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SUMMARY
Laboratories will begin on August 25.
There are 11 experiments and 2 practical examinations. Working in
groups of two, you will make measurements, tabulate and graph your
data, evaluate measurement uncertainties, analyze the results, and
answer the questions in the laboratory manual. Each student will
prepare a lab report containing this information and will submit this
report at the end of each lab session. Your grade will be based on the lab reports, and 2 practical
exams.
PREPARATION FOR THE LAB SESSIONS
You
need to read and understand the material in the lab manual before
class. If you come unprepared you may not be able to complete the lab in the
allotted
time.
LABORATORY REPORT
Your
lab report must be completed during the lab period and handed in
to the instructor before you leave. The report includes a cover sheet
with your name, your student number and section number, two sentences
describing the objectives of the lab, your lab worksheets and any other
material requested in the lab manual or by your instructor.
The typical components of a
lab report are listed in the PHY252 Lab Manual in Appendix C. Reports
are graded by your instructor on a 20 point scale and will be handed
back at the beginning of the next lab. Note that labs vary; the balance
between data analysis and manual questions will change. Points
on the Lab will be approximately distributed as follows. (One each lab, the exact distribution of points may vary).
LAB GRADE |
POINTS |
Data collection/ sample calculations |
6 |
Data analysis/ graphs/ error analysis |
6 |
Answer to questions |
6 |
What is most illuminating? How to shorten the lab? |
2 |
Total per Lab |
20 |
In your report, explain how you
identified and tried to solve problems in the experiments. If your data
do not correspond to the anticipated results, you should explain what
went wrong. Here, you must be brief, accurate and clear; your grade
will depend on that. Copying of text from others is expressly
forbidden. Lab reports that show evidence of plagiarism will be
discounted by 50%.
Each practical exam will worth a total of 40 points. Your final grade will be based on the total number
of points you earned on the labs and on the practical exam, when compared to the integrated performance of all PHY252
sections . Note: You should save your graded lab reports and quizzes as backup should you feel that your grade was incorrectly calculated
TARDINESS POLICY
Attendance in the lab is mandatory and there will be a penalty for arriving late to class. Two points will be removed from the Lab score for every five minutes that a student is tardy in coming to the lab. To account for the difference in clocks, you should try to arrive early to the class.
MAKE-UP POLICY
No labs are dropped in computing the course grade, so you should plan to attend each lab session. If you must miss a session, you should contact
your instructor before the session and arrange for an alternate time.
It is only possible to make-up a lab during the week it is offered
since the equipment is changed weekly. Please provide suitable
documentation for your absence. If you miss a lab without a valid
reason, it will be counted as zero. Alternately, if you miss a lab for
an unanticipated reason, such as illness, you must contact your
instructor no more than 24 hours after the missed lab.
Arrangements will be made for you to find an open lab slot. Do
not show up at another section without making prior arrangements or you
will not be admitted. Your instructor is in charge of all aspects of
laboratory policies and should be consulted for most problems.
Students that add the course during the first week after their section meets must contact their instructor immediately and arrange to do the lab during the week of September 1 st.
Your instructor is in charge of your section. If there are issues that
your instructor cannot address, you should contact Professor William
Lynch. His office is in the Cyclotron (room W106). Please set up an
appointment by email: lynch@nscl.msu.edu
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