PHYSICS 272L - GENERAL PHYSICS II LAB
MARIA
OFFICE: KOKI'O 202
D
TEL:
734-9265
E-MAIL: mariab@hawaii.edu
CONSULTATION HOURS: MWF – 10:00 – 11:00
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Experimental analysis, physical
observation and measurements in electricity,
magnetism
and geometric optics, emphasizing on 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
2. identify the interaction between
theory and experiments
3. design procedures for acquiring
information from experimentation
4. record, analyze, and extract
information from data acquired
5. use laboratory instruments and
equipment
6. write a
technical report
these
labs can be obtained from http://www2.hawaii.edu/~pseng/labs/info/index.html.
The Assumption of Risk
and
Release Form (Waiver) must be downloaded from http://www2.hawaii.edu/~pseng/labs/index.html,
printed,
signed,
and brought to the first week of lab class. The lab projects are to be
downloaded from
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~pseng/labs/phys272/index.html.
In the open lab model, the students will receive via email
the lab experiment that is scheduled for the following week.
(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
working on the experiment and sign-out when he/she is done. Failure
to do
exercise and therefore one cannot turn in a
lab report. Open lab is Monday to Thursday
Koki’o 209 lab is from 1:45 – 4:00. After
4pm, you will be not be allowed into the lab room to complete the
as you will not have enough time. I
will be in the lab room on Mondays and Wednesdays (1:45 – 4:45). I encourage
you
your group (2 – 3 max) and set your
schedule so 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.
at noon on Friday of the following
week. 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 working on a research project. 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 .
Full Reports - 40 % of the final grade
Reports are 15 points each.
Other Reports -
30 % of the final grade
Reports are 10 points each.
Final
Project - 30 % of the final grade
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, the
instructor will sign withdrawals only in cases of extreme or unusual
circumstances. Grade related
excuses are unacceptable. Examples
of extreme or unusual
circumstances are:
a)
a certified medical reason
b) a death in the immediate family.
Students who no longer attend class and who DO NOT
OFFICIALLY WITHDRAW from the course will receive “F” grades.
"I" grades will be given
only to students who are achieving passing
the students must have a very
the same as those listed under the
withdrawal policy above.
KCC POLICY:
1. Kapi’olani
Community College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution.
2. If you have a disability and have
not voluntarily disclosed the nature of your disability and support you need,
responsibility to contact the Special Student
Service Office, 734-9552 (V/TTY), Ilima 105,
3. Students are expected to attend all
classes for which they are registered. If a student is unable to attend class,
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
financial aid for the class that he/she is
not attending. In addition, it is solely the student’s responsibility to
the class or attend the class and pay
tuition.
TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION DEVICES:
These devices are not allowed in
the classroom. Please see to it that these devices are turned off while in
class
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:
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.
b: DISCUSSION - You must explain,
analyze, and interpret your results. Try to explain any errors or problems
clearly. This is
the most important part of the report,
since it is here that you demonstrate that you understand and can explain what
you have
done. You may also criticize the lab
experiment and make recommendations for improvement. Such criticisms and
recommendations,
should focus on the lab as a learning
experience and not complaints about faulty equipment or amount of time spent.
c. CONCLUSIONS – Draw conclusions
from the results and discussions that answer the question, “So What?” Your
conclusions
should address the objectives of
the exercise.
d. REFERENCES - if appropriate
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.
1. to provide knowledge of
scientific and technical reporting
2. to acquire experience in the
preparation of technical reports and information