PHYSICS 345 (ADVANCED MODERN PHYSICS) IMPORTANT STUFF

TEXT     	Modern Physics, 2nd edition   by  Serway, Moses, & Moyer
		QED  by Feynman
        
CLASS  	The pace of the class will be brisk, mostly because I will assume that you already 
		know much already (by having read the text in advance; see below).
        
READING 	A syllabus is also available, but we probably cannot cover all of it; you will have some choice in what we omit.       
		I can't emphasize enough how important reading the relevant text sections in 
		advance of my talking about them is to your success in this class.  It is your 
		responsibility to ask me what's expected of you for the next class in the way of 
		textbook reading or written homework before leaving class that day; I will try to 
		make it apparent, though.  Many assignments will be given only be e-mail.  Check 
		it at least once per day; I will try to have relevant mailings done by 6 pm.

		I will try to set aside the first part of every class for questions that may have arisen
		during the assigned reading for the day.  This way, you have a chance to clear
		up points they were not explained well.

WRITING    	Homework problems will be assigned now and then; they will either be due 
in class or by 5 pm in the black box on the table in front of my office.
		Labwork will be assigned sporadically throughout the semester. 
        
                   	We will not have tests (with the possible exception of a final exam)
although there may be some in-class “guided quizzes” in which I ask you to work a 
problem at your seats (with your notes),  so that I feel I have some sense of your 
progress.

CLASS COMMITMENT

		Even though formal tests will not occur during class, you will be tested every day 
in class, in a variety of ways: 
		by simple things like coming to class and turning your work in on time, by asking 
		questions of your own and by answering mine, by showing me in class that you 			are familiar with the reading and the worked examples in the text, but especially 			by showing an enthusiasm for learning, by excelling in the labs, by helping your 
		classmates when appropriate, by 	redoing returned homework or labwork done 
		poorly or incorrectly, by making sure that you are prepared for class after you 			have missed the previous class for whatever reason, and by getting help from me 
		when appropriate. 
        
		Your class commitment grade is my assessment of how committed you are to 			making this class a successful learning experience.  You are encouraged to talk 
		with me at any time during the year about your class commitment grade. 
        
GRADING 	Class commitment    	20%
		Board Problems		10%
                   	Homework/Labs       	30%
		in class quizzes		20%
                   	Final exam or project      	20%		

The following scale applies to all work in this class
        
                            A:      80 - 100
                            B:      70  -  80
                            C:      60  -  70
                            D:      below  60
    
TUTORIAL	mine in Wednesday night, 6:30 - 8 pm, but only every other week.
		I encourage you to come by during the day for help or to email me with
		questions.

LATENESS	Generally I report lates only for 8 am classes and after-lunch classes.  				Classes start by my watch, not class/hall clocks.  By coming early you won’t 			risk being late.  If three lates accrue, you get to clean the Physics blackboards, 
		erasers, and chalk trays for a week.  If you are consistently late to other classes 	
		(besides 8 an or post-lunch), I will give you a warning before I count you late for 
		those also.
        
HONESTY	Honesty means turning in work that is your own.  See the Physics Honesty Policy.