Homework:  Although assigned homework problems are not collected or graded, answering the questions at the end of each chapter should help increase your scores on quizzes and exams.  The answers to the odd-numbered questions are given in the back of your textbook.  Discuss any difficulties you have answering these questions with the instructor during office hours or, if there is time, during your lab session.  Another great way to review the course material is to take the review quizzes on the textbook website:  http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_cook_electech_2.  From the pull-down menu in the upper-left portion of the browser window, select the chapter you wish to review; and then select the type of questions you wish to be asked.  When you are finished answering the questions, you can submit the quiz for immediate grading and feedback.  Although these practice quizzes are a great way to review, please do not e-mail the results to your instructor.

Laboratory: There is no lab manual for this course; instead, you will be given lab handouts each week.  You will complete lab worksheets to be turned in for grading at the end of each lab.  Although the timetable lists the course as being an hour of lecture and lab three times each week, there will not always be an equal division of lab and lecture time on any given day.  In other words, some days may be devoted more to lecture while other days are devoted entirely to lab.  You are expected to complete the laboratory exercises during the scheduled times.  Make-up labs are possible; however, they are usually less enjoyable since they are performed alone.  It is your responsibility to contact the instructor if you need to schedule a make-up lab.

Projects:  During the last two weeks of the course, students will work on projects related to designing, building, and testing circuits.  Each group will determine an appropriate project in consultation with the instructor.  Each group will give a graded presentation on their project during the final exam period.  The number of points for the project will be the same as for a midterm exam.  More details on the projects will be given later in the semester.

Quizzes: Most weeks you will be taking a quiz based on material covered the previous week. Quizzes are based on material from your textbook, lectures, and lab exercises.  Questions will resemble those at the end of each chapter, on the textbook website, and on your lab worksheets.  You should have a basic scientific calculator, pencil, and eraser for the quizzes; but you may not use any notes or the textbook.