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+# -*- make -*-
+
+make = make
+
+INSTALL = install -C
+CP_FILES = $(INSTALL) --mode=664
+
+#includes = weekly_topics.txt
+includes = 
+t2t_files  = $(wildcard *.t2t)
+html_targets = $(t2t_files:%.t2t=%.html)
+tex_targets  = $(t2t_files:%.t2t=%.tex)
+pdf_targets  = $(t2t_files:%.t2t=%.pdf)
+
+dest_dir = ../syllabus
+
+all: html pdf copy2dest
+
+html: $(html_targets) 
+
+pdf:  $(pdf_targets) 
+
+tex: $(tex_targets) 
+
+weekly_topics.txt: ../tentative_list_of_topics.t2t
+	../bin/tent_sched2weekly_topics.sh < ../tentative_list_of_topics.t2t > weekly_topics.txt
+
+$(dest_dir):
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(dest_dir)
+
+copy2dest: $(dest_dir) html pdf
+	$(CP_FILES) $(html_targets) $(pdf_targets) $(dest_dir)/
+
+
+$(html_targets): %.html : %.t2t $(includes)
+	txt2tags --css-sugar --toc --toc-level=1 -t html -o $@ $< 
+
+$(pdf_targets): %.pdf : %.tex $(includes)
+	pdflatex  $< 
+
+$(tex_targets): %.tex : %.t2t $(includes)
+	txt2tags -t tex -o $@ $< 
+
+
+
+clean_latex_tmp:
+	rm -f *.aux
+	rm -f *.log
+	rm -f *.out
+	rm -f *.tex
+
+
+clean: clean_latex_tmp
+	rm -f last_time_uploaded
+	
+	
+clean_all: clean	
+	rm -f $(pdf_targets)
+	rm -f $(tex_targets)
+	rm -f $(html_targets)
+	rm -f $(includes)
+
+real_clean: clean_all
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+Physics 251 Syllabus, fall 2013
+
+27 August 2013
+
+%!includeconf: ../configs/config.t2t
+% %%mtime(%Y-%m-%d)
+%%!style(tex): ./evmikcompact
+%!style(tex): fullpage,../styles/evmikcompact
+%!style(tex): ../styles/evmik.sty
+% %% parskip remove indent of the paragraphs
+%!style(tex): parskip
+%!style(html): ../evmik.css
+%!postproc(tex): ,a4paper ,letter
+%!postproc(tex): \\date{.*}  \date{}
+% %!postproc(tex): \\maketitle  %\maketitle
+%!postproc(tex): \\clearpage  %\clearpage
+%!postproc(tex): LaTeX  \LaTeX{}
+
+
+= Instructor: Eugeniy E. Mikhailov =
+- Office: Small Hall 253
+%- Lab: Small 032 and 065 
+%- Phones: 221-3571 (office), 251-3560 (lab)
+- Email: eemikh@wm.edu
+%- Web: http://physics.wm.edu/~evmik/
+- Office Hours:  MWR  9:30-10:30 and by appointment.
+
+
+== Lab assistants ==
+Matt T. Simons <mtsimons@email.wm.edu> and  Aj Pyle <ajpyle@email.wm.edu>
+
+= What will we learn =
+- Experimental techniques
+- Lab report writing
+- Uncertainty analysis
+
+
+= What will we do =
+You will be conducting a new experiment every week, using the 170 minutes we have in class.
+
+== Reading Ahead ==
+The standard experiments have lab "manuals" which I will post at the website. You should reserve about half an hour to read over them before coming to lab.
+
+
+== Labbook ==
+
+Your lab book should be a  regular style notebook without rings with either
+line or quadrangle  ruling or a computation logbook. It  can be obtained at
+most stationary stores (i.e. Staples, etc ...)
+
+You need to keep a good labbook, with your raw data, sketches or pictures of
+the equipment, notes on your experimental methodology, calculations, etc.
+Everything you do goes into this book and it provides the foundation for your
+lab reports. You need to bring it every week (if you forget you'll have to run
+home to get it).
+
+Diagrams,  data,
+graphs, and other notes on separate pieces of paper should be glued, taped,
+or stapled into the lab book. If something falls out of the lab book during
+reading/shaking/transporting, it is  not the part of the log  book and will
+be discarded. All  notes should be written in **pen**.  Mistakes and errors
+in design,  data, and analysis will  occur, and they should  be crossed out
+neatly.
+
+The  lab book  will be  graded primarily  on completeness  and to  a lesser
+extent on neatness (i.e. better to be complete than neat, though doing both
+is better yet). It  should also feature a table of  contents. The lab books
+will be turned in every week or two and returned before the next lab.
+
+You should  enter you  lab notes  and data  directly into  the lab  book. A
+"scratch" lab book that is neatly copied  into the lab book at a later time
+is not appropriate and will result  in a significantly reduced grade. It is
+OK though  to use  scratch paper  which is  glued into  the lab  book prior
+submission.
+
+
+== Lab reports ==
+You will need to write a report for each of the standard labs. Though you will
+do the experiments in collaboration with a partner, your lab report is your own
+work. They are due at the start of class the following week. Late reports will
+be docked 5% per day.
+
+In physics and mathematics LaTeX is the standard program used to format
+papers. It's great, especially for mathematical forumlae, figures with
+captions, and tables. It's available on Windows/Mac/Linux. A previous student
+says:
+
+	"Just letting you know I used LaTeX using TeXnicCenter as my editor.
+	At first I was a bit skeptical because I felt Word could do just as
+	much without having to build the Document to view it. But as
+	experiments began to need more figures and equations I really started
+	to enjoy latex because it was so simple. I could make gigantic
+	equations like the Schrodinger's equation in just a minute whereas
+	word would have taken me quite a while. Anyways I'm really happy I
+	learned to use LaTeX and look forward to using it in the future."
+
+I **strongly** encourage you to try it but do not require it. MSWord and other WSIWYG
+programs will also work.
+
+== Analysis software ==
+It might be tempting to use MSExcel for you analysis. I strongly suggest to
+keep away from  it. Moreover I will  not accept plots made in  Excel or its
+analog. They are  easy to spot, since  they are ugly and have  no notion of
+proper axes limits.
+
+I suggest you to use Matlab which is very powerful and free for W&M students.
+
+Usually there is  no "silver bullet" software which does  good analysis and
+presentation,  and you  might  invest some  time to  find  a good  plotting
+software as well. My personal choice is Gnuplot, though Matlab will do good
+enough job most of the time.
+
+
+== Lab visit ==
+
+One week,  instead of doing  experiments, you will visit physics  and applied
+science research labs, and maybe even   talk with a theorist or
+two. You'll write up a summary of your visit.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+= Textbook =
+There is no required text for this class. However, as supplements I suggest:
+- Melissinos and Napolitano, "Experiments in Modern Physics", 2nd Ed., Academic Press.
+- G. L. Squires, "Practical Physics", 4th Ed., Cambridge.
+
+
+= Sections =
+There  are several  independent sections  for this  class. In  general, you
+cannot switch between them after the first experiment since you will have a
+lab partner and some of the experiments require at least two people.
+
+
+= Physics 201 corequisite =
+Physics  201  is a  corequisite  of  this  class. However,  unlike  Physics
+101/102, the two classes  are separate and we do not try  very hard to keep
+them in sync or make sure that  201 covers the theory behind a topic before
+251 does  the experiment. This  is, more or  less, how progress  in physics
+really occurs!  Experimenters usually do  their work at the  frontier where
+there is no theory or where there are multiple competing theories.
+
+
+= Evaluations =
+Your final grade for the course will be determined from the following grading weight distribution:
+- Lab reports and lab visit:			75% 
+- Special project:		15%
+- Logbook evaluation:		5%
+- Lab participation:		5%
+- Occasionally I will make mistakes: typos, etc. If you report them or prove me wrong,
+you will get an extra bonus.
+
+
+I will drop the lowest lab score. However, in order to pass the class, 
+**you** **must** **do** **and** **turn** **in** **a** **report** **for** **all** **labs**. 
+You must also do the special
+project.  Makeup labs are only allowed with prior permission and for a good
+reason or due to illness with a doctor's note. Unlike 101/102 labs there is no
+reserved date. We'll just deal with this as necessary.
+
+= Grading =
+|| Grade | Score percentage | Grade | Score percentage | Grade | Score percentage |
+|        |                  | A     |  94-100          |  A-   |     90-94        |
+| B+     | 87-90            | B     |  84-87           |  B-   |     80-84        |
+| C+     | 77-80            | C     |  74-77           |  C-   |     70-74        |
+| D+     | 67-70            | D     |  64-67           |  D-   |     60-64        |
+| F      | <60              |       |                  |       |                  |
+
+
+
+
+%= Important dates =
+% exams, break etc.
+%%!include: ../important_dates.t2t
+
+