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Laboratory for Classical Physics (II)
PHY 134 Fall 2015
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Scope
Overview
Calendar
Reporting Problems

Letter Grade Distribution PHY134 Fall 2015

      The method to calculate the LETTER grade is described below:


    1. Step:
      2. An average numerical grade is obtained for each of you based on the laboratory grades reported to us by your TAs.
    2. Step:
      3. A grade given by the grader to each of the sections is then calculated along with statistical deviations.
    3. Step:
      4. We normalize all graders by scaling up section averages to the most liberal grader. The scale factors obtained from these are used to scale up all your averages. (Say grader A had the maximum average for his class of 90, and your grader’s class average was 80, then we scale your grade by a scale factor 90/80).
    4. Step:
      5. All grades are now normalized and equivalent. We now assign letter grades based on a typical curve and the grades got distributed based on your scaled-up average as follows:


Numerical Grade average - Letter grade


100%   —   A


<100% and =>95%   —   A-


<95% and =>90%   —   B+


<90% and =>85%   —   B


<85% and =>80%   —   B-


<80% and =>75%   —   C+


<75% and =>70%   —   C


<70% and =>50%   —   D


<50%   —   F


The distribution of letter grades can be seen in the provided graph above.


About

This is the organizational page for the Physics Introductory Labs PHY 133 for Fall 2015.

Instructors                          Director of UG Laboratory           Teaching Assistants
K. Dehmelt B. Nielsen Nicole Cronin, Jyoti Biswas, Taeho Ryu, Sonali Gera
klaus.dehmelt@stonybrook.edu bent.nielsen@stonybrook.edu
A. Deshpande (Principal)
abhay.deshpande@stonybrook.edu

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Scope

The scope of the introductory labs is to give an understanding of basic experimental methods applied in physical sciences. The experiments performed during the lab sessions are closely related to the topics covered in the lecture.

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Overview

You will perform each week an experiment as indicated in the Calendar section. You have 2 hr 20 min time to perform each experiment.
Your perfomance in the lab session will be evaluated by your teaching assistant. The evaluation is based on an interview that will be verbally conducted during the session and your performance during the experiment that includes a lab report to be submitted as indicated in the Calendar section.
The interview will determine how well you are prepared for that particular experiment which is very important for the successful accomplishment of the experiment. The interview will count 20% toward your grade on the particular lab experiment.
Your performance/report will count 80% toward your grade on the particular lab experiment.
Your lab report should give the reader a chance to get a picture of the experiment and what you have done without having the lab manual in their hand. Your lab report has to have the following format:

    1. Title sheet
      2. Name, lab-section, TA name, partner name(s), name of experiment, date
    2. Introduction                [10 pts]
      3. In your own words: briefly describe the experiment, DO NOT copy the lab manual
      Describe how to perform the experiment with a short sketch and text
    3. Procedure                   [20 pts]
      4. Describe briefly what you have done during the session
    4. Data sheet                   [20 pts]
      5. Include data taken which has been analyzed, clear and neat
      Have your TA signed your data sheet before you leave the lab
    5. Analysis/Discussion  [40 pts]
      6. Graphs, calculations, uncertainty estimates
    6. Conclusion                  [10 pts]
      7. Brief summary of results: physics implied by the data
      Any caveats or comments
      ---------------------------------
           Σ                    [100 pts]
    IMPORTANT: You have to submit your lab report the latest at the beginning of the next lab session following the experiment performed.

    Penalties for late submission
      Any lab report submitted after will not be considered and recive zero points for the lab experiment.
    Please refer also to Lab Reports.


    You are required to perform each lab experiment by yourself, mostly together with a lab partner.
    If you need to be absent for a lab experiment you will have to provide written documentation for a significant reason to be absent, e.g., a medical note from your doctor, a written document about jury duty, and similar. You will then have the opportunity to make up the lab experiment in the dedicated make-up week.
    If you are absent for a non-excusable reason your lab grade for that particular experiment will be Zero (0) points!

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Calendar

The first lab sessions will take place in the week starting from Monday, August 31.


Please refresh your understanding of Uncertainty, Error & Graphs


The sequence of Labs in PHY 133 is the following:


Lab 1: August 31 - September 3, 2015 Electric Field Plotting


Holiday week (Labor Day), NO LAB: September 7 - 10, 2015


Lab 2: September 14-17, 2015 The Oscilloscope


Lab 3: September 21-24, 2015 Capacitors


Lab 4: September 28 - October 1, 2015 Ohm’s Law


Midterm Exam week, NO LAB: October 5 - 8, 2015  Make-up labs 1 - 4.


Lab 5: October 12 - 15, 2015 Magnetic Force 1


Lab 6: October 19 - 22, 2015 Magnetic Force 2


Lab 7: October 26 - 29, 2015 LRC Circuits


Midterm Exam week, NO LAB: November 2 - 5, 2015  Make-up labs 5 - 7.


Lab 8: November 9 - 12, 2015 Resonances


Lab 9: November 16 - 19, 2015 e/m of the Electron


Holiday week (Thanksgiving), NO LAB: November 23-26, 2015


November 30 - December 3, 2015:  Make-up labs 7 - 9.


LABORATORY SCHEDULE & TEACHING ASSISTANTS:

Lab Sec. When Where Teaching Assistant
L01                Mon 1:00PM -3:20PM           PHYSICS A130                Sonali Gera                              
L02 Mon 3:30PM -5:50PM PHYSICS A130 Taeho Ryu
L03 Mon 6:00PM-8:20PM PHYSICS A130 Jyoti Biswas
L04 Tue 1:00PM-3:20PM PHYSICS A130 Nicole Cronin
L05 Tue 6:00PM-8:20PM PHYSICS A130 Jyoti Biswas
L06 Wed 2:30PM-4:40PM PHYSICS A130 Nicole Cronin
L07 Wed 5:00PM-7:20PM PHYSICS A130 Taeho Ryu
L08 Thu 2:30PM-4:40PM PHYSICS A130 Sonali Gera
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Reporting Problems

Please report any problem to either, your corresponding lab instructor, Professor Deshpande, or Professor Dehmelt.                                                                                                   

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