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Physics
120 Labs
Lab Times: Wednesday
in room D105 SMC.
Lab Instructor: Tom Moses,
SMC-D116, ext. 7341.
Lab Text: A lab manual
(distributed in class) and also available online: Lab Manual-Winter 2025
Lab Reports: Please consult
the introduction of your lab manual for the expectations regarding
content and format. Lab reports are due on Friday at 4:00 pm,
following the lab. Reports should be
turned in at the box across the hall
from the laboratory.
Honor
Code Policy: You are encouraged to work together on lab
reports; you may consult other students as well as tutors or other
physics faculty in addition to your textbook or textbooks in the
library or physics lounge. However, you may only exchange data
with a lab partner that
was present when you collected the data. Your
final write-up must be your own unique product. In
particular, duplicate
reports, even from lab partners, are not allowed. Likewise,
sharing any exact text or plots from your report is not allowed.
And the use of AI in preparing lab reports is strictly
prohibited.
Experimental Uncertainty:
Please consult the introduction of your lab manual regarding
experimental uncertainty.
Graphing: It is often the
case that a graphic presentation of data will illustrate a trend in
data more clearly than the data presented in tabular form.
All graphs should have labeled axes with appropriate units.
Excel is the recommended software program for this course due to its
ubiquity and relative ease of use. Please see the lab
instructor if you have difficulty
using graphing/spreadsheet software.
Late Policy: Late labs get
a 10% deduction per (business) day.
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