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Level 1 Weekly Problems – Instructions for Students 2014/15 You are required to do homework problems set on the content of the lecture courses you are taking. This work is assessed and in some cases the marks count towards your overall mark for the relevant modules. The schedule for the individual lecture course components within the modules is detailed overleaf. In addition, lecturers may also supply pre-lecture tests or other assignments for private study. The weekly problems will normally relate to the content of the recent lectures but may sometimes rely on material not explicitly covered in lectures. The problems will be made available week-by-week electronically in pdf via the Physics Weekly Problems system at https://teaching.physics.dur.ac.uk/ – this system can also be reached via the “Assignments” section of the individual courses in duo. It is your own responsibility to download the questions – they will not routinely be issued on paper and you should not assume that individual lecturers will remind you during their lectures. Each problem will normally be made available one week before the submission deadline. The solutions are due by 2.00 p.m. on the following Monday. No marks are awarded for late work. If there is a good reason, such as illness, why you will not be able to submit in a particular week then you must arrange for a ‘self-certification’ form to be forwarded to the Department by your College. For the module PHYS1122 Foundations of Physics 1 there are three types of problem (‘paper-based problems’, ‘MasteringPhysics problems’ and ‘tutorial problems’), as shown on the schedule overleaf. For the modules PHYS1081 Introduction to Astronomy and PHYS1101 Discovery Skills in Physics all the problems are of the ‘paper-based’ type. The weekly problems for these three modules are purely formative (i.e., the marks obtained do not contribute to your module mark) but all this work is nevertheless compulsory. For PHYS1141 Maths Toolkit for Scientists all the problems make use of an electronic system called MyMathLab (you will be told more about this in the introductory lecture for this module) and the marks obtained do contribute to your module mark. For all paper-based problems, you should post your solutions at the yellow Level 1 Problems Station near room 54 on the ground floor of the Physics Department. It is very important that you start each answer on a separate sheet and mark each answer clearly with your full name and the question code (e.g. “Mech1.1”), and your tutor group (e.g. “1-16”) if you are taking Foundations. Please use A4 paper and staple together the sheets for a given question (do not simply fold the corners of the sheets or use paper clips since this can cause scripts to get mixed up). Post each question separately in the locked post box of the yellow problems station, as follows: For PHYS1122 Foundations of Physics 1 please post your answers in the slot corresponding to your tutor group. Your scripts will be marked by your tutor, following marking schemes decided by the lecturers. Your tutor will return the marked scripts either in the next tutorial or via the trays (sorted alphabetically by surname) at the Problems Station near Room 54 by 2.00 p.m. on the following Monday. For PHYS1081 Introduction to Astronomy and PHYS1101 Discovery Skills in Physics please post your answers in the slot corresponding to your surname. Your scripts will be marked by a team of postgraduate markers, following marking schemes decided by the lecturers. Marked scripts will be returned via the trays (sorted alphabetically by surname) at the Problems Station near Room 54 by 2.00 p.m. on the following Monday. Shortly after each submission deadline, the model solutions will be made available online, via the Physics Weekly Problems system, and you should consult these to resolve points of misunderstanding. You should keep your marked work, in case of queries later: if you throw it away, or lose it, then the Department will not be able to take responsibility if there is a query. For all MasteringPhysics problems, you should submit your answers online at http://www.masteringphysics.com/. You will receive details of how to register for the MasteringPhysics system when you purchase your Level 1 text book. The strict deadline for submitting your answers is 2.00 p.m. on Mondays. Regrettably, answers submitted after this time, or submitted on paper or by email, will not be marked. For all tutorial problems, you should not hand in your answers at the Problems Station but instead take them to your tutorial which falls in the same calendar week as the ‘deadline’ indicated.
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Weekly Problems – Instructions for Students 2014/15 You are required to do homework problems set on the content of the lecture courses you are taking. This work is assessed and in some cases the marks count towards your overall mark for the relevant modules. The schedule for the individual lecture course components within the modules is detailed overleaf. In addition, lecturers may also supply pre-lecture tests or other assignments for private study. The weekly problems will normally relate to the content of the recent lectures but may sometimes rely on material not explicitly covered in lectures. The problems will be made available week-by-week electronically in pdf via the Physics Weekly Problems system at https://teaching.physics.dur.ac.uk/ – this system can also be reached via the “Assignments” section of the individual courses in duo. It is your own responsibility to download the questions – they will not routinely be issued on paper and you should not assume that individual lecturers will remind you during their lectures. Each problem will normally be made available one week before the submission deadline. The solutions are due by 2.00 p.m. on the following Monday. No marks are awarded for late work. If there is a good reason, such as illness, why you will not be able to submit in a particular week then you must arrange for a ‘self-certification’ form to be forwarded to the Department by your College. For the module PHYS1122 Foundations of Physics 1 there are three types of problem (‘paper-based problems’, ‘MasteringPhysics problems’ and ‘tutorial problems’), as shown on the schedule overleaf. For the modules PHYS1081 Introduction to Astronomy and PHYS1101 Discovery Skills in Physics all the problems are of the ‘paper-based’ type. The weekly problems for these three modules are purely formative (i.e., the marks obtained do not contribute to your module mark) but all this work is nevertheless compulsory. For PHYS1141 Maths Toolkit for Scientists all the problems make use of an electronic system called MyMathLab (you will be told more about this in the introductory lecture for this module) and the marks obtained do contribute to your module mark. For all paper-based problems, you should post your solutions at the yellow Level 1 Problems Station near room 54 on the ground floor of the Physics Department. It is very important that you start each answer on a separate sheet and mark each answer clearly with your full name and the question code (e.g. “Mech1.1”), and your tutor group (e.g. “1-16”) if you are taking Foundations. Please use A4 paper and staple together the sheets for a given question (do not simply fold the corners of the sheets or use paper clips since this can cause scripts to get mixed up). Post each question separately in the locked post box of the yellow problems station, as follows:
For PHYS1122 Foundations of Physics 1 please post your answers in the slot corresponding to your tutor group. Your scripts will be marked by your tutor, following marking schemes decided by the lecturers. Your tutor will return the marked scripts either in the next tutorial or via the trays (sorted alphabetically by surname) at the Problems Station near Room 54 by 2.00 p.m. on the following Monday.
For PHYS1081 Introduction to Astronomy and PHYS1101 Discovery Skills in Physics please post your answers in the slot corresponding to your surname. Your scripts will be marked by a team of postgraduate markers, following marking schemes decided by the lecturers. Marked scripts will be returned via the trays (sorted alphabetically by surname) at the Problems Station near Room 54 by 2.00 p.m. on the following Monday.
Shortly after each submission deadline, the model solutions will be made available online, via the Physics Weekly Problems system, and you should consult these to resolve points of misunderstanding. You should keep your marked work, in case of queries later: if you throw it away, or lose it, then the Department will not be able to take responsibility if there is a query. For all MasteringPhysics problems, you should submit your answers online at http://www.masteringphysics.com/. You will receive details of how to register for the MasteringPhysics system when you purchase your Level 1 text book. The strict deadline for submitting your answers is 2.00 p.m. on Mondays. Regrettably, answers submitted after this time, or submitted on paper or by email, will not be marked. For all tutorial problems, you should not hand in your answers at the Problems Station but instead take them to your tutorial which falls in the same calendar week as the ‘deadline’ indicated.
Weekly Problems Schedule 2014-15Level 1
Publication date
Students' submission deadline
Problem set number
PHYS1081 PHYS1101 PHYS1141
06-Oct 13-Oct Mech1.T1 113-Oct 20-Oct Mech1.1 Mech1.2 Thermo.T1 EL.1 220-Oct 27-Oct Mech1.3 Mech1.4 Thermo.1 Mech1.T2 UG.1 EL.2 MT.1 327-Oct 03-Nov Mech1.5 Mech1.6 Thermo.2 Synoptic.T1 UG.2 EL.3 MT.2 403-Nov 10-Nov Thermo.3 Mech2.1 Thermo.4 Thermo.T2 UG.3 EL.4 MT.3 510-Nov 17-Nov Mech2.2 Mech2.3 Thermo.5 Mech2.T1 SS.1 MT.4 617-Nov 24-Nov Thermo.6 Mech2.4 Thermo.7 Mech2.T2 SS.2 EL.5 MT.5 724-Nov 01-Dec Mech2.5 Mech2.6 WO.T1 SS.3 MT.6 801-Dec 08-Dec WO.1 Mech2.7 WO.2 Synoptic.T2 SSSE.1 EL.6 MT.7 908-Dec 12-Jan WO.3 EMag1.1 WO.4 EMag1.T1 SSSE.2 MT.8 10
12-Jan 19-Jan ** ** ** WO.T2 SSSE.3 MT.9 1119-Jan 26-Jan - EMag1.2 WO.5 MP.T1 AB.1 MT.10 1226-Jan 02-Feb EMag1.3 EMag1.4 WO.6 EMag1.T2 AB.2 MT.11 1302-Feb 09-Feb WO.7 EMag1.5 MP.1 Synoptic.T3 AB.3 MT.12 1409-Feb 16-Feb EMag1.6 EMag1.7 MP.2 MP.T2 MW.1 MT.13 1516-Feb 23-Feb MP.3 EMag2.1 MP.4 EMag2.T1 MW.2 MT.14 1623-Feb 02-Mar EMag2.2 EMag2.3 MP.5 MP.T3 MW.3 MT.15 1702-Mar 09-Mar MP.6 EMag2.4 MP.7 MP.T4 CH.1 MT.16 1809-Mar 20-Apr EMag2.5 EMag2.6 MP.8 EMag2.T2 CH.2 MT.17 19
20-Apr 27-Apr MP.9 EMag2.7 MP.10 Synoptic.T4 CH.3 20
Key: Course LecturerAB Astrobiology WilmanCH Cosmic History FrenkEL Errors Lectures HughesEMag1 Electromagnetism part 1 TerryEMag2 Electromagnetism part 2 SzablewskiMech1 Mechanics part 1 LoveMech2 Mechanics part 2 LancasterMP Modern Physics ClarkMT Maths Toolkit WilmanMW The Milky Way and Beyond JenkinsSS Solar System LuceySSSE Sun, Stars and Stellar Evolution FumagalliThermo Thermodynamics AtkinsonUG User's Guide to the Night Sky LuceyWO Waves and Optics Hatton
Notes:
In addition to the above schedule, some lecturers may set short web-based pre-lecture tests or other assignments for private study. Completion of these is not compulsory but is strongly recommended.
(Monday 14:00)
(Monday 14:00)
The Department reserves the right to make changes to the above schedule at short notice, as circumstances dictate.
2 In general each MasteringPhysics assignment may consist of several questions grouped together. This should be clear when you log in to the MasteringPhysics site.
3 You should take your solutions to the tutorial problems to your tutorial which falls in the same calendar week as the 'deadline' indicated. For example, if your tutorial group meets on Thursdays then you should take your answers to Mech.T1 to your tutorial on 16 October, but if your group meets on Mondays then you should take your answers to Mech.T1 to your tutorial on 13 October.
** Collection examination for PHYS1122 Foundations of Physics 1 on SATURDAY 17 January – fewer problems set. (There are no Collection examinations for any other Level 1 physics modules.)
Module
Foundations of Physics 1PHYS1122
Discovery Skills in
Physics1
1 For all paper-based problems please use the labels above (e.g. Mech.1 for the first Mechanics problem), so that problems and solutions can be clearly identified.
Maths Toolkit for Scientists
Introduction to
Astronomy1Paper-based
problems1
MasteringPhysics
problems2
Tutorial
problems3
