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Coordinator : Professor Aphra Rogers, Physics Department Webpage address

APSC 100 Module 2 Introduction to Experimentation - Overview. Coordinator : Professor Aphra Rogers, Physics Department Webpage address http://appsci.queensu.ca/courses/apsc100/module2.

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Coordinator : Professor Aphra Rogers, Physics Department Webpage address

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  1. APSC 100 Module 2 Introduction to Experimentation - Overview Coordinator: Professor Aphra Rogers, Physics Department Webpage address http://appsci.queensu.ca/courses/apsc100/module2

  2. Scheduled labs for APSC100 Module 2 start NEXT WEEK. The schedule for weeks 2 and 3 is below. All classes in Stirling room 405 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 08h00-08h30 08h30-09h00 09h00-09h30 Section A Section E Section D 09h30-10h00 Section B 10h00-10h30 10h30-11h00 11h00-11h30 11h30-12h00 Section G 12h00-12h30 12h30-13h00 Section C 13h00-13h30 13h30-14h00 14h00-14h30 14h30-15h00 Section H 15h00-15h30 15h30-16h00 Section F 16h00-16h30 16h30-17h00 17h00-17h30 17h30-18h00

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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 work is required! Manual page #1

  7. 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 weekat times listed on the bottom of the worksheet. Come prepared!!!

  8. 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

  9. 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 spring • constant 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

  10. 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

  11. 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 * a tear-out question and answer sheet to be handed in at the end of the lab Manual pages 19-52

  12. 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

  13. APSC 100 Introduction to Experimentation Project Experiments: Weeks 10 - 12 • 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. APSC 100 Introduction to Experimentation ASSESSMENT AND MARKING for formal reports 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.

  18. 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. Resources to help you: • 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 Manual pages 4-5, 69-86

  19. 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.

  20. APSC 100 Introduction to Experimentation To avoid repeating APSC100: 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.

  21. APSC 100 Introduction to Experimentation What should I do before next week? • 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

  22. Scheduled labs for APSC100 Module 2 start NEXT WEEK. The schedule for weeks 2 and 3 is below. All classes in Stirling room 405 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 08h00-08h30 08h30-09h00 Section E Section D 09h00-09h30 Section A 09h30-10h00 Section B 10h00-10h30 10h30-11h00 11h00-11h30 11h30-12h00 Section G 12h00-12h30 12h30-13h00 Section C 13h00-13h30 13h30-14h00 14h00-14h30 14h30-15h00 Section H 15h00-15h30 15h30-16h00 Section F 16h00-16h30 16h30-17h00 17h00-17h30 17h30-18h00

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