Outline of Physics 212, Sections 01 and 70, "College Physics II", Winter 1997

Course material can be found online at URL

http://p674p06.isc.rit.edu/classes/phys212/phys212.html

Instructor

Michael Richmond
Building 8, Office 3284
Office phone: 475-2538
E-mail: mwrsps@rit.edu

Class hours

Section 01:

   Monday    12:00 - 12:50 pm   08-3178  
   Wednesday 12:00 - 12:50 pm   08-3178
   Friday    12:00 - 12:50 pm   7A-1440

Section 70:

   Tuesday    7:00 -  8:20 pm   08-2154  
   Thursday   7:00 -  8:20 pm   08-2154

Grading

   20  points  weekly quizzes 
   15  points  homework 
   30  points  midterm exam 
   35  points  final exam 
   10  points  optional extra credit assignments (5 points each)
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   110  points

Homework and extra credit assignments may be turned in up to one week late, at a penalty of 10 percent of the score; or two weeks late, at a penalty of 50 percent of the score. No credit will be given for assignments more than 2 weeks late.

Quizzes will occur without warning, roughly one per week. It is not possible to make up credit for a missed quiz.

Course grades are based on a total of 100 points. I will probably base grades upon the distribution of scores, rather than predetermined boundaries.

If you know that you will be unable to attend the midterm or final exam, you must contact me in advance. If some emergency causes you to miss an exam, you must provide me with a letter explaining the circumstances; the letter must be signed by your advisor and the head of your department.

Textbook

Physics, by John D. Cutnell and Kenneth W. Johnson, Fourth Edition. Available in the campus bookstore.

Other resources

There is a Physics Study Center in Building 8, Room 3252. A schedule posted outside the room lists times at which someone will be available to help with questions. I will work in the Center from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Tuesday afternoons.

I will hold office hours from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM on Mondays and Wednesdays. You may make an appointment (in person, by phone or by E-mail) to meet me at other times.

You may also contact the Learning Development Center, in the Eastman Building, second floor. The Office of Special Services can arrange one-on-one tutorial sessions for qualified students.

If you have any special needs, you must inform me during the first week of classes. Otherwise, I may not be able to make arrangements in time to help you. Please contact me after class or at my office.

This page maintained by Michael Richmond. Last modified Dec 1, 1997.