Evaluation/Assessment Method
Lecture:
1. Daily quizzes: Will begin five minutes after the start of class. Students who arrive late will not be able to take the quiz.
2. Reading quizzes: Reading quizzes taken on Blackboard, are due prior to class before each new chapter.
3. Homework: Will be completed and submitted via WebAssign following the completion of the discussion of the chapter. (The student is required to purchase a WebAssign access code).
4. Hourly Exams: Four hourly exams will be given. All examinations will be closed book--no notes, note sheets, booklets,etc. An equation sheet will be provided for you. (The student is required to purchase a Blue Book for each exam.).
5. Comprehensive Final Exam: The final examination is comprehensive.

Grading Standards/Evaluation Criteria:
1. Final grades will be determined by quizzes, homework, participation, hourly lecture exams, and a final lecture examination.
2. Only students whose names appear on the official roster (Provided by the Registrar's Office) will receive a grade in the course.
3. There will be no make-up for missed hourly lecture exams without a written excuse absence from official source. The official excuse needs to be presented within 48 hours of the exam.
4. No late assignments will be accepted.
5. There will absolutely no make-up quizzes.
6. Absence and tardiness will affect the student's grade through the missed quizzes.

Academic Integrity Standards:
1. Attendance: The University expects students to attend ALL classes. While unnecessary absences are discouraged, the University recognizes that, on occasion, students may have legitimate reasons for being absent. Thus, a student will be permitted one "unexcused" absence per semester hour credit. Once a student exceeds the number of allowed unexcused absences, the instructor will require an official University excuse. Not more than 20% of class meetings (excused or unexcused) may be missed by a student during a given semester. A student whose absences exceed 20% of scheduled class meetings for the semester will receive a grade of "F" for the course.
2. Tardiness: The initial minutes of the lab session are spent in discussions that are important to the understanding of the lab materials and safety procedures. Students who arrive late are not permitted to copy the data and/or results from other students. At the discretion of the instructor, students who arrive late may not be permitted to start the lab. Continual tardiness will effect your grade.
3. Class Participation: Is encouraged and expected.
4. Honesty, honor code and violations of integrity such as cheating: Any form of cheating will result in an "F" in the course.
5. Cell Phones: All cell phones will be turned off during lecture, labs and exams.
6. NSU email policy: The student's NSU email will be the official form of electronic communication.

Blackboard Instructions:
http://nsu.blackboard.com/
To login: Enter your first and middle initials and last name
Username: f.m.last
Password: student id number

WebAssign:
http://www.webassign.net/index.html
To login: Enter your first and middle initials and last name
Username: f.m.last
Institution: nsu
Password: physics

American with Disabilities: In accordance with Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, if you have a disability or think you have a disability, we ask that you please contact Supporting Students through Disability Services (SSDS) office. Location: 2nd Floor/Lyman B Brooks Library, Room 240, Contact Person: Marian E Shepherd, Disability Services Coordinator, Telephone: 757-823-2014.

University Assessment Statement: As part of NSU's committment to provide the environment and resources needed for success, students may be required to participate in a number of university-wide assessment activities. The activities may include test, surveys, focus groups and interviews, and portfolio reviews. The primary purpose of the assessment activity is to determine the extent to which the university's programs and services maintain a high level of quality and meet the needs of students. Students will not be identified in the analysis of the results. Unless indicated otherwise by the instructor, results from University assessment activities will not be computed in student's grades.

Academic Support Services: STARS tutoring services.