..NCSTATE Physics..
PY 209 lab
SPRING 2021
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Link to Lab schedule (What experiment you
will do each week)
Link to TA Teaching Schedule
(Who
is teaching your lab, scroll down to find your lab BY LAB SECTION NUMBER.)
Link to TA Email Addresses
Important Note: Be aware that
by their nature, remote physics labs do not provide the same level of TA
support and assistance as face-to-face labs. Additionally, students do not get
the support and assistance of other students in their lab as you would normally
experience in face-to-face lab situations. Remote physics labs require more
individualized work. It is essential
that you ask for assistance from your TA and on Piazza in a timely manner,
keeping in mind that you may not get a response for some hours after the
question.
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PY209 labs are asynchronous online, there are no in person meetings and
no required online sessions.
Lab
Structure:
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All PY 209 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. 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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For each lab, there will be a short
introduction video given by a Teaching Assistant (TA) that is meant to
re-familiarize each student with the material for the lab as well as point out
common mistakes, areas where students may have difficulty, and errors in WebAssign.
General Schedule:
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Labs will be become available at 8:00
AM on the day the lab is officially scheduled in MyPack. Example; a Monday
3:00 PM lab and a Monday 12:50 PM lab will both become available at 8:00 AM
Monday.
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Labs are due at 8:00 AM 2 days later. Example; Monday labs are due 8:00 AM
Wednesday.
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Refer to the Lab Schedule link at the
top of this page for the complete schedule.
Lab
Extensions:
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You have an automatic extension of 5 days if you need it, but
labs are Officially DUE in 2 days. You do not need to request this
extension, it is automatic
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You can submit Lab assignments without penalty up to 1 week
after the original lab opening date. This
includes the automatic 5 day no-penalty extension.
· There will NOT
be additional extensions on top of the automatic 5 day extension except under extremely
unusual, unpredictable, and documented circumstances,
which must have covered the entire period that the lab was open.
For Example: if a student has a Monday lab and gets sick on Wednesday, that
student will NOT get an additional extension past the automatic 5 day extension
since the assignment could have been completed on Monday or Tuesday.
Having other classwork, projects, labs, tests, forgot the due date, etc.
will NOT be considered for additional extensions under any circumstances.
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IMPORTANT: Do not request additional
extensions through WebAssign. WebAssign extensions are not
active for this class, no one will ever see your extension request if you
submit it through WebAssign.
To request an extension, email The Director of Instructional Physics Labs,
Robert Egler (egler@ncsu.edu) Extensions after the automatic 5-day
extension will only be given when a student has a documented excuse
that complies with the university policy http://policies.ncsu.edu/regulation/reg-02-20-03
and only when such excuse covers the entire time the lab was open.
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Additional extensions must be requested
within 24 hours of the original lab due time. There will not be retroactive
extensions.
Support:
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Students will be able ask lab content
questions in Piazza or an alternate forum as announced on Moodle.
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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 your lab TA will be “on duty” Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
and 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. During this time,
your TA will respond very quickly to questions.
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For POLICY questions (but not for help with lab content) contact
the Director of Instructional Physics Labs: Robert Egler egler@ncsu.edu.
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. All lab instructions are imbedded in the lab
assignments, so a separate lab manual is not required.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
· Grades are calculated based on the un-weighted average of the lab and attendance scores.
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Each lab is equally weighted.
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Final lab scores will be rounded to the
nearest whole number, such that fractions equal to or greater than 0.5 will be
rounded up to the next whole number, and fractions less than 0.5 will be
rounded down to the next whole number.
For example, 79.45 rounds to 79.5 which rounds to 80, which is a B- and
79.44 rounds to 79.4 which rounds to 79, which is a C+. The grading scale is as follows:
A+ = 97 and up A = 93 to 96 A-
= 90 to 92
B+ = 87 to 89 B = 83 to 86 B- = 80 to 82
C+ = 77 to 79 C = 73 to 76 C- = 70 to 72
D+ = 67 to 69 D = 63 to 66 D- = 60 to 62
F = < 60
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While PY209 typically accompanies
PY208, PY209 is a separate one credit course, and the lab grade in PY209 does
not affect the course grade in PY208.
Physics Code of Professional Conduct:
https://physics.sciences.ncsu.edu/internal-resources/code-of-professional-conduct/
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.
Other Important Resources