Coordinator: Dr. Lynann Clapham,

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APSC 100 Module 2 Introduction to Experimentation
- Overview
Coordinator Dr. Lynann Clapham,
Physics Department Program Assistant
Aphra Rogers, Physics Department Webpage
address http//appsci.queensu.ca/courses/APSC100/
module2/
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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
830- 930 D F H E, 2
930- 1030 D F H E, 2
1030- 1130 D H E, 2
1130- 1230 G
1230- 1330 G
1330- 1430
1430- 1530 A C
1530- 1630 A C B, 1
1530- 1630 A B, 1
1630- 1730 A B, 1

WHYMIS WEEK 1
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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
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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.
• Writers Choice - Margot Northey and Margaret
  Proctor
• goggles and lab coat for chemistry/chem eng labs-
  (you will not be allowed in the lab without them)
  Goggles must be the bookstore or Chemistry
  science stores variety (not the safety glasses)

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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
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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
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Week 1 Error Propagation Worksheet

• Prepares you for the error analysis you will do
  in labs
• no lectures on this material
• Appendix 4 (Module 2 part of 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 week at time listed
  on the bottom of the worksheet. Come prepared!!!

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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
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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
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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
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APSC 100 Introduction to Experimentation
Physics and Chemistry Labs Weeks 4-9

• 3 Physics Labs
• -Cantilever Beam formal lab report
• -Filters (high pass and low pass)
  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

No formal reports for these - answer sheet
will be handed in at the end of the lab
Manual pages 19-68
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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 125-148
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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 (can be
  with your
• partner )

Manual pages 125-148
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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 125-148
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APSC 100 Introduction to Experimentation

• ASSESSMENT AND MARKING
• You must attend all lab periods and complete all
• formal reports/assignments. Attendance will be
  taken.
• You will receive an N/C for APSC100 if you miss
  ANY lab or dont hand the completed
  assignment/formal 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.
• This form will enable you to make up the lab with
  another section
• If your partner is away sick then you can either
  do the lab on your own or join with another
  group.

Manual pages 4-5
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APSC 100 Introduction to Experimentation

• ASSESSMENT AND GRADING
• A grade is awarded (A, B, C, D) for each
  assignment/report.
• Your overall grade 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
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APSC 100 Introduction to Experimentation
ASSESSMENT AND MARKING for formal reports
How is it graded?

• 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

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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)
• APSC141 will cover basic report writing concepts
  and organization in the next 2 weeks.
• The grading criteria (for A, B, etc) that the
  TAs use is in the manual pg 5 also see page 91
  in the manual for the TA checklist.
• Northey and Procters book Writers choice -
  has a chapter on report writing and also provides
  general writing tips

Manual pages 4-5, 75-91
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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 formal 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.
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APSC 100 Introduction to Experimentation
To avoid repeating APSC100
Do not borrow a lab from anyone. Do not lend
your lab to anyone!! IF YOU LEND YOUR LAB TO
SOMEONE AND IT GETS COPIED, YOU CAN RECEIVE THE
SAME PENALTIES AS IF YOU WERE THE STUDENT THAT
COPIED IT. Share your data with your partner in
the lab, then write your reports completely
independently with no interaction!!!
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APSC 100 Introduction to Experimentation
What should I do before next week?

• Complete the error propagation worksheet and hand
  in at Stirling Hall by 400pm Monday next week
• Tutorial help is available this week- bottom of
  the error worksheet for details (dont wait for
  this, though - start ASAP!!)
• read pgs 8-17 (tutorial lab 1) before your
  tutorial lab next week
• Transfer students see me now or contact me later
  to sign up for a special modified module 2
  session which runs in the evenings next term

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Webpage address http//appsci.queensu.ca/courses/
APSC100/module2
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
830- 930 D F H E, 2
930- 1030 D F H E, 2
1030- 1130 D H E, 2
1130- 1230 G
1230- 1330 G
1330- 1430
1430- 1530 A C
1530- 1630 A C B, 1
1530- 1630 A B, 1
1630- 1730 A B, 1

WHYMIS WEEK 1