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EnPh 131 Lec B04

EnPh 131 Lec B04. Introduction Course syllabus Course components …. EnPh 131 Lec B04 : OUTLINE. Instructor: Saeed Behzadipour ( www.ualberta.ca/~saeedb ).

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EnPh 131 Lec B04

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  1. EnPh 131 Lec B04 Introduction Course syllabus Course components ….

  2. EnPh 131 Lec B04 : OUTLINE Instructor: Saeed Behzadipour (www.ualberta.ca/~saeedb) Website:WebCT has a general page for EnPh131. Extra material specific to this section will be posted on my homepage. Check EnPh131 under “Teaching” on the left frame Seminars: Semi-exams/quizzes on Mondays 8:00 – 8:50 in PE E 120. You can work in groups and also get help for the TA/instructor. Please be prepared before coming to the seminars. Seminar problems are not easy! Office hours: 1. 45 min. following WF lectures and Monday seminar 2. By appointment (email/phone call) 2. Just drop by my office and try your luck

  3. EnPh 131 Lec B04 : OUTLINE Assignments: Ten sets each consisting of 5 problems. See the course webpage on WebCT for problem list and due date. • Textbook: • Hibbeler’s book 11th edition: • The principal text for most of the course. Older versions can be also used for study purposes • The reference for the first 9 sets of assignments (older versions may not be the same) • Young and Freedman 11th edition: • The principal text for the last two topics • The reference for the last set of assignments

  4. EnPh 131 Lec B04 : OUTLINE • Collect your marks: • Final (50%): Closed-book, formula sheet will be provided • Midterm (20%): Closed-book, formula sheet will be provided • Assignment (5%): • Should be submitted weekly. Due date, time and the drop box are restricted! • Seminar (5%): • Students solve a few problems with the help of the instructor and/or TA. The solutions will be collected and marked • Lab (20%): • Five laboratory (see the schedule and other info at http://polaris.phys.ualberta.ca) • You should get at a minimum mark of 50% in the lab component to pass the course

  5. How to study… • This is relatively a tough course (overall average about 60%) • Keys to success : • Maintain a constant pace: you can never prepare for this exam over night. Have a regular study plan (it is really serious in this course!) • This course needs a lot of practice: Listening and understanding lectures count for 25% of your mark, the remaining 75% is obtained through problem solving. (These numbers are real!) • Mark the good examples/problems for your future review. You will learn many critical things while solving problems. Mark those problems. That’s the fastest way to remember important things • Enhance your problem solving skill: Don’t do the problems by trial and error. You should have clear and STRONG REASONS for what you do and what you don’t do • Stick to the PROCEDURES for solving the problems. The procedures given in the book and lectures are developed by experts to deal with complex problems. Don’t confuse yourself by shortcuts

  6. How to Evaluate Your Progress • Find the average number of iterations you make to solve one problem (going to end, consulting your results with your friends/book and going back to see what mistakes you’ve made): You should eventually get to 1-1.3 • See how fast you can dismantle a system/problem and develop a correct roadmap for the solution (depending on the difficulty of the problem, it should get to 5-8 minutes) • In each assignment count the number of the problems in which you do not exactly know what you’ve done and cannot completely justify your solution to someone who might question any part of it. You should get it down to 1 or less • We will revisit these guidelines after the midterm!

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