Instructor: B. H. Suits
Office: 105 Fisher Hall
Phone: 487-2093
e-mail: suits@mtu.edu
Requried Text: There is no required text. Some optional reading is suggested in the syllabus.
The "live" version is a more traditional class which meets twice a week for 75 minutes each (1.5 normal class periods) during the fall semester. Demonstrations and in-class exercises are used extensively.
Course materials are accessible to registered students using MTU's Blackboard Learning (a.k.a. WebCT ver. 6) site. Go to http://www.courses.mtu.edu and log in using your MTU user name and password. If you are registered for the course, an entry for PH1090 should appear.
Note that this is a Physics course which deals with scientific issues related to music. It is not a "music course." You do not need to be able to read music, play an instrument, or sing. You do need to be able to think logically and do some math at the precalculus level.
The live version is next scheduled for Fall 2008.
An online version of this course is expected to be available during MTU's spring and summer semesters for the forseeable future. Please check here to make sure you meet the minimum system requirements before signing up for an online course at MTU. Also be aware that there is currently an extra fee for the online version to help support the extra technology necessary.
To view a 14 min. Mediasite presentation explaning how this online course
currently works, verify you meet the
minimum system requirments and then
click here. If you are unable to view this presentation,
you will also be unable to view the lectures.
Note that "computer problems" are not generally accepted as an excuse. Hence, you should not leave assignments to the last minute and should have a back-up plan in case your primary computer experiences difficulties. The computers in the MTU library can be used with headphones (you can check them out at the front desk or bring your own). Many other libraries have similar facilities.
The online version may require more self-discipline on the part of the student than does a more traditional course.
The online material will be made available through the MTU's Blackboard ("WebCT") site to those registered for the course. Lectures are presented through your browser using the Mediasite Delivery System. Lecture quizzes are done online. Written hour and final exams are done either at MTU or, by arrangment, with a proctor. Contact with the instructor will be primarily via email, phone, or in person (if local).
The online course is done "asynchronously." That is, you view the lectures on your computer and do online lecture quizzes at your convenience within a time window of a few days for each. If you don't have time to view the entire lecture in one sitting, you can view half now and half later. If you fall asleep, no problem, just "rewind."
Note that the MTU scheduling systems lists the online class meeting time as "TBA." This is because the computer system apparently does not have anything better to use. There is nothing TBA and the online class does not meet as a group.
Non-MTU students who would like to take this course are welcome, subject to enrollment caps. Contact the MTU admissions office and ask about being a "non-degree seeking student (NDS)" or go directly to the online application page. The course can be taken for credit or as an audit. (As an audit, there are no written exams but some effort on the online quizzes is expected for a "satisfactory audit" grade).
Note that this is a Physics course which deals with scientific issues related to music. It is not a "music course." You do not need to be able to read music, play an instrument, or sing. You do need to be able to think logically and do some math at the precalculus level.
Since access to the current material requires a password, etc., a copy of a previous year's information is made publicly available below to those who are interested. That information will be updated from time to time.
An optional lab section associated with this course is scheduled to start in Fall 2008. Sign up for PH1091. Seating is quite limited at this time due to space limitations. PH1091 will not be available as an online course, however a lab syllabus, lab grades, and some written lab materials will be available via the Blackboard Learning system at www.courses.mtu.edu . PH1090 is a corequisite for PH1091; you cannot take just the lab.
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