Physics 301: Electric Measurements Lab

Tuesday, 11:00 am- 1:00 pm

Dr. Phil Womble

 Applied Physics Institute, 781 3859

Office Hours: 8 am -5 pm MWF, 1-5 pm TR, API

Textbook

We will be using the "free" Introduction to NI-Elvis Lab Manual

Reference Material

Lab Description

The purpose of this lab is to familiarize students with electronic components. The student should develop competency in three areas: 1) the ability to troubleshoot electronic circuits using meters and oscilloscopes, 2) the ability to design and debug electronic circuits using SPICE or equivalent program, and 3) the ability to set up circuits on a breadboard.

The lab reports are much easier than your previous (or even future) laboratory writing assignments. Simple worksheets with some plotted data will be filled out or handed in.

The procedure for labs without worksheets will be somewhat different. Typically, these labs will have values which were supposed to be recorded in the lab themselves. You are asked to write on a separate typewritten sheet, the values requested by the lab. However, you MUST describe what the values mean and from where in the laboratory procedure that values come from.

Project reports are quite different than lab reports. They require more thinking and more communication about the interpretation of data. However, you are not required to write in a particular format.

Thus, unlike other labs where we concentrate on your ability to communicate your data to your peers, this lab is about technique and application of that technique.

Grades

Each lab is worth 110 points

The project is worth 120 points

Total Maximum number of points is 1000

Your Final Grade = Points Earned/10 and applied to the typical grading scale.

Schedule

You may advance through the laboratories on your own pace. An ideal schedule is provided below.

The report due dates are, however, quite inflexible!