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> You signed up for an accelerated class, an eight week course normally taught in 16 weeks. This will require you to be in class four days each week plus to study on average four hours per day seven days per week for the next eight weeks in order to learn all the required learning objectives.

> So here is what your typical day should look like when you have class, MTWTh. You should be in the library at 8AM to preview the days lecture slides, do the study guide questions while previewing the lecture slides, answer the homework video assignments questions as you watch the videos, and review all previous topics in the current unit. If you can do this in four hours then you will have time for an hour lunch break before coming to class. After class yo will need to study at home to "learn the factoids". You need to use the days when we are not in class to either "catch-up or work ahead of the lecture schedule" and to prepare for the unit exam. This is a brutal schedule, and any less of an effort is likely to result in a failing grade.
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It is not the critic who counts; Not the person who points out how the strong person stumbles or where the doer of deed could have done them better. The credit belongs to the person who is actually in the arena. Whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; Who strives valiantly; Who errs, who comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; But who does actually strive to do the deeds; Who knows great enthusiasms. The great devotion; Who spends themselves in a worthy cause; Who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement. And who at the worst if they fail at least fail while daring greatly. So that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

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Last Withdraw Date: 7/1/25
In order to properly withdraw from a class, the student must complete and submit the class withdrawal on Self Service Student Planning or in person at the Office of Records & Registration. Non-payment or non-attendance does not constitute a proper withdrawal and students who stop paying and/or attending classes without properly withdrawing will be held financially and academically responsible for the class(es).

Key Idea: Neuroscience research discovered that it is more beneficial if you study daily. If you skip five two hour daily study times, but then try to make up for lost daily study time by spending one ten hour study time later in the week does not work. The benefit of the daily study time idea is based on how your brain works: synaptic potentiation, memory recall, and memory re-consolidation. We know recalling stored information reinforces "the memory trace". This is a nerve pathway which is established in your brains as you place information (i.e. the factoid) into your memory. Recall and re-consolidation (i.e. retrieving and replacing the memory) reinforces the synaptic connections along the memory trace. This is how the brain works! "Neurons that fire together wire together". So if we hope to benefit from our scientific knowledge, then we should be willing to change our behavior.

Is it wise to ignore scientific facts because the facts are inconvenient?

The purpose of science is to find the truth! Researchers who study classroom learning have discovered how personal digital devices (e.g. cell phones and lap-top computers) affect learning in the lecture class. The experimental results are alarming. When digital devices were allowed in the class room, class test results were one full grade lower! So in the interest of both "science and best practices in the lecture room", I prohibit cell phones and personal computers in my lecture classes. No exceptions!

This scientific evidence is not an isolated finding. There is a growing body of evidence all suggesting the negative impact of digital devices on classroom learning. The negative impact on learning occurs for both the user and those students near the digital user. Even the mere presence of the digital devices, turned off and in the student's backpack, will have negative consequences on the individual. I have provided you with several articles below to support my classroom policy. I realize that for some students this policy may feel unfair or inconvenient. My policy is based on scientific research and is in my student's best interest. Please read the reference articles below to learn how digital devices in the classroom harms classroom learning and lowers test scores.

How Smart-phones Hijack Our Minds - If you are smart then you will read this article. If you are wise then you will leave your phones at home or in your car when you come into school. "Students who didn't bring their phones to the classroom scored a full letter-grade higher on a test of the material presented than those who brought their phones to class."

Laptop Multi-tasking Hinders Classroom Learning for Users and Nearby Peers -- "Seeking Best Practices in Teaching" means a willingness to apply knowledge to ensure the best possible outcome for your students. This article is my justification for prohibiting laptop computers in my lectures. You can use laptop computers in lab. The "How Smart-phones Hijack Our Minds" is the justification for my cell phone policy. Sometimes science is inconvenient and in conflict with your personal wishes; but science seeks the truth. I hope you will read the smart-phone and laptop computer articles.

French school children head back to school without their cell phones, smart phones, and tablets. (link to article)

Why Writing by Hand Is Better for Memory and Learning

Why the Brain Prefers Paper.

Digital Addiction: Rising rates of depression and anxiety in wealthy countries like the U.S. may be a result of our brains getting hooked on the neurotransmitter (dopamine) associated with pleasure/reward.  

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Peer Instruction > Dr. Eric Mazur PhD Phisics at Harvard // How he reinvented the classroom!