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 8	Pressure and buoyancy	14.1 - 14.4 Vol. 1
January 10	Ideal fluids	14.5 - 13.6
January 15	Viscous fluids	14.7
January 17	Kinetic theory and the ideal gas law	1.1 - 1.3, 2.2 Vol.2
January 22	Heat and heat flow	1.6
January 24	Thermal properties of matter	1.4 - 1.5
January 29	The first and second law of thermodynamics	3.1 - 3.6
January 31	Heat engines and refrigerators	4.1 - 4.5
February 5	Entropy	4.6 - 4.7
February 7	Review
February 12	Electric forces and fields	5.1 - 5.7
February 14	Gauss' law, polarization	6.1 - 6.4
February 19	Electric potential	7.1 - 7.6
February 21	Electrostatic devices	8.1 - 8.4
February 26	Steady electric currents	9.1 - 9.5
February 28	Kirchhoff's rules	10.1 - 10.4
March 4	The magnetic force	11.1 - 11.5
March 6	Magnetic field	12.1-12.6
March 11	Magnetic materials	12.7
March 13	Review
March 25	Faraday's law, motional emf	13.1 - 13.5
March 27	Devices	13.6 - 13.7
April 1	Electromagnetic waves	16.1 - 16.5
April 3	Diffraction and interference	3.1 - 3.3 Vol. 3
April 8	Thin film interference	3.5
April 15	Geometrical optics	1.1 - 1.7
April 17	Mirrors	2.1 - 2.2
April 22	Lenses	2.3 - 2.8
April 24	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 9
A2	January 13
A3	January 16
A4	January 21
A5	January 23
A6	January 27
A7	January 30
A8	February 6
A9	February 13
A10	February 17
A11	February 20
A12	February 24

Assignment:	Due Date:
A13	February 27
A14	March 2
A15	March 5
A16	March 12
A17	March 26
A18	March 30
A19	April 2
A20	April 6
A21	April 14
A22	April 16
A23	April 20
A24	April 23

Lab:	Due Date:
1	January 16
2	January 27
3	February 6
4	February 17
5	February 24
6	March 2
7	March 12
8	March 30
9	April 14
10	April 23

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 16
EC 2	January 27
EC 3	February 11
EC 4	February 17
EC 5	February 24

Assignment:	Due Date:
EC 6	March 2
EC 7	March 24
EC 8	March 30
EC 9	April 14
EC 10	April 23

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 10/11	formulas	Study Guide
Test 2	March 23/24	formulas	Study Guide
Test 3	Exam period	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