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\leftline{\bfc Physics 231/233: Physics Problems Laboratory I}
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\leftline{\bfa Supplement to the Syllabus: 2000 Summer, 231 Section 1}
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\parsyl {\bfa Instructor:} Prof.~David Jeffery, Wiser-Patten Science Hall (WPS),
Rm 216, Tel: 615-898-5946,
Email: jeffery@physics.mtsu.edu,
Office hours: MTWRF 1:00--4:00 pm
(Make an appointment if you need to see the instructor for sure.)
\parsyl {\bfa Time and Place:} MTWRF 9:15--10:05 am Lecture in WPS~213;
10:30 am--1:00 pm Problems Lab in AMG~121
(Tel: 615-898-2681)
\parsyl {\bfa Spreadsheets:} These are available for individual study
all day all weekdays in WPS~211.
%\leftline{{\bfa Place:} AMG Rm 121 (Tel: 615-898-2681)}
\leftline{{\bfa Course Web Site:}
http://physics.mtsu.edu/{\tt\~{}}phys231/}
\leftline{{\bfa Section Webpage:}
http://physics.mtsu.edu/{\tt\~{}}jeffery/phy233p/index.html}
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%\parsyl {\bfa Deadlines:} { Add:} {\it Jan11 T}---
% { Drop, no grade:} {\it Feb07 M}---
% { Drop, grade W:} {\it Mar06 M}.
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\leftline{\bfc The Full-Day Daily Grind}
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& What Happens \qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad
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\+{\bfa No.} &{\bfa What Happens} &{\bfa Time Allotted} \cr
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\+ ?1 &Read web lecture & before lecture \cr
\+ ?2 &Read activity if there is one & before lecture \cr
\+ ?3 &\lq\lq Lecture'': lecture and problems solving in WPS~213
& 9:15--10:05 am \cr
\+ ?4 &Resume at AMG~121 & 10:30 am \cr
\+ ?5 &Quiz de Jour & 5 minutes \cr
\+ ?6 &Quiz take-up & 5 minutes \cr
\+ ?7 &Micro-lecture if needed & as needed \cr
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\leftline{\bfa Notes on Marks and Grades}
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\item{\itemc.} {\bf Quiz questions} that have never been field-tested can be
defective.
I'm certainly willing to consider that my ``best answers'' may not
always be clearly best and change my marking scheme if necessary.
But I'll need a moment to reflect on the matter.
Quiz questions are posted on the bulletin board in the AMG hallway.
Quiz answers are eposted at the section webpage.
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\item{\itemc.} On the marks assigned to {\bf activity reports}:
Recall that the marking is out of 100$\,$\% in 5$\,$\%
increments.
I'm not going to consider arguments for changes in marks of
10$\,$\% or less.
If you believe you deserve a higher mark (or hypothetically
a lower mark), you have to think the adjustment needed is big
($\geq15\,$\%).
The reports are to be rough and ready, and so is the grading.
And even if I spent hours grading, I couldn't achieve perfect
consistency.
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\item{} The activity mark is based mainly on the
{\bf Results and Conclusions Section}
and on any graphs or tables that need to be done.
It will be awfully easy to lose $5\,$\% for a first mistake
in these items.
After that first mistake, the marking gets more lenient.
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\item{} {\bf CLEAN-UP} is required before leaving AMG~121.
Make sure chairs are back in place,
the equipment is neatly arranged on tables where found or returned to
its appropriate place,
and waste materials have been trashed.
The entire group gets docked $5\,$\% on an activity
if your table is not left in order.
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\item{\itemc.} Marks are {\bf eposted} at the section webpage
given above and in hardcopy outside WPS~213.
A {\bf negative mark} is one that is permanently or temporarily
discounted.
Students are urged to check their marks regularly.
Given that there are two marked items per full day, the marking is
being done on the fly (in multi-tasking mode), and the confusion
between names and aliases,
the chance of marks going astray is a bit higher
than usual.
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\item{\itemc.} The {\bf basic grading scale} that applies to all sections is:
$90+\,$\% A,
$80+\,$\% B,
$70+\,$\% C,
$60+\,$\% D, and
$60-\,$\% F.
The grade bounds may be adjusted at the end of the course if
that seems appropriate.
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