PHYSICS 131                                             General Information                                             AUTUMN 2005

Instructor: Professor Frank De Lucia.

Office: 1106G Smith Laboratory. Phone: 688-4774. E-mail: fcd@mps.ohio-state.edu.

Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays at 4:30.

Text (required): Physics For Scientists And Engineers, Randall Knight. Reading assignments are listed on the class syllabus and should be completed in the same week they are assigned.

Laboratory Manual (required): Laboratory Manual: Physics 131, Sixth Edition, ISBN 0-7380-1517-2.

Evaluation: Homework (200); Quizzes (175); Midterm (200); Lab (100); Final Exam (200).

Homework: The weekly assignments are listed on the class syllabus. They must be completed using Web Assign by Tuesday at noon of the following week. See the Web Assign handout for more information.

Quizzes: There are eight, but the lowest one is dropped. No notes are allowed and a calculator is required.  You may use the equation sheet which is provided.

Midterm: The midterm will be held Thursday, October 27 at 8:00 p.m. in 131 Hitchcock Hall. No notes are allowed, a calculator is required, and an equation sheet will be provided.

Laboratory:  The first lab begins the week of Monday, September 26. The labs are listed on the class syllabus and you must bring the lab write-up from your lab manual. The lowest scoring lab is dropped.

Final Exam: The final will be held Tuesday, December 6 at 3:30 p.m. in your recitation room. No notes are allowed, a calculator is required, and an equation sheet will be provided.

Missed Quizzes And Labs:  There are no make-up quizzes.  Missed quizzes may be excused and missed labs may be made up while the apparatus remains in the lab -- but only with the permission of Dr. Adelson (phone 292-2067; e-mail adelson@mps.ohio-state.edu; room 1036A, Smith Laboratory).  Present documentation to him to verify that your absence was unavoidable.

Study Aids

Free tutoring is available in the Tutor Room (room 1011A, Smith Lab).  A schedule of tutor room hours will be posted on the door after the first week of class.

The class web page offers homework and exam solutions, sample exams, and other useful information:

http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~fcd/physics131.html

Optional review sessions will be provided before the midterm and final. Times and locations to be announced.

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