Physics 266 – 500 University Physics II Lab

Fall 2009, M 5:30-7:30, TCCW209

Instructor: Dr. Ting-Hui Lee

Office: TCCW 215

Phone: 745-6472

E-mail: ting-hui.lee@wku.edu

Office hours: W 3:00 – 5:00 or by appointment

Course description: This is a general education science lab with a lecture. Required for students enrolled in PHYS 265. Students perform physics experiments in electricity, magnetism, and optics which stress the fundamental definitions and laws developed in the lecture course. Students gain experience in computerized data acquisition and data analysis using modern techniques and equipment.

Textbook: Physics 266 lab manual

Course Outline:

8/31 Introduction

9/7 Labor Day – NO LAB

9/14 Electric Fields I

9/21 Ohm’s Law

9/28 Power Transfer

10/5 Resistors in Series and Parallel

10/12 Wheatstone Bridge

10/19 Temperature Coefficient of Resistivity

10/26 Current Balance

11/2 Induced EMF

11/9 RC and RL Circuits

11/16 Elementary Optics

11/23 Diffraction of Light

11/30 Wavelength by Diffraction Grating

12/7 Lab Final

Reading: You are responsible for reading each laboratory exercise before the laboratory session. Many experiments we will do are quite detailed, and it is critical that you not waste time in the laboratory on reading that can be done outside in advance, or you may not finish within the required time. Therefore you are advised to carefully read the instructions for the experiment that you will be performing before coming to lab. If necessary, also read the appropriate sections in your textbook for the lecture course.

Laboratory Reports: For each experiment you will submit a laboratory report. Laboratory reports are to be turned in at the beginning of the lab period, one week following the completion of the experiment. Please refer to the Physics 256 lab manual for how to write a report. For a concise report, you should aim for a written component (not counting the title page) of 2 – 3 pages.

Note on Collaboration: During the laboratory period, while you are collecting data, you can work with lab partner(s). Obviously, you and your partner(s) will have the same data. However, each of you must submit a laboratory report that is demonstrably you own work. Be sure that each section in your report is clearly in your own words.

Grading: A: ³ 90; B: 80 – 89; C: 70 – 79; D: 60 – 69; F: < 60

The overall final grade will be determined from Lab Final (20%) and Laboratory Reports (80%). The Laboratory Report Grade will be the average of all individual laboratory report grades rounded to the nearest whole number.

Attendance: Your regular attendance is expected. If you miss a lab, your will receive zero credit for that week’s lab. Make-up laboratory experiments will not be allowed unless documentation is provided and arranged with the instructor prior to the lab.

Classroom Policy:

· Food and drinks are NOT allowed in the classroom.

· Cell phones, pagers, and similar devices must be turned off and stored away during class time.

· Laboratory computers are for lab-related activities ONLY!

o Do not install or modify any software on the lab computers.

o Do not use the computers to check email during class time.

o Do not use the computers to instant message or chat with anyone ever.

o Do not browse the internet during class time unless it is part of a class activity.

Disabilities: In compliance with university policy, students with disabilities who require academic and/or auxiliary accommodations for this course must contact the Office for Student Disability Services in Downing University Center, A-200. The phone number is 270-745-5004. Please do not request accommodations directly from the instructor without a letter of accommodation from the Office for Student Disability Services.