Bring a calculator and writing utensils to all exams. In addition, bring your official university identification card to show upon request. These are usually on the same evening but earlier than the regular hour exam. Actual times will be announced in lecture. The reason for this is that for some parts of the course the average score is typically very high.
Students also tend to do very well on labs and quizzes.
For an example from a previous semester click here . The real payoff for doing well on the homework, quizzes and labs is a better understanding of the physics and consequently higher examination scores. To give you an indication of your standing during the semester, you will be given scaled scores for each hour exam. The web-based gradebook will show, for all aspects of the class, exactly how you are progressing. At the end of the course, quiz, homework and lab components will be put together to obtain the final grade.