Summer 2014

If you're looking for PH101 summer 2014 content, we'll be doing pretty much everything on MasteringPhysics.com. You'll get instructions in class for how to sign up there. TL;DR use course ID PLECLAIR1337 and textbook Giancoli 7th ed.

You can find quite a bit of info (e.g., class schedule, course intro) here in the mean time. The intro slides are of particular interest I suppose.

Final grades

My flight leaves in <8hrs, so I'll be brief ...

• MasteringPhysics grades should be up to date. Check your lab scores carefully.
• Each HW is calculated as a percentage (they don't all have the same number of points), and the lowest two dropped. The rest are averaged. If you just added up total points, you may have gotten a different result.
• I scaled exam 3 to have an average of 80% instead of 73%, so you all gained some points.
• Final grades are on myBama now. Some of you got the benefit of the doubt with regard to +/- grades if you were on the borderline ...
• I'm happy to answer any questions you have about grading, just send me an email.
• I'm back in town on 8 July if you want to see / go over your test.
• If you're continuing on with PH102, I will have a sub (the guy teaching the 2nd section) covering the first two classes next week. Check out ph102.blospot.com for course info, notes, and the calendar. We'll use MasteringPhysics again, course id LECLAIRPH102.

Don't hesitate to email me if you have some questions ... I didn't intend to post final grades and run, but it sort of worked out that way! I will have email access while away though.

Hints on practice problems

I'm not sure why hints aren't working on the practice problems. Baffling.

If you're having trouble with any of them, I did work them all out this afternoon. Send me a message of some sort, and I will give you some hints of my own. Same goes for HW7 I suppose, if you're still having trouble.

Exam 3 hints

I sent one of you an email a little bit ago with exam suggestions. Here's what I said.

Draft of exam 3 formula sheet.

Here you go. Proofreading to do, and I'll check for any obvious omissions ...

You will be given any required numerical quantities (specific heats, densities, etc.) in the problems themselves.

Important announcement, re: textbooks

If you are not continuing on with PH102 this summer, I will need to get your textbooks back from you, as part of the agreement I had with the publisher.

It doesn't have to be this week - you can bring them to the exam tomorrow, give them to me later in the week, or leave them in the physics office for me (Gallalee 206). 

Grades

All grades (except the SHM lab from last week) should be up to date now. There is also a new column in Mastering Physics listing your overall grade as of right now, which includes dropping the lowest 2 homework sets and the lowest lab.

Keep in mind you have 1 homework and 1 lab yet to come, as well as one more exam.