This is the organizational page for the Physics Introductory Labs PHY 133 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 2 hr 20 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 final grade will be an average from your single lab grades scaled by a factor that will be determined at the end of the semester. This final grade will be a letter grade ranging from A to F.
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:
- Title sheet
- Introduction [10 pts]
- Procedure [20 pts]
- Data sheet [20 pts]
- Analysis/Discussion [40 pts]
- Conclusion [10 pts]
- 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 that 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 TA that make-up session.
If you are absent for a non-excusable reason your lab grade for that particular experiment will be Zero (0) points!
Here is the schedule of labs for the semester (last edit October 27, 2017)
The first lab sessions will take place in the week starting from Monday, August 28.
Lab 0: August 28 - September 01 Introduction to the laboratory and Uncertainty, Error & Graphs
September 04 -08: LABOR DAY (Monday). No lab classes.
Lab 1: September 11 - September 15 The Pendulum
Lab 2: September 18 - September 22 Projectile Motion
Lab 3: September 25 - September 29 Acceleration
Lab 4: October 02 - October 06 The Atwood Machine
October 09 - 13: Make-up Lab Week for Labs 1 - 4. No lab classes.
Lab 5: October 16 - October 20 Conservation of Energy
Lab 6: October 23 - October 27 Conservation of Momentum
Lab 7: October 30 - November 03 Angular Momentum
November 06 - 10: Make-up Lab Week for Labs 5 - 7. No lab classes.
Lab 8: November 13 - November 17 Simple Harmonic Motion
November 20 - 24: THANKSGIVING BREAK (Starts Wednesday). No lab classes.
Lab 9: November 27 - December 01 Standing Waves
Lab 10: December 04 - December 08 Ideal Gas Law and Absolute Zero
December 08: Make-up Lab DAY for Labs 8 - 10.
LABORATORY SCHEDULE & TEACHING ASSISTANTS:
Updated August 07, 2017
| Section | When | Where | Teaching Assistant |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHY133 L01 | Mo 12:00pm - 2:20pm | A-117 | TBA |
| PHY133 L02 | Mo 12:00pm - 2:20pm | A-126 | TBA |
| PHY133 L03 | Mo 2:30pm-4:50pm | A-117 | TBA |
| PHY133 L04 | Mo 2:30pm-4:50pm | A-126 | TBA |
| PHY133 L05 | Mo 5:00pm - 7:20pm | A-117 | TBA |
| PHY133 L06 | Mo 5:00pm - 7:20pm | A-126 | TBA |
| PHY133 L07 | Tu 8:00am-10:20am | A-117 | TBA |
| PHY133 L08 | Tu 8:00am-10:20am | A-126 | TBA |
| PHY133 L09 | Tu 12:00pm-2:20pm | A-117 | TBA |
| PHY133 L10 | Tu 12:00pm-2:20pm | A-126 | TBA |
| PHY133 L13 | Tu 5:00pm - 7:20pm | A-118 | TBA |
| PHY133 L15 | Tu 5:00pm - 7:20pm | A-117 | TBA |
| PHY133 L16 | Tu 5:00pm - 7:20pm | A-126 | TBA |
| PHY133 L17 | Th 8:00am-10:20am | A-117 | TBA |
| PHY133 L18 | Th 8:00am-10:20am | A-126 | TBA |
| PHY133 L19 | We 2:30pm - 4:50pm | A-117 | TBA |
| PHY133 L20 | We 2:30pm - 4:50pm | A-126 | TBA |
| PHY133 L21 | We 5:00pm - 7:20pm | A-117 | TBA |
| PHY133 L22 | We 5:00pm - 7:20pm | A-126 | TBA |
| PHY133 L23 | Th 2:30pm - 4:50pm | A-117 | TBA |
| PHY133 L24 | Th 8:00am-10:20am | A-118 | TBA |
| PHY133 L25 | Th 12:00pm - 2:20pm | A-117 | TBA |
| PHY133 L26 | Th 12:00pm - 2:20pm | A-126 | TBA |
| PHY133 L28 | Th 2:30pm - 4:50pm | A-126 | TBA |
| PHY133 L31 | Mo 12:00pm - 2:20pm | A-118 | TBA |
| PHY133 L32 | Mo 2:30pm - 4:50pm | A-118 | TBA |
| PHY133 L33 | Mo 5:00pm - 7:20pm | A-118 | TBA |
| PHY133 L34 | Tu 8:00am - 10:20am | A-118 | TBA |
| PHY133 L35 | Tu 12:00pm - 2:20pm | A-118 | TBA |
| PHY133 L38 | We 5:00pm - 7:20pm | A-118 | TBA |
| PHY133 L39 | Th 12:00pm - 2:20pm | A-118 | TBA |
| PHY133 L40 | Th 2:30pm - 4:50pm | A-118 | TBA |
| PHY133 L41 | We 2:30pm - 4:50pm | A-126 | TBA |
Please report any problem to either your corresponding lab instructor or Mr. Lefferts.
These are only pdf files (no forms or plotting functions)
Uncertainty, Error and Graphs
The Pendulum
Acceleration
Projectile Motion
The Atwood Machine
Conservation of Energy
Conservation of Momentum
Angular Momentum
Simple Harmonic Motion
Standing Waves
Ideal Gas Law and Absolute Zero