GENERAL INFORMATION

all science is based on a foundation of experimental data and your experiments will exemplify and illuminate many of the principles studied in the lectures.
the laboratory will be a medium for teaching some new material which will not be covered in the lecture course.
it gives you an opportunity to train your brain, eyes and hands in good experimental techniques, while familiarizing yourself with some of the instruments used in experimental science.
Obtaining good results is important, particularly if you intend to go on to more difficult labs. But do not get so involved in the mechanics of "doing" that you lose sight of the goal of the experiment, the theory behind it, and its wider applications.

We try to timetable experiments as near as possible to the related material in the lecture schedule. However, details in the operation of the laboratories prevent us from achieving a perfect match and we ask you to be tolerant in this regard.

You will need
- this manual
- the usual writing materials (graph paper is provided)
- an electronic calculator

Laboratory classes are held at the following times:

Fall/Winter session: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; Monday to Friday, 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Summer session: Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

LAB INFORMATION