PHY 121 Lab Fall 2017
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This is the organizational page for the Physics Introductory Labs portion of PHY 121 for Fall 2017.
| Instructors | Director of UG Laboratory | Teaching Assistants | ||||||||||||||||||
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| R. Lefferts | B. Nielsen |
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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.
You will perform each week an experiment as indicated in the Calendar section. You have 1 hr 50 min time to perform each experiment. Each experiment will come with a manual that you can access from this webpage.
Your perfomance in the lab session will be evaluated by your teaching assistant. The evaluation is based on the introduction of your lab report that you have to write up and submit to your TA at the beginning of the session and your performance during the experiment that includes a final written report that will be submitted in the week following the lab experiment. Please refer also to Lab Reports.
Your performance/report will count 100%, of which the introduction is worth up to 10%, 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. You should not copy excerpts from the manual or only refer to passages in the lab manual. The lab report has to have the following format:
- Name, lab-section, TA name, partner name(s), name of experiment, date
- 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
- Describe briefly what you have done during the session
- Include data taken which has been analyzed, clear and neat
- Have your TA signed your data sheet before you leave the lab
- Graphs, calculations, uncertainty estimates
- Brief summary of results: physics implied by the data
- Any caveats or comments
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- Σ [100 pts]
Penalties for late submission
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Any lab report submitted after the deadline will not be considered and receive zero points for the lab experiment.
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. You have to arrange with your teaching assistant for a make-up session.
If you are absent for a non-excusable reason your lab grade for that particular experiment will be Zero (0) points! If you miss one lab for a non-excusable reason, your combined grade for both courses will drop by one letter, e.g., B+ to C+, A to B, etc. If you are absent for a non-excusable reason for more than one lab you will fail the course, both, mother-course and lab course.
The first lab sessions will take place in the week starting from Monday, August 28.
For grading policy and methods please see above.
The sequence of Labs in PHY 123 is the following:
Lab 0: August 28 - September 01 Introduction to the laboratory and Uncertainty, Error & Graphs
September 04 - September 08. Labor Day Week. No lab classes.
Lab 1: September 11 - September 15 The Pendulum
Lab 2: September 18 - September 22 Acceleration
Lab 3: September 25 - September 29 Projectile Motion
Lab 4: October 02 - October 06 The Atwood Machine
October 09 - October 13: Make-up Lab Week for Labs 1 - 4. No lab classes.
Lab 5: October 16 - October 20 Centripetal Force
Lab 6: October 23 - October 27 Conservation of Energy
Lab 7: October 30 - November 03 Conservation of Momentum
November 06-10: Make-up Lab Week for Labs 5 - 7. No lab classes.
Lab 8: November 13 - November 17 Standing Waves
November 20 - November 24. Thanksgiving Break (Starts Wednesday). No lab classes.
Lab 9: November 27 - December 01 Simple Harmonic Motion
Lab 10: December 04 - December 08 Mechanical Equivalent of Heat
December 08: Make-up Lab DAY for Labs 8 - 10.
LABORATORY SCHEDULE & TEACHING ASSISTANTS:
Updated August 21, 2017
| Section | When | Where | Teaching Assistant |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHY121 L01 | Mo 1:00pm - 2:50pm | A-119 | TBA |
| PHY121 L02 | Mo 1:00pm - 2:50pm | A-121 | TBA |
| PHY121 L03 | Mo 3:00pm - 4:50pm | A-119 | TBA |
| PHY121 L04 | Mo 3:00pm - 4:50pm | A-121 | TBA |
| PHY121 L05 | Mo 5:00pm - 6:50pm | A-119 | TBA |
| PHY121 L06 | Mo 5:00pm - 6:50pm | A-121 | TBA |
| PHY121 L07 | Tu 12:00- 1:50pm | A-119 | TBA |
| PHY121 L08 | Tu 12:00- 1:50pm | A-121 | TBA |
| PHY121 L09 | Tu 2:00pm- 3:50pm | A-119 | TBA |
| PHY121 L10 | Tu 2:00pm- 3:50pm | A-121 | TBA |
| PHY121 L11 | We 2:30pm - 4:20pm | A-119 | TBA |
| PHY121 L12 | We 2:30pm - 4:20pm | A-121 | TBA |
| PHY121 L13 | We 4:30pm - 6:20pm | A-119 | TBA |
| PHY121 L14 | We 4:30pm - 6:20pm | A-121 | TBA |
| PHY121 L15 | Th 1:00pm - 2:50pm | A-119 | TBA |
| PHY121 L16 | Th 1:00pm - 2:50pm | A-121 | TBA |
| PHY121 L17 | Th 3:00pm - 2:50pm | A-119 | TBA |
| PHY121 L18 | Th 3:00pm - 2:50pm | A-121 | TBA |
Please report any problem to either your corresponding lab instructor or Mr. Lefferts.
These are only pdf files (no forms or plotting functions)
The Pendulum
Worksheet
Acceleration
Worksheet
Projectile Motion
Worksheet
The Atwood Machine
Worksheet
Centripetal Force
Worksheet
Conservation of Energy
Worksheet
Conservation of Momentum
Worksheet
Standing Waves
Worksheet
Simple Harmonic Motion
Worksheet
Mechanical Equivalent of Heat
Worksheet