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Laboratory for Classical Physics (I)
PHY 133 Spring 2016
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Overview
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Reporting Problems

Letter Grade Distribution PHY133 Spring 2016

      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


>95%   —   A


<=95% and >90%   —   A-


<=90% and >85%   —   B+


<=85% and >80%   —   B


<=80% and >75%   —   B-


<=75% and >70%   —   C+


<=70% and >65%   —   C


<=65% 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 Spring 2016.

Instructors                                   Director of UG Laboratory           Teaching Assistants
K. Dehmelt B. Nielsen Mu Linfeng (mu.linfeng@stonybrook.edu),
klaus.dehmelt@stonybrook.edu bent.nielsen@stonybrook.edu Mukul Sholapurkar (mukul.sholapurkar@stonybrook.edu),
Nermeen Khalil (nermeen.khalil@stonybrook.edu),
Kaushik Roy (kaushik.roy.1@stonybrook.edu),
Kyle Lee (kunsu.lee@stonybrook.edu),
Sahal Kaushik (sahal.kaushik@stonybrook.edu),
Charles Shugert (charles.shugert@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 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:

    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 first lab report 48 hours after your lab experiment finished. Please refer to your Teaching Assistant for details. For and after your second experiment 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 receive 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. 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!

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Calendar

The first lab sessions will take place in the week starting from Monday, January 25.


Lab 0: January 25 - 28 Introduction to the laboratory and Uncertainty, Error & Graphs


Lab 1: February 01 - 04, 2016 The Pendulum


Lab 2: February 08 - 11, 2016 Acceleration


Lab 3: February 15 - 18, 2016 Projectile Motion


Midterm Exam week, NO LAB: February 22 - 25, 2016 Make-up labs 1 - 3.


Lab 4: February 29 - March 03, 2016 The Atwood Machine


Lab 5: March 07 - 10, 2016 Centripetal Motion


Spring Break, NO LAB: March 14 - 18, 2016


Lab 6: March 21 - 24, 2016 Conservation of Energy


Lab 7: March 28 - 31, 2016 Conservation of Momentum


Midterm Exam week, NO LAB: April 04 - 07, 2016 Make-up labs 4 - 7.


Lab 8: April 11 - 14, 2016 Angular Momentum


Lab 9: April 18 - 21, 2016 Simple Harmonic Motion


Lab 10: April 25 - 28, 2016 Standing Waves


Last week of classes, NO NEW LABS: May 02 - 06, 2016 Make-up labs 8 - 10.


LABORATORY SCHEDULE & TEACHING ASSISTANTS: TBA

Lab Sec. When Where Teaching Asst
L01                Mon 12:00PM-2:20PM           PHYSICS A117                Mu Linfeng
L02 Mon 12:00PM -2:20PM PHYSICS A126 Charles Shugert
L03 Mon 2:30PM-4:50PM PHYSICS A117 Kaushik Roy
L04 Mon 2:30PM-4:50PM PHYSICS A126 Mu Linfeng
L05 Mon 5:00PM-7:20PM PHYSICS A117 Mukul Sholapurkar
L07 Tue 12:00PM - 2:20PM PHYSICS A117 Nermeen Khalil
L08 Tue 12:00PM - 2:20PM PHYSICS A126 Kyle Lee
L09 Tue 2:30PM - 4:50PM PHYSICS A117 Kaushik Roy
L10 Tue 2:30PM - 4:50PM PHYSICS A126 Kyle Lee
L11 Wed 2:30PM - 4:50PM PHYSICS A117 Sahal Kaushik
L12 Wed 2:30PM - 4:50PM PHYSICS A126 Mukul Sholapurkar
L13 Wed 5:00PM - 7:20PM PHYSICS A117 Sahal Kaushik
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Reporting Problems

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

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