If you find someone else who has a nearly identical answer but received more credit than you, I will not necessarily raise your grade. That person may have received more than they deserved and the proper action would be for me to lower that person's grade. The term paper should be submitted as an attachment in order to make better reading and allow for any pictures or diagrams. If you wish, you may send it by snail mail, but it must be postmarked by the deadline given above. Term papers must be written in your own words.
Extensive quotations make for a very poor paper.
Term papers may not be written on objects that are part of the course syllabus. A list of such forbidden topics is listed elsewhere on this web site. There are no exceptions except for fully documented medical emergencies that prevent you from telephoning me or the physics department. Revised January 21, 1999.