Dear Physics Dept faculty - The Physics Curriculum Committee (Roger, Austin, Ken, Hugh and myself) has voted unanimously to eliminate the no-lab option for Phys 1,2,11, and 12 Basis: i) affects small fraction of students - ca. 7-8 per course ii) allows for examining lab content iii) students with lab get no extra credit iv) grading unfair between lab and no lab -- no lab grade is a bit contrived v) vast majority of freshman courses that I (LG) see for transfer of credit don't have a no-lab option Please reply to me by January 21, 2010 to let me know your stand on the elimination. If there are no serious objections that would warrant discussion at a dept meeting, I will go ahead and remove the courses. Leon Gunther Tufts University Department of Physics and Astronomy Robinson Hall - Rm 357 617-627-5361 Fax: 617-627-3878 |