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Announcements

2/14/2025

Week 5 (2/17-21): Test 2 takes place Wednesday-Friday this week at the CBTF. If you are feeling anxious as you prepare please consider checking out these resources for test anxiety [Resource 1][Resource 2]

If you are encountering difficulties with the math in this course, we encourage you to utilize online resources and office hours for assistance. This OpenStax chapter on right triangles is useful for reviewing when to use sine, cosine, and tangent; and this chapter reviews methods for solving two equations with two unknowns.


Here is a summary of our schedule and deadlines for Week 5:

  • Class Meetings
    • Lectures 8 and 9
    • Discussion 5
    • Lab 3
  • Online assignments
    • [smartPhysics] Prelectures and Checkpoints 8 and 9.
    • [smartPhysics] Prelab 1 is due at 8am on the day your lab section meets
    • [smartPhysics] Homework 4 is due at 8am on Thursday, February 20
  • Action items
    • Sign up for a Test 2 time slot in PrairieTest ASAP
    • Test 2 will cover content from Lectures 4-7, Homeworks 3-4, Lab 1, and Discussions 3-5

Students who wish to earn James Scholar Honors Credit in this course: Please see the Project Page for details. Note that the project proposal is due in Gradescope on Friday March 14 at 5:00pm.

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