Lab Partners: Work in pairs. Transfer of knowledge is O.K. Each one write his/her OWN REPORT.

MakeUps: There will be two make-up labs for those of you who miss a lab. THERE IS NO OTHER TIME TO MAKE UP LAB'S! A missing lab is a zero for that lab.

Late Labs: THERE WILL BE NO LATE LAB REPORTS! ALL LABS SHOULD BE TURNED IN TO MY OFFICE BY THURSDAY AT 5:00 pm.

>Lab Report: One for each lab. Due the first section after you finish your experiment. It should contain:

Prior To The Lab

From previous experience it was found that the more prepared one comes to the lab the better he does the lab itself, the quicker and easier it is for him/her to write the lab-report and probably most important to you'll - the grades go up. For these reasons, read carefully the suggestions on how to come prepared and try following them through.

First, read the entire section in the lab manual, including procedures and data analysis. This will give you an overview of what theory you should know, and what are you going to experiment with. If any part of the theory for the lab is unclear, look it up in the corresponding section in your class text. If parts of the procedure or data analysis are unclear come see me before the lab. Now you are ready to begin.

Read again the abstract and theory part and summarize them in the following sections of your report:

(I) ABSTRACT: Give a brief description of the purposes and methods of the experiment.(2-3 lines)

(II) Theory: Give a basic picture of the physical processes involved in the experiment. Any physical laws or relevant equations should be here. Make sure, ALL the relevant physical laws that you will need to do the data analysis, are written down and understood.(5-6 lines)

(III) Procedure: Read the procedure part of the lab manual. In a few lines write down the major steps you will need to carry out in the lab. WRITE DOWN ONLY THE MAJOR STEPS, DON'T COPY THE BOOK. For example, in lab #2, one of the steps is "I will set-up various circuits and measure the potential drop across and the current through each component."

This is a very important step. By this you will understand what to do in the lab and the lab will be a lot more enjoyable. If you do this part correctly, you should not have any problems with the lab.

(IV) Data analysis preparation: Read the final part of your lab manual. Understand what calculations you will be asked to do and how to do them. Usually these calculations involve using the data you obtained in the lab and figuring out some physical quantity from them or just comparing observed vs. theoretical data. Write down both the quantities you will need to measure and the equations you will use. Some times the equations are not written directly and you will have to use simple algebra to get them.