Physics 2425 Lab

Lab Instructor: Brian Squires

E-Mail: bs1363@txstate.edu
Office and ours: !B"
#acult$ res%onsible for t&e lab: "r. Ir. 'il&el(us )eerts *+1,-,-+-1.,1/
0ourse Outline
Labs 1ill be %erfor(ed in cou%les.
!&e lab sc&edule is %osted outside t&e door to t&e lab and consists of 11 labs. If
$ou cannot (a2e it to t&e lab3 %lease infor( $our instructor b$ %&one or e-(ail.
Students t&at &a4e (issed a lab durin5 t&e se(ester need to ta2e t&e (a2e-u% lab
in t&e first 1ee2 of "ece(ber. 6ou can onl$ (a2e u% one (issed lab7 If you
missed a lab which requires a formal report as discussed below, contact your
instructor immediately. There is not enough time to write a formal report for
the mae!up lab and other arrangements will ha"e to be made#
6ou 1ill do four ex%eri(ents t&is se(ester for 1&ic& $ou 1ill %re%are a for(al
re%ort. !&e ex%eri(ents requirin5 for(al re%orts are indicated on t&e sc&edule3
and a se%arate s&eet describin5 t&is for(al re%ort is attac&ed. !&e rest of t&e
ex%eri(ents 1ill require a s&ort re%ort 1&ic& $ou co(%lete before lea4in5 t&e lab.
!&e for(al re%ort 1ill &a4e t1ice t&e 1ei5&t of a s&ort re%ort. "urin5 labs
requirin5 a s&ort re%ort3 t&e %rocedure is as follo1s:
1. Instructor briefl$ 5oes o4er t&e t&eor$3 equations and lab %rocedure alon5 1it&
an$ s%ecial issues for t&e ex%eri(ent.
,. 8erfor( t&e ex%eri(ent and record t&e data. 9 3:;
3. 8erfor( calculations and anal$<e errors. =se si5nificant di5its and units
1&ere a%%ro%riate. 93:;
-. >ns1er an$ questions 5i4en in t&e (anual. 1:;
+. 'rite a s&ort su((ar$ of t&e ex%eri(ent containin5 t&e follo1in5: 3:;
a. '&at %&$sical %rinci%le is addressed b$ t&e ex%eri(ent?
b. o1 did $our results co(%are 1it& acce%ted t&eories?
c. '&at 1ere t&e (a@or sources of error in t&is ex%eri(ent.
6. !urn in $our data and calculations alon5 1it& $our su((ar$3 ans1ers to
questions and an$ 5ra%&s 5enerated. *One co(%uter 5ra%& %er 5rou% is OA if t&e
na(es of e4er$one in t&e 5rou% are 1ritten on t&e %a%er. >ns1ers to questions
and t&e su((ar$ are to be done indi4iduall$7/
Lab Bules
Co food or drin2s in t&e lab.
Onl$ full %rofile s&oes are allo1ed in t&e lab at all ti(es
#ollo1 %ro%er lo5 inDout %rocedure.
0lean u% $our site before lea4in5.