Error analysis will be expected on some experiments, at least mean and standard deviation, possibly other statistics. This information, along with instructor assessment of your performance in the laboratory that day, will be used to assign a daily rating for each student. Several in-class quizzes will be given. Generally, these will be announced, rather than surprise, quizzes. They may cover material presented previously by the instructor, assigned reading in preparation for an experiment, or any other material deemed appropriate by the instructors.
Attendance is mandatory.
If an emergency should arise, please contact an instructor as soon as possible, preferably before class. All students have access to email accounts on campus and each course has a listserv associated with it. Email users who subscribe to a list receive all messages posted to it. This handy tool will allow us to communicate efficiently with everyone. It can also be used as a remote means of asking questions of us, or of each other, since any subscriber can post messages.