| Lecturer: |
| Dr. T. Stantcheva |
http://www.nvcc.edu/home/tstantcheva/
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| Office: AA 352 |
E-mail:
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| Phone: 703 845 6514 |
Secretary Phone:
703 845 6341
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Office Hours: Tu 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm,
Th: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ,
and by appointment.
Note: Students who request a meeting but do not show
up, or are late by more than half an hour, will lose
their right to meet the instructor outside the scheduled
office hours.
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| Textbooks: |
Physics, Giancoli (6 ed.); Lab Manual, Physics 202, Walter L. Wimbush (2004)
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| Attendance: |
Students are expected to attend all
lecture and laboratory sessions. Students are responsible
for all material covered in the lecture, laboratory and
assignments. Students are also responsible for withdrawing
themselves from the class.
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| Grading scale: |
| A: 90-100% |
B: 80-89% |
C: 70-79% |
D: 60-69% |
F: <60% | |
| Grades: |
Total points 400.
Lab - 15%; Quizzes- 15%;
3 Exams - 15% each; Final - 25%.
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| Lab: |
Total points 60. Experiments and Data - 5 points, assignments -
3 points each. If a student is late by more than 15 min for the
lab, the student can still do the lab experiment but cannot receive
credit for that lab. Students without protective
goggles will not be allowed to stay in the laboratory
room
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| Quizzes: |
Total points 60. There will be
weekly on-line quizzes posted on Blackboard. Though the
quizzes will be usually due on Sunday, 11:00 pm, it is the
student's responsibility to know the actual due date. The
quizzes will be based on the homework problems. They also
may include material covered in lab and lecture.
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| Exams: |
There will be 3 midterm exams each worth 60 points. The
2-hour final exam is 100 points and is comprehensive.
No formula sheets will be allowed. Students may bring
only a pen/pencil and a calculator; programmable
calculators must have blank memory before the exam.
Some formulae will be provided by the instructor.
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| Make-up policy: |
If an exam is missed due to a
serious unavoidable reason (e.g. personal illness), the
student may be allowed to take a make-up exam. In such a
case, the student must contact the instructor prior to
the exam date. Under no circumstances will there be make-up
exams for students who have missed more than 5 regular
classes (lecture or lab sessions)!
There is no make-up for the final exam!
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| Academic misconduct: |
Cheating will not be tolerated in
any form. Copying and using someone else's work to obtain
credit, as well as letting someone else copy your work, is
considered cheating. Cheating on an exam will result in
failing that exam. A second offence will result in
automatic failing of the class! During an exam, if you
leave the room for any reason, you will not be permitted
to continue working afterwards.
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Disability
accommodations:
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Those seeking accommodations based on
disabilities should provide a Disability Data Sheet obtained through the
Counselor for Special Needs, located in the Bisdorf Building, Room 148
(tel. 845-6301)
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