Boddeker: Physics 131 Lab



|California State Polytechnic University |

|Pomona [pic] Course Syllabus |

|Principles of Physics Lab | |Instructor: |Steve Boddeker |

|PHY 1510L-01: 1 Unit Co-requisite: PHY 1510 | |Email: |skboddeker@cpp.edu |

|CRN: 74046 | | | |

|Building-Room: 3-2016 / 3-2004 | | | |

|Office/Phone: 8-229 / (909) 869-4389 | | |M: 11–noon; 2:30-3 pm; 7:15-9 pm |

|Lab Time: M: noon - 2:30 pm | |Office Hours: |W: 7:15-9 pm |

| | | |After noon, Office Hours are held in the room of the |

| | | |previous lab/lecture |

|COURSE |Physics 1510L is the laboratory that accompanies Physics 1510, the first course of a two-semester, calculus-based introductory |

|DESCRIPTION |sequence. Introduction to mechanics, Newton's laws, vectors, statics, kinematics, conservation laws, rotational motion, Newtonian |

| |gravity, fluids, and simple harmonic motion. |

|TEXT(S) |The Physics 1510 Laboratory Manual is available at the Bronco Bookstore. |

|COURSE |Upon completion of this course, the laboratory should have provided students with the following: |

|OBJECTIVES |An introduction to physics’ role as a basic science with hands-on experience regarding natural phenomena |

| |To develop your skills in presenting the results from experimental work in the form of laboratory reports |

| |Practical experience with measurements in experimental work including |

| |► Graphing ► Uncertainty Analysis |

| |► Calculations ► Error Analysis |

| |► Correct use of units |

|LABORATORY PROCEDURES |Each week a new laboratory exercise will be performed with one partner. Please review experimental procedures and pertinent theory |

| |associated with the lab exercises. If this is not completed before the lab period you may not complete data collection DURING the lab |

| |period. |

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| |Pre-Labs are designed to guide and to prepare the students for each lab. In some cases the Pre-Labs prepare the student with extra |

| |theory. These Pre-Labs can be difficult since the student may need to consult alternate sources such as the lecture book, professors, |

| |or the internet. |

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| |Quizzes will be administered following lab introduction. The quizzes will include material that will be covered during the current lab|

| |period. *Also upon submission of the quiz (or at the end of the lab period), “notes” collected during the introduction will be |

| |reviewed and promptly returned. |

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| |Each Laboratory is weighted 5%. Satisfactory data collection is 1%. Completing lab analysis (as indicated by the lab manual) is the |

| |remaining 4%. Each student is expected to complete the lab during the allotted 150 minutes or else before the next lab period. Most |

| |labs will be completed satisfactorily after being “checked off”. The exceptions not completed and “checked off” during the allotted |

| |time will be due to |

| |a complex analysis |

| |a graph minimizing uncertainty |

|EVALUATIVE |Satisfactory Laboratories 60 % |Lab reports are evaluated upon the following |

|CRITERIA |Pre- Laboratories 16 % |Laboratory skills (including quality) |

| |Lab Quizzes 8 % |Data Analysis |

| |Formal Laboratory (bonus) 6 % |Understanding of Physics Principles |

| |Lab Final 16 % |Communication skills (oral & written) |

| |Grade |Grade |Numerical |Grade |Grade |Numerical |

|GRADING | |Points |Equivalent | |Points |Equivalent |

|SYSTEM |A |4.0 |90-100 | D |1.0 |60-69 |

| |B |3.0 |80-89 | F |0.0 |59 & below |

| |C |2.0 |70-79 | | | |

|CALPOLY PHYSICS LAB COURSE |Each Student: (NO group labs, occasionally, I will allow a “group” graph, but each student must ALWAYS include slope points, and all |

|STRUCTURE |pertinent calculations in their own lab “write-up”.) |

| |Completes all scheduled experiments, learning lab techniques with a variety of equipment |

| |Documents with a written record of all experimental data and other relevant observations for each experiment (NEVER write a |

| |calculation with the original data documented on paper) |

| |So how does one explain data sheets for in a lab experiment??? |

| |Perform calculations for each experiment and summarize results |

| |Write sample calculations, record results, plots relevant graphs, and complete any other elements directed by the instructor |

| |Maximizes the 2 ½ hours lab period as needed for data acquisition, analysis, and other elements of the experimental report, seeking |

| |the instructors guidance as needed |

| |All labs and pertinent materials will be compiled into a notebook to be presented at the end of the term. This is required to receive|

| |the “flat curve” to raise the class GPA to >3.0. |

|PHYSICS LAB |Department Policy: Students who miss 2 labs will result in a grade of an F. |

|POLICIES | |

| |Your lab ends 150 minutes (2 ½ hours) after start. All lab equipment must be replaced in original order NO LATER than this time. |

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| |The overall class GPA will be maintained through a curve (usually adding a flat percentage to everyone’s grade) near the 3.0 GPA level.|

|GRADING & |Plusses & minuses will only be assigned in borderline grades (i.e. 79 < C+ < 79.5 or 79.5 < B- < 80). Most students will complete the |

|DUE DATES |experiment the same day as data collection, but submission may be delayed to the following lab period. NO LAB will be accepted more |

| |than two lab periods after data collection. |

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| |If you do not complete the lab satisfactorily during lab time, you may have to complete a written lab Report (“write-up”) which should |

| |include the following (as with all labs, due the following lab period/class): |

|“Write-Ups” |A statement about the purpose of the experiment in the Intro/Theory section |

| |List of significant data & results in table format in the Data Table and Results Table sections |

| |Quantitative conclusions (i.e. percent difference) based upon significant results |

| |Explanation of the discrepancies with expected results |

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| |The formal lab is slightly different. You may follow one of two guidelines, either the format of a Senior Project, or a publishable |

|FORMAL LAB |journal article. In both cases, you can assume that you “wrote” the lab manual experiment as a proposal for “your” research project. |

| |This FORMAL LAB doesn’t raise your grade until after the 40% value, i.e. 50% adds 1%, 60% adds 2%, and 100% adds 6% to your final |

| |grade. |

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|MAKE-UP WEEK |The make-up lab is a self-contained lab and is completed only if you missed a lab during the regular term. Department policy will only|

| |allow ONE lab to be completed during make-up week. Do not move the equipment once you are in lab. The Lab Final is during this week &|

| |requires about 1 hour. |

|ACADEMIC HONESTY | |

| |You are expected for follow the University Policy regarding Academic Dishonesty as described in the University Catalog. The department|

|EMERGENCIES |takes this very seriously. |

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| |If any unforeseen events occur, please contact me immediately (preferably with email.) |

|Mon |Notes |Physics 1510L |

|27-Aug |Quiz 0; also Pre-Test for CalPoly | Introduction |

|3-Sept |Uncertainty Quiz 0 by Mallinckrodt is now due | Uncertainties in Measurements |

|10-Sept | | Constant Acceleration |

|17-Sept | | Vectors |

|24-Sept | | Atwood’s Machine (w/bonus) |

|1-Oct | | Uniform Circular Motion |

|8-Oct | | Conserved Quantities |

|15-Oct | | Static Equilibrium |

|22-Oct | | Rotational Dynamics |

|29-Oct | | Archimedes Principle |

|5-Nov | | Force and Motion |

|12-Nov | | Simple Harmonic Motion |

|19-Nov | | Motion in Fluids |

|26-Nov | | Hooke’s Law |

|3-Dec |Make-up Week & Lab Final |Make-up Week & Lab Final |

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