Class Policies for PHYS:1702 Physics II
| Homework | Weekly homework assignments are to be completed
online using WileyPLUS, accessible through a link on our ICON course page,
https://uiowa.instructure.com/courses/135468 With the exception of Homework #0, all assignments must be completed online by 11:00pm 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. |
| 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 9 of 10 labs will be counted toward grading, however, there will be 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 Top Hat, 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, 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 TILE Commons Room, 310 Van Allen Hall, during posted hours. While you are strongly encouraged to seek help from the TAs and the instructor, do not expect them to do your homework for you. |