 | Instructor:
 | Marianne Breinig (Physics)
Office: 202 Nielsen Physics Bldg.
Office Hours: MF 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM, W 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Phone: 974-7842
Email: mbreinig@utk.edu |
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| Lab Instructor:
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| Texts:
| Web-based class modules
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| Germain Chartier,
Introduction to Optics
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| Karl Dieter Moeller, Optics
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| Class Structure:
| Registered students meet Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30 - 3:20 PM in
room PHY 203 for in-class discussions.
Attendance is required.
Students should study the associated web-based class module before the
class meeting. In class we will address questions about the
material covered in the web-based modules and the upcoming laboratories
and solve problems individually and in groups.
Discussion schedule |
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| Homework assignments:
| Homework assignments are based on the material covered in the
web-based modules and reading assignments. Students are expected to
submit the assignments associated with each module on time.
Assignment schedule |
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| Laboratories:
| Students must complete a 2-hour laboratory on Wednesdays or Thursdays,
3:35 - 5:30 PM
in PHY 511.
Laboratory schedule |
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| Exams:
| There will be two in-class exams on Wednesday, February 25, and on
Wednesday,
April 8, during the
scheduled class period. The exams are based on the material covered in the Web-based
modules, the reading assignments and the laboratories. |
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| Grades:
| Each exam is worth a maximum of 80 points. The homework
assignments are worth a maximum of 80 points and in-class activities are
worth a
maximum of 40 points. The lab reports are
also worth a maximum of 80 points. A final project report and
presentation are worth
a maximum of 40 points. The presentation is scheduled during the
final exam period, Monday, May 4, 2:45 pm. Up to 25 extra credit points
are available.
| 360 and above |
90% and above |
A |
| 348-359 |
87% - 89% |
A- |
| 332-347 |
83% - 86% |
B+ |
| 320-331 |
80% - 82% |
B |
| 308-319 |
77% - 79% |
B- |
| 292-307 |
73% - 76% |
C+ |
| 280-291 |
70% - 72% |
C |
| 268-279 |
67% - 69% |
C- |
| 252-267 |
63% - 66% |
D+ |
| 240-251 |
60% - 62% |
D |
| 228-239 |
57% - 59% |
D- |
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| Announcements:
| Special announcements will be distributed via
Blackboard.
Please check the class pages on Blackboard regularly. |
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