Sylabus Forest ugrad classmech

Phys 4470/5570 Simulations of Particle Interactions with Matter

Meeting Time/place

MWF 9:00- 10:14 PS 104

Instructor

Dr. Tony Forest

Office

117C Physical Sciences Complex

Phone

282-4426

Email

foretony@isu.edu

Course Info Webpage

https://wiki.iac.isu.edu/index.php/Forest_Ugrad_ClassicalMechanics

Office hours

MWF 11:00-12:00,TuTh 2:00-3:00pm

Instructional Objectives

https://wiki.iac.isu.edu/index.php/Forest_Ugrad_ClassicalMechanics#Catalog_Description

Useful References

https://wiki.iac.isu.edu/index.php/Forest_Ugrad_ClassicalMechanics#References

Grading

Course grade will be assigned based on homework, a midterm, and a final exam using the metric below..

Performance Measure	% contribution to final grade
Homework	40%
Midterm	40%
Final	20%

Grading Scale : 90-100% = A, 80-89.9% = B, 70-79.9% = C, 60-69.9% = D, < 60% = F

Homework

Given the ease with which homework solutions may be found using the internet, students will be asked to illustrate their understanding of the assigned homework problems by explaining their solutions in class. Student will be randomly assigned problems well in advance of being asked to explain their solutions in class. The instructor will evaluate their understanding of the homework solution using the following metric.

available points	metric
2/5	The student was able to state the fundamental physics principles that are applied to solve the given problem
2/5	The student was able to illustrate how the above principles are applied to the problem using the standard mathematical formalism
1/5	The student was able to interpret the resuls of their solution

The pool of homework problems from your text may be found in the table at https://wiki.iac.isu.edu/index.php/ClasSched_Forest_Ugrad_ClassicalMechanics

Class Policies

http://wiki.iac.isu.edu/index.php/Forest_Class_Policies

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