Instructor: Dr. Rhett Allain
Office Hours: M - F, 8:00 - 10:00 AM
Office: Pursley 115
Phone: 549-2894
email: rallain@selu.edu
Course Description:
This lab course is designed to supplement PHYS 221. In this course you will do activities that support your learning in PHYS 221. These activities include problem solving in groups, collecting and analyzing experimental data and modeling physical situations by creating a program in vpython.
Expectations:
You will be expected to attend and participate in lab activities. You may work in lab in groups of 2, or you may work individually, but all reports and material that is turned in must be individually completed. Turning in copied work will result in zero credit. If you are not currently enrolled in PHYS 221, I recommend that you obtain the 221 text – Matter and Interactions as it will be used in class.
Grading:
There will be 13 labs during this semester. Each lab will have some type of report to turn in (such as a formal lab report, a vpython program, or a worksheet). Your highest 10 labs will count towards your average in the class. There will be a midterm exam on March 7 and a final exam on May 2. Each exam will be worth 100 points and will cover material from labs. Each lab will be graded out of 20 points. Vpython programs will be turned in by email.
Required
notices:
If you are a qualified student with a disability seeking
accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act,
you are required to self-identify with the Office of
Disability Services, Room 203, Student Union. No
accommodations will be granted without documentation from
the Office of Disability Services.
It is the University policy that the classroom is not a
place for children, and that students are not to bring
their family members for day care or baby sitting.
It is the University policy that free discussion, inquiry,
and expression are encouraged in class. However, classroom
behavior that interferes with either (a) the instructor's
ability to conduct the class or (b) the ability of students
to benefit from the instruction is not acceptable. Examples
may include routinely entering class late or departing
early; use of beepers, cellular telephones, or other
electronic devices; repeatedly talking in class without
being recognized; talking while others are speaking; or
arguing in a way that is perceived as "crossing the
civility line." In the event of a situation where a student
legitimately needs to carry a beeper/cellular telephone to
class, prior notice and approval of the instructor is
required. Classroom behavior which is deemed inappropriate
and cannot be resolved by the student and the faculty
member may be referred to the Office of Judicial Affairs
for administrative or disciplinary review as per the Code
of Student Conduct which may be found at
http://www.selu.edu/StudentAffairs/Handbook/2005/codeofconduct.html.
It is the University policy on e-mail communication that
instructors may use only official Southeastern e-mail
addresses when initiating or responding to electronic
correspondence with students.
Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of
academic integrity. Behavior that violates these standards
is not acceptable. Examples are the use of unauthorized
material, communication with fellow students during an
examination, attempting to benefit from the work of another
student and similar behavior that defeats the intent of an
examination or other class work. Cheating on examinations,
plagiarism, improper acknowledgment of sources in essays
and the use of a single essay or paper in more than one
course without permission are considered very serious
offenses and shall be grounds for disciplinary action as
outlined in the current General
Catalogue.