A sample lecture from the Optics course. Exercises and Quizzes After most lectures, students are asked to try some sample questions about the new material. Once they have some practice, they receive graded online quizzes . Often, students are asked to fill in steps of proofs of the theorems taught in the course. Each week, students report their exercise and quiz scores to their instructor, who keeps detailed student records and identifies special problem areas.
Every lesson has a homework assignment from the textbook.
Students should expect to spend between 5-10 hours per week completing all the online and offline course assignments. At the end of each section of the course, students complete exams . Exams are done on paper, then entered on the computer. Students get immediate feedback on their answers. At the end of the course, students take a final exam.