GENERAL PHYSICS I (LAB)
MARIA
OFFICE: KOKI’O 202D
FALL 2008
TEL: 734-9265
E-MAIL: mariab@hawaii.edu
HOMEPAGE: http://www2.hawaii.edu//~mariab
CONSULTATION HOURS: MWF –10:00 – 11:00
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Experimental analysis, physical
observation and measurements in classical
mechanics, heat and thermodynamics,
emphasizing in error analysis, measurement techniques, and report writing.
COURSE COMPETENCIES:
Upon successful completion of the course, the
student should be able to:
1. give
examples of some direct experiences of the concepts and principles covered in the
course
2. identify the
interactions between theory and experiments
3. design
procedures for acquiring information from experimentation
4. record,
analyze data, and extract information from data acquired
5. use of
laboratory instruments and equipment
6. prepare and
write a laboratory report
MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS: pencil, eraser, calculator,
protractor, a folder which shall be used to keep
returned laboratory reports.
OPEN LABORATORY: Information on what an open lab setting is and
what is required of students registered
in these labs can be obtained from http://www2.hawaii.edu/~pseng/labs/info/index.html.
The Assumption of Risk
and Release Form (Waiver)
signed, and brought to the first week of
lab class. The lab projects are to
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~pseng/labs/phys170/index.html.
(It is therefore important that the student check their
hawaii.edu mail.) The students are expected to READ the experiment
before coming to Koki’o
209 to conduct the lab. There will be NO lectures. All the information needed
is in online. You are
expected to follow instructions, familiarize
yourself with the equipment and complete the experiment with your group.
Instructors
and lab mentors will be available to answer
questions concerning the set-up, calculations, and analysis. Additional help
can be
obtained from the “resource” link in the
lab website.
ATTENDANCE: Laboratory courses require hands-on experiences. There will
be one experiment per week. Exercises that will
require two weeks to complete cannot work
on the project in one week. Each part must be conducted in the designated week.
Students should allot at most 3 hours per week to work on
the
the experiment and sign-out when he/she is done. Failure
to do
one cannot turn in a lab report. Open
lab is Monday to Thursday
After 4pm, you will be not be
allowed into the lab room to complete the
in the lab room on Mondays and Wednesdays
(1:45 – 4:45). I encourage you
that you can come to lab on these days
and times. Otherwise, another instructor will be around to help you out
and answer your questions.
PROJECT REPORTS: An individual
report is required of each student for all of the projects even if you are
working in groups. Four lab
reports must conform with the REQUIREMENTS
AND GUIDELINES FOR REPORTING (below). For most experiments, students are
required to turn in their lab write-up
which included the data collected, the calculations performed, and the analysis
(answers to questions).
Data collection and
calculations are encouraged to be done with your group, but analysis/ essay
questions are to be completed
individually. Students with the same answers for
the analysis/essay questions will forfeit all points for that exercise. More
information on what is required for each
report will be sent out to your hawaii.edu address. Project reports can only be
submitted for projects
performed.
Lab reports are to be placed in the wooden shelf in the
left front corner in the Physics Lab room. Late lab reports
Graded lab
reports should be picked-up in Koki’o 202 D.
There will be one final project that will be due on Dec. 1, 2008. This project is meant for the students to
experience what is involved in
writing a research proposal.
Suggested topics for the project will be provided. Three weeks during the semester will be dedicated
for the
groups to work on the project.
The weeks are as follows:
Week 1 - Sept. 15 – 19
Week 2 - Oct. 20 – 24
Week 3 – Nov. 17 – 21
The time
line for the project is as follows:
Submit and decide on the topic by
Sept. 10
First draft Sept. 26 20% of the 30% allocated for this final project
Second draft Oct. 31 30%
of the 30% allocated for this final project
Final Project Dec. 1 50%
of the 30% allocated for this final project
More
information on the final project will be provided .
GRADES: The grading scheme is as follows:
Full Reports - 40 % of the final
grade
Reports are 15 points each.
Other Reports - 30 %
of the final grade
Reports are 10 points each.
Letter grades will be
assigned as follows:
100 % - 89 %
A
88 % - 76 %
B
75 % - 63 %
C
62 % - 50 %
D
Below 50 %
F
Student’s current class standing will be
available at any time.
MATH/SCIENCE DEPARTMENT POLICY ON WITHDRAWALS (W GRADE) AND INCOMPLETE (I GRADE):
1.
WITHDRAWALS
(W GRADE) - After the "last day for all withdrawals," November 3,
2008,
withdrawals only in cases of extreme or
unusual circumstances.
Examples of extreme
or unusual
a)
a certified medical reason
b) a death in the immediate family.
2.
INCOMPLETE
(I GRADE) - Students must present the "Request for Incomplete" form
prior to the last day of instruction.
"I" grades
will be given only to students who are achieving passing
In addition, the
students must have a very
Examples of good
reasons are
KCC POLICY:
2.
If you have a
disability and have not voluntarily disclosed the nature of your disability and
support you need, it is
the student’s responsibility to contact the Special
Student Service Office, 734-9552 (V/TTY), Ilima 105,
for assistance.
3.
Students are
expected to attend all classes for which they are registered. If a student is
unable to attend class,
he or she should contact the instructor in advance to
give notification of the absence and make the necessary
arrangements.
4.
For those
students who receive financial aid and fail to attend the first week of classes
without making arrangements
with the instructor, the instructor will submit the
student’s name to the Financial Aid Office. The student will be denied
financial aid for the class that he/she is no attending. In
addition, it is solely the student’s responsibility to withdraw
from the class or attend the class and pay tuition.
TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION DEVICES:
UH
The electronic
communications policy adopted in December 2005 establishes the
medium for communication among students,
faculty, and staff. Every member of the system has a hawaii.edu address,
associated username and password provide
access to essential Web announcements and email. You are hereby
need to regularly log in to UH email
and Web services for announcements and personal mail. Failing to do so will
critical information from academic and
program advisors, instructors, registration and business office staff,
classmates,
student organizations, and others.
REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES FOR REPORTING:
1. FORMAT FOR COVER PAGE:
PROJECT REPORT: (TITLE OF PROJECT)
NAME:
DATE: (of the project)
OBJECTIVE :
Statement of the purpose of the project.
2. TEXT:
The body of the report shall include the following:
a: RESULTS -statement and
information of the actual results and/or outcome (as obtained in class).
of information verbally and provide
clear and accurate verbal labels.
1. Results - all data and results should be presented
clearly in tabular and/or graphical form.
2. Calculations – show at least one
example of all calculations performed with units.
This is the most important part of
the report, since it is here that you demonstrate
you have done. You may also criticize
the lab experiment
recommendations, should focus
of time
c. CONCLUSIONS – Draw conclusions
from the results and discussions that answer the question,
Your conclusions should address the
objectives of the exercise.
d. REFERENCES - if appropriate
3. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS – answer the questions at the end
of each exercise.
GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF
REPORTS:
2. Reports should be neat,
brief, concise, well organized and technological.
3. The information included should be in the form that is easy to
understand.
4. Tabular information and graphs
shall conform to common standards.
5. Reports shall be stapled and
submitted without cover or folder.
OBJECTIVES OF THE REPORT:
2. to acquire
experience in the preparation of technical reports and information
3. to
assist in the learning of the subject material of the projects