PY131 Lab
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Link to Lab schedule (What experiment you
will do each week)
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Link to TA Teaching Schedule
(Who
is teaching your lab, scroll down to find your lab.)
Ø Link to TA Email Addresses
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Lab Structure:
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All PY 131 labs are completed by each
student in WebAssign.
You MUST use the NC State Specific webpage for webassign
login : https://www.webassign.net/ncsu/login.html
The labs are
mostly ‘stand-alone.’ Students should be able read through and complete the
labs with only the information given in WebAssign and a video
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Video’s for PY131 labs
are on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwQJdIYEZIrx30kgH-G9c2g?view_as=subscriber
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Additional
data sheets when needed are available in WebAssign under “additional
resources”
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Addition assistance will be given via
Piazza (see below).
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Students will collect/analyze data for
each lab from online videos
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Each lab consists of a prelab, and inlab, and a postlab assignment, all on WebAssign
General Schedule:
For
ALL PY131 lab sections:
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ALL Pre-labs will open 7 days before the lab (8:00 AM the preceding Monday)
Pre-labs are due at 8:00 AM the day
(Monday) of the lab
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ALL in-Labs will open at 8:00 Monday. In-labs are due 11:59 PM Wednesday
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ALL post-labs will open 8:00 Monday. Post-labs are due in 7 days (the following Monday) at 8:00 AM
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Refer to the Lab Schedule link at the
top of this page for the complete schedule.
Support:
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Students will be able ask lab content
questions in Piazza.
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Piazza is an online forum where questions
can be answered by lab TAs, course instructors, as well as other students.
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Questions can be submitted publicly or
privately. The intent of public questions is to encourage students to work
together as well as to avoid the same questions being asked and answered
multiple times. Please take a few minutes to read through previously submitted
questions to see if yours has already been asked.
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Questions may be submitted at any time,
but TAs will be “on Duty” a times to be posted later
on Moodle
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Director of Undergraduate Physics Laboratory: Robert Egler egler@ncsu.edu.
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IMPORTANT: DO not request extensions through WebAssign. To request an extension, email your TA directly
TA email address will be available from the link at the top of this page
WebAssign: A WebAssign account is REQUIRED for every student in
Physics lab. Go to www.webassign.net/ncsu . The WebAssign license for lab assignments should be purchased from
WebAssign at https://www.webassign.net/ncsu.
Adding a lab section after the 'Last day to add a course without permission of
instructor' is NOT allowed. Adding or switching a lab section for any
reason after the University's Drop/Add Deadline it must be approved by the Assistant Department Head: Keith Warren, keith_warren@ncsu.edu.
Missing an assignment: All assignments will count, i.e. none are automatically
dropped. Students may receive an extension for one
or two days past the original due date with a 25% penalty by emailing your
lab TA (see above for contact information).
Extensions must be requested within 24
hours of the original deadline except in extreme emergency circumstances. Extension requests submitted after that time
will not be granted.
The penalty will be waved when a
student has a documented excuse that complies with the university policy
described here: http://policies.ncsu.edu/regulation/reg-02-20-03,
such as a documented illness or a family emergency.
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Expectations of All Lab Students:
Plagiarism and Working Together: You should
complete all WebAssign free response questions on your own. Data
collected from previous semesters (even if it was collected by YOU) or
data that is collected by your group members while you were not present, or
an answer with wording essentially identical to someone else in your lab group
is not acceptable. All suspected
plagiarism will be evaluated and action will be taken to punish the violators.
Supporting
Fellow Students in Distress: As members
of the NC State Wolfpack community, we each share a personal responsibility to
express concern for one another and to ensure that this classroom and the
campus as a whole remains a safe environment for learning. Occasionally, you may come across a fellow
classmate whose personal behavior concerns or worries you. When this is the
case, we encourage you to report this behavior to the NC State Students of
Concern website: studentsofconcern.ncsu.edu/. Although you can report anonymously, it is preferred
that you share your contact information so they can follow-up with you
personally.
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Grades:
WebAssign will automatically grade your assignment after the completion
deadline has passed with the exception of short response questions. Your TA
will grade the short response as well as check WebAssign’s ‘automatic grading’
a few days after the completion deadline.
It is YOUR responsibility to email
your TA if you have any questions or concerns about your grade and or
assignment deadlines. However, please
submit all lab content questions through Piazza.
ALL LAB GRADES ARE CONSIDERED FINAL at 11:59 PM on the last day that classes meet. ALL discrepancies in grades should be brought to your Lab TA’s attention BEFORE that time.
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GRADING:
For PY131, PY211, and PY212:
Your lab score will be based on the weighted average of all lab will
count as 10% of your course grade; you do not get a separate grade for lab.
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The overall lab grade is worth 10% of your overall class grade. If you
receive less than a 50% in lab you will receive an F in the lecture class,
regardless of your other grades in lecture.
The labs will be worth 100 points:
o Pre Lab- 20 points
o In Lab assignment and participation- 50 points
o Post Lab- 30 points
Your grades will be kept on WebAssign. It is YOUR responsibility to email your
TA if you have any problems, or your grades were recorded incorrectly.
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LINK
TO CAPSTONE and V-PYTHON FILES: HERE
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UNIVERSITY
STATEMENT:
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, public health measures have
been implemented across campus. Students should stay current with these
practices and expectations through the Protect the Pack
website (https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/). The sections below provide
expectations and conduct related to COVID-19 issues.
Health and Participation in Class
We are most concerned about your health and the
health of your classmates and instructors/TAs.
Health and Well-Being Resources
These are difficult times, and
academic and personal stress are natural results. Everyone is encouraged to take
care of themselves and their peers. If you need additional support,
there are many resources on campus to help you:
Community Standards related to
COVID-19
We are all responsible for
protecting ourselves and our community. Please see the community
standards (released on 7/28/2020) and Rule 04.21.01
regarding Personal Safety Requirements Related to COVID-19 RUL 04.21.01 – Personal
Safety Requirements Related to COVID-19 – Policies, Regulations & Rules.
Course Expectations Related to
COVID-19:
Course Delivery Changes Related to COVID-19
Please be aware that the situation regarding
COVID-19 is frequently changing, and the delivery mode of this course may need
to change accordingly, including from in-person to online. Regardless of
the delivery method, we will strive to provide a high-quality learning
experience.
Grading/Scheduling Changing Options Related to
COVID-19
If the delivery mode has a negative impact on
your academic performance in this course, the university has provided tools to
potentially reduce the impact:
In some cases, another option may be to request
an incomplete in the course. Before using any of these tools, discuss the
options with your instructor and your academic advisor. Be aware that if you
use the enhanced S/U, you will still need to complete the course and receive at
least a C- to pass the course.
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