Physics 4211

Laboratory Physics I - Spring 2012

Course Information

• Lecturer: Professor Randall J. Scalise
• Lecture meeting time and place: Mondays 2-3pm in room 158 Fondren Science.
• Laboratory meeting place: Room 2 Fondren Science Building, times to be arranged.
• Office hours: Monday noon-1pm in room 107 Fondren Science and by appointment.
• Contact:
  • Call or leave a message at 768-2504, or
  • Leave a note in the Physics Department Office - 102 Fondren Science, or
  • send me e-mail: <scalise@smu.edu>
• Texts:
  • The Art of Electronics, 2/e. by P. Horowitz and W. Hill, Cambridge University Press, 1989, ISBN 0-521-37095-7.
  • Student Manual for the Art of Electronics by T.C. Hayes and P. Horowitz, Cambridge University Press, 1989, ISBN 0-521-37709-9.
  • An Introduction to Error Analysis, 2/e by J.R Taylor, University Science Books, ISBN 0-935702-75-X.
  • One or more laboratory notebooks of the kind used in PHYS 1105 and 1106.
• Grading: 70% Lab reports, 20% Midterm exam, 10% Homework. Late work is given half credit if it is received before the solutions are posted; late work is given no credit if it is received after the solutions are posted.
• Syllabus
• Homework solutions
• Lab rules from PHYS 1105 and 1106 (some do not apply).
• Official University Calendar
• Students with disabilities, medically excused absences, absences in general

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