Homework

• Homework is a very important part of this course and will be assigned weekly.


• Homework sets will be assigned on Wednesday of each week.


• The assignments will be due the following Wednesday, at 11:30 am


• Homework sets should be placed in the 326 homework box (located on the north side of Loomis Lab, between rooms 267 and 271 LLP) by 11:30 am on the day of the due date.


• Solutions will be posted on Wednesdays, a week after the due date (unless otherwise announced).


• A passing score for the homework part of the course is 60% of the total points possible.
 
• Unless a valid excuse is given, homework sets which are submitted late will receive a 10% penalty per day (Saturday and Sunday count as one day in this regard), up to 50% for the first week (Wednesday of the following week). Homework sets which are turned in more than a week late will receive no credit.

Problem Sessions

• The Problem Sessions will be held on Wednesday evenings. Each student is assigned to one Discussion Session per week. The schedule is as follows:


• Wednesday,  6:00 - 7:00 pm,  in 236 Loomis Lab.
• Wednesday,  7:00 - 8:00 pm,  in 236 Loomis Lab.
• Wednesday,  8:00 - 9:00 pm,  in 236 Loomis Lab.

 
• The problems will be handed out at the start of the session. Solutions to the problems will be handed out at the end.
• Students are encouraged to work in groups of three or four to solve the problems, and to ellicit the help of the Discussion TA in understanding the material.
• The sessions will cover material which is relevant to the current lectures and homework assignments.
• The solutions will not be graded. However, credit will be given for participation (5% of the course points).
• For students who miss a problem session:
• Problems used in sessions in previous weeks and their solutions will be available on the web.

Grading

• Midterm exam #1 will count for 20% and it will cover all the material presented to that point in the course.
• Midterm exam #2 will count for 25% and it will cover all the material presented to that point in the course.
• Final exam will be worth 50% and will test all the material covered in the course.
• Attendance at, and participation in the Problem Sessions will count for 5% of your grade.

PLEASE NOTE: In order to get a passing grade for the course, a student must pass the final exam and earn a passing score on the homework.