Physics 308
Syllabus, Spring 2007
St.
Daniel W. Koon, Instructor
Last updated: Feb. 23, 2007.
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TEXT: Introduction
to Electrodynamics, David J. Griffiths. (Used: Ebay, Amazon) |
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GRADING
POLICY: Your
final average will be calculated from the following:
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ATTENDANCE
POLICY: The
instructor reserves the right to subtract one-half of a letter grade for each
absence beyond the first three. I do not expect you to learn all of your
physics from my magnificent lectures, just as I would not expect you to learn
it all simply from reading every sentence of the text, or by doing every
homework problem. However, each one of these items you miss diminishes the
understanding you are likely to gain of the course material.
EXAMS: There will be three exams during
regular class time during the semester, Tuesday, February 20, Thursday, March 29,
and Tuesday, April 17, plus a Final Exam, Wednesday, May 9, at 1:30pm.
THE LECTURES: (Chapters refer to Griffiths,
unless otherwise stated.)
FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, May 9, 1:30pm.
ACADEMIC
HONESTY: SELECTIONS FROM THE SLU STUDENT HANDBOOK
All students at St. Lawrence University are bound by honor to maintain the
highest level of academic integrity. By virtue of membership in the St.
Lawrence community, every student accepts the responsibility to know the rules
of academic honesty, to abide by them at all times, and to encourage all others
to do the same.
Responsibility for avoiding behavior or situations from which academic
dishonesty may be inferred rests entirely with the students. Claims of
ignorance, unintentional error, and academic or personal pressure are not
excuses for academic dishonesty. Students should be sure to learn from faculty
what is expected as their own work and how the work of other people should be
acknowledged. Instructors are expected to maintain conditions which promote
academic honesty.
Instructors have the duty to investigate any instance involving possible
academic dishonesty and must present evidence of academic dishonesty to the
Academic Honor Council rather than make private arrangements with the student
involved. Violations of the St. Lawrence University Code of Academic Honor are
administered under the constitution of the Academic Honor Council [See Student
Handbook for the Constitution].
Academic Honesty
The primary objective of the University is the promotion of knowledge. This
objective can be furthered only if there is strict adherence to scrupulous
standards of honesty. At St. Lawrence, all members of the University community
have a responsibility to see that standards of honesty and integrity are maintained.
Students who respect academic honesty and who are orderly and meticulous in
their treatment of both their own work and the work of others should anticipate
no difficulty with cheating, plagiarism, or other forms of academic dishonesty.
Borrowing ideas or language from others is acceptable scholarly practice and in
many instances actively to be encouraged.
Academic dishonesty generally arises from one of two sources: either a student
has knowingly cheated or plagiarized or he/she has been careless or slipshod in
discriminating between his/her own work and that of others or in acknowledging
sources accurately. These latter difficulties are easily circumvented. Any
standard handbook on English usage or term paper writing manual will furnish a
methodology as well as appropriate internal reference, endnote, or
bibliographical forms (cf., for example, the Harbrace
Handbook, A Guide to MLA Documentation, or Writers Inc.).
A major objective of the University is the pursuit of knowledge which can be
achieved only by strict adherence to standards of honesty. At St. Lawrence, all
members of the community have a responsibility to see that these standards are
maintained.
Academic Dishonesty
The following constitute examples of
academic dishonesty:
Claims of ignorance and academic or
personal pressure are unacceptable as excuses for academic dishonesty. Students
must learn what constitutes one's own work and how the work of others must be
acknowledged.
St. Lawrence students are required to sign the following statement prior to
registration for classes:
"I hereby acknowledge that I have read the above document and I
understand my responsibility in maintaining the standards of academic honesty
at St. Lawrence University."
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