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diff --git a/syllabus_source/syllabus_2013_fall_Experimental_Atomic_Physics_251.t2t b/syllabus_source/syllabus_2013_fall_Experimental_Atomic_Physics_251.t2t index b0f4dcd..41e8169 100644 --- a/syllabus_source/syllabus_2013_fall_Experimental_Atomic_Physics_251.t2t +++ b/syllabus_source/syllabus_2013_fall_Experimental_Atomic_Physics_251.t2t @@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ Physics 251 Syllabus, fall 2013 %- 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. +- Web: http://physics.wm.edu/~evmik/ all class materials and announcements will be posted here == Lab assistants == @@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ Matt T. Simons <mtsimons@email.wm.edu> and Aj Pyle <ajpyle@email.wm.edu> 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. +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 == +== Lab book == 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 +line or quadrangle ruling or a computation log/lab book. 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 +You need to keep a good lab book, 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 @@ -94,12 +94,11 @@ says: 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. +I **strongly** encourage you to try it but do not require it. == 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 +**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. @@ -110,6 +109,9 @@ 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. +**Do not use jpeg** format for the graph representation, use png +or better yet eps or pdf formats. + == Lab visit == @@ -170,6 +172,14 @@ reserved date. We'll just deal with this as necessary. +== Final exam == +There is no final exam but the final presentation of you special project. Please, reserve the following dates and time. + +- Monday section: December 10, 2pm +- Wednesday section: December 4, 2pm (during normal class time) +- Thursday section: December 5, 2pm (during normal class time) + + %= Important dates = % exams, break etc. |