Modern physics II

The course grade will be determined by your performance on the following: homework assignments, tests, and a research paper. Each test will cover one or two chapters of the text book, as detailed on the schedule. Unlike last semester, the final test will not be comprehensive. The research paper will be on a topic of your choosing, but must be related to something covered in class— more information about the research paper will be forthcoming later in the semester. At the end of semester your two lowest homework grades will be dropped and the average of the remaining homework grades computed. Your final grade will then be determined according to the following weighting scheme: