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Final letter grades have been posted.

Final exams have been graded. The raw mean for the Tuesday, May 7 final (A2/A22) was 73.6%; for the Thursday, May 9 final (A1/A11) the raw mean was 71.3%. Both exams were scaled to a mean of 75%. The May 9 (A1/A11) exam contained an error on question 18. Full credit was given for marking any of the 3 possible answers A, B, or C.

 

Lecture 29 on Wednesday, May 1 will be a review of recent course material. Please bring the Discusion Week #14 handout from the "Problem Solver" to lecture. Prof. Chemla will go over the questions from this chapter.

Important end-of-semester dates/deadlines:

Several TAs will be holding extra help/office hours during the week:

Prof. Chemla will also hold office hours Monday 4/29, 5/6 & Wednesday 5/1, 3-4pm in 161 Loomis.

The final exams are scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 1:30-4:30pm and Thursday, May 9, 1:30-4:30pm. Students enrolled in lecture A1/A11 have been automatically assigned to the May 9 exam; students in lecture A2/A22 are assigned to the May 7 exam. Tuesday, April 30 at 10pm is the deadline to change your exam schedule (through the gradebook). Room assignments will be made after Tuesday. 

Thursday, May 2 at 12 noon is the deadline for submitting excused absences to the Undergraduate Office, 231/233 Loomis.

James Scholar Project reports are due by Thursday, May 2 at 10pm and must be emailed to Prof. Chemla. 

Extra practice problems on nuclear physics and special relativity are available on "smartphysics". These problems are optional.

Important announcement regarding required materials: Please be aware that this semester's lab & discussion manuals will only be sold at T.I.S. Bookstore.

Welcome

Please see the course description for an explanation of how this course works. It may seem complicated at first, but all the pieces do work together to enhance understanding. The course description also gives important details on our policies for missed exams, labs & quizzes. Also, please consult the syllabus to help you keep track of what is due when.

i>clickers

We will be using i>clickers in every lecture. You can use either the older v1 or the newer v2 i>clickers. If you have not already done so, please register your clicker by visiting https://my.physics.illinois.edu/iclicker/. Having another student answer questions using your clicker is considered cheating.

Excused Absences

You must have something in writing to be excused from a class. If you are too sick to get out of bed you should call Dial-a-Nurse. You must bring any absence excuses to 231/233 Loomis in person along with a filled "Course absence form" as soon as you return to class.

The deadline for turning in your excuses is within two weeks of the absence. Excuses from the emergency dean must be turned in within one week of the date on the letter. Obviously if you are absent the last week of the semester or have not received your excuse from the emergency dean, you should bring your excuse to us as soon as you receive it.

An EX means that the absence will not count against your grade, but an AB becomes a zero. Please make sure you know your section(s) and TA name(s) of the classes you missed.

According to the student code that governs the university you may not miss a class to take an exam for another course. The course giving the exam must give a conflict exam. Be sure to arrange for that in advance!