Instructors

Drs. Cameron, Gericke, Birchall.

Evaluation

Lab reports*

Tutorial tests**

Assignments***

Term test

Final exam

20%

10%

5%

20%

45%

5 labs

4 tutorial tests

WileyPLUS, approximately 5 assignments

Thursday, October 22, 19:00 - 21:00

In December examination period

A01

A02

A03

A04

172 St. John’s College

208 Armes

200 Armes

315 Machray Hall

-   9:20 MWF

-  12:20 MWF

-  15:20 MWF

-  14:20 MTuWThF

There is also a laboratory component to the course. Labs are scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays  and Thursdays at 8:30, 11:30 and 2:30. During these time slots, students either perform an experiment, or are given a tutorial plus a test quiz. Refer to the schedule here. You may apply to Dr. Birchall for a lab exemption if you have taken PHYS 1020 in the previous two years and received a lab mark of at least 80%. You will still have to do the tutorial tests, however.

Lecture Sections

Exams

There will be two exams, a midterm (Thursday, 22 October, 2009 from 19:00 to 21:00), and a final (at the end of the term, in December). There will be no deferred midterm test.

All tests and exams will be multiple choice format. A formula sheet will be provided for the test and exams, but will not be allowed for the tutorial tests. The full formula sheet can be found in your lab manual and here on these web pages. Not all formulae will be given.

Students are required to bring their own calculator, pencil, and student card to all tests and exams.

Policy on Missed Tests/Tutorials

If you miss the midterm test for a legitimate, documented reason, then the weight of the final exam will be increased to 65%. If you cannot attend a tutorial due to illness or some other legitimate reason, then you may be given permission to write the test in a different section during the same week (see Dr. Kunkel, room 402G Allen, at the earliest opportunity). Missed tests for any other reason count as zero!

Policy on Laboratory Attendance and Submission of Lab Reports

Attendance at all laboratory sessions is mandatory, unless you have a lab exemption. In order to receive any credit for the laboratory component, all students are required to complete at least four out of the five experiments scheduled in the laboratory sessions. Credit for a completed lab requires that a lab report be submitted, with the raw data signed by the Teaching Assistant.

Laboratory reports are generally due 24 hours after the end of the laboratory period (extensions may be granted on occasion), and must be submitted to the designated box in the corridor outside the first year laboratories, rooms 402-405 Allen.

Consultation Times

Students are encouraged to see any instructor associated with the course at their consultation times. They may also make an appointment for some other time with the instructor.

For any administrative problems see Dr. Birchall (205 Allen Bldg.).

Crisis Centre, 105 Allen

For help in solving problems. This centre is run by physics undergraduates.

PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING (University of Manitoba Calendar, p. 29)

To plagiarize is to take ideas or words of another person and pass them off as one's own. In short, it is stealing something intangible rather than an object. Obviously it is not necessary to state the source of well known or easily verifiable facts, but students are expected to acknowledge the sources of ideas and expressions they use in their written work, whether quoted directly or paraphrased. This applies to diagrams, statistical tables and the like, as well as to written material, and materials or information from Internet sources. To provide adequate documentation is not only an indication of academic honesty but also a courtesy which enables the reader to consult these sources with ease. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism. It will also be considered plagiarism and/or cheating if a student submits a term paper written in whole or in part by someone other than him/herself, or copies the answer or answers of another student in any test, examination, or take-home assignment.

Plagiarism or any other form of cheating in examinations or term tests (e.g., crib notes) is subject to serious academic penalty (e.g. suspension or expulsion from the faculty or university). A student found guilty of contributing to cheating in examinations or term assignments is also subject to serious academic penalty.

EXAMINATIONS: PERSONATIONS (University of Manitoba Calendar, p. 28)

A student who arranges for another individual to undertake or write any nature of examination for and on his/her behalf, as well as the individual who undertakes or writes the examination, will be subject to discipline under the university's Student Discipline Bylaw, which could lead to suspension or expulsion from the university. In addition, the Canadian Criminal Code treats the personation of a candidate at a competitive or qualifying examination held at a university as an offence punishable by summary conviction. Section 362 of the Code provides:

Personation at Examinations
362. Every one who falsely, with intent to gain advantage for him/herself or some other person, personates a candidate at a competitive or qualifying examination held under the authority of law or in connection with a university, college or school or who knowingly avails him/herself of the results of such personation is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction. 1953- 54,c.51,s.347.

Both the personator and the individual who avails him/herself of the personation could be found guilty. Summary conviction could result in a fine being levied or up to two years of imprisonment.

FACULTY OF SCIENCE STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

The Faculty of Science and The University of Manitoba regard acts of academic dishonesty in quizzes, tests, examinations, laboratory reports or assignments as serious offences and may assess a variety of penalties depending on the nature of the offence.

Acts of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to bringing unauthorized materials into a test or exam, copying from another individual, using answers provided by tutors, plagiarism, and examination personation.

Note: cell phones, pagers, PDAs, MP3 units or electronic translators are explicitly listed as unauthorized materials, and must not be present during tests or examinations.

Penalties that may apply, as provided for under the University of Manitoba's Student Discipline By-Law, range from a grade of zero for the assignment or examination, failure in the course, to expulsion from the University. The Student Discipline By-Law may be accessed at:

http://umanitoba.ca/admin/governance/governing_documents/students/868.htm

Suggested minimum penalties assessed by the Faculty of Science for acts of academic dishonesty are available on the Faculty of Science web-page:

http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/science/resources/Discipline_Penalties_Table_Jul09.pdf

All Faculty members (and their teaching assistants) have been instructed to be vigilant and report all incidents of academic dishonesty to the Head of the Department.

Important Note from the Dean of Science on Course Credit and Fee Cancellation

Lab Sections

Tuesday

B01

B02

B03

Wednesday

B04

B05

B06

Thursday

B07

B08

B09

Time

8:30 - 11:30

11:30 - 14:30

14:30 - 17:30

Dr. R. Cameron

Dr. M. Gericke

Dr. J. Birchall

Dr. R. Cameron

* In the event of there being significant differences in the average marks given in different laboratory sections, marks will be adjusted to compensate for the differences.

** Different laboratory sections receive different versions of the tutorial tests. Although the instructors attempt to set all versions of the test at the same level of difficulty, there inevitably remain some differences. The marks for the tutorial tests may therefore be adjusted slightly so the average marks for each lab section are the same.

If it is necessary to adjust the marks for either labs or tests in your section, your marks will be increased. No one will have their marks decreased.

*** 5% of the final grade will be awarded for problems attempted online. WileyPLUS is designed to provide helpful feedback on problem-solving while guiding you to the correct answer. There will be about five problem sets during the course of the term. Details will be announced in class and on the course web site.

A+

A

B+

B

C+

C

D

Assignment of Grades

There are no fixed grade boundaries, but we offer some guarantees. The following table shows the minimum grade you receive for a given mark in the course. So, for example, if your overall mark is 50%, you are assured of at least a C. The final grade boundaries will be adjusted according to the distribution of marks.

90%

80%

75%

70%

60%

50%

40%

Format of Lectures, Labs and Tests

Lectures are live and are given on Mon/Wed/Fri at three different times (8:30, 11:30, and 14:30). Section A04 is a developmental section that runs each weekday with five hours of instruction per week. This section is designed for students with less than 70% in Physics 40S from high school or for those who use PHYS 0900 (formerly 16.090) as prerequisite for PHYS 1020. An approximate lecture schedule is given here.

8:30

11:30

14:30

13:30