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Introductory Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory

Physics 1106,1404,1408

Fall 1998

Laboratory Coordinator: Professor Randall J. Scalise
Office hours: Fridays 2:00-4:00pm in 104 Fondren Science and by appointment
Contact:
- Call or leave a message at 768-2504, or
- Leave a note in the Physics Department Office - 106 Fondren Science, or
- send me e-mail: <scalise@mail.physics.smu.edu>
Teaching Assistant: Eliana Vianello
Laboratory Room: 11 Fondren Science
Laboratory sections:
- 11 - R 12:30pm-3:20pm Vianello
- 12 - R 3:30pm-6:20pm Scalise
Laboratory Rules:
Laboratory Manual: available in the campus bookstore, ~$11.00
Laboratory Notebook: available in the campus bookstore, $6.00
Pre-Lab Exercises: due BEFORE the lab.
Make-up Labs: You must present me with a verifiable excuse in writing one week prior to the scheduled lab.
Grading:
- Lab write-ups - 60%
- Prelabs - 20%
- 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 last four digits of student ID number
Announcements: Here and in the glass case outside 11 Fondren Science
University Holidays:
- Monday 7 September (Labor Day)
- 12-13 October (Fall Break)
- 26-27 November (Thanksgiving)
Syllabus
1998 Calendar
Anonymous Feedback
Extracurricular Activities
- SPS - The Society of Physics Students
- REU - Research Experiences for Undergraduates
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
- Mechanics Lecture at UIUC
- The Wonders of Physics
- The Interactive Physics Problem Set at Berkeley
- The Physics Gearbag - Optics and Pressure
- Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Explorit! Science Center
- The Exploratorium
  - The Exploratorium Science Snackbook
- Franklin Institute Science Museum
- Newton's Apple
- Frank Potter's Science Gems
- Science Made Stupid
- Usenet Physics FAQ
- The Annals of Improbable Research
  - The Ig Nobel Prizes
  - Barbecue Master George Goble

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