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Introductory Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory

Physics 1106

Summer 2007

The Mechanics Laboratory course at SMU is a prerequisite for this course; no one is admitted to the Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory course without satisfactory completion of Physics 1105.

  • Laboratory Coordinator: Professor Roberto Vega
  • Office hours: Tuesdays 2:00-4:00pm in room 102 Fondren Science, during any laboratory period in room 32 Fondren Science, and by appointment.
  • Contact:
    • Call or leave a message at 768-2498, or
    • Leave a note in the Physics Department Office - 102 Fondren Science, or
    • send me e-mail: mailto: rvega@smu.edu
  • Laboratory Room: 32 Fondren Science
  • Laboratory sections:
    •  MWF 2:00-5:00pm

  • Laboratory Rules
  • Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory Manual
  • Required items
    • Laboratory Notebook: (National #77610 or #77620) available in the campus bookstore for $6.00 or from me for $3.00
    • An Introduction to Error Analysis by John R. Taylor, $31 new, $23 used, and on reserve. ISBN: 093570275X
    • Any scientific calculator, $8.00
  • Mathematica tutorial PostScript 4 pages, 537511 bytes; PDF 4 pages, 32563 bytes
  • Mathmatica notebooks:
  • Pre-Lab Exercises: due BEFORE the lab.
  • Make-up Labs: You must present me with a verifiable excuse in writing. Students with a valid excuse will be permitted to make up one lab during the make-up week before the final.
  • 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

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