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Course Outlines

Summer 2023 - PHYS 133 LA01

Physics Laboratory II (1)

Class Number: 1341

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 8 – Aug 4, 2023: Thu, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    PHYS 132 or 140 or ENSC 120 (no substitutions), with a minimum grade of C-. Corequisite: PHYS 102 or 121 or 126.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Introduction to experimental physics with an emphasis on measurement and experimental design. Includes elementary experiments in electromagnetism and optics designed to support and enrich conceptual learning. Students with credit for PHYS 141 may not take PHYS 133 for further credit. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course involves 9 4-hour lab sessions.
 
Lab experiments will cover:
·      Comparing experimental data to theoretical predictions using a variety of data analysis techniques, 
·      Planning and executing experiments to test theoretical predictions
 
The concepts that the experiments are based on include: 
·      Resistance and capacitance, 
·      Electric potential and field, 
·      DC and AC circuits, 
·      Magnetic fields and magnetic forces, and 
·      Optics: refraction, image formation and properties of light.

Grading

  • Prelab Assignments 10%
  • In-lab Assignments 90%

NOTES:

The course is currently scheduled for nine 4 hr lab periods. The first, introductory lab period reviews material covered in PHYS 132 and introduces students to equipment that will be used in PHYS 133. 

Students must complete all labs to complete the course.

Course specific fees: A Lab Fee of $5.41 is applicable.

The aforementioned grading scheme and acommpanying information is tentative and subject to change at the professor's discretion.

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOK: 
MEASUREMENTS AND THEIR UNCERTAINTIES : A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MODERN ERROR ANALYSIS, HUGHES/Oxford

Course Specific Fees: A Fee of $5.41 is applicable to cover materials and supplies.

 

 

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Students who cannot write their exam during the course's scheduled exam time must request accommodation from their instructor in writing, clearly stating the reason for this request, within one week of the final exam schedule being posted.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the semester are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.