Quizzes
Quizzes will be made available as far in advance as practical, and quiz solutions will be posted after all quizzes have been submitted. Quiz .pdfs are linked on the right. You can always access these materials through Blackboard and via the shared Google drive as well.
Thirteen quizzes are on the calendar. Ten quizzes will count toward your grade. If you miss a quiz for any reason, you should plan to use any or all of Quizzes 11–13 as make-ups.
Each quiz will be an incorrectly solved problem. You will be given a complete, albeit incorrect, solution, and your task will be to fix it. You will be told how many errors you need to locate, but not where they occur. Once you identify the mistakes, you will need to correct them and re-calculate the final answer.
Errors will not be systemic; that is, the error will never be that the wrong approach was used to solve the problem. The correct approach might be incorrectly executed in any number of ways including, but not limited to
- Incorrect expression (i.e., drew the figure incorrectly)
- Faulty transcription (i.e., wrong terms in the right formula)
- Algebraic mistakes (i.e., forgot to take the square root)
- Arithmetic errors (i.e., oops! Blew the negative!)
- Trigonometry mistakes (i.e., got the sine and cosine backwards)
- Calculator errors (i.e., transposed digits when entering values)
Due 29 Aug 25: Quiz 01: Chapter 02
Due 05 Sep 25: Quiz 02: Chapter 02
Due 12 Sep 25: Quiz 03: Chapter 03
Due 19 Sep 25: Quiz 04: Chapter 04
Due 26 Sep 25: Quiz 05: Chapter 04
Due 03 Oct 25: Quiz 06: Chapter 05
Due 10 Oct 25: Quiz 07: Chapter 06
Due 24 Oct 25: Quiz 08: Chapter 07
Due 31 Oct 25: Quiz 09: Chapter 08
Due 07 Nov 25: Quiz 10: Chapter 09
Due 14 Nov 25: Quiz 11: Chapter 09
Due 21 Nov 25: Quiz 12: Chapter 10
Due 05 Dec 25: Quiz 13: Chapter 11
- Be very clear in identifying the errors. Reference the line number specifically (For example: Part A states . The correct force component should be .) If the error is in the figure, reference the figure by number, and the error by color (For example: The red force vector in Figure 01 is pointing the wrong way. It should be pointing to the left.)
- If you can edit the pdf quiz file directly, you may do that. You should download a copy and rename it. Edit the pdf, save it, and submit.
- If you are handy with the MS Equation Editor, you should be able to edit your changes directly in the Word doc. A word (ha!) of advice: leave the original text and equations untouched. You need to be able to point out exactly where you think an error has occurred and exactly what you believe it to be. When you are ready to show the revised solution, you should be able to copy/paste my equations, then edit into them what you think are the appropriate corrections. Export the doc to a pdf and submit.
- Another option? It's always acceptable to go old-school: print the pdf, then literally mark it up with a pencil (or pen, if you're feeling especially confident). But you'll have to scan that page and save it as a pdf (your Notes app on your iPhone can do that for you). Save as a pdf and submit.
- You must submit your pdf file via the Blackboard Quiz XX Assignment in the Quizzes folder in the Online Classroom. Quizzes are always due no later than 6:00 PM on the due date.
- Quizzes will be scored anonymously, and your scores will be reported in BB once I have completed scoring the entire class (otherwise it's no longer anonymous, is it?).
- You are allowed to re-submit, but I have this capped at two attempts. Only your last submitted attempt will be scored.
