In addition, optional extra credit exercises will be available, which involve take-home experiment kits assembled from commonly available materials. Basic knowledge of High School algebra and some material from 130-a are prerequisite. Lecture with demonstration. Class participation is encouraged, and questions are always welcome. Each class begins with a question and answer session for the problem set assigned the previous class.
Homework is returned with helpful suggestions for solving problems.
Homework is graded on effort and not strictly on the number of successfully solved problems.