Web page: http://www-physics.ucsd.edu/students/courses/winter2018/physics2c/
Please check the web page often for announcements.

INSTRUCTOR: Jorge E. Hirsch, 5310 Mayer Hall, Ext. 4-3931, jhirsch@ucsd.edu
COURSE COORDINATOR: Dawn Love, 2551 Mayer Hall Addition, Ext. 2-1468.
COURSE CONTENT: Thermodynamics, fluids, waves, optics

COURSE FORMAT:
Lectures: Tu, Th, F. Attendance is strongly encouraged.
Discussion Sections: These sections focus on understanding of theory and methodology, as well as problem solving. You are advised to attend these sections and to make them successful by actively participating.
Problem Sections: These sections focus on problem solving, in preparation for the quizzes. You are encouraged to attend and ask questions on homework problems as well as on lecture material.
Quizzes: Every other Friday, as detailed in the Course Schedule below. Attendance to quizzes is mandatory.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:
Problems from the books will be assigned for each text chapter, solutions will be posted on the web page . To fully understand the material, you should work most of the problems on your own without help of the solution key. Homeworks will not be graded.

QUIZZES:

• Closed-book multiple choice quizzes will be given every other Friday. 5 quizzes, see schedule.
• A formula sheet will be provided with the quiz. You should bring blank paper for doing calculations.
• You should bring a scientific calculator that can do simple algebraic calculations including trig functions, log, exp, square root, etc. No graphics nor programmable nor statistics features are needed nor should be used.
• Use of any communication device or computer during the quiz is strictly forbidden.
• All students are required to purchase scantrons for quiz taking. They are available at the bookstore, form F-289-PAR-L (red). Use a No. 2 pencil to fill in the answers.
• In advance of the quiz, please fill out your student I.D. on the right side of the scantron form. On the first line, enter A followed by 8 digits. In the next 9 lines, "bubble in" your ID, first line enter 1 in the first column instead of A, then enter the 8 digits in the subsequent lines and columns.
• At the top of the scantron form, enter your name and in the Subject line enter "Phys 2C quiz 1" (or 2,3,4,5)", in the next line enter the date.
• Each quiz question will have 5 choices for answers, A, B, C, D, E, only one of which will be correct and count 1 point. Only one answer among A, B, C, D, E should be marked, marking any two (or more) answers (even if one is correct) counts 0 points.
• The 5 quiz grades will count toward your final grade.
• There will be no make-up quizzes. If you have to miss a quiz for unavoidable reasons and notify the instructor before the quiz, the weight of the final and other quizzes may be adjusted accordingly.

FINAL EXAM: The final will be a closed-book multiple choice exam and cover all course material. Student I.D. is required to take the exam.

COURSE GRADE: Quizzes 50% , Final 50%. Grading scale : A: >85 %, B: >65%, C: >45%, D: >30%.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY:
Please read "UCSD Policy on Integrity of Scholarship" in the 2018 UCSD General Catalog or the link given in the course webpage. These rules will be rigorously enforced.

WHOM TO SEE:
Toni Moore, 2581 Mayer Hall Addition, Physics Dept. Student Affairs Office, if you have any trouble using WebReg to add/change/drop, drop from waitlists.
The Teaching Assistant if you have questions relating to problem solving methods or to grades received.
The Instructor, if you have basic questions about the subject matter, or if you have administrative problems.