Grading Scale:

A: 90% or above; B: 80 – 89%; C: 70-79%; D: 60- 69%. Total of 100 points.

Course Grade

Total of 100 points. The course grade is comprised of Exams (60%), Homework (20%), Laboratory (12%), and a Research Project (8%).

Exams

Total 60 pts. There will seven exams each worth 10 pts. The lowest exam grade will be dropped from the course grade. The remaining six exam grades will count towards the total exam grade.

On exam days, students will be allowed to bring a 3×5 one-sided annotated card to serve as their formula sheet.

No late or make-up exams will be given regardless of the circumstances. For students who know in advance that they will not be able to take an exam at the scheduled time, an arrangement may be made for that exam to be taken at EARLIER time.

Homework

Total 20 pts. The homework will be in the form of weekly online quizzes due 11:59 pm either on Tuesday or Friday. The quizzes will be posted on Blackboard.

No more than 20 pts will count toward the Quiz grade.

No late quizzes will be accepted. The most current quiz deadlines will always be posted on Blackboard. It is the student’s responsibility
to know when each quiz is due.

Lab Grade

Total 12 pts. All labs and assignments are 1 pts each. For students who have missed a lab, there will be one extra lab experiment assigned at the end of the semester to make up for any missed lab work. There will be no lab make-ups.

Students who do not adhere to the lab policies will be required to leave the physics lab room.

Research Projects

Total 8 pts. Each student will select an instrument based on modern physics and will research on how it works. Students will then present their findings in class during the last week of classes.