Mechanics Lecture 1, Slide 1 Welcome to Physics 211! Classical
Mechanics The lecture is very full. Please move toward the center
and do not leave an empty seat. Find out the following about the
person you are sitting next to: 1) Their name 2) The best thing
that happened to them over break. Course Directors Lectures Mats
Selen: 9am, 10am Tim Stelzer: 11am, 12pm Discussion Jim Eckstein
Lab Rajendra Jain Get to know the course Home Page Everything is
linked at Course Structure There are several parts, all are
important: Online Prelectures (animated textbook, before lecture)
Online CheckPoints (check knowledge, before lecture) Lectures
interactive, address issues found by checkpoints. Online Homework
(first deadline next week) Discussion Sections (start next week)
Lab Sections (start next week) 05 smartPhysics Go to the right one
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are always up to date in smartPhysics Hovering over a grade tells
you when it was last updated !! Clicker Question It doesnt matter
which i>clicker version you have (you can use V1 or V2 in this
class) Do you have your i>clicker with you today? A) Yes, and I
already registered it! B) Yes, and Ill register it tonight! C) No,
but PLEASE give me points anyway! V1V2 You will not be penalized if
you dont have a clicker today. Prelectures + Checkpoints +
Lectures100 Labs150 Hour exams (3 x 100 each)300 Final Exam200
Homework (14) + Quizzes (9)250 Your Grade (see Course Description)
1000 Possible Points You may miss up to 3 Prelectures, 3
Checkpoints and 3 Lectures and still get all 100 points! If you
miss a Discussion Quiz, Lab, or Hour Exam due to illness, be sure
to fill out an absence form, and bring documentation to 233 Loomis
within a week. You cant miss more than 3 Labs or 3 Discussions,
even with an excuse. Prelectures + Checkpoints + Lectures100
Labs150 Hour exams (3 x 100 each)300 Final Exam200 Homework (14) +
Quizzes (9)250 Bonus Points: You can earn up to 1 extra bonus point
in every lecture (for a maximum of 25 bonus points for the
semester) by getting the right answers to at least 5 of the clicker
questions. At the end of the semester your bonus points are added
to your HW/Quiz score (max 250) Your total score out of 1000 points
determines your final grade. Its just a simple formula the computer
calculates it. Your grade is determined entirely by the your
performance on the components of the course as described above.
There is no other extra credit possible. A+ (950), A (920), A-
(900), B+ (880), B (860), B- (835), C+ (810), C (780), C- (750), D+
(720), D (690), D- (610), and F (
