This being the first time since Spring 2021 I (Andrew Park) had a chance to teach Physics 10, a number of updates have been made to Physics 10 content (current snapshot on the usual page).
The most important: the “Physics 10 in 30 Lectures” project has been completed and the re-organized lecture videos (about the right amount of material for a 4-unit lecture-only class) are available on our YouTube channel.
And as part of the overhaul this past semester, the essay questions that we used to have for weekly assignments are not used any more. So, the old content has been archived and is available on this website: ARCHIVED – PHYS 10 Essay Questions.
I’m making additional updates and changes as I prepare for Fall 2026 semester, including a new “Course Generative AI Policy” that will be very similar to below version I wrote for Fall 2026 Physics 4A. I’ll post those updates as they become available.
Course Generative AI Policy
Generative AI (or simply “AI”) within this policy refers to any tool that can generate texts, images, figures, and computer files at the prompting of a user. Typical examples of AI include ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and many other online tools that function similarly. This policy will describe: (1) how AI is used within the course and (2) your responsibilities if you choose to use AI.
How AI Is Utilized in the Course
Generative AI (mostly ChatGPT and NotebookLM) has been used to generate some of the online course materials you will see. In most cases, the fact that AI was used will be clear and unavoidable (you will see NotebookLM logo, for example). Sometimes, use of AI in particular aspects will be disclosed early in the semester (e.g., lecture comprehension questions were generated using ChatGPT). Any undisclosed use of AI is limited to summarizing course material (e.g., lecture summary slides and some lecture descriptions you will see in different places). If any portion of the course “feels AI,” students are invited to ask the instructor for clarification.
Generative AI will never be used to give grading feedback. If you see grading feedback in a manually graded item, it comes 100% from your instructor, not AI. However, as part of the manual grading process, all submissions (of sufficient length) will be passed through Pangram AI for an “AI check”. Any submission that is flagged as AI will not be substantially graded by the instructor and instead a note and the link to the Pangram result will be provided.
Your Responsibilities
If you choose not to utilize AI in this class, you have the usual academic integrity responsibilities; you are not required to use AI, and you won’t be “penalized” for refusing to use AI. If you choose to utilize AI in any form or for any purpose (includes translation and grammar assistance), you have the following two main responsibilities:
(1) You have a responsibility to learn. Ultimately you are evaluated on the content of your knowledge, not the polish nor the details of your submitted written work. If you are using AI to help you learn, you have a responsibility to make sure that the learning actually occurred (and not try to “fake it” through a fraudulently submitted written work).
(2) You have a responsibility to disclose. Undisclosed AI submission will not be substantially graded by your instructor (having failed the “AI check” above). Disclosure of AI use should include a link to the AI chat so that your instructor can assess what portion of your submission is “AI” and what portion is “you”. The disclosure should occur at the very top of the submission so that it won’t be missed.
If any of your submissions are flagged as AI and you believe this was in error, you are invited to hold a 1-on-1 meeting with the instructor to discuss your submission.