PHYSICS 232C Calendar

Week
Chapter(s) from Text
Online Lecture
Topic
Important Dates: Deadlines, Homework/Exams

1

8/31 - 9/2
15

Math Review and 15A
Math Review and Electric Forces

HW Set 1 due Weds 9/7

(covers math review and electric force)

1.5

9/2-9/5
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Optional Pre-course diagnostic and optional Pre-course survey
50 minute timed online and an untimed online survey- each has a 0.5% participation bonus given to students who take the diagnostic/survey and give serious** effort 9/2 through 9/5

2

9/6 - 9/9
16
15B and 16A
Electric Fields, Potential Energy and Voltage

HW Set 2 due Weds. 9/14

(covers electric force, potential and voltage)

3

9/12 - 9/16
17.1-17.4
16B and 17A
Capacitors, Current and Resistance

HW Set 3 due Weds. 9/21

(covers capacitors, current and resistance)

4

9/19 - 9/23
17.2-17.6
17B
DC Circuits

HW Set 4 due Weds. 9/28

(covers DC circuits)

5

9/26 - 9/30
Practice exam 1
Review and Midterm 1

Midterm Exam 1 Monday, Oct 3 at 9:00PM in 1410 BPS

Covers everything to date in course through and including 17B

Last day to drop with refund 9/26 at 8PM

Correction exam 1 due Wed. 10/5

6

10/3 - 10/7
18
18
Magnetism

HW Set 5 due Wed. 10/12

(covers magnetism)

7

10/10-10/14
19.1 - 19.3
19A
Electromagnetic Induction

HW Set 6 due Wed. 10/19

(covers electromagnetic induction)

8

10/17-10/21
19.4 -19.6 & 20.1 - 20.2
19B & 20A
AC Circuits and Electromagnetic Waves

HW Set 7 due Wed. 10/26

(cover AC circuits and EM waves)

Last day to drop with no grade reported 10/19 at 8PM

9

10/24 - 10/28
21
21
Ray Optics, Instruments

HW Set 8 due Wed. 11/2

(covers ray optics and instruments)

10

10/31 - 11/4
22
22
Wave Optics

HW Set 9 due Wed. 11/9

(covers wave optics)

Deadline to sign up for alternate final exam session for University approved reasons only Fri. 11/4. See important note below ***

11

11/7- 11/11
Practice exams 2 and 3
Review and Midterm 2

Midterm Exam 2 Monday, Nov. 14 at 9:00PM in 1410 BPS

Covers everything to date in course after midterm 1 (material associated with online lectures 18, 19A, 19B, 20A, 21 and 22) plus one reworded question from midterm 1

 

Correction exam 2 due Wed. 11/16

13

11/14-11/18
20.3-20.6 & 23
20B & 23
Relativity and Quantum

HW Set 10 due Wed. 11/23

(covers relativity and quantum)

14

11/21-11/23
24, 25 & 26
24, 25 & 26
Atomic, Nuclear & Particle Physics

HW Set 11 due Wed. 11/30

(covers atomic, nuclear and particle)

12

11/28-12/2
Practice exam 4
Review, Midterm 3

Midterm Exam 3 Monday, Dec 5 at 9:00PM in 1410 BPS

Covers everything in course after midterm 2 (material associated with online lectures 20B, 23, 24, 25 and 26) plus one reworded question from midterm 1 and one reworded question from midterm 2

Correction exam 3 due Wed. 12/7

15

12/5-12/9

  
Practice exams (all)
Review/study for finals
  

15

12/9-12/11
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Optional Post-course diagnostic and post-course survey
50 minute timed online diagnostic and an untimed online survey- each has a 0.5% participation bonus given to students who take the diagnostic/survey and give serious** effort 12/9 through 12/11

16

12/13
FINAL EXAM

Final Exam Tuesday, Dec. 13

Covers everything in course

8:00PM-10:00PM in BPS 1410

16

12/12
***Alternate final exam only for University approved reasons and scheduled no later than 11/4. ***See important note below***

Alternate Final Exam Monday, Dec. 12 7:45AM-9:45AM, Loc. TBA
-a 0.5% participation bonus will be added to the final average of any student taking the pre-course or post course diagnostic. If you participate in both 1% will be added to your final average. If you only participate in one, 0.5% is added and if you do not participate (or don't give a serious** effort) no bonus will be added. Additionally, a pre-and a post course survey will be offered at the same time as the two diagnostics are offered. Students participating in these surveys will receive a 0.5% participation bonus added to their final average for each survey in which they participate. If you seriously participate in all four of these optional assignments, 2% will be added to your final average; if you seriously participate in three of them, 1.5% will be added to your final average; if you seriously participate in two of them, 1 % will be added to your final average, if you seriously participate in one of them, 0.5% will be added to your final average.
 
**-simple submission patterns(like AAA..., or BBB...) or rapidly clicking on any response throughout the diagnostic or survey are not considered serious efforts and no bonus will be given
*** The alternate final exam time is for students having three verified final exams on the scheduled date or for students having a verified final exam at the same time as our scheduled (common) final exam time. It is up to the student to check their MSU final exam schedule. No requests for an altenrtae exam in this class will be granted if they are made after the alternate final request deadline. Not taking the time to check a final exam schedule prior to the deadline is not a valid reason for taking the final at the alternate time. You can check your MSU approved final exam dates for ALL of your courses now at this website:
 
https://schedule.msu.edu/
 

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Last updated August 25, 2016