Taking Physics 102 for Honors Credit

In order to get Honors Credit you must:

(LAS Requirements)
(1) Fill out an "Honors Credit Learning Agreement" (HCLA). Try using the online system for your HCLA, although a paper form is available in case you have problems with the online system.

(2) Make sure that your HCLA is approved by the Physics 102 lecturer.

(3) Having completed items (4) and (5) described below, the HCLA Rules state that you must earn a final grade of B or above in Physics 102 in order to be awarded Honors Credit for the class.

(Physics 102 Requirements)
Your honors credit will be based on an assignment that involves reading a physics-based science article and writing a 500-1000 word summary of this article.  The level of your explanation should be appropriate for teaching the material to junior or senior high school students.  The article should come from a print edition of Scientific American, published sometime in the previous five years. Note that a printed version of the article you choose must be at least four pages long.

Spelling, grammar, and clarity of exposition will all play a role in the evaluation of your paper.  

(4) By April 4th you should e-mail Professor Alan Nathan (a-nathan@uiuc.edu) a proposal for the article you will read for your project. If possible, provide a photocopy of the article or a link to it if it is available online.  Professor Nathan will get back to you right away (via e-mail) to tell you if your proposal is acceptable, or how to improve it.

(5) By April 28th you should send your final written report to Professor Nathan via e-mail.