We were not able to get to everyone, of course, as the wait list was too large. If you did not get an email from me, and you were on the wait list, then that means we were unable to take action for you.
For those of you whom we did contact, adds/swaps we discussed/settled on will eventually be reflected on your myBU schedule. But, keep in mind, any changes may not be reflected on your schedule by the first day of classes. If that's the case, show up for the section we discussed and agreed upon (and that you will be assigned to in your Top Hat section).
Top Hat (for your assigned section) as well as Piazza will both go live Monday, September 2nd.
We will get to some section switches, but this will likely not happen until the end of this coming week (around August 29 onward). Look for an email from Paul Trunfio.
Our syllabi are online now (see links at top). We have one for the MWF 2 hour sections, and a different one for the S6/MW 3 hour section.
Our course sites Piazza and Top Hat will not go live until Tuesday September 3rd.
As usual, if you have any questions, please e-mail me at: trunfio@bu.edu and please put PY105 in the subject heading.
We are moving students off the wait list and into sections now. As of now, it looks like we will be able to accommodate most/all of the Juniors/Seniors on the wait list (approximately 56). You should all be on the lookout for an email from Margaret Barch (Physics undergraduate coordinator) to get your confirmation before moving you into a section. We want to get this done the week of August 12th.
We will not be considering any section swaps until after this process has been completed.
Unfortunately, we will likely not be able to accommodate any Freshmen/Sophomores on the list. PY105 will again be offered Spring 2025 (as a lecture/discsussion/lab format course), Summer Session I and II 2025, and Fall 2025 (in studio format).
A draft of the syllabus, with quiz dates, will be made available the week of August 12th. Note that there will be 5 quizzes all held on Tuesdays at 6:30 - 7:30 pm (during our "exam block"). All students are expected to not schedule any other course meetings during that exam block.
If you have any questions, please e-mail me at: trunfio@bu.edu and please put PY105 in the subject heading.
We do appreciate there are many students needing to get into the course who are not currently enrolled. We are working from a wait list. If you are not on the wait list, you can get on it through this link: Wait List 2024.
While some sections are showing open spots, the system will not allow you to add on your own. It will appear as if you can, asking for a permission code, but that's not how we are moving students into the course. We are moving students entirely via the wait list.
Our undergraduate coordinator in physics, Margaret Barch, is in the process of moving students off the wait list this week. We are prioritizing incoming junior and senior students who are not in any section and need to take the course, and also doing it based on when you got on the wait list. Before being moved into a section, Margaret will reach out to you to confirm and to see if your schedule has changed.
After we get students into the course, then we will worry about section changes, which we do understand there may be based on schedule changes.
If you have any questions, please e-mail me at: trunfio@bu.edu and please put PY105 in the subject heading.
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