In order to successfully complete this course, you must demonstrate your understanding of the course materials by:
Here is an overview of all of the different types of assignments in the course. You can find the detailed directions for the assignments and the grading rubrics in the module where they are assigned.
The homework assignments on Mastering Physics involve example problems that you need to solve using the methods described in the PowerPoint, clicker questions, and textbook. The online videos usually show a number of example problems being solved, and you should be using those methods to complete the homework.
The labs satisfy the Course Learning Objectives - Laboratory Experience a through h. The laboratory activities are completed on campus to satisfy our transfer institutions. Each campus has a different set of equipment, so the exact procedures will vary.
These are one-hour quizzes designed by the instructor to test you on course material since the previous campus lab session. They will be in the traditional format of a physics quiz/test with a requirement that some questions be free-response style where you must show your work. This is the way you can demonstrate mastery of the course objectives individually. There may be three to four pre-lab assessments, and the number of assessments depends on how many times the class meets on campus for labs. You may bring in one 8.5x11 sheet of notes with them to use during the quiz.
The goal here is for you to practice technical writing and presenting a professional looking solution type up using correct mathematical formatting.
There are three projects throughout the course. For each Writing Project, you will select two problems (each from a different chapter) and type up the solutions. The selected problems must be two-star or three-star problems from the book. The problems must involve drawing a picture and/or drawing free-body diagrams. The solutions must be neatly typed (no handwritten components) and include an illustration and/or free-body diagram, equations used, algebraic steps, and accompanying explanations for each step to make the solution clear to the reader.
You will create an 8-10 minute video presentation on a topic in physics. The topic of the project must be approved by the professor by the date specified. This project must include topics from at least three different modules that have been covered in this course, so choose your topic carefully. This topic can be a current “hot topic” in physics, or a historical discovery from the past.
The video presentation can be a detailed PowerPoint presentation or any other form of presentation to convey the research project. The goal here is for you to practice presenting physics topics in a professional way.