Discussion Sections for
PY 211 (General Physics I) Spring 2008
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Instructor Information
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I will be your discussion Teaching Fellow for PY 211 (General Physics I) for the Spring of 2008. I will be holding office hours twice weekly (see below) and by appointment. I am a second year graduate student with a BS in Physics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The goal of my discussion sections will be to help you master all of the material covered this year in PY 211. If you have any questions / comments / concerns about any aspect of PY 211 or if you would like some particular information added to this website, please contact me.
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N.B. If you cannot make my office hours and prefer not to make an appointment, or if you would like a different TF's perspective on a particular topic, there are three other discussion TF's and three professors all of whom hold office hours weekly. A schedule of those office hours can be found on WebCT.
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About Your Homework
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- Most of your homework will be handled by WebAssign.
- Your homework is due every Monday at 10:00 PM. Late homework will not be accepted by WebAssign.
- Collaboration on homework is allowed; however, every student is responsible for his or her own assignment. Copying solutions directly from the web, other students, or any other sources is not allowed.
- Each part of each problem may be submitted up to six (6) times; however, WebAssign will generate a different set of numbers for each attempt.
- A problem with n parts will be worth n points, one for each part. (e.g. A four part problem will be worth four points with one point for each part.)
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About Discussion:
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- Discussion is fifty (50) minutes long.
- The first thirty-five (35) minutes will be spent discussing problems with the class, your understanding of the material, trouble on homework, etc. If the class does not provide topics for discussion, I will have a few problems prepared to go over or some sort of review of material to present.
- The last fifteen (15) minutes of class will be spent doing an in-class conceptual exercise. If you do not come to discussion, you will receive a score of zero for the exercise. These conceptual exercises will contribute to your over all grade.
- Conceptual exercises are graded according to the following: one (1) point for each correct answer and one (1) point for attendance.
- Conceptual exercises are to be worked on in groups of about three. Each group need only hand in one paper and each member of the group will receive the same grade. The exercises will be collected and graded at the end of discussion.
- If you must miss a discussion and wish to receive credit for a conceptual exercise, you must contact me well before the discussion section and an arrangement may be able to be reached (e.g. attending a different discussion section or completing the exercise ahead of time).
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Again, if you have any concerns whatsoever, please contact me ASAP. My number one goal is to help you learn and understand physics!
Christopher A. Serino
Last modified: 25 February 2008
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