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Welcome to PHYS 214!

This semester we will be delivering PHYS 214 via Remote Learning. (updated 15 June 2020 for lab distribution)

These are the tools we will be using this summer:

Your course website. Here you will find all of the information you need to succeed this summer in PHYS 214. This includes:
- Links to our course tools.
- Links to our course files and course grade book.
- Grading information and final grade points.
- Important policy information
- The course schedule.
Piazza: Small group discussion will be facilitated using Piazza
smart.physics: Your homework assignments will be completed in smart.physics.
GradeScope: All written work in lab and discussion submitted for grading will use GradeScope
Media Space: Where your lecture videos will be posted.
PrairieLearn: The exam system
Zoom: The videoconferencing tool used for your lab and discussion sections.

Formula Sheet

Lecture

Lectures will be pre-recorded and available in Media Space. Students are responsible for viewing and studying the lecture recordings. Credit will be awarded for viewing the lectures.

Laboratory

Students must be on time and prepared for labs.

You will upload your lab reports to GradeScope for grading.

Discussion

Students must be on time and prepared for discussion. This summer Discussion will be organized into two separate, and important components:

Pre-discussion Piazza discussion activity.
Synchronous Zoom discussion session, facilitated by your Discussion TA.

Students are required to participate in both portions of Discussion to receive credit for each week's discussion.Excused Absences

Please submit your excused absence no later than 12 business days from your absence via the Excused Absences application.
For more information regarding this course's excuses policy, please refer to the Attendance Policy page.

Academic Integrity

All activities in this course, including documentation submitted for petition for an excused absence, are subject to the Academic Integrity rules as described in Article 1, Part 4, Academic Integrity, of the Student Code.