PHYS 1111L - Introductory Physics Laboratory I
Course Syllabus - Spring 2003

| Course Description | Objectives | Outcomes | Term | Instructor | Lab Meetings |
| Text | Evaluation | Grading | Schedule | Policies | Important Dates |

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Course Description:

Number and Title:

PHYS 1111L (CRNs 20265 and 20266)
Introductory Physics Laboratory I

Credit Hours:

1.0 semester credit hour

Catalog Description:

Laboratory accompanying PHYS 1111, Introductory Physics I

Course Prerequisites and Co-requisites:

Co-requisite: PHYS 1111, Introductory Physics I

Note: Due to the co-requisite nature of PHYS 1111 and PHYS 1111L, students dropping one of the two courses must also drop the other.

Notebook Computer Requirement:

Each CCSU student is required to have ready access throughout the semester to a notebook computer that meets faculty-approved hardware and software requirements for the student's academic program. Students will sign a statement attesting to such access.  For further information on CCSU's Official Notebook Computer Policy, please go to http://itpchoice.clayton.edu/policy.htm.

Computer Skill Prerequisites:

• Able to use the Windows^TM operating system.
• Able to use a the Microsoft Word^TM word processing program.
• Able to send and receive e-mail using the Outlook Express^TM program.
• Able to use a Web browser.

In-class Use of Student Notebook Computers:

Student notebook computers will be used in the laboratory in this course. You should bring your notebook computer to every laboratory meeting. Computers will also be required to access course materials and to communicate with your instructor.

Course Objectives:

• To learn the basic laws of classical mechanics and wave motion, and how to apply them.

• To learn how to use the scientific process and gain facility with experimental techniques.

Student Learning Outcomes:

• General education outcomes:
  • Communication: knowledge base. PHYS 1111L will provide knowledge base information necessary for communication of information concerning classical mechanics and wave motion.
  • Critical thinking: all components (question/issue, method, evidence, conclusion). PHYS 1111L will provide problem solving skills. Students will be required to assemble equipment and employ proper measurements techniques, select appropriate physical model(s) with which to compare experimental results, and identify sources of error present experiments.

• Applied biology outcomes:
  • Students will employ standard laboratory techniques (Outcome #1 for all Applied Biology majors). PHYS 1111L will provide the techniques for measurement of mass, length and time, including computer-assisted measurements.
  • Students will be able to use software to solve biological problems (Outcome #4 for all Applied Biology majors). PHYS 1111L will introduce students to the use of spreadsheets for data analysis and graphing. While biological problems will not be addressed in PHYS 1111L, the computer techniques required are transferable to such problems.
  • Students will have sufficient background in chemistry and physics to pursue further professional education in the biomedical field (Outcome #7 for all Applied Biology majors). PHYS 1111L will provide the first half of the physics laboratory techniques to provide students this ability.

Term:

Spring 2003

Instructor Information:

Lab Meetings:

Textbook information:

Text:

None required. However, the PHYS 1111 course text, Serway and Faughn, College Physics, 6th edition, Saunders College Publishing, 2003, is an important reference.

Evaluation:

Laboratory reports 12 @ 50 points	600
TOTAL	600

Grading:

Course Schedule:

The schedule of lab topics is provided at in the separate lab schedule which also provides links to objectives.

Course Policies:

Students must abide by policies in the Clayton College & State University Student Handbook.

Attendance is required for lab and examination periods.  Any absence must be accompanied by a written excuse from a doctor.  Without valid excuse, a grade of zero points will be assigned for the missed work.

Laboratory reports are due at the beginning of the next meeting after the lab was conducted. Late submission of the laboratory reports will result in a grade penalty of 10% of the available points per working day (Monday through Friday) that the assignment is late.  Late reports will not be accepted after the final course meeting (Thursday, April 24, 2003).

Visitors (friends, children, etc.) are strictly prohibited from attending lab without the permission of the instructor.

No smoking, eating or drinking is permitted at any time in the lab room.

Important dates:

Laboratory report due dates: weekly on Thursdays

Last day to drop without academic accountability: Friday, February 28, 2003

Last Update: December 17, 2002