PHYS 253 Laboratory

Thursday 2:00-4:00

Dave Riethmiller
rieth@phy.ohiou.edu
Office Hours: M Th 4pm – 5pm
Clippinger 038

INTRODUCTION   Physics 253 is the third calculus-based introductory physics courses. You are expected to have completed at least Calculus II (263B or 266B). Topics to be covered include capacitance, electric current and circuits, magnetism and magnetic fields, electric induction, A.C. circuits, electromagnetic waves, geometrical optics, interference, and diffraction of light.

MATERIALS   You must bring your lab manual, a ruler, protractor, calculator and lab notebook to every lab meeting. Any handouts passed out in lecture should also be brought to lab. The lab manual should be available at Follett’s University Bookstore.

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING   I expect you to attend each lab having already read the lab procedure for that week. The lab schedule for this quarter is available for download from LON-CAPA. Following each lab period, you will have 48 hours to finish writing up the lab, and place your notebook in the drop box (labeled with my name and our lab time) in the basement of Clippinger, west wing. For each day late after that, I will deduct 2 points from your score.

The notebook must be QUAD-RULED, and any charts or diagrams printed from the computer must be cropped and taped into the book - NO LOOSE PAGES!
A guide to the proper format of the lab notebook may be found here.

In addition to the weekly lab reports, you must also submit a draft and final version of a technical report. This quarter, the technical report will entail a more complete analysis the lab scheduled for Thursday May 3, 2007 - (e/m by the Busch Tube Method). We will discuss the technical report more before that lab period. You will submit both a hard copy to me and an electronic copy to LON-CAPA.

Grading will work as follows:

• Weekly lab reports (20 pts each)
• Draft of technical report (20 pts) - due Thursday May 10, 2007
• Final version of technical report (40 pts) - due Thursday May 24, 2007

Your grade for 253 lab will be a straight percentage (points earned divided by points possible). At the end of the quarter I will submit these numbers to your lecture instructor, who will incorporate them into your final grade.

ATTENDANCE   Attendance is mandatory at all lab classes. Any student absent more than twice without a university-approved excuse will fail the lab. If you are absent or need to be absent for any reason, speak to Ruth Webb (Clippinger 046) to schedule a make-up time. The make-up policy is posted on the laboratory door, and is also available from LON-CAPA. I will take attendance at the beginning of each class.

 

Last Updated Sunday, 1 April 2007 @ 5:00 PM.