Laboratory: The laboratory meets for 3 hours once a week. It will begin with a quiz of 3 questions. Students who come late do not get extra time to complete the quiz. Each quiz will be worth 3 points (1 point per question). All quizzes will be handed back the following week during your lab period. The quizzes will be the primary source of feedback concerning your problem solving ability in this course and are a substantial part of your final grade. You are strongly urged to be well prepared for these quizzes.

The remaining time will be spent working on a quantitative laboratory. The topic of the laboratory will be the same as the topic of the previous week's lectures. You will work in small groups. Each student will present her or his own write-up towards the end of the laboratory session. These write-ups will be checked by the instructor (but not collected). In the handout you will find a number of questions related to the laboratory material. Toward the end of the lab period your instructor will visit your group, ask to see your write-ups and discuss the questions with the members of your group. Each member will be asked a few questions, and will be graded according to her or his performance in the lab in general. The quiz grade and the Lab grade will be combined in one grade out of 5 points (The average Quiz-Lab grade weights 15% of  your final grade)

Homework: Each week three of the homework problems will be selected to be handed in. The Group Problem instructor will collect them, grade them, and hand them back one week later. Each homework will be worth 3 points (1 points per question). The student may find out about these problems from the course web site. Homework solutions will be posted on Web on Thursdays.

Problem Solving: You will meet once a week for an 80 minute period to work on group problems. During this meeting the class will work in small groups under the instructor supervision. During small group work, the instructor can circulate among the groups and suggest directions for student discussion. Each group will present a solution, but the instructor may ask any student from the group to explain it. Each student will show her or his written solution. The instructor will look at the solution and check for mistakes. The Group Problem grade will be combined with the homework grade in one grade out of 5 points (The average Homework-Group Problem grade weights 15% of your final grade).

Midterm Exams: Each midterm exam will consist of 15 multiple choice questions on the material related to the indicated chapters. The final exam will consist of 30 multiple-choice questions. There is no penalty for a wrong answer. It is therefore important that you give an answer to every question even if you have to make an educated guess. A formula sheet will be provided for each exam. The formula sheet may be posted on the web for consultation. If you need help consult your TA, the course administrator, or the Lecturer. Bring a scientific calculator to each exam, and make sure that any needed battery is fresh.

Make-ups: It is very important that you attend every class meeting and lecture. You must attend the section in which you are registered. If you miss a graded activity (laboratory, quiz, etc.) because of illness or other reasons, you must make it up the same week in a different section. To participate in a different section you need need a permission from the course administrator.

Academic Integrity

You are expected to hand in your own work in labs, group problems, notebooks, etc. Much of the work in this course is based on collaboration and group activity, but what you actually write and hand in must be your own personal words unless you acknowledge where you have quoted from the work of others. Responses to exam questions must be exclusively your own work. Any violations of these rules will be personally dealt with by the Professor and may lead to University disciplinary action. It is in the best interest of the students and the morale of the class to follow these rules and not to tolerate any departure from them by others.

Recommendation Letters

The Lecturer will assist the top 10 students in the class with admission to medical schools, graduate schools, etc... by providing recommendation letters. The rest of the students may contact their TAs to find out more about their policy of providing recommendation letters.

The students who qualify for a recommendation must provide the following items:

• The appropriate application forms properly filled out.
• A personal statement.
• A college transcript.
• A resume.

MCAT

For those of you who plan to take the MCAT exams, Extended General Physics (201 and 202) will prepare you for the physics component of the exam.

REMARKS

This course is primarily for science, health profession, and science teaching majors. Since access to these professions requires a good physics background, the course is structured to help students who can benefit from our personal attention and innovative instructional methods. In order for all of us to succeed, there must be an understanding that both you and we have an obligation to the program. We expect you to attend all classes and to participate, to do the assignments on time, read lab materials ahead of time, etc.

This course is a cooperative enterprise. In the workshops and laboratories you work in groups. You and your classmates depend on everyone arriving at each meeting promptly. If you find that your schedule or the course system prevents you from arriving on time, or staying to the end, please take the course in another year when there are no conflicts.

We would like to emphasize the importance of good manners to create a positive and supportive learning environment in the lectures. The lectures will begin and end on time. Coming late or leaving early is rude and disruptive. If you find that on a particular day you must leave early, please speak to the lecturer before class. If you must chew gum do it with your mouth closed and without noise. We will not use the last four rows in the lecture hall.

Our responsibility is to provide you with the best possible learning experience. Please feel free to discuss any aspect of the course with the Lecturer or his colleagues. The instructors welcome your comments and suggestions about content and organization at any time.

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THIS CLASS

• I recommend that you read each chapter before we get to it in class. This will enable you to ask meaningful questions and to recognize difficult concepts. 
• Immediately after each class, study the lecture material and try to grasp the concepts. Familiarize yourself with the step-by-step worked out problems given in class. Then, try to solve these problems by yourself, without looking at your notes.
• During the week-end of the same week review the lecture material once again to reinforce the understanding of the concepts. Once you feel comfortable with the material try to solve the homework assignment associated with the material.
• It is very useful if you can memorize the basic formulae that get used often.
• Read the introduction of the lab write-ups prior to come to class and decide what material you need to review to answer the questions at the end of each of the write-ups.
•  Make use of the resources at the textbook's web site. The site contains numerous ways of exploring the material and of testing yourself.
• Use the lecture, recitation, and lab to your advantage. Stop the instructor if there is a step that you didn't understand - (s)he is there to help you where your difficulties are. Of course, this works best if you come prepared with specific questions and/or sample problems.

SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR EXAMS

• Try to get ready for each exam at least one week in advance. Go over all the write-ups including Lecture notes, Group Problems, Homework Problems, Labs, and Online Quizzes. This is more efficient than cramming for one night (not only will you be tired, you will also forget everything quickly again).
• Previous exams with solutions may be available three or four days before each exam. You should never study from the previous exams. You do the previous exams just to evaluate yourself. If you did a problem incorrectly, try to review the concept then do the problem again on your own. Do similar problems from the text to reinforce the concept.
• Try to use the exam formula sheet frequently to familiarize yourself with it.
• Remember, exams will only cover the material discussed in class. Exam questions are most likely found somewhere in your notes.