References are encouraged. Lab reports should focus toward answering the questions provided with the laboratory handout. Reports should be typed, double-spaced, and all figures should be computer generated. The research paper will cover data collected from a specified lab exercise. The literature on the selected topic should be well researched, with a minimum of twelve citations from scientific journal articles.
Laboratory is mandatory.
If you miss lecture, it is your responsibility, not the instructor's, to get the materials missed. If you miss a laboratory, you will not receive the points for the laboratory report for that topic. Arrangements can be made for you to attend another laboratory if you know in advance that you are going to be absent. This schedule is subject to change due to weather or whim of the instructor. The textbook is intended to provide a point of reference.