====== Course Administration ====== ---- ==== Course Calendar ==== The Course Calendar is available below. Note the following: * Monday lecture section runs 3:30-4:20 pm in KPTC 120. * Tuesday and Thursday lab sections run 2:00-5:50 pm in KPTC basement. * Wednesday and Friday lab sections run 1:30-5:20 pm in KPTC basement. * Prelabs are due **before the scheduled start of lab** * All other assignments are due **before 11:59 pm on the day listed** ==== Contact Information ==== * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:administrative-pages-and-course-documents:phys_211_contact_information:start| PHYS 211 Contact Information]] ==== Lab Section Assignments ==== * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:administrative-pages-and-course-documents:experiment_1_assignments|Autumn 2025 Lab Section Assignments]]

====== Essential Course Reading ====== ---- The pages below are considered **essential** reading for students in PHYS 211. You should look over and understand everything in these pages on Day 1 of the course. Refer to them whenever you have any questions about how the course operates or what is expected for your work. * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:administrative-pages-and-course-documents:phys_211_course_operations_and_guidelines|PHYS 211 Course Operations and Guidelines]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:administrative-pages-and-course-documents:phys_211_learning_objectives|PHYS 211 Learning Objectives]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:supplemental-material:reports-presentations-and-notebooks:university_of_chicago_plagiarism_guidelines:start|University of Chicago Plagiarism Guidelines]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:supplemental-material:reports-presentations-and-notebooks:keeping_a_lab_notebook:start|Keeping a Lab Notebook]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:supplemental-material:reports-presentations-and-notebooks:uncertainty_analysis_and_significant_digits:start|Uncertainty Analysis and Significant Digits]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:supplemental-material:reports-presentations-and-notebooks:style_guide_phys_211:start|PHYS 211 Style Guide]] During the first few weeks of Autumn Quarter, we will be using the following tutorials: * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:introductory-lab-python-tutorial:start|Python Tutorial]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:my_first_latex_document:start|My First LaTeX Document]] We have also developed many pages of supplemental material that can serve as references as you work in the lab or write your reports. * [[phylabs:lab_courses:supplemental-material|List of supplemental material pages]]

====== Autumn Quarter Schedule ====== ---- ^ Week ^ Dates ^ Lecture ^ Lab ^ Assignments (Due by 11:59 pm on the day listed, unless otherwise specified) ^ | 1 | Sept 29 - Oct 3 | Introduction to the course | **NO LAB** | - | | 2 | Oct 6 - 10 | Uncertainties and significant figures | [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:introductory-lab-scope-skills:start|Oscilloscope Exercises]] | [[https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/66922/quizzes/150012 | Syllabus Quiz]] (Sun, Oct 5)\\ [[http://ehsa.uchicago.edu/training | EHSA Courses: Laser and Radiation]] (Sun, Oct 5) | | 3 | Oct 13 - 17 | Notebooks, record keeping, and plotting | [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:introductory-lab-critical-potentials:start|Franck-Hertz (Critical Potentials)]] | [[https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/66922/assignments/802324 | Tutorial: Python (Tasks 1 and 2)]] (Sun, Oct 12)\\ [[https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/66922/assignments/802325 | Tutorial: LaTeX]] (Sun, Oct 12)\\ [[https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/66922/assignments/802334 | Exercise: Uncertainties]] (Sun, Oct 12)\\ [[https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/66922/assignments/807281 | Oscilloscope Exercises]] (day before lab)\\ [[https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/66922/assignments/802326 | Pre-lab: Critical Potentials]] (start of lab period)| | 4 | Oct 20 - 24 | Statistics and interpreting fits | [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:introductory-lab-critical-potentials:start|Franck-Hertz (Critical Potentials)]] |[[https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/66922/assignments/802328 | Analysis: Critical Potentials 1 (preliminary analysis)]] (day before lab) | | 5 | Oct 27 - 31 | Professor Wah -- Symmetry/Symmetry Breaking in Particle Physics | Gamma Cross Sections | [[https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/66922/assignments/802329 | Analysis: Critical Potentials 2 (full analysis)]] (day before lab)\\ [[https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/66922/assignments/802327 | Pre-lab: Gamma Cross Sections]] (start of lab period) | | 6 | Nov 3 - 7 | Professor Wah -- Cont'd | Gamma Cross Sections | [[https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/66922/assignments/803771 | Tutorial: Python (Tasks 3 and 4)]] (Sun, Nov. 2)\\ [[https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/66922/assignments/802330 | Analysis: Gamma Cross Sections 1 (spectroscopy)]] (day before lab) | | 7 | Nov 10 - 14 | Professor Wah -- Cont'd | Gamma Cross Sections | [[https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/66922/assignments/802333 | Analysis: Gamma Cross Sections 2 (determining count rates)]] (day before lab) | | 8 | Nov 17 - 21 | Professor Wah -- Cont'd | **NO LAB** | [[https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/66922/assignments/802332 | Analysis: Gamma Cross Sections 3 (attenuation study)]] (day before lab) | | - | Nov 24 - 28 | **THANKSGIVING BREAK** || - | | 9 | Dec 1 - 5 | Professor Wah -- Cont'd | Gamma Cross Sections | Exercise: Reflection Activity (Sun, Nov 30) | | Finals | Dec 8 - 12 | **FINALS WEEK** || [[https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/66922/assignments/802331 | Analysis: Gamma Cross Sections 4 (revised analysis)]] (day before lab) |