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Message
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| 8/6/10 |
- The Final exam happened, it has been scored and the scores have ben posted on E-learning.
At
this point, I disappear. At least until the final semester grades
are done. I have this policy of sorts whereby I am freely
available before the finals but become unavailable, at least for a
while, after the finals.
Some of
you are understandably nervous about your grades and would want to
contact me. But please understand that there is nothing I can do
right now for an individual that will not be unfair to someone else.
Therefore for this short duration between final exam and the
grade submission, I choose to not see anyone, nor respond to
emails. I will be availabe again around Wednesday.
Best wishes for a great career in future.
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| 8/4/10 |
- Al scores except the final have now been posted on
E-learning. These include the two during term exams (respectively
out of 12 and 13), quiz (out of 15), clicker (out of 5) and homework
(out of 15). You can calculate your status in class by
multiplying exam 1 by 20/12, exam 2 by 20/13 and adding the quiz,
clicker and homework scores. That number would be out of 75.
Your final grade will be determined by adding the final score
converted to a maxium score of 25.
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| 8/3/10 |
- I have posted the quiz grades (except section 8703.
The scores are out of 15, two lowest score quizzes were dropped)
and the clicker scores (out of 5, lowest 20% have been dropped)
on E-learniing. Let me know if there are any deficiencies.
I will try to post the last section quiz and homework grades soon.
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| 7/31/10 |
- The final exam is this Friday, August 6, 2010, in the
usual place and during the class time. The exam will consist of
12-15
questions. A third of these quesions will be based on exam 1 and
another third will be based on exam 2. The final third will
include questions from the chapters on optics.
- You are allowd two pages of formulae. Please bring your UF ID, your formulae sheets, a calculator and #2 pencils.
You are not allowed any communication device in the visible
range. If I see it, I will take it away. Please remember
that you don't wear a hat during the exam.
- Tea and Cookies session will meet on Tuesday August 3 at 5PM. in NPB 2165.
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| 7/29/10 |
- D. Barrow: I told my students (sec: 8703) that there will be no discussion next
week and that I will have extended office hours, Wed and Thurs from 11am
to 4pm.
- Tom Nakayama: No discussion sections. I'll have extended office hours on Wednesday
4-6pm and 4-6pm on Thursday.
- Kumar: No classes. Extended office hours: 2-4PM MW. Tea and Cookies Tuesday 5PM.
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7/19/10
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- The Tea and Cookies session, an excuse to get together
and do problems, has to be revived for the last few weeks of this
course. We meet on Tuesdays at 5PM in room 2165.
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| 7/15/10 |
- The exam is posted on the course website (link exam) the scores are posted on E-Learning.
The class average was 8.5, with a standard deviation 2.25.
- The due date for Ch.34 homework has been moved to Tuesday 7/20.
- Please contact me ASAP if you are expecting to take the makeup exam on July 26 at 4:00PM.
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7/14/10
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- Some of you weren't pleased that a homework was
due during the exam week and had overlooked the due date of yesterday,
Tuesday. You will probably be less pleased with the information
that there are two sets of homeworks that were/are due this week.
- Please
consult wileyplus for all information about the homework. I have
extended the due date for Ch.33 .homework to Friday. Thus there
are two homework sets due on Friday, 7/16/10, one for Ch. 33 and the
second for Ch. 34.
- I will post the exam scores on e-Learning on
Friday. They cannot be graded until tomorrow. The solutions
will be posted hopefully later today.
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| 7/12/10 |
As they say, sometimes in a cruch, things don't go your way and more problems arise. I came back to find that I was unable to connect with my home computer. In fact, the problem worsened precipitiously over the day. So this morning I had to get to the office to send this message. I
wasted a lot of time trying to figure some smart way to do it.
The exam has to be postponed for Wednesday July 14. All other details remain the same.
I am very sorry for any inconvenience.
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| 7/11/10 |
I was planning it on Monday July 12, as I got back from my trip.
I am still hoping to make it happen. But the cautious in me
started to wonder whether I had allowed for the unexpected during the
time I was gone.
I am still hoping to be ready
for Exam II on Monday. But, as I write this note sitting in a
Starbucks after a redeye special from the left coast, let's not
be surprised if the exam is postponed for Wednesday. Thank God
for the class room exams. There cannot be a schedule conflict. |
6/9/10
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- The exam scores have been posted on E-Learning and known problems have been fixed so you should be able to see your scores.
- There are two clicker numbers 462900 and 483570 that're still not registered. Please register them if they belong to you.
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| 6/8/10 |
- The exam scores have been posted on e-learning.
The class average was 8.26 and the standard deviation was 2.21.
A master copy of the exam has been posted. It includes the
different versions of all problems. The first answer is
the correct answer, except in the problem with hexahedral prism where
we have accepted the second answer also.
- A few homework assignements have been added into Wiley
Plus, with unusual due dates. Please check and follow the
instructions on Wiley Plus..
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| 6/3/10 |
- An omission in the last listing. The schedule shows a homework due on June 4. There is no homework due on June 4.
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| 5/31/10 |
I have been lax in posting the notices. Here we correct with several:
- The link to old exams has been fixed and is operational.
Let me know in case there are any problems. The collection
of old exams serves as a resource for exam style questions that are
short and need quick response. I am not aware of any
mistakes here but sometimes they do happen. An error gets fixed
during the exam by announcement but remains present in the version that
is posted. Be aware and let me know if you find anything like that.
- The first midterm exam will be held on Monday June 7,
during the class. The exams are typically designed to last 75
minutes. You are allowed to bring a formula sheet, a calculator
and pencils and erasors as many as you want. Please bring your UF ID.
No hats are allowed. No
communications device should be in sight. No books and no notes.
- Tea and Cookies will meet in 2165 at 5PM on Tuesdays.
The time is my old favorite but I seem to have suggested 4PM
somewhere. For a number of reasons we have to stay with 5PM.
- The lectures have been posted. If you come across any oversight or omissions, let me know.
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5/12/10
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Please send all emails to my address pkumar at ufl.edu. Please do not send messages to E-Learning or through Wileyplus.
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| 5/11/10 |
The roster has been uploaded to Wiley PLUS. I have to do a few more things but they too are on their way.
A lot of information about the textbooks is availabel at this link.
The URL for wileyplus for the students is
http://edugen.wiley.com/edugen/class/cls176612/
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