Welcome to Physics 1809!
General Physics Lab
Spring 2013
Contact Information
Lab Director:
Gernot Laicher
South Physics 410
801-585-5553
gernot@physics.utah.edu
Teaching Assistant:
See Course Website:
http://www.physics.utah.edu/~gernot/elem_labs/labs.html
Prerequisites for Physics 1809
 Calculus, Trigonometry.
 Physics 2210 and 2220 or equivalent course.
Are You Ready for Physics 1809?
 Buy the lab manual (University book store). If it is not
yet available: Go to the website, click on “Manuals” and
find Introduction, homework 1 and lab 1 as a pdf file.
 Understand the course policies (introductory pages of the
lab manual).
 Do homework # 1 (Significant Figures and Uncertainty)
(Due at the beginning of Minilab 1).
 Look at the course website (address in lab manual)
http://www.physics.utah.edu/~gernot/elem_labs/labs.html
Activities for Physics 1809
 Homework
• Due at beginning of lab activity.
• Individual homework (not a group homework).
 MiniLab Activity
• Group activity (2 students per group).
• Group lab report (Submit only one report per group).
- Answer questions, fill out data tables (usually highlighted as
gray fields), etc. directly into the lab manual.
- Print out graphs as required.
- Write both names on the report.
- Submit at the end of the lab before you leave.
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 Rolling Motion Experiment
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Lab performed in groups of two students.
Lab report due 1 week after experiment is done.
Individual lab reports (not a group lab report).
Written in the form of a scientific paper (see example in lab manual)
Late lab reports will be penalized with 5% deductions per day late.
Instructional Material and Help
 Lab manual:
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Syllabus with lab dates.
Homework assignments.
Lab instructions.
Excel tutorial.
Capstone tutorial.
 Teaching Assistant:
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Introduction to lab activity (at the beginning of the lab).
Help during lab activity.
Grades your assignment.
Office hours for homework help (you can go to any TA that
teaches a Physics 2215/2225 section – but it depends on the lab).
Instructional Material and Help
 Website (2015, 2025, 2215, 2225, 1809 combined)
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Detailed schedule of all labs.
TA information (email, office hour).
Power point presentations (given by TA at start of lab).
Links to other sites with Physics background material.
Capstone activities for download during lab.
First few pages of lab manual (includes HW 1 and Lab 1).
Most up-to-date Excel and Capstone tutorial.
Canvas: For online discussion and for checking whether your HW
and Lab scores were recorded correctly. (There is a link to Canvas
on website).
 Capstone (Software) Activities
• Data acquisition and processing.
• Contains some instruction on how to use equipment/software.
Grading continued
 Homework:
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10 points maximum.
Every homework counts.
Due at the beginning of the lab session.
If you miss a lab: Due date extended by 1 week.
 Minilab reports:
• 20 points maximum.
• Only 10 best minilabs count.
• Due at the end of the lab activity before you leave.
Grading…continued
 Experiment (Rolling Motion) lab report:
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40 points maximum
Due one week after experiment is completed
Written in the form of a scientific paper
5% deduction in points for each day late
If you did all minilabs but didn’t do the experiment we will not
drop any minilab score. Note: Since an experiment counts as
much as two minilabs, you will not be able to get 100% credit
in the class if you don’t do the experiment.
Flow Chart of HW/Lab Reports
You:
Do assignment
Review grading
Keep for 1 week
Resolve grading
disputes with TA
Talk to lab director
about unresolved
disputes.
TA:
Turn in assignment
Return assignment to TA
Grades assignment
(hw, lab report)
Keeps assignment
until end of semester
Give all assignments
to Lab Director
Lab Director (Assigns final course grade)
Lab Attendance Rules
 Do not attend other lab sections.
• Exceptions only with written (email) permission by the lab director.
 One missed lab activity can be made up during your regular lab
hours on Thursday, April 18th.
• You must sign up to make up a lab.
• You cannot repeat a lab you have already done before.
• If you forgot to turn in the homework related to the lab activity you are
making up, you can still do so now, but only for a 50% credit.
 University sponsored activities (athletic competitions, etc.)
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Contact the lab director as early as possible to arrange for attending
other sections.