PH 222 Recitation Syllabus

Fall 2013

Instructor: Rebecca Grollman

E-mail: grollmar@onid.orst.edu

Recitation Times: Every week (except first week and Thanksgiving week):

Tuesday at 9 am [Wngr 201]

Thursday at 9 am [Wngr 305]

Thursday at 2 pm [Wngr 201]

Office Hours: Thursdays from 1-2 [Wngr 145]. Other TAs are available from 12-6 M-F in Wngr 145 and 6-10 M-F in the Collaborative Learning Center in the Valley Library [look for Worm Hole signs].

What to expect from recitation: Recitations are not required, but are strongly recommended. This course carries one credit and consists of weekly group problem solving sessions. Recitations are taught by experienced TAs who can address individual problems and provide guidance in a small group session.

Each recitation will consist of: 1) a short question and answer period, 2) a mini lecture to go over key points for the week, 3) groups of no more than three students working on problems with a class discussion after each problem, and 4) a discussion of the next homework problem due. The problems done during recitation are group work.

Homework: There will be one homework problem due by 5 pm almost every Monday (see attached homework set) in the TA’s box (#20, second floor of Weniger). No late homework will be accepted. Contact Dave Bannon (bannond@physics.oregonstate.edu) for late homework exceptions. Make sure you place homework in the correct box!! Otherwise, you will not get credit for the homework! The recitation homework problems are not group work. They are to be done on an individual basis. The TA will return the graded homework at the beginning of the next recitation.

Grading: Homework will be graded based on the required solution format attached. Four parts of the rubric will be selected randomly to be graded for a total of 10 points per homework assignment.

This course is P/N for 1 credit. In order to pass, you must get an overall homework score of 70% or above. Since we have 7 homework assignments, this means you must get at least 49 homework points to pass.

About recitation: Recitation is a place for you to get more 1-on-1 help than you would during lecture. It is also a place to learn from your classmates through listening to their ideas and explaining your own. When you leave, you should walk away with a deeper understanding of the topics we have been covering in class and how to become better problem solvers.