PHYSICS 101
Summer II 2008
Laboratory Syllabus
Note: It is very important that you study each experiment in the manual
before coming to lab. Under the
experiments listed below are PowerPoint slide show links to some of the
introductions to the labs that hopefully will prove helpful not only for your
laboratory experience but in your study for your lab exams. You can either view them on the internet
or download them. Either way, run the shows instead of advancing from one slide to the
next to experience the full potential of the shows. (When viewing the shows, please pause
after each mouse click because some information appears automatically without
the mouse click advance.)
|
Day of |
Experiment |
Day of |
Experiment |
|
Jul
9 |
Superposition of Waves (Download
slide show) |
Jul
23 |
Telescopes (Download
slide show) |
|
10 |
The Vibrating String (Download
slide show) |
24 |
Graphing (Download
slide show) |
|
15 |
The Organ Pipe (Download
slide show) |
29 |
The Simple Pendulum (Download
slide show) |
|
16 |
Types of Spectra (Download
slide show) |
30 |
Addition of Vectors (Download
slide show) |
|
17 |
The Ray Box: Part One (Download
slide show) |
31 |
Linear Momentum (Download
slide show) |
|
22 |
The Ray Box: Part Two (Download
slide show) |
Aug 5 |
Centripetal Force (Download
slide show) |
1. To arrive at your overall grade in Physics
101 your 10 best experiment grades will be given to your lecture instructor in order
for him to average your lecture and experiment grades together. Lecture and laboratory grades are computed
into one grade, and the same grade is recorded for both lecture and laboratory. (See lecture syllabus for further
information.)
2. Each experiment grade will be based on the
experiment and a possible pop quiz. Pop quizzes can include questions over the
present as well as the most recent laboratory exercise.
3. Each laboratory experiment must be
completed during the laboratory period.
4. There will be no make-up experiments.
5. No transfers are allowed except for those
with extenuating circumstances. (No
transfers are possible in the summer.)
(Only Mr. Ali Piran and Dr. Harry Downing can approve transfers.)
6. Your experiment average will be drastically
affected if you have three or more absences and of them are .
7. Excused absences must be approved by Mr.
Piran within 10 days of the absence (2 days in the summer).
8. Experiment grades and absences will be posted
each day in lab. It is your responsibility to check these postings each time
you meet lab in order to identify errors in the most recently posted grades or
absence designations. You have 10
days (2 days in the summer) from the day of each posting to correct any such
errors.
9. Students should become familiar with the
policies on cheating
and plagiarism.
Following these guidelines will make your laboratory experience a
pleasant one.
Students with documented
disabilities who need course adaptations or accommodations should schedule an
appointment with Mr. Piran as soon as possible.