Instructor: Scott Thornton
Office Room: PHY 609
Office Telephone Number: (97)4-7801
Email: wthornto@utk.edu
Office Hours: Fridays @ 1:15-2:25 in Physics Tutorial Center

Lab Time: Fridays @ 8:00-8:50 (Recitation) / 9:05-11:00 (Lab)
Classroom: PHY 306 (Recitation) / PHY 510 (Lab)
Grading Policy:
Lab Reports: 60%
Quizzes: 20%
Class Participation: 20%
Total: 100%
Lab Schedule: A lab schedule can be found at here.

Before Lab:

1. Read the textbook to prepare for the recitation.
2. Read the theory and the procedures in the lab manual for the upcoming experiment.
3. Do pre-lab assignment, if there is one.

Lab Reports: Each student needs to write a typed lab report for each experiment. Lab reports are due at the beginning of next recitation period. You should write you own lab report. Copying a classmates lab report will be considered cheating, and both students will be at the least given zeros.

Class Participation: Class participation will make up 20% of your lab grade. Class participation includes students coming to the board to workout solutions to homework questions. I will be keeping track of which students are working problems on the board; I will also be noting who has a strong work ethic during the experiments.

Quizzes: There will be a quiz given at the beginning of recitation each week. Quizzes will cover homework questions and material learned in the laboratory experiments. Missed quizzes will result in a zero.

Missed labs: There will be one makeup lab at the end of the semester. However, missing a lab without a legitimate, official excuse (“mom’s note” won’t work) will result in a zero. You must let me know ahead of time that you will be missing a lab. In some cases, you may be able to do your lab in another section.

Group Size: You will work in groups of two students per lab station. In some cases, students may work in a group of three.