The course consists of guided activities, theory classes, and supervised activities, involving the resolution of practical cases and in-class problems, which are distributed throughout the course in an approximate ratio of 3 to 1.

Theory lectures:

The professor will lecture on the contents of the course using both the blackboard and multimedia material, which will be available for students in the Campus Virtual. In order to profit theory lectures to the maximum, students should prepare the sessions in advance making use of this material and the texts included in the bibliography. Moreover, students will be encouraged to explore deeper aspects of the topics being studied by means of additional material (websites, videos, applets, etc) that will be available also in the Campus Virtual. The professor will solve some practical cases to exemplify the theory. Critical participation of students during classes will be encouraged and valued.

In-class practicals and problems:

Practical cases will be worked on by applying the theory to problems selected from a list that the student will have available on the Campus Virtual. For the sessions to be useful and participatory, it is strongly recommended that students have worked on these problems prior to the classes.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Continuous assessment:

The teaching and evaluation of this course will be based on the concept of continuous assessment. The emphasis is therefore placed on the continuous work by students, as well as on providing them with tools that allow them to evaluate their own level of acquisition of the competencies and contents of the course. For this purpose, continuous assessment activities will be carried out, such as questionnaires on theoretical concepts, class activities, submission of advanced problems, etc. These activities will also serve as evidence of the work done and for the student's grading.

Qualification:

The content of the subject will be taught in two blocks (midterms) separated by the first evaluation period around Easter. Passing the course requires passing both blocks separately. for which a sufficient degree of achievement and progress by the student must be demonstrated in each of them.

In each midterm, an exam will be held, which, together with the continuous assessment activities, will determine your grade. The grade of each midterm will be calculated as follows: 80% exam grade + 20% continuous assessment activities.

• The student's continued work activities will be evaluated according to their degree of compliance and quality. Failure to complete all the activities or to deliver them in general with a very poor result will imply a zero in this category.
• To pass a block, the exam grade must be equal to or greater than 4.

The final grade for the course is obtained as the average of the grades from both independently passed blocks. Average will not be applied having failed one of the blocks.

Supplementary exam:

In the event that the student does not pass one or both midterms, they will have the option of taking a supplementary exam covering the content of the failed block or blocks. As the exam replaces the complete midterm grade, it is mandatory to pass this exam (grade equal to or greater than 5) to consider the subject passed. In order to participate in this retake exam, the student must have participated in continuous assessment activities that equal two thirds of the total grade.

Improving grades:

Students may take the supplementary exam also in order to improve the course grade. The grade that the students have already achieved on the content on which they want to be reexamined will be kept.

Not assessable

The subject will be marked as \"Not assessable\" when the student has not participated in any of the evaluation activities of one of the midterms of the subject (exams and continuous work activities).

Regarding the exams:

• Each exam will consist of a questionnaire about the theoretical concepts of the subject, and a set of exercises that the student must solve.
• To attend any of the exams it is mandatory to carry an identification document (ID or university card).

Use of AI:

In this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies will be allowed solely as a study support resource (searching for bibliography, additional material, or practical cases), never in the resolution of the proposed continuous assessment tasks. The evaluation will focus on the understanding of the Physics concepts covered during the course and their application to solving problems, so it is not appropriate to use AI to solve the tasks that should lead to this result. Therefore, a final result lacking a reasoned development, even if correct, will not be considered valid. In general, any work that includes AI-generated fragments will be considered a breach of academic honesty and may result in a partial or total penalty in the activity, as well as major sanctions in severe cases.

Academic Fraud and Irregularities in Assessment Acts

The commission of any irregularity in an assessment act (academic fraud, plagiarism, or misuse of AI) that could lead to a significant variation in the grade implies that this act will be graded with a 0. In the case of exams, using unauthorized methods (copying or communicating with another student, the use of mobile phones or smartwatches, or any AI technology, etc.) will be penalized, likewise if multiple irregularities occur in the assessment acts of the same subject. In these cases, the final grade for this subject is 0. Regardless of this, a disciplinary process may be initiated against the student who commits any of these irregularities.

Single Assessment:

This subject does not provide for the single assessment system.