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New Jersey Institute of Technology Digital Commons @ NJIT Physics Syllabi NJIT Syllabi Fall 2023 PHYS 111A - All except sections 035 to 045: Physics I Lab Physics Department Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/phys-syllabi Recommended Citation Physics Department, "PHYS 111A - All except sections 035 to 045: Physics I Lab" (2023). Physics Syllabi. 606. https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/phys-syllabi/606 This Syllabus is brought to you for free and open access by the NJIT Syllabi at Digital Commons @ NJIT. It has been accepted for inclusion in Physics Syllabi by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ NJIT. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@njit.edu. COURSE SYLLABUS            PHYSICS 111A – all sections except for sections from 035 to 045                  FALL 2023 INSTRUCTOR Name: TBA, E-mail: TBA OFFICE HOURS Hours and Location: TBA TEXTBOOK Physics 111A Laboratory Manual 10th Edition, sold by NJIT bookstore DESCRIPTION This physics I laboratory course involves experiments which demonstrate the principles of Elementary mechanics including rectilinear and circular motion; equilibrium and Newton's laws of motion; work, energy, momentum; the conservation laws. NOTE To take the laboratory course, PHYS 111A, a student must take concurrently the lecture course, PHYS 111 unless the student passed the lecture course previously. Withdrawal from either course will cause a simultaneous withdrawal from both courses. HELP - Visit or email your instructor if you are having trouble with the lab course. - If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please contact Scott Janz (scott.p.janz@njit.edu  973-596-5417), Associate Director of the Office of Accessibility Resources and Services, Kupfrian Hall 201 to discuss your specific needs.   GENERAL INFORMATION  - There is no exam in the lab course. - No make-up for missing labs is allowed. - Grading (A through D and F) is based on attendance, participation, and lab report. - Experiments are a group effort. - Laboratory reports should be individual ones submitted by each student. - Lab computer login method: Username: your UCID and Password: your UCID password - NJIT physics lab website: https://centers.njit.edu/introphysics/welcome/ DELIVERY MODE Face-to-Face: Delivery of instruction is structured around in-person classroom meeting times. Instruction is delivered in person and students are expected to attend class. LEARNING OBJECTIVES  - Students will master basic physics concepts by performing an experiment relevant to a corresponding course work. - Students will gain hands-on experience with experimental processes and develop effective written communication skills. - Students should develop collaborative learning skills by working in a group. LEARNING OUTCOMES - Students will demonstrate basic experimental skills by practicing setting up and conducting an experiment.  - Students will demonstrate an understanding of the analytical methods required to interpret and analyze results and draw conclusions as supported by their data. - Students will demonstrate basic communication skills by working in groups on laboratory experiments and the thoughtful discussion and interpretation of data. ATTENDANCE - Attendance policy is very strict. It is a student’s responsibility to confirm his/her attendance with the Lab instructor.  - It is required for students to attend all lab experiments since grading is based on attendance, participation, and lab report. - It is required for a student to sign the attendance sheet in every lab class. If a student fails to sign it, it is treated as being absent. - Attendance will be checked in the beginning and middle of each class by your instructor. - If a student does not appeal and resolve his/her attendance within 7 days, no further complaint will be accepted.  - If a student makes more than 3 unexcused absences, the student is very likely to fail the lab course. - If a student has excusable absences, the student should contact the dean of student office to email an official excuse to his/her lab instructor. GRADING POLICY 1. The grading guidelines are as follows: Attendance (20%); Participation (20%); Laboratory Report (60%) 2. A grade of zero (0) will be given for any missed experiment with no excuse. 3. Submission of the lab report is due the following week class begins – penalty for lateness is 10 % per day. 4. Laboratory Report Grading (points): - Style ; font type, font size, line space, margin, etc.  given by your lab instructor (10)  - Title (5)  - Introduction including Objective and Theoretical Background (10) - Experimental Procedure (10)  - Results: Experimental Data (15) and Calculation (15) - Discussion and analysis of results; Answers to questions (20)   - Conclusions (10) - Raw Data Sheet (5); unless otherwise instructed, raw data sheets (or photocopies of raw data) should be attached in the lab report. The raw data should be checked and signed by your instructor at the completion of the lab experiment. GRADING SCALE 90 - 100 % = A, 85 - 89 % = B+, 80 - 84 % = B, 75 - 79 % = C+, 65 - 74 % = C, 50 - 64 % = D, 0 - 49 % = F  LAB COURSE SCHEDULE Week Period Experiment 1* 9/5(T) - 9/11(M) Introduction and Error Analysis 2 9/12(T) - 9/18(M) Lab 103: Translational Static Equilibrium ---Force Table 3 9/19(T) - 9/25(M) Lab 109: One-Dimensional Motion--Velocity as a Function of Time and Distance at Constant Acceleration 4 9/26(T) - 10/2(M) Lab 111: Projectile Motion 5 10/3(T) - 10/9(M) Lab 112: Newton's Second Law 6 10/10(T) - 10/16(M) Lab 106: Static and Kinetic Frictions 7 10/17(T) - 10/23(M) Lab 6a1: Work and Energy 8 10/24(T) - 10/30(M) Lab 125: Conservation of Energy in Spring-Mass System 9 10/31(T) - 11/6(M) Lab 126: Conservation of Momentum and Impulse-Momentum Theorem 10** 11/7(T) - 11/13(M) Lab 114: Uniform Circular Motion 11 11/14(T) - 11/20(M) Lab 9a1: Moment of Inertia and Energy in Rotational Motion 12*** 11/21(T) - 11/29(W) Lab 127: Torque and Rotational Inertia 13 11/30(R) - 12/6(W) Lab 121: Rotational Static Equilibrium---Forces on a Strut 14 12/7(R) - 12/13(W) Lab 7: Archimedes' Principle and Density  * 9/11 (Mon.) Last Day to add/drop a class ** 11/13 (Mon) Last Day to Withdraw from Classes *** 11/21 (Tue) Thursday classes meet *** 11/22 (Wed) Friday classes meet *** 11/23 (Thurs.) and 11/24 (Fri.) Thanksgiving Recess Begins. No classes   Physics Laboratory Safety 1. Food and drink are not permitted during class in the lab at any time. 2. Wear safety glasses all the time during lab experiments. 3. Do not come into the lab room early unless the instructor is present. 4. Do not wear loose hair or clothing around moving equipment. 5. Do not set equipment too close to the edge of the table. 6. Do not activate any electric circuit or apparatus until the instructor inspects it. 7. Never touch a possibly live circuit and do not touch electrical equipment with wet hands. 8. Only use laboratory equipment for the instructional purpose for which they were intended. 9. Never look directly at the beam of a laser and light from a lamp used for experiment. 10. All trash and waste materials should be disposed of in the proper container. Do not pour chemicals into the laboratory sink. 11. Do not shorten the electrical leads on any equipment. 12. Any equipment except computers not in use should be turned off. 13. Do not take apart any apparatus or piece of equipment. 14. All damaged equipment and chemical spills should be immediately reported to a laboratory instructor or laboratory staff. 15. Accidents and emergencies must be immediately reported to the laboratory instructor. (NJIT Emergency call number: 911) 16. Be aware that fire extinguishers are in Rooms 406T and 407T. 

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