Instructors

• Prof. Anna Karelina, Sections 1, 3, 4, Office: Galileo 103B, Email: afk2@stmarys-ca.edu
• Prof. Brian Hill, Section 2, Office: Galileo 103B, Email: brh3@stmarys-ca.edu

Grading

Your Physics 10L grade feeds in to your overall Physics 10 grade, and is 10% of the overall total. Missing three or more labs will result in failing both the course and the lab. Please refer to Prof. Kintner's Physics 10 Syllabus (http://physics.stmarys-ca.edu/courses/Phys010/19F/syll_19f.pdf) for further details.

Lab Grading Rubric

The lab grade that feeds into your Physics 10 grade will be based on the prelab assignment (20%), participation (20%) and lab report (60%). Each lab report will be evaluated using a grading rubric (that may be different for different labs). Typically, each of the six rubric items will be worth 10%.

• Design: The experiment solves the problem and has a high likelihood of producing data that will lead to a reliable solution.
• Description of Procedures: All of the chosen measurements and procedures are clearly described.
• Data Records: Data in the tables are professional looking; data tables present data accurately. Tables are labeled and titled and units are included. The correct number of significant figures is used.
• Data Analysis: A sample calculation is shown for every computation and the results are correct and labeled appropriately.
• Error Analysis: All experimental uncertainties are correctly evaluated and propagated. All calculations are shown.
• Conclusion/Judgment: Final result of experiment is shown. An acceptable judgment is made about the result, with clear reasoning. The effects of assumptions and experimental uncertainties are considered. The discrepancy between the results of the two methods, and possible reasons are discussed.

Schedule

The individual labs will parallel the development of the Physics 10 lecture. Please see Prof. Kintner's Physics 10 Syllabus (http://physics.stmarys-ca.edu/courses/Phys010/19F/syll_19f.pdf) which contains the tentative schedule for each week's lectures and labs.