit you must register on the system. To register visit http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~hitt/ at your earliest opportunity and follow the instructions on that page. It is your responsibility to ensure that your remote is functioning properly and that you are sending on the correct channel (see web site above for link to instructions for setting the remote channel). It is recommended that you set the channel at the start of each lecture. Lights on the remote will indicate that your answer has been recorded on the system. The student response grade will count as 5% of your course final score. To provide a measure of forgiveness for unavoidable missed classes and for problems with the HITT transmitter, 20% of the HITT problems will be dropped in evaluating your overall course grade.

The local expert on the HITT transmitters is John Mocko (who comes at the beginning and end of class to put out the demonstrations and cleans the blackboard). He is the best person to ask questions about whether your transmitter is working or not.