Page 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8Page 9Page 10PHY 213 Lab Syllabus Fall 2007 Page 1 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKYDEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMYPHYSICS 213, 212 LABORATORYCOURSE SYLLABUSFall 2007 1. PURPOSE: This document provides detailed information regarding the Physics 213laboratory course. This laboratory will provide an experimental environment wherestudent research teams will be given the opportunity to explore some of the theory,concepts and physical phenomena covered in Physics 213 lecture and recitation, in ahands on, small group environment.2. OBJECTIVES:a. Develop an understanding of selected physical phenomena explored in alaboratory setting. b. Develop an understanding of precision and accuracy in experimental work andhow uncertainties in measurement effect the uncertainties in experimentalresults.(error propagation)c. Enhance your capabilities in creating and analyzing graphical information.d. Exercise and enhance technical writing skills.e. Exercise and enhance leadership and management skills using a small researchteam model.3. SCOPE:a. The selected lab exercises, in general, follow a path similar to that used in physics213 Lecture.b. Subjects may be introduced in lab that are not covered in Physics 213. Studentsshould always be prepared by carefully reviewing the subject matter beforeentering the lab. 4. MISSION: The PHY 213 Instructional team will ensure that every student is given theopportunity to master the course objectives and achieve their full potential while seekingto improve the course pedagogy to better meet the needs of all students, both present andfuture. 5. EXECUTION:a. The Instructional team is composed of the following members, each with specificduties and responsibilities with respect to the conduct of the laboratory.i. Instructional Lab Specialist/Academic Coordinator(1) Provide long term vision for Instructional Lab Program.(2) Provide and coordinate resources including budget, space,personnel and equipmentPHY 213 Lab Syllabus Fall 2007 Page 2 (3) Train and supervise teaching assistants(4) Supervise and coordinate weekly teaching meetings/seminars.(5) Supervise lab grading practices.(6) Mediate student to TA and student to student disputes.(7) Develop and publish lab manuals and materials(8) Develop new experiments and test new equipmentii. Senior Lab Teaching Assistant:(1) Setup and test all lab equipment for each lab(2) Check and reconfigure Lab set ups daily(3) Coordinate equipment needs for make up labs(4) Provide weekly summaries of equipment use and trouble shooting.iii. Lab Teaching assistants:(1) Provide a brief introduction to each Lab.(2) Serve as an advisor to the student research teams in each section.(3) Emphasize connectivity with lecture topics(4) Grade all written work IAW weekly Lab seminars/ meetings andthis Syllabus.(5) Assist in the development of new Labs.(6) Provide input to the Lecturers regarding Lab questions on exams(7) Provide feedback on course development issues.(8) Mediate intra team disputes(9) Maintain a daily journal of lab activities ( experimental note book)iv. Students:(1) Prepare Pre Labs and quizzes individually.(2) Be familiar with your assigned role and associated duties.(Principle Investigator, Researcher, and Skeptic.) These role willrotate each week.(3) Fully participate in each lab, draft report and the final reportdevelopment process.(4) The responsibility for learning is yours alone.(5) Use the combined power of your research group efficiently.b. Other means of Assistance i. TA , Lecturer, Office Hours and appointmentsii. Email and Phone conversations. iii. Physics Resource Roomiv. Private Tutors,( Ask at the Main office (CP 177). Plan ahead they bookearly.)6. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS:a. Lab Manual, “Physics 213 Laboratory Manual for General Physics, Fall 2007",Ellis. Available at Johnny Print . 24 Aug 2007. Each Student must have their owncopy.b. TI , 84, or 83+ Calculator is required , TI 85/86 or 92 will work with TI SonicPHY 213 Lab Syllabus Fall 2007 Page 3 Ranger but not all experiments under development. Each team must have at leasttwo of the required series calculators. The TI 84 + Silver is the best all aroundchoice, and is highly recommended. Each student must have their owncalculator. c. Lab Computers: Each Lab is equipped with a minimum of 10 computers.computers. ( Your TA will issue a userid and password to be used in lab.i. All Computers are networked and have MS Office Suite XP installedLoggerpro and TI Connect.ii. Programs and data can be transferred to and from your TI Graphingcalculator, using the TI Connect software and Graph link cable provided.iii. When not in use by you these computers are analyzing data collected byseveral radio telescopes as part of a distributed processing program (SETI@home).iv. Modifying these systems in any way is forbidden and could result in lossof credit for the current lab, for your lab entire group.v. You are encourage to begin writing your report, when appropriate, duringyour Lab time and then emailing your work to another location for furtheraction.vi. Leave the Lab computers on and facing the lab entrance when you departthe lab.vii. Use caution when moving the computer around on the bench top and donot leave them under a the water faucet on benches so equipt.viii. Your RF transmitter is required in lab for your Quizzes and otherassessments. If you forget your transmitter you will fill out a paper form toanswer the quiz. For paper submissions 2 point will be awarded for acorrect answer and 1 for an incorrect answer. Quizzes are worth 10 pointsd. Lab Schedule. Notes: Five labs will be performed over the semester. The last labis a lab final and is worth double. The lab final is viewed as the culmination ofyour learning experience. Doing substantially better on the Final can raise yourfinal grade by one letter grade The labs will follow a the general flow of thelecture when possible. Lab Meeting Dates TitleIntroduction 27 Aug Orientation Study Syllabus1a 10 Sep The O-Scope1b 17 Sep Draft Due2a 24 SepSeries and Parallel2b 1 Oct Draft DueLab Meeting Dates TitlePHY 213 Lab Syllabus Fall 2007 Page 4 3a 8 Oct The RC Circuit3b 15 Oct Draft Due4a 22 Oct Electricity from motion4b 29 Oct Draft Due5a 5 -16 Nov Lab Final Diffraction5b 26 Nov Draft DueFinal Labs Due 3 Dec e. Research Team Roles: i. General: Consider your group and a typical research team assigned topreform an experiment and then prepare