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Dec 14
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The final has been graded and course grades have been assigned.
You may view a complete list of your homework and exam scores, as well
as your final grade, through the WebCT
Vista system.
You may pick up your graded exam and the exam solution after 10 a.m.
on Thursday, December 15.
On Thursday and Friday, exams will be distributed by Mrs. Kristin Nichola
in NPB 2152.
Starting Monday, December 19, they will be distributed by Kevin Ingersent
in NPB 2162.
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Dec 6
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Kevin Ingersent (K.I) and Tarek Saab (T.S.) will hold office hours in the
run-up to the final exam according to the following schedule:
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Wed
| 12/7
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10:30-11:30 a.m.
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T.S.
| NPB 2354
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Thu
| 12/8
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2:00-4:00 p.m.
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K.I.
| NPB 2162
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Fri
| 12/9
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10:30-11:30 a.m.
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T.S.
| NPB 2354
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Fri
| 12/9
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1:00-3:00 p.m.
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K.I.
| NPB 2162
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Mon
| 12/12
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10:30-11:30 a.m.
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T.S.
| NPB 2354
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Mon
| 12/12
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1:00-2:30 p.m.
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K.I.
| NPB 2162
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Dec 6
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Reminder: The final exam will take place in NPB 1002 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
on Monday, December 12. You should bring writing implements, and you may use
up to four fomula sheets. No electronic devices or other papers may be used
during the exam.
The exam will consist of 10 questions (in a format similar to the three
mid-terms).
These questions may address any of the material covered in the course.
Four or five questions will focus on material introduced since Exam 3
(oscillations, special relativity), while the remaining questions will
revisit topics from earlier in the course.
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Dec 6
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The deadline for Homework 13 has been extended to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday,
December 8.
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Dec 1
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Homework 13 opened at noon. It is due at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7.
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Nov 29
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The course grading scale will be as follows:
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315+
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A
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295+
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B+
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275+
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B
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255+
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C+
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Nov 28
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Exam 3 will be returned in class tomorrow. The mean was 68.
All scores on Homeworks 1-13 and on Exams 1-3 have been posted on
WebCT.
Also posted are projections for the value of your overall course score
should you use the final exam for your drop.
(An announcement on WebCT explains how the projected scores were calculated.)
These projections can be combined with the grade scale to be announced
in class tomorrow to figure out what your course grade would be should
you drop the final exam.
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Nov 22
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Homework 12 opened at 9 p.m. It is due at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2.
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Nov 15
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Reminder: Exam 3 will take place in NPB 1002 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:25 a.m.
on Tuesday, November 22. Please try to arrive by 8:25 a.m. You should
bring writing implements, and you may use one formula sheet. No electronic
devices or other papers may be used during the exam.
The exam will consist of 10 questions (in a format similar to
Practice Exam 3).
These questions may address any of the material covered in the
course through the end of Chapter 14 of the text. The emphasis will be
on material from Chapters 11-14. (Questions 2 and 10 on the practice exam
deal with material that we have not covered, so you may safely ignore them.)
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Nov 10
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Homework 11 opened at 6 p.m. It is due at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 17.
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Nov 10
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Due to the unavailability of CAPA last weekend, the Homework 10 deadline
has been extended to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 11.
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Nov 4
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Homework 10 opened at 6 p.m. It is due at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 10.
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Nov 3
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Exam 2 was returned in class. The mean was 64. As a very rough guide,
scores of 67+ correspond to an A, 60-66 to a B+, 50-59 to a B, 45-49 to
a C+, and below 45 to a C.
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Oct 25
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Homework 9 opened at noon. It is due at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3.
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Oct 25
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Extended office hours: Kevin Ingersent will have office hours from
1:00-4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, and from 3:00-6:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, October 26.
Note: The time on Wednesday differs from that announced
in class.
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Oct 25
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Reminder: Exam 2 will take place in NPB 1002 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:25 a.m.
on Thursday, October 27. Please try to arrive by 8:25 a.m. You should
bring writing implements, and you may use one formula sheet. No electronic
devices or other papers may be used during the exam.
The exam will consist of 10 questions (in a format similar to
Practice Exam 2).
These questions may address any of the material covered in the
course through the end of Chapter 10 of the text.
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Oct 18
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Problems with the Physics Department's computer systems caused CAPA
to be unavailable for much of the weekend. Accordingly,
the deadline for submitting Homework 7 has been extended again,
to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 20.
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Oct 13
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Kevin Ingersent (K.I.) and Tarek Saab (T.S.) will both be away for periods over
the next week. As a result, the schedule of office hours through Tuesday Oct 18
will be as follows:
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Friday
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10:30-11:30 a.m.
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K.I. (NPB 2162)
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Monday
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10:30-11:30 a.m.
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T.S. (NPB 2354)
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Monday
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3:00-4:00 p.m.
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T.S. (NPB 2354)
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Tuesday
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3:00-4:00 p.m.
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T.S. (NPB 2354)
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Normal office hours will resume on Wednesday Oct 19.
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Oct 13
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The deadline for submitting Homework 7 has been extended to 7:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, October 19.
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Oct 11
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Homework 7 opened at noon. It is due at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 17.
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Oct 4
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Homework 6 opened at 1 p.m. It is due at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 10.
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Oct 4
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Kevin Ingersent's office hour today has been moved to noon-2 p.m.
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Oct 4
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Exam 1 was returned in class. The mean was 71. As a very rough guide,
scores of 75+ correspond to an A, 70-74 to a B+, 63-69 to a B, 55-63 to
a C+, and below 63 to a C.
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Sep 27
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Homework 5 opened at noon. It is due at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 3.
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Sep 27
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Reminder: Exam 1 will take place in NPB 1002 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:25 a.m.
on Thursday, September 29. Please try to arrive by 8:25 a.m. You should
bring writing implements, and you may use one formula sheet. No electronic
devices or other papers may be used during the exam.
The exam will consist of 10 questions (in a format similar to
Practice Exam 1).
These questions may address any of the material covered in the
course through the end of Chapter 5 of the text.
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Sep 19
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Homework 4 is now open. It is due at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 26.
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Sep 19
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Posted Practice Exam 1.
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Sep 13
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Homework 3 is now open. It is due at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 19.
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Sep 7
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Homework 2 is now open. It is due at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 12.
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Aug 30
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Homework 1 is now open. It is due at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6.
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Aug 25
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First class. Distributed course syllabus.
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