PHYS216 Fall 2008

PHYS 216 Introductory Laboratory

Dr. Jeremy Qualls

Laboratory, 3 hours. Selected experiments to increase the student^,s working physical knowledge of the natural world. Prerequisites: PHYS 114 and 116. Concurrent enrollment in PHYS 214 is strongly recommended.

 

Class meeting time: 1:00-3:40 pm Thursday Darwin 311

Learning Objectives http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/catalog/learningobjectives.doc

 

 

Grading Policy:

Attendance is mandatory: If you do not attend a lab session you will receive a zero for that lab. A prelab will be expected prior to each lab with exception of the September the 4^th lab.

 

Individual write-ups (will drop the lowest experiment score) 60%

Prelabs (due before lab starts) 15%

Final practical exam 15%

Classroom performance 10%

 

Professor^,s Information

Dr. Jeremy Qualls Ph.D.: 1999 Florida State University

Office: Darwin 300K Lab: 303

Phone: 664-2256 Lab Phone: 664-3448

Email: quallsj@sonoma.edu

Research Interest: Material Science, High Magnetic fields, Low Temperature Physics

OFFICE HOURS: Monday 10:00-11:00 am

Tuesday 2:30-3:30 pm

Thursday 10:00-11:00 am

Below is my current tentative schedule this semester. I have an open door policy regarding office hours. If I am around please feel free to ask questions regarding the course or research at SSU.

 

Information and Announcements

My homepage is http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/people/faculty/qualls and it also has some nice links and a review of my research here at SSU.

 

University Policies

There are important University policies that you should be aware of, such as the add/drop policy; cheating and plagiarism policy, grade appeal procedures; accommodations for students with disabilities and the diversity vision statement. (Go to this URL to find them: http://www.sonoma.edu/uaffairs/policies/studentinfo.shtml)