Getting Started With This Course
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Canvas (by Instructure)
Your course is using Canvas. If you are new to Canvas, please visit the
Canvas Basics course space
to become familiar with Canvas prior to the start of your course. No login is required to
access this space.
You will be able to login to Canvas about two weeks prior to the start of your class.
However, your course becomes available as of 1 AM on the official course
start date.
Logging In
Log in to your Canvas course space at
bucks.instructure.com
- Username: Your username is the same for every system at Bucks.
- Password: your Bucks Network password (used to log into any Bucks campus computer or to access any Bucks Library online database from off campus.)
If you do not know your Bucks Username, you can retrieve it by using the Find Your Username Form. Enter your Name, Birthday (mm/dd/yyyy) and either your 7 digit student ID number OR your social security number, then click Submit. Your Bucks username will display on the screen.
Note: Students are uploaded to Canvas several times a day. If you registered late, you won't be
able to access Canvas until the next upload takes place.
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Purchasing Your Books and Other Course Materials |
While you may purchase your books and other course materials from the provider of your choice (using the
ISBN number available through the course's academic department
where applicable to ensure the correct version), both the campus bookstore
and our online bookstore,
guarantee that they stock the correct version for your course.
Approximately 3 weeks prior to the start of the session you can use the link
below to see the list of books that have been selected by your instructor. If you have
any questions about the course materials listed, please contact your instructor or the academic
department directly.
Click
this link to see the book list for your course.
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Other Information about the Course |
Requirements for enrollment:
- Students must have regular, reliable access to the
internet with a computer that is properly configured to use Canvas.
- Students must have access to a scanner or digital camera so work such as graphs and calculations can be submitted electronically.
- Students must have met the following prerequisites
before enrolling in this course:
- Completion of PHYS106 (C or better)
Challenges of E-Learning:
- Students utilizing the E-Learning mode require strong independent learning skills to be successful. Although there is flexibility about when and where you do your studying, you will find that it takes more time than is typical for a face-to-face course.
- For a successful summer session, you must be a
self-disciplined, highly motivated learner who can spend about 25 hours each week working on activities for classes. We will
be covering material that is normally taught over 15 weeks (5 hours/week), so it will feel like three lab courses rolled into one.
Course Activities - students will:
- Complete the orientation to the course.
- Share information and interests with classmates.
- Read information and study figures, illustrations, formulas, and captions in the textbook.
- View the lectures, demonstrations, tutorials, and self-check questions for each chapter.
- Discuss questions on each chapter.
- Complete collaborative investigations in small groups.
- Review analyses, solutions, and explanations.
- Complete self-check homework problems.
- Take timed online quizzes.
- Review quiz solutions.
- Complete virtual and hands-on laboratory experiments and submit comprehensive lab reports.
- Discuss questions on the lab concepts and activities.
- Prepare for the final exam.
- Take the proctored comprehensive final exam.
Texts:
- Cutnell & Johnson PHYSICS, 10th edition, Volume 2 (or combined text with both Vol. 1 and Vol. 2), Young & Stadler, Pub. Wiley, 2015; ISBN-13 9781118836873 (No access code will be required).
- Exploration of Physics Simulation Library Vol. 1 - This software for Windows and MAC OS is available as a download. See the instructions for ordering on the Canvas Home page once the course opens.
Note:
Students must meet the Bucks County Community College requirements for the proctored Final Exam, including the deadlines set by the instructor, or receive a failing grade.
For further information about the course, please contact the instructor directly:
Email: Lynn.McCarty@bucks.edu
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