| Date |
Announcement |
| 12.14.10 |
Overall Course Grades: The overall course grades (after all exams) are up on the
PHY 2053 E-Learning WEBsite.
Your HITT Points are your true points for the semester and your
Quiz Points include all the quizzes. Your WebAssign HW Points includes all 11 assignments.
Your Total Points are the sum of your HITT Points, your Quiz Points, your HW Points, and your Exam Points and
have been updated. Your estimated course grade after 1 exam is in column "Course Grade 1", after 2 exams is in column "Course Grade 2",
and your final overall course grade is in column "Course Grades 3". The points that were added to
your overall quiz grade to make all the TA's have the same average is in column Qadd.
The grades are calculated according to the grade formula.
If you see a mistake please send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu.
I will send the grades to the registrar on Sunday morning (December 19)!
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| 12.14.10 |
Quiz Grade Adjustments: In order to account for the different quiz averages from
each TA, additional quiz points Qadd have been added to some of the TA's quiz scores as follows::
| TA | Qadd |
|
Goldberg | 0 |
|
Hearin | 0 |
|
Bond | 0 |
|
Erkin | 2 |
|
Obukhov | 4 |
|
Dasbiswas | 4 |
|
Sarangi | 4 |
|
Park | 6 |
|
| 12.13.10 |
Final Exam Grades: The grades for the Final Exam have been posted on the
PHY 2053 E-Learning WEBsite.
The average was 13.4 with lots of good scores. Congratulations to those who did well. The final course grades will be available in a few days.
|
| 11.19.10 |
Breakdown of Final Exam Problems: The PHY2053 Final Exam will have 3 problems
from Exam 1 (changed slightly but same concept) and 3 problems from Exam 2
(changed slightly but same concept). It will have 6 problems from the new material
(Chapter 13.1-14.6 including 14.5) and it will have 8 cumulative problems (Chapter 1.1-9.6)
for a total of 20 problems as follows:
| Number | Source |
|
3 | Exam 1 |
|
3 | Exam 2 |
|
6 | 13.1-14.6 (including 14.5) |
|
8 | 1.1-9.6 |
|
| 11.19.10 |
Final Exam Room Assignments: PHY 2053 Final Exam is 10:00am-Noon on Saturday December 11.
The room assignments are based on the first letter of your last name as follows:
| Last Name | Room |
|
A-K | CAR 100 |
|
L-O | PUGH 170 |
|
P-R | MAEA 303 |
|
S | LIT 101 |
|
T-V | LIT 113 |
|
W-Z | LIT 121 |
|
| 11.19.10 |
Cumulative Make-Up Exam: PHY 2053 Make-Up Exam is 5:10pm-7:00pm on Wednesday December 8 in Room 1216 NPB.
It is for anyone who had to miss an exam during the semester. You are allowed two crib sheets for the cumulative make-up exam.
If you plan to take the make-up exam please send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu.
|
| 11.19.10 |
Teacher Evaluations: We will do teacher evaluations on Tuesday December 7 (in class). In addition to the evaluations
you will be asked 4 HITT questions about the course. If you come to class and do the evaluations and answer the 4 questions you will
get 8 HITT bonus points which will improve your HITT grade.
|
| 11.18.10 |
Estimated Course Grades: The estimated course grades (after two exams) are up on the
PHY 2053 E-Learning WEBsite.
Your estimated course grade after 1 exam is in column "Course Grade 1" and after 2 exams is in column "Course Grade 2".
Your Exam Points assumes that you get the same grade on the final exam that you averaged on Exam 1 and Exam 2.
Also, your HITT Points are based on the HITT score through 11/16/10 and your
Quiz Points include the first 8 quizzes. Your WebAssign HW Points includes the first 10 assignments.
Your Total Points are the sum of your HITT Points, your Quiz Points, your HW Points, and your Exam Points.
The grades are calculated according to the grade formula.
If you see a mistake please send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu.
Remember this is only an estimate, if your performance level changes your grade will change accordingly!
|
| 11.18.10 |
Exam 2 Grades: The grades for Exam 2 have been posted on the
PHY 2053 E-Learning WEBsite.
Because of the difficulty of the exam 3 points have been added to everyone's score. The adjusted average was 12.9
with 14% "A" grades. Congratulations to those who did well. The new estimated course grades will be available soon.
|
| 11.17.10 |
Exam 2 Answers: The correst answers for Exam 2 have been posted on the
PHY 2053 E-Learning WEBsite.
|
| 10.29.10 |
Exam Conflicts: PHY 2053 Exam 2 is 8:20pm-10:10pm on Tuesday November 16. If you have an
exam conflict you can take Exam 2 5:10pm-7:00pm on Tuesday November 16 in Room 1216 NPB.
However, you must first send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu
stating your conflict and that you plan to take the exam at 5:10pm.
|
| 10.29.10 |
Exam 2 Room Assignments: PHY 2053 Exam 2 is 8:20pm-10:10pm on Tuesday November 16. If you have an
exam conflict please send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu.
The room assignments are based on the first letter of your last name as follows:
| Last Name | Room |
|
A-K | CAR 100 |
|
L-R | NPB 1001 |
|
S-Z | NRN 137 |
|
10.15.10 |
Estimated Course Grades: The estimated course grades (after one exam) are up on the
PHY 2053 E-Learning WEBsite.
Your Exam Points assumes that you get the same grade on Exam 2 and
the Final Exam that you received on Exam 1. Also, your HITT Points are based on the HITT score through 9/30/10 and your
Quiz Points include the first 6 quizzes. Your WebAssign HW Points includes the first 6 assignments.
Your Total Points are the sum of your HITT Points, your Quiz Points, your HW Points, and your Exam Points.
The grades are calculated according to the grade formula.
If you see a mistake please send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu.
Remember this is only an estimate, if your performance level changes your grade will change accordingly!
|
| 10.14.10 |
Exam 1 Grades: The grades for Exam 1 have been posted on the
PHY 2053 E-Learning WEBsite.
The average was 12.2 with lots of good scores. The first estimated course grades will be available soon.
|
| 10.14.10 |
Exam 1 Answers: The correst answers for Exam 1 have been posted on the
PHY 2053 E-Learning WEBsite.
|
| 10.8.10 |
Calculators: All calculators are allowed on PHY2053 Exam 1.
|
| 10.5.10 |
H-ITT Scores: On Tuesday October 5 every PHY 2053 student was sent a gatorlink E-mail with their H-ITT
scores through 9/30/10 (maximum of 24 points possible). If you did not recieve your correct H-ITT scores please send E-mail to
phy2053@phys.ufl.edu. Note that if your gatorlink E-mail inbox is full then
you will not receive the E-mail.
|
| 9.23.10 |
Exam Conflicts: PHY 2053 Exam 1 is 8:20pm-10:10pm on Wednesday October 13. If you have an
exam conflict you can take Exam 1 5:10pm-7:00pm on Wednesday October 13 in Room 1216 NPB.
However, you must first send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu
stating your conflict and that you plan to take the exam at 5:10pm.
|
| 9.14.10 |
H-ITT Scores: On Tuesday September 14 every PHY 2053 student was sent a gatorlink E-mail with their H-ITT
scores from last week (maximum of 4 points possible). If you did not recieve your correct H-ITT scores please send E-mail to
phy2053@phys.ufl.edu. Note that if your gatorlink E-mail inbox is full then
you will not receive the E-mail.
|
| 9.13.10 |
Exam 1 Room Assignments: PHY 2053 Exam 1 is 8:20pm-10:10pm on Wednesday October 13. If you have an
exam conflict please send E-mail to phy2053@phys.ufl.edu.
The room assignments are based on the first letter of your last name as follows:
| Last Name | Room |
|
A-K | CAR 100 |
|
L-R | NPB 1001 |
|
S-Z | TUR L007 |
|
| 9.4.10 |
Homework Grades Response Summaries: The Grades Response Summary for PHY2053 HW Set 1 is up on the
PHY 2053 E-Learning WEBsite.
It shows the number of right and wrong students responses for each of the problems on HW1. Similar Grade Response Summeries will
be posted for each of the WebAssign homework sets.
|
| 9.4.10 |
WebAssign Accuracy: Some of you will miss WebAssign homework problems because you do not keep enough accuracy.
You must get the right answer to within 2% or WebAssign will mark it wrong!
|
| 9.3.10 |
Students with Disabilities: Students requesting classroom accommodation for disabilities must
first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation
to the student who must then provide this documentation to the instructor when requesting accommodation.
Then you must pick up an Accommodated Test Request (ATR) Form for Fall 2010 from your instructor (in class or
during office hours). This form must be filled out by the student and returned to the Disability
Reseource Center (DCR) at least one week before the first exam. The Accommodated Testing Service (ATS) at DCR
will then administer all the exams.
|
| 9.2.10 |
Lecture Notes: Links to the PHY 2053 lecture notes for the entire semester are up on the E-Learning WEBsite.
However, the PDF files do not appear until the lectures are uploaded which usually does not happen until right before the
class when the lecture is presented.
|
| 8.26.10 |
Lab Sections PHY2053L: If you have been unable to get into PHY2053L go
see Bob Deserio (1236 NPB) or E-mail him at deserio@phys.ufl.edu.
Bob might be able to help.
|
| 8.26.10 |
WebAssign Multi-Term Access Code: If you purchased a multi-term access code from WebAssign last semester
and cannot log into the PHY2053 WEBsite with your new WA UserName then please send E-mail to
Kim Wollschlager at kim@webassign.net explaining your situation.
Please include your Full Name, E-mail address, and Institution code = ufl.
Kim will verify that you did purchase multi-term access and fix it so you can access PHY20543.
|
| 8.24.10 |
Room Change: PHY 2053 discussion section 3800 (WF 5) has moved to room 1011 NPB.
|
| 8.23.10 |
Newly Registered Students: If you signed up for PHY2053 in the last few days, it may
take a few days for your name and WebAssign information to appear on the PHY 2053
E-Learning WEBsite.
|
| 8.1.10 |
The first on-line homework assignment is due by 11:00pm on Friday
September 3, 2010. You must login to WebAssign
using the username (WA UserName), institution code (WA Institution = ufl), and initial password (WA PassWord)
which is provided on the PHY 2053
E-Learning WEBsite (use your GatorLink
username to log into E-Learning). If you cannot access the PHY2053 E-Learning WEBsite send E-mail to
phy2053@phys.ufl.edu from your GatorLink account.
To log into WebAssign you will also need the access code that comes with your textbook
(see the instructions in the syllabus).
|
| 8.1.10 |
Quizzes begin in the discussion sections on Wednesday September 1, 2010.
|
| 8.1.10 |
Discussion sections start on Monday August 23, 2010.
|
| 8.1.10 |
Lecture classes start on Tuesday August 24, 2010 (period 4 & 5) in 1001 NPB.
The class schedule shows the lecture material covered, exam
dates, and the on-line homework problems.
|
| 8.1.10 |
Quick Links: Here are some important links for PHY 2053 Fall 2010.
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