PHS 208; STE 208
Credit Hours: 4

Instructor

    James Mayer
    Phone: 965-9601
    email: james.mayer@asu.edu
    FAX: (602) 965-9004
    Office: Physical Science B 231
    Address: Center for Solid State Science, Box 871704, ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287-1704

Course Coordinator

    Elizabeth Mayer
    Phone: 965-2390
    email: ebm@asu.edu
    Office: Computing Commons, 3rd Floor
    Address: Computing Commons, Box 870101, ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287-0101

Course Description

    Project-oriented science course with computer training to develop critical thinking, writing and technical skills. This course is concerned with light and microscopy at the conceptual level. Very few mathematics skills are necessary to succeed in this course, but a healthy love and curiosity for understanding the workings of the universe is essential to get the most out of your experience. Each week there are readings, activities, and exercises dealing with a particular concept (or two) in light, optics, or microscopy.

Textbook

    There is no required textbook for this course; most of the information you will need will be accessible from this Web site.

Student Responsibilities

Readings

For each concept encountered in class, a corresponding reading has been developed on the Patterns Web site. Students are expected to read the readings during the computer session or as homework. You may want to print these pages out in the Computing Commons.

Exams

There will be three exams administered in this course. The first will cover material from weeks 1 through 5. The second will cover material from weeks 6 through 9. The Final exam will be given on Week 15 and will be cumulative. Each exam will be worth 25 points.

Email

    At certain times in the semester you may want to email us or vice versa. You should obtain an ASURITE email account from the Computing Commons if you do not have one already. To get an account, go to the email help desk on the first floor of the C.C. building.
On-line Help
    For technical help call Distance Learning Technology at 965-5764 or email them at dlt-help@asu.edu
    If you have questions regarding the content of the course call or email James Mayer at 965-9601

Grading Scale

    There are 340 possible graded points available in this course.


    14 Exercises@10 pts/exercise= 140
    3 Exams@50 pts/exam= 150
    Web Project@50 pts=  50


    270 - 340 = A
    230 - 269 = B
    190 - 229 = C
    150 - 189 = D
    < 149 = E

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