Life is a little different here than in the elementary classes.
For one thing, there is no lab directly associated with this class - PHY 270 will give you plenty of experience in the lab. Also, the material now is sufficiently sophisticated that it cannot be tested in depth in a 1 hour exam. There will be assignments on a more or less weekly basis, which are to be handed in for grading one week later. Computer projects also become more involved at this level, so you are allowed more time to complete them - usually with a two week due date. Some of the homework problems and projects will introduce you to ideas not presented in lecture, but still important in the course.