Your grade will be determined by quizzes (10%), two in-class exams (35% each = 70%) and two lab reports (10% each = 20%). The first exam will cover labs performed the first half of the semester. The second exam will usually cover labs performed in the second half of the semester (but may be cumulative - see below). You will write a formal report on your choice of one lab in each half of the semester (due the day of the exam). Each report will contribute 10% of your final grade. A set of report guidelines is here and a sample report is here.
Finally, you have the option of preparing a report on any or all of the other labs. These will be due precisely one week after performing the lab. These will not contribute to your grade, but I WILL review them and you may refer to those reports during the exams.
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| Lab Meeting | Experiment | Text Reference
Tipler |
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Error, Graphing | Ch. 1 | data sets for lab 1 |
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Free Fall | Ch. 2 | |
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Addition of Vectors | Ch. 3 | |
| 7 SEP | LABOR DAY HOLIDAY | ||
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Atwood Machine | Ch. 4,5 | |
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Equilibrium (Torque) | Ch. 4,9 | |
| 23 SEP | CAREER FAIR | Pennington Center | |
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Static Friction | Ch. 4,5 | |
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EXAM I |
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| 1-2 OCT | FALL BREAK | ||
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Archimedes' Principle | Ch. 4,5,13 | |
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Coefficient of Linear Expansion | Ch. 6,7,21 | |
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SHM: Coiled Spring | Ch. 6, 7, 14 | |
| 23 OCT | LAST DAY TO DROP | ||
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SHM: Simple Pendulum | Ch. 6, 7, 14 | |
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Moment of Inertia | Ch. 9 | |
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Standing Waves in Strings | Ch. 15 | |
| 18 Nov | Numerical solution to Newton's Laws | Spreadsheet | |
| 25-27 Nov | THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY | ||
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EXAM II |
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION:
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
of Disability Services, Room 203, Student
Union. No accommodations will be granted without documentation from the Office
of Disability Services.
It is the University policy that the classroom is not a place for
children, and that students are not to bring their family members for day care
or baby sitting.
It is the University policy that free discussion, inquiry, and
expression are encouraged in class. However, classroom behavior that interferes
with either (a) the
instructor's ability to conduct the class or (b) the
ability of students to benefit from the instruction is not acceptable. Examples
may include routinely entering class
late or departing early; use of beepers,
cellular telephones, or other electronic devices; repeatedly talking in class
without being recognized; talking while others are
speaking; or arguing in a
way that is perceived as "crossing the civility line." In the event of a
situation where a student legitimately needs to carry a
beeper/cellular
telephone to class, prior notice and approval of the
instructor is required. Classroom behavior which is deemed inappropriate and
cannot be resolved by the student
and the faculty member may be referred to
the Office of Judicial Affairs for administrative or disciplinary review as per
the Code of Student Conduct which may be
found at
http://www.selu.edu/StudentAffairs/Handbook/.
It is the University policy on e-mail communication that instructors
may use only official Southeastern e-mail addresses when initiating or
responding to electronic
correspondence with students.
Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic
integrity. Behavior that violates these standards is not acceptable. Examples
are the use of
unauthorized material, communication with fellow students
during an examination, attempting to benefit from the work of another student
and similar behavior that
defeats the intent of an examination or other class
work. Cheating on examinations, plagiarism, improper acknowledgment of sources
in essays and the use of a
single essay or paper in more than one course
without permission are considered very serious offenses and shall be grounds for
disciplinary action as outlined in the
current General Catalogue.
Students agree by taking this course that all required papers may be
subject to submission for textual similarity to Turnitin.com for the detection
of plagiarism. All
submitted papers will be included as source documents in
the Turnitin.com reference database solely for the purpose of detecting
plagiarism of such papers. Use of
the Turnitin.com service is subject to the
Terms and Conditions of Use posted on the Turnitin.com website.
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