Physics 212 Information

Physics 212 I-Clicker Information
Spring 2012

Introduction

Participation in the 212 Lectures now requires the use of "I-clickers". These are radio-frequency remotes, keyed to each individual student, which will allow anonymous (to other students, but not to the staff) responses to questions asked in Lecture. Past research has shown these to be very effective at improving student/lecturer interactions, which in turn are known to improve student learning (which is what we care about) and, consequently, student grades (what you care about).
The bottom line: You need to get one at the bookstore (new or used), and bring it to every lecture (yes, including the first one).

Registration

Points

You will receive one point of credit (out of 100 prelecture, preflight and lecture points for the course) for every lecture in which you participate using the i-clicker. "Participate" means answering at least 75% of the questions (not necessarily correctly, though) asked in that lecture. You will also recieve a "bonus" point for each lecture based on the fraction of the questions you answer correctly. These bonus points will be added to your homework/Discussion score at the end of the semester.
Although we encourage you to attend the lecture to which you are assigned (to keep the sizes balanced), you can get clicker credit at any of the lectures on a given day. However, each student can get credit for at most one lecture per day. (This means that no two 212 students should share the same clicker -- only one of them will end up getting credit.)

Miscellaneous

The batteries should easily last the entire semester. In any event, if they are starting to go, the clicker will flash, letting you know; you should still have enough power for another few lectures after that, i.e., there's no good excuse for not getting new batteries.

If you have other questions, chances are they will be answered here .