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Coordinator: Professor Aphra Rogers,
Physics Department
Webpage address
http://appsci.queensu.ca/courses/apsc100/module2
APSC 100 Module 2
Introduction to Experimentation - Overview
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
08h00-08h3008h30-09h0009h00-09h30
Section H
Section
E09h30-10h00 Section D
Section B10h00-10h3010h30-11h0011h00-11h3011h30-12h0012h00-12h3012h30-13h0013h00-13h3013h30-14h0014h00-14h3014h30-15h0015h00-15h3015h30-16h00
Section G
Section
F16h00-16h3016h30-17h0017h00-17h3017h30-18h00
Scheduled labs for APSC100 Module 2 start NEXT WEEK. The schedule for weeks 2 and 3 is below. All classes in Stirling room 405
Friday
Section
A
Section
C
APSC 100 Module 2
Introduction to Experimentation
WHY? – do an introduction to experimentation?
•Develop basic laboratory and data management skills
• Develop an ability to critically evaluate results (understanding of error analysis)
•Practice technical writing
•Introduce experimental design
•Reinforce basic physics and chemistry concepts
Manual page #1
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
WHAT – you will need:
•Courseware manual - Introduction to Experimentation
•Lab notebook – A90 black science university notebook – to record work done in lab.
•‘Writer’s Choice’ - Margot Northey and Margaret Proctor
•goggles for chemistry/chem eng labs- bookstore type (you will not be allowed in the lab without them)•Lab coat OR coveralls for the chemistry/chem eng labs
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
WHERE – you will be:
•Stirling Hall (Physics) rooms 405/406•assistance on error propagation assignment in week 1•tutorial labs in weeks 2 and 3•all physics experiments Labs 1,2,3
•Chernoff Hall (Chemistry) room 206 •experiments 4, 5
•Dupuis (Chem Eng) room 236/237•experiment 6
Manual page #1
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
Structure:
•Week 1: no labs - complete error propagation worksheet
•Weeks 2 and 3: Tutorial Labs
•Weeks 4-9: 3 Physics and 3 Chemistry Experiments
•Weeks 10-12: Project Experiments
Students work in pairs to collect data but individual analysis and hand-in Students work in pairs to collect data but individual analysis and hand-in work is required!work is required!
Manual page #1
Week 1: Error Propagation Worksheet
•Prepares you for the error analysis you will do in labs
•no lectures on this material
•Appendix 4 (lab manual) tells you everything you need to know about doing the problems on the worksheet (including examples that are very similar to the ones on your worksheet)
•TO DO: READ appendix 4. Do the problems on the worksheet. Hand the worksheet in next Monday.
•Tutorial help available this week at times listed on the bottom of the worksheet. Come prepared!!!
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
Structure:
•Weeks 2 and 3: Tutorial Labs
•Weeks 4-9: 3 Physics and 3 Chemistry Experiments
•Weeks 10-12: Project Experiments
Manual pages 7-16
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
Tutorial Labs: Weeks 2 and 3
•Tutorial Lab #1: (week 2) Data analysis and uncertainty-Look at three different methods for analysing data and determining error.
•Tutorial Lab #2 (week 3) Planning an Experiment-YOU design an experiment to determine the springconstant for a spring. A step-by-step design guide(manual Appendix 7) is provided to walk you through the experimental design procedure.
Manual pages 7-16
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
Structure:
•Weeks 2 and 3: Tutorial Labs
•Weeks 4-9: 3 Physics and 3 Chemistry Experiments
•Weeks 10-12: Project Experiments
Manual pages 20-62
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
Physics and Chemistry Labs: Weeks 4-9
•3 Physics Labs:-Cantilever Beam formal lab report-Filters in-lab analysis*-Electrical Resistive Behaviour of 3 Devices formal lab report
•3 Chemistry Labs-Titration in-lab analysis* -Spectrophotometric Analysis in-lab analysis*-Calorimetry (Chem Eng) formal lab report
Manual pages 19-52* a tear-out question and answer sheet to be handed in at the end of the lab
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
Structure:
•Weeks 2 and 3: Tutorial Labs
•Weeks 4-9: 3 Physics and 3 Chemistry Experiments
•Weeks 10-12: Project Experiments
Manual pages 117-141
Project Experiments: Weeks 10 - 12
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
•Choose from 10 project experiment topics in week 5
•Plan your experiment in week 10
•Do your experiment in week 11 (& week 12 if you need to)
•Write a formal report on your experiment (with your partner )
Manual pages 117-141
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
Physics Project Experiments•The Resistivity of Play-Doh•Kinetic Friction acting on a Hot Wheels Car•Efficiency of an Electric Motor•Viscosity of Motor Oils•Temperature Measurement with a Thermocouple
Chemistry Project Experiments•Analysis of Vitamin C in Orange Juice•Neutralizing Ability of Antacid Tablets•Determination of Iron in Groundwater•Determination of Nitrates in Streamwater•Design of a Heat Exchanger for an Industrial Process (Chem Eng)
You do all project work with your lab partner.
Manual pages 117-141
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
ASSESSMENT AND MARKING
You must attend all lab periods and complete all formals/assignments. Attendance will be taken.
You will receive an N/C for APSC100 if you miss ANY lab or don’t hand the complete assignment/report in.
Complete the form on the website to request permission to make up a missed lab if you are sick or have a valid excuse.
Manual pages 4-5
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
ASSESSMENT AND MARKING
A grade is awarded (A, B, C, D) for each assignment/report.Your overall mark is a weighted average of individual marks.
WEIGHTING•error propagation worksheet 5%
•tutorial labs (2 of these): 8% each
•Formal lab reports (3 of these - labs 1,3,6) 16% each
•In-lab analysis work (3 of these - labs 2,4,5) 5% each
•project experiments (effort and formal report) 16% Manual pages 4-5
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
How is it marked?
•half of the grade is based on your conveyed comprehension of the lab (description of concepts, data analysis, error analysis, etc.)
•half of the grade is based on presentation: written English, organization, data presentation, concise explanation, table and figure format.
ASSESSMENT AND MARKING for formal reports
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
ASSESSMENT AND MARKING for formal reports
What do we expect in a formal report?
A typed, technical document that explains scientific principles,procedures and results rigorously and concisely, illustrating your understanding of the subject matter.
Manual pages 4-5, 69-86
Appendix 2 (Manual) contains•A guide to writing formal lab reports•A formal report example - page 83 (you can also download this from the web and use it as a template for your own formal reports)
The marking sheet the TA’s will use is on the website and can be used as a checklist.
Northey and Procter’s book – ‘Writer’s choice’ - has a chapter on report writing and also provides general writing tips
Resources to help you:
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
Academic dishonesty
THE PENALTY FOR COPYING ANY PART OF ANOTHER LAB REPORT IS TO REPEAT APSC100 NEXT YEAR.
This signed statement is needed on the front of all reports:“I verify that this formal report is my own individual work and has not been copied in whole or in part from another source (with the possible exception of equations and/or diagrams from the experimental descriptions on the APSC100 website). Furthermore, I have not and will not lend this report (electronic or hardcopy) to any other student, either now or in the future ”
COPYCHECKER WEBSITE: in addition to handing in a hardcopy of your reports, a copy must be sent to our copychecker website. The TAs will verify that the hardcopy and e-copy are the same before they mark your report. The copychecker stores your report in a database and compares it against all others to identify similarities.
Do not borrow a lab from anyone.
Do not lend your lab to anyone.*
Share your data with your partner in the lab, then write your reports completely independently with no interaction!!!
* IF YOU LEND YOUR LAB TO SOMEONE AND IT GETS COPIED, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE SAME PENALTIES AS IF YOU WERE THE STUDENT THAT COPIED IT.
To avoid repeating APSC100:
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
•Complete the error propagation worksheet and hand in at Stirling Hall by 4:00 Monday next week
Tutorial help is available this week- see sheet for details (don’t wait for this, though - start ASAP!!)
•read pgs 8-16 (tutorial labs) before your tutorial lab next week
What should I do before next week?
APSC 100
Introduction to Experimentation
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
08h00-08h3008h30-09h0009h00-09h30
Section H
Section E09h30-10h00
Section D
Section B10h00-10h3010h30-11h0011h00-11h3011h30-12h0012h00-12h3012h30-13h0013h00-13h3013h30-14h0014h00-14h3014h30-15h0015h00-15h3015h30-16h00
Section G
Section
F16h00-16h3016h30-17h0017h00-17h3017h30-18h00
Scheduled labs for APSC100 Module 2 start NEXT WEEK. The schedule for weeks 2 and 3 is below. All classes in Stirling room 405
Friday
Section
A
Section
C
