Schedule

Modules:

Study the linked on-line material before the end of the scheduled day. Make sure that you can work the problems that are worked out in the online material. Then make sure that you can work similar problems that are worked in the textbook and the workbook. Explore some of the links in bold text that are embedded in the on-line material. Complete the optional exercises for extra credit.

Scheduled day	On-line material	Textbook Chapter
January 9	Pressure and buoyancy	14.1 - 14.4 Vol. 1
January 11	Ideal fluids	14.5 - 13.6
January 16	Viscous fluids	14.7
January 18	Kinetic theory and the ideal gas law	1.1 - 1.3, 2.2 Vol.2
January 23	Heat and heat flow	1.6
January 25	Thermal properties of matter	1.4 - 1.5
January 30	The first and second law of thermodynamics	3.1 - 3.6
February 1	Heat engines and refrigerators	4.1 - 4.5
February 6	Entropy	4.6 - 4.7
February 8	Review
February 13	Electric forces and fields	5.1 - 5.7
February 15	Gauss' law, polarization	6.1 - 6.4
February 20	Electric potential	7.1 - 7.6
February 22	Electrostatic devices	8.1 - 8.4
February 27	Steady electric currents	9.1 - 9.5
March 1	Kirchhoff's rules	10.1 - 10.4
March 6	The magnetic force	11.1 - 11.5
March 8	Magnetic field	12.1-12.6
March 13	Magnetic materials	12.7
March 15	Review
March 27	Faraday's law, motional emf	13.1 - 13.5
March 29	Devices	13.6 - 13.7
April 3	Electromagnetic waves	16.1 - 16.5
April 5	Diffraction and interference	3.1 - 3.3 Vol. 3
April 10	Thin film interference	3.5
April 12	Geometrical optics	1.1 - 1.7
April 17	Mirrors	2.1 - 2.2
April 24	Lenses	2.3 - 2.8
April 26	Review

Homework assignments:

Assignments cover the material presented in the online material. They may refer you back to a module, to some activity you were asked to complete in a laboratory, or to the workbook.
Assignments are submitted online on Canvas. Assignments are scored by the computer and you will receive your assignment grade immediately. You can submit the assignments up to three times if you need to improve your score. The highest score counts.
Assignments are due at 11:59 PM on the indicated date. No late assignments will be accepted.

Assignment:	Due Date:
A1	January 10
A2	January 14
A3	January 17
A4	January 22
A5	January 24
A6	January 28
A7	January 31
A8	February 7
A9	February 14
A10	February 18
A11	February 21
A12	February 25

Assignment:	Due Date:
A13	February 28
A14	March 4
A15	March 7
A16	March 14
A17	March 28
A18	April 1
A19	April 4
A20	April 8
A21	April 11
A22	April 15
A23	April 18
A24	April 25

Lab:	Due Date:
1	January 14
2	January 22
3	January 28
4	February 18
5	February 25
6	March 4
7	March 11
8	April 4
9	April 11
10	April 18

Extra credit discussions:

Participate in online discussions for extra credit. You can earn up to 5 points extra credit per module. Extra credit points are added to your total score from tests, homework assignments and laboratories. Contributions are due at 11:59 PM on the indicated date.

Assignment:	Due Date:
EC 1	January 22
EC 2	January 31
EC 3	February 12
EC 4	February 18
EC 5	February 25

Assignment:	Due Date:
EC 6	March 4
EC 7	March 26
EC 8	April 1
EC 9	April 11
EC 10	April 25

Tests:

Test are proctored, computer based exams. They are only available during scheduled times, and only on the computers in a room in Nielsen Physics. Students with a scheduling conflict must contact the instructor. An alternate exam time can be arranged..

Test 1	February 11/12	formulas	Study Guide
Test 2	March 25/26	formulas	Study Guide
Test 3	April 30/May 1	formulas	Study Guide

Grades

You can examine the entries made for you in the instructor's grade book on Canvas.
Percentage grades translate to letter grades as shown in the table below. Please notify the instructor if you think a grade has not been recorded correctly.

90% and above	A
87% - 89%	A-
83% - 86%	B+
80% - 82%	B
77% - 79%	B-
73% - 76%	C+
70% - 72%	C
67% - 69%	C-
63% - 66%	D+
60% - 62%	D
57% - 59%	D-
below 57%	F