PHY 2054 (Physics 2 without Calculus) Spring 2017
DISCUSSION SECTION QUIZZES
Discussion sections start the first week of
classes and quizzes start on the week of Jan. 16.
Quizzes will be given on either Tuesday or Wednesday of the specified week, depending on which section you are in.
A quiz will be administered during many of your discussion section
meetings. The quizzes will test how well you learned the concepts and
methods of the assigned homework problems. The quiz will be very closely related to your homework
problems. The problems may be restructured to provide guidance, allow awarding of partial credit
and discourage memorization of only the formula for the solution. You are expected to learn
how to do the homework problems on your own without any notes or other help (i.e. there are no
crib sheets for the quizzes!). In doing the online homework you can get help in discussion
section, office hours, from tutors and from other students. However, in the end you must learn the
methods needed to do the problems on your own.
The quizzes will give partial credit so if you start the problem correctly but make an algebraic mistake in
the middle of working it you will get some of the credit for the
problem.
Quiz policies are discussed on the grading page.