JOURNALS

Journals are due each Monday at 7pm.
The first journal is due Monday, Jan. 13

Logistics: You will use the Assignments tool on SmartSite to
write and submit your journal entries. Each entry should be
about a page. You should do one entry per week. I will read
these and sometimes comment when appropriate. I will not
grade each entry, but your participation in journal writing
will be part of your grade for the quarter.

Content: The journals should NOT be a summary of the reading or of class. 
They should be your thoughts and reactions to the material.

Suggestions:

1) Reflect upon the reading and class discussions.

2) Work through ideas that you are having trouble understanding. Question.
   Speculate. 

3) Look for connections to earlier parts of the course and to other parts
of physics that you have studied.

The journals should reveal your process of working on the subject not the
final, polished product. A good journal is not one that is "right" but rather
one that shows how you have fully engaged the subject. The ratio of words to
equations should be very high. The words should be organized into COMPLETE
SENTENCES, otherwise it will be impossible for me to follow your thoughts.