The first midterm will be on Wednesday, October 3, 8:30-10:00 PM. The exam will be at two different places. If your first name (or "given name") starts with letters A to K, go to the old Student Union Auditorium. (Enter under the bridge, go straight, turn left after the stairway, turn right.) For first names starting with letters L-Z the exam will be in Javits. L-O should go to Javits 103, while P-Z should go to Javits 110. There will be assigned seating at the exam, so you MUST go to the right place.
Here are two examples: John Smith should go to the old Student Union. Xiuping Kong should be in Javits 110. Check out the places before the exam. The large lecture room in Javits (Room 100) will have another physics exam for PHY121. Do not go there by mistake.
Exams are closed books and notes, but you will be allowed to bring your own notes on a single sheet of regular size white paper. The text on the paper should be written with your own hand (no photographic, xerox etc. copies) and it should be readable without the use of any instruments (magnifying glass, microscope, etc). You may use both sides of the paper. Otherwise, use only the paper that is distributed in the exam room. Numerical constants needed for the exam will be printed on the exam booklet.
Bring a photo ID to the exams. Acceptable IDs: Stony Brook student ID, driver's license, green card/passport. If you do not have an ID, and you want to take the exam, we reserve the right of making a photo of you on the spot. Also bring a pen/pencil and a handheld calculator capable of doing simple arithmetic and trigonometric functions to the exam. We can not provide a replacement calculator (or allow exchange of calculators) if yours does not work or you forgot to bring one. Notebooks computers are not allowed.
No communication between students is allowed during the exams. No devices with infrared ports or any other communication options. No beepers, cell phones, buzzers, etc. Any evidence of cheating will be reported to the academic hearing officer and will also result in a stiff grade penalty. Leaving the exam room is by permission only. The text of the exam may not leave the room before the exam is over. Ask for permission if you want to leave the room. Do not remove the text of the exam from the room until the exam is completely over. When finished, copy all results to this (front) page.
Grading/complaints: Problems 1,2,3,4: 10 points for correct answer, partial credit possible. Problems 5-9: 5 points each, no partial credit. The graders may check your solution to see if the work handed in justifies your choices in the multiple choice questions. The solutions will be posted on the course WEB page. The graded exam will be handed back to you by your recitation instructor. If you feel that a mistake was made, return the exam and a brief written statement of your grievance to your recitation instructor. Except for trivial mistakes (like incorrect addition of the scores by the grader), the returned exam will be accepted only on the same day that you received the graded exam in recitation. Preferably, you should ask for the re-grading at the end of the recitation session. Do not change your solution in any way. The contested exams may be compared to a xerox copy made by the grader. If you make notes on the exam sheet, use a writing instrument that is very different from the pen/pencil used during the exam. If partial credit is contested, the whole exam will be re-graded. Your grade may go up, down or remain unchanged.
