Be prepared for class. You should be prepared to answer and ask questions. Please clear these with me ahead of time if at all possible. Unless otherwise indicated on the particular lab handout, lab reports will be due at the beginning of lecture the Friday of the following week. The instructor reserves the right to reject lab reports that do not meet these criteria.
Emphasis is upon understanding the mechanical principles employed.
Always perform logical checks on your results. If the values are not 'reasonable', determine possible reasons why. In each report, indicate potential sources of error or 'noise' and estimate the accuracy of your values. Plagiarized assignments will automatically be given a zero grade and a note to that effect will be placed in the student's permanent file. To access this site, follow the links from the University of Iowa's home page to Search.