The nature of this course as a fundamental prerequisite lends itself to a two-step assessment process.
The first is to assess whether the students have successfully mastered the syllabus. As described below, this assessment will include traditional methods of examination and graded problem sets, and also direct assessment through class participation.
The second assessment determines whether the student has gained sufficient thermodynamic fundamentals to proceed in her upper division courses. This requires self-evaluation questionnaires of fourth-year students.