PLAB 193-03    Fall 2009
Wed.
11:00-12:50    PH 104
Dr. Norwood    dnorwood@selu.edu   
Office PH117        Phone 549-3938        
Office HoursMW 0900-1100, 1300-1600 and by appointment

Your grade will be determined by quizzes, two in-class exams and two formal lab reports in the following proportions:

Quizzes 10%
Exams
35% x 2 = 70%
Formal Reports
10% x 2 = 20%

Quizzes will be administered at the beginning of the lab and will be taken from the lab writeup which you will review prior to the lab.  Links to the lab writeups are below in the schedule of labs.  You are responsible for the entire writeup prior to class.

The first (midterm) exam will cover labs performed the first half of the semester.  The second (final) exam will usually cover labs performed in the second half of the semester (but may be cumulative - see below).  In the exams, you will be responsible for EVERY aspect of the labs - the physical theory behind the lab to the actual steps in performing the lab to the analysis performed afterward.

You will write a formal report on your choice of one lab in each half of the semester (that is, there are two formal reports due).  You may use this report for reference during the exam and you will turn this report in with your exam.  You MAY turn in the report early in any state of preparedness and I will review it and give you suggestions on how to improve it.  (This DOES NOT mean that I will go over your report an hour before the exam.....)  A sample report is provided to give some guidance on what is expected (along with some info about graphing that you SHOULD be familiar with).

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Finally - you MAY, if you WISH, write a report about EACH lab, due at the BEGINNING of the next lab.  THESE reports will not be graded (distinct from those described above).  I will keep these and return them to you for use during the exam.  They are to be returned to me WITH the exam.
Bottom line: If you show up for every lab on time, and do the things I ask, you should have no problems with this course.

Click here and you will see a set of resources to review and quiz yourself on these issues. You should be COMPLETELY familiar with virtually everything in these reviews. I URGE you to work the exercises there and see me if you have any difficulty.

Lab Meeting

Experiment

Text Reference

Giambattista

Walker

1. Aug 19

Introduction, Error, Graphing  
(Practice files)

Ch. 1
Ch. 1

2. Aug 26

Contact Forces: Friction
Error Equations

Ch. 2
Ch. 6.1

3. Sep 2 Contact Forces: Archimedes Principle Ch. 2
Ch. 15.4
7 SEP Labor Day Holiday

4. Sep 9

Constant Acceleration:

Free Fall

Ch. 3
Ch. 2.7

5. Sep 16

Constant Acceleration: Atwood Machine

Ch. 4
Ch. 6.4

6. Sep 23 Equilibrium: Forces in Two Dimensions Ch. 4
Ch. 6.3
23 SEP CAREER FAIR Pennington Center
7. Sep 30 Free Fall in Two Dimensions: Projectile Ch. 4
Ch. 4
1-2 OCT Fall Break

8. Oct 7

Non-uniform Circular Motion: Pendulum

Ch. 5
Ch. 13.6

9. OCT 14

Test I

 

10. Oct 21 Potential Energy: Coefficient of Linear Expansion Ch. 6
Ch. 8

   OCT 23

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW

12. Oct 28

Equilibrium: Torque

Ch. 8
Ch. 11

13. Nov 4

Moment of Inertia

Ch. 8
Ch. 10

14. Nov 11 Oscillations: Mass on a Spring Ch. 10
Ch. 13
15. Nov 18 make up
NOV 25-27 Thanksgiving Holiday

DEC 2

Test II

 


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If you are a qualified student with a disability seeking accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, you are required to self-identify with the Office
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