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Introductory Mechanics Laboratory

Physics 1105

Summer I 2014

Teaching Laboratory Manager: Mr. Richard Guarino
Office hours: Monday 10:00am to 11:00am and by appointment in room 26A Fondren Science (see also lab 32 or 26 any afternoon until 5:00pm)
Contact:
- Call or leave a message at 214-768-4961, or
- Leave a note in the Physics Department Office - 102 Fondren Science, or
- send e-mail to: <rguarino@smu.edu>
Laboratory Room: 32 Fondren Science
Laboratory sections:
- 11 - MWF 11:00am-1:50pm
- 21 - MWF 2:00pm-4:50pm
Goals/Objectives
Laboratory Rules
Mathematica tutorial PostScript 4 pages, 537511 bytes; PDF 4 pages, 32563 bytes
Mechanics Laboratory Manual
Required items
- Laboratory Notebook: (National #77610 or #77620) available in the campus bookstore for $6.00 or from me for $4.00
- An Introduction to Error Analysis by John R. Taylor, $35 new, $27 used. ISBN: 093570275X
- Any scientific calculator, $8.00
Pre-Lab Exercises: due BEFORE the lab.
Make-up Labs: There are no make-up labs in the summer.
Grading:
- Lab write-ups - 60% (drop lowest)
- Prelabs - 20% (drop lowest)
- Final Practicum - 20%

Letter grade break points:

91.5 < A  < 100
87.5 < A- < 91.5
83.5 < B+ < 87.5
79.0 < B  < 83.5
75.0 < B- < 79.0
71.0 < C+ < 75.0
62.5 < C  < 71.0
50.0 < D  < 62.5
 0.0 < F  < 50.0

Grade Summary - All the individual grades arranged by four-digit code number
University Holidays:
- Monday 26 May 2014 - Memorial Day
Syllabus
Disability Accommodations, Religious and Excused Absences
Calendar
Official University Calendar
Anonymous Feedback
Extracurricular Activities
- SPS - The Society of Physics Students
- REU - Research Experiences for Undergraduates
- Undergraduate Research at SMU
Relevant Web Sites:
- Nobel Laureates in Physics
- Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
- Physicists on the Money
- Images of Famous Physicists (from UCSB)
- Pictures of Famous Physicists
- Contributions of Women to Physics
- Physics Unit Conversion Page
- Virtual Laboratory at the University of Oregon
- Fourmilab by John Walker
- JAVA Physics Simulation Library
- Physics demonstration video clips
- Virtual Labs
- The Physics Gearbag
- Explorit! Science Center
- The Exploratorium
  - The Exploratorium Science Snackbook
- Franklin Institute Science Museum
- Frank Potter's Science Gems
- Usenet Physics FAQ
- The Mad Scientist Network
- Physics Classroom

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