PHY251 Lab Practical Exam #1
The first practical exam in PHY251 will be given the week of Oct
16-19 and will be based on experiment #3, Analysis of a Freely
Falling Body. The
handout for the practical exam is here.
- The lab practical exam counts as much as any other lab (20
points).
- The lab practical exam will be 50 minutes long, and the
experiment will be done by each student individually. You will
follow the instructions on the handout. During the 50 minutes in
the lab, you will make measurements, fill out a spreadsheet,
graph your result, and answer a few questions.
- Timeline for each lab:
- Half of the students in each section will do the
experiment in the first 50 minutes of the lab.
- Then the second half of the students will do the
experiment in the second 50 minutes of the lab.
- Your TA will determine who should take the practical exam in
the first 50 minutes and who in the second 50 minutes and inform
you by email or in class.
- At the exam a copy of the handout will be provided in addition
to the formulae, definitions and errors relevant for this lab.
- Calculators, the lab manual, notes or other aids may NOT
be used during the exam.
- You will not be allowed to use a USB memory stick.
- There will be no talking during the lab practical exam. You
should complete the lab by yourself.
- Any calculations that may be required can be done in Excel.
Last updated on Oct 10,
2017