Syllabus of Physics 281 Lab, Fall 2006

 

Instructor:    Ling Jun Wang, Grote 346, Phone: 425-5248

Manual book:        Physics 231 Lab Manual by Tatiana Allen

Class meets Tuesday in Grote Hall, Room 317

 Section 1 meets from 1:40 to 3:30.

 Section 2 meets from 3:40 to 5:30.

Office hours: Tue. And Thur.: 10:40 – 12:10

  Wednesday: 9:00 -- 4:00

 

Objective: To investigate experimentally basic laws of electricity and magnetism, to learn basic electric circuits and use of equipment (meters, oscilloscope, computer and interface); and to learn error analysis.

 

               Experiments                                                 Date

 

          1. Introduction                                                    Aug. 22

          2. DC Circuits                                                     Aug. 29

          3. Temp. Depend. of Resist.                                Sept. 5

          4. Weatstone Brige                                              Sept. 12

          5. Oscilloscope                                                   Sept. 19

          6. RC Circuits                                                     Sept. 26

          7. I-V Curves                                                      Oct. 3

          8. Diode Power Supply                                       Oct. 10

          9. Magnetic Fields & Induction                            Oct. 17

                                                                                   

               Fall Break                                                      Oct. 23-24

 

          9. AC Reactance                                                 Oct. 31

          10. LRC Resonance                                            Nov. 7

          11. Final Exam                                                    Nov. 14

 

Grading policy of the lab reports: (100 points for each report)

          Objective:       5 points

          Apparatus:      5 points

          Theory:          10 points

          Procedure:      10 points

          Data analysis:  50 points

          Conclusion:     20 points

          Late report:     - 20 points (No more than one week late)

 

The ten lab reports count 9% each and the final exam counts 10% of  the final grade. The course grades are determined as follows:

 

          A (90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79), D (60-69), F (<60)

 

 

Lab Rules

 

1.  Missing test or lab:  If a student can not take a test or lab at the scheduled time, he or she should notify the instructor at least 24 hours in advance. In case of emergency, a copy of the police report or registration record from a hospital emergency room is required for arranging a make-up test.  There will be no more than two make-up labs.

2.  Pay attention to the safety of your classmates and yourself.

3.  The students are expected to come to the lab prepared and have read the manual beforehand.

4.   Each student should have their own lab reports although they may share the experimental data.

5.  Do not play with the equipment before instructed.

6.  Leave a note on equipment that is malfunctioning, stating what is wrong with it.

7.  Do not move equipment from one table to another.

8.  Clean the table and the floor after the lab is finished,  and place equipment where you found it.

9.  No food or drink is allowed in the lab.

10.  Pick up the trash on the floor and tables.  Throw trash into the trashcan.  Do not throw any solid object into the sink.

 

Attention: If you are a student with a disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) and think that you might need special assistance or a special accommodation  in this class or any other class, call the Office for Students with Disability/College Access Program at 425-4006 or come by the office - 110 Frist Hall.

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