Labs schedule: Each student is registered for a lab
section (117 or 121).The same lab is run in all sections throughout the week Labs start on the second week of the
quarter. The link on the margin (Schedule) has the index of labs for all
the weeks throughout the quarter.
Labs Manuals: Both the Phys 117 and the Phys 121 Lab
Manuals are undergoing an overall update for consistency and treatment of
uncertainties. Thus, only the introduction, instructions, the data analysis,
and the first two labs will be ready for purchase at B042 Communications Bldg.
The rest of the manual will be available during the third week of the quarter.
Attendance to Labs: Attendance to labs is required, and lab reports
have to be completed as outlined in the Lab Manual. The grading policy for the
labs also is written in detail in the Lab Manual. This grading policy is different
for Phys 117 and 121.
Grading specific to Phys
121: Labs are an
integral part of the Phys 121 course, and as such they contribute to the course
grade in two different ways: a) Lab and Lab
reports: Each lab with its lab report is graded. At the end of the quarter
the lab grade is transmitted to, and converted to an actual grade by the Phys
121 Lecturer in charge of your lecture section. This grade will contribute 15%
to your course grade. b) Exam questions:
In the second term exam and in the final exam there will be questions
written by the lab instructors. These questions are part of your total exam
score (approximately 25/100 points of the term exam and 25/150 points of the
final exam). Given that exams questions
are based on labs, it is extremely
important that students keep up to date with the lab. See below for “makeups”!
Grading specific to Phys
117: This course is
graded CR/NCR. In order to receive CR for the course students must do the eight required labs and receive CR for
all of them. See below for “make ups”!
Makeup labs will be run on the last week of the
quarter, schedule to be posted here and at the labs. Both B108 and B110 will be
used, with Physics 117 and 121 students using either room, wherever the
necessary lab is setup.
If you need to makeup a lab, you must sign up completely for a makeup.
A complete signup will include your name, your lab section, the number and name
of the lab to be made up. The number and name must match. The column for
"TA initials" is for the TA managing the makeup lab to note your
presence. There will be a separate signup sheet for each scheduled makeup
session. There are 22 places in each makeup session. If you sign up after 22
people have already signed up, you will not be considered. Signup sheets will
be posted in the lab rooms.
You may make up more than one lab, but only one
lab per makeup session. Priority will be given, however, to those who are
making up only one lab, so if you want to make up several, you may be asked to
adjust your schedule. Likewise, if you are trying to make up only one lab and
find no space, we will try to make adjustments. The instructor if this occurs.
You must bring a blank lab manual chapter to the
makeup session for the lab you are makingup. Do not fill in anything ahead of time.