Homework
- Homework is a very important part of this course and will be
assigned
weekly.
- Homework sets will be assigned on Thursdays or Fridays of each week.
- The assignments will be due the following Friday, at 10:00 am.
- Homework sets should be placed in the 326 homework box (located
on the north side of Loomis Lab, between rooms 267 and 271 LLP) by 10:00
am on the day of they are due.
- Solutions will be posted on Fridays, approximately a week after the due
date (unless otherwise announced).
- Unless a valid, verifiable excuse is given, homework sets which
are submitted late will receive a 10% penalty per day, up to 50% for the first
week. Homework sets which are turned in more than a week late will receive
no credit.
Problem Sessions
- The Problem Sessions will be held every week. Each student is assigned
to one Problem Session per week. The following days and times are scheduled:
- Wednesday, 6:00 - 7:00 pm, room 236 Loomis Lab
- Wednesday, 7:00 - 8:00 pm, room 236 Loomis Lab
- Wednesday, 8:00 - 9:00 pm, room 236 Loomis Lab
- The problems will be handed out at the start of the session. Solutions
to the problems will be handed out at the end.
- Students are encouraged to work in groups of three or four to solve the
problems, and to ellicit the help of the Discussion TA in understanding the
material.
- The sessions will cover material which is relevant to the current lectures
and homework assignments.
- The solutions will not be graded. However, credit will be given for participation
(5% of the course points).
- For students who miss a problem session:
- Problems used in sessions in previous weeks, and their solutions will
be available on the web after the session is held.
Grading
Your grade will be based on your performance on the homework assignments, the
final exam, two midterm exams, and the problem sessions. The approximate
weight assigned to each part of your grade is:
- Homework will count for 40% of your grade.
- Midterm I exam will count for 10%.
- Midterm II exam will count for 15%.
- Final exam will be worth 30%.
- Attendance at, and participation in the problem sessions will count
for 5% of your grade.
PLEASE NOTE: In order to get a passing grade for the course, a student must pass the final exam.
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Exams
- There will be two midterm exams and one final exam.
- Dates:
- 1. Midterm I: Monday 3 March, 02:30 - 3:50pm, room 144 Loomis
- 2. Midterm II: Monday 14 April, 02:30 - 3:50pm, room 144 Loomis
- 3. Final Exam: xxx yy May, x:- y ZM, room xyz Loomis
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