| Homework |
Weekly homework assignments are to be completed
online using WileyPLUS at
http://edugen.wiley.com/edugen/class/cls158536/
With the exception of Homework #0, all assignments must be completed
online by 11:59pm on the day they are due. Late homework will not be
accepted. You are encouraged to work together in groups on the
homework, but each student must calculate the solutions to his/her own
questions and submit the answers on WileyPLUS. Any solutions not
available on WileyPLUS will be available on the ICON course website
the day following the due date. If the score of the diagnostic test
given in week 9 is higher, it will be used in place of your lowest
homework score. |
| Labs | The laboratory
assignments are a key part of the course, to be held under the
supervision of your teaching assistant, who will also grade the
laboratory reports. Questions about laboratory grading should be
directed to your TA. Eating and drinking in the laboratory is not
allowed. Conflicts between laboratory meeting times and night exams
offered in other classes are to be resolved by the student asking for
a make-up exam for the conflicting night exam. University policy is
that instructors must offer such a make-up exam and that
regularly scheduled class time, including laboratory, takes precedent
over night exams. Only 10 of 11 labs will be counted toward grading,
however, there will be \emph{no} make-up labs. |
| Exams | Three midterm exams
will be held during regular class hours on the dates specified
above. Exams will be closed book, but each student may bring a single,
one-sided 8.5 by 11 inch formula sheet---no words may be
written on the sheet, only formulas, and the formula sheet must
be turned in with your exam. Midterm exams will cover the material
specified above, and the final exam will be comprehensive. Exam
solutions will be available on the ICON course website. There will be
no make-ups for the one-hour exams except in truly extraordinary
circumstances for which the student comes to the instructor
before the exam to plan a make-up. |
| Reading Quizzes |
Reading assignments must be completed
before lecture. Completion of the reading is essential for the
interactive learning method to be effective. During the semester, we
will have 10 unannounced reading quizzes to be taken in class using
your clicker, intended to encourage reading and awareness of topics
rather than in-depth understanding. The grades for the quizzes can
only help your grade: at the end of the semester, you can
improve your final exam grade (up to the maximum of 200 points) by
your overall quiz percentage times 10 points. For example, if your
final exam score is 150/200 and your quiz score is 80%, the the
final exam score used for grading would be: 150 + (80% *
10)=158. |
| Absence Policy |
Attendance is encouraged but not required for
all regular class meetings, but any opportunities for extra credit
through class activities, such as reading quizzes or diagnostic exams,
will not be made up for any reason in the event of absence. Attendance
during scheduled exams is required and make-up exams will only we
given if the student comes to the instructor with appropriate
justification before the exam to plan a make-up. Justification
required is either a completed UI Student Absence form, available from
the Registrar's website at
http://www.registrar.uiowa.edu/, or
other statement regarding authorized activities signed by a
responsible official. |
| Physics Tutorials |
Teaching assistants are available for free
tutoring in Room 54, Van Allen Hall, during posted hours,
http://www.physics.uiowa.edu/academics/physics_tutorial_sched.html. While you
are strongly encouraged to seek help from the TAs and the instructor,
do not expect them to do your homework for you. |