ISP209L Summer 2005: Mysteries of the Physical World Instructor: Tibor F. Nagy TA: Sean M. McDaniel Phone: 355-9200 x2515 Email: nagy_t@pa.msu.edu Location: 302 North Kedzie Office: 1253 BPS Time: Tu and Th 12:40-3:30 PM This two-credit laboratory provides hands-on experience to discover basic physical phenomena. The course consists of a series of experiments in the areas of mechanics, electromagnetism, optics and modern physics. DETAILED DESCRIPTION: - Required Course Pack: ISP209L, Author: A. Brown et al. (available only at the SBS). You must bring the relevant lab modules from the course pack every week, as indicated on the reverse side. It will not be possible to do the labs without them. - Labs are held in 302 North Kedzie. Each lab will begin with a brief closed-book quiz, followed by a short introductory lecture. - A calculator with square root, trigonometric (sine, cosine, tangent), logarithmic and exponential functions is required. - Working in groups of 2 or 3 you will perform measurements and tabulate your data in one or more short experiment modules from the Course Pack. The scheduled lab modules are listed in this syllabus. (Note: groups of 4 will only be permitted if all of the other groups in the class have at least 3 people in them.) - After conducting the experiment and tabulating the data, each student will independently analyze and present the results, and answer the questions. You are encouraged to seek help from the instructor and/or from other students. However, the work you turn in should be your own. - All materials used to determine grades (quiz, data sheets, plots, answers to the questions) will be prepared by each student during the lab period and submitted for grading before leaving the lab. - There will be a final exam in the last week of class. The exam will include quiz questions and questions derived from the lab material. SCHEDULE: July 05 Introductory lab July 07 General Physics-1 : Dice-probability and average General Physics-2 : Human reaction time July 12 Optics-1 : Reflection Optics-2 : Refraction Optics-3 : Critical angle July 14 Energy-1 : Cycle power Energy-3 : Electrical equivalent of heat July 19 Quantum-1 : Single slit diffraction General-3 : Babinet's principle-wire size July 21 Optics-4 : Two slit interference Optics-5 : Diffraction grating July 26 General Physics-4 : Threshold of hearing July 28 Mechanics-1 : Free fall measurement of g Mechanics-2 : Pendulum measurement of g Aug. 02 Mechanics-3 : Rolling cylinders Mechanics-4 : Angular momentum, torque Aug. 04 Electromagnetics-1 : Simple circuits Electromagnetics-2 : Magnetic fields Aug. 09 General Physics-6 : Oscilloscope-wave forms Electromagnetics-3 : Magnetic Induction Aug. 11 General Physics-5 : Low temperature Quantum Physics-2 : Light emitting diode Quantum Physics-3 : Superconductivity Aug. 16 FINAL EXAM GRADING: - The quizes will be graded on a scale of 0-3 pnts. The lab reports will be graded 0-7 pnts. Hence the total number of points possible for each lab class will be 10. Since there are 11 labs (see schedule above), the maximum achievable points is 110. A perfect score of 7 on the lab reports will be based on the following: (1) Legibility (2) All experimental numbers correctly entered and the units are given. (3) All of the data manipulations done properly (additions, averages). (4) All of the graphs completed properly with axes and points labeled. (5) Each questions are answered completely. (This will be given a large weight in the grading). (6) Individual work when required. - The final exam will be 20% of the total grade. The final grades will have an average of approximately 3.0, graded on a curve, regardless of the percentage totals. ABSENCE / LATE POLICY: There will be no opportunities to make up a missed laboratory. If a lab is missed with a legitimate excuse (such as illness) you should inform me by email or phone within 24 hours following the lab. In most cases I will ask for some documentation, such as a note from the doctor. In these cases, the missing quiz and lab scores will be replaced by an average of your other scores. Students with unexcused absences will receive a zero for the missing quiz and lab scores. Unfortunately, the same applies to students who miss a lab because they forget to bring the relevant pages from the course pack. No make-up quizzes are given. So, students arriving late to the lab will miss their chance to take the quiz. Students who arrive late may also not be allowed to do the lab, at the instructor's discretion.