| Instructor: | I.J.S. Gurfinkiel | |
| Course description: | This course has two purposes: developing technical skills and learning some physics. Students will conduct simple laboratory exercises to demonstrate phenomena discussed in the physics lecture. In the process, students will learn to read schematics, build simple DC circuits, as well as, gain a profeciency in using basic laboratory equipment such as a multimeter and an osciliscope. This will provide the prerequisite knowledge for 750:311, 750:312, 750:235, and 50:750:409. Also, basic optical systems will be set up. | |
| Grading Policy: | Quizes: 30% | |
| Laboratory hand ins: 40% | ||
| Written Final Exam 15% | ||
| Practical Final Exam 15% | ||
Every lab session will begin with a question period,
answering any question on the Every student is expected to read the prelab BEFORE coming to class and doing a lab. They are also expected to try to answer any prelab questions. However, they do not have to hand them in. If they are unsure of any of these questions, they should ask the instructor at the beginning of the lab during the appropriate question period. After the completion of a lab section, there is a hand in to be completed, as well as, postlab questions. The hand in must be turned in; the post lab questions do not. Hand ins must be e-mailed to the instructor by the end of the lab section attended; no late hand ins will be accepted for ANY reason . Since there are three lab sections, if a student misses a lab for ANY reason, they may make up the lab in another section without penalty. The hand in is due at the conclusion of the lab section attended. If a student is absent the entire week, or there are no more sections remaining to attend that week, there is an opportunity to make up the lab during make-up day WITHOUT PENALTY. However, only one (1) lab may be made up on make-up day. Due to the close proximity of students in the lab, it is unfair to come to class while ill. If you are infectious, please, do not come to class! There are opportunities to make up the lab with no penalty. However, due to the hands on nature of the course, your presence is required; if you miss (with out making up) MORE than two (2) labs, you can not pass the course. The written final exam is based on the prelab and postlab questions as well as, anything discussed in class. There is also a practical final exam. This will test the students mastery of the multimeter and the o-scope as well as, the student's ability to set up simple circuits. |
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Don't forget to fill out your hand-in before the conclusion of your
laboratory section. The lab hand in is found here!
| EXPERIMENT | DATE | |||
| Intoduction to electrical safety and the use of multimeters | January 21,23 | |||
| Ohm's Law | January 18-24 | |||
| having trouble hooking up a multimeter | Resitances in Series and Parallel I | February 2-7 | ||
| Resistances in Series and Parallel II | February 9-14 | |||
| Kirchoff Loop Rule | February 16-21 | |||
| Ammeter and Voltmeter Construction | February 23-28 | |||
| RC TIME CONSTANT | March 2-7 | |||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE OSCILLOSCOPE | March 10, 12 | |||
| ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION | March 9-14 | |||
| Speherical Mirrors and Lenses | March 16-21 | |||
| Polarized Light | April 23-28 | |||
| Review Day / Make up Day | April ? | Practical Final Exam | April ? | Written Final Exam | May ? |
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