====== 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]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:administrative-pages-and-course-documents:experiment_3_assignments|Winter 2026 -- Experiment 3 Assignments]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:administrative-pages-and-course-documents:experiment_4_assignments|Winter 2026 -- Experiment 4 Assignments]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:administrative-pages-and-course-documents:experiment_5_assignments|Spring 2026 -- Experiment 5 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]] * If you want specific examples of how to use Python for science, check out [[phylabs:lab_courses:supplemental-material:programming:python_with_monty:start|Python with Monty]]

===== Spring Quarter Schedule ===== ^ Week ^ Dates ^ Lecture ^ Lab ^ Assignments ^ | 1 | Mar 23 - 27 | **NO LECTURE** | **NO LAB** | - | | 2 | Mar 30 - Apr 3 | TBD | Exp 5 - Day 1 | Exp 5: Prelab\\ (//due before the start of Day 1 in lab//) | | 3 | Apr 6 - 10 | TBD | Exp 5 - Day 2 | Exp 5: Day 1 Analysis\\ (//due 11:59 pm, day before Day 2 in lab//) | | 4 | Apr 13 - 17 | TBD | Exp 5 - Day 3 | - | | 5 | Apr 20 - 24 | TBD | **NO LAB** | Exp 5: Final Analysis\\ (//due 11:59 pm, one week after Day 3 in lab//) | | 6 | Arp 27 - May 1 | TBD | Exp 6 - Day 1 | Exp 6: Prelab\\ (//due before the start of Day 1 in lab//) | | 7 | May 4 - 8 | TBD | Exp 6 - Day 2 | Exp 6: Day 1 Analysis\\ (//due 11:59 pm, day before Day 2 in lab//) | | 8 | May 11 - 15 | TBD | Exp 6 - Day 3 | - | | 9 | May 18 - 22 | TBD | **NO LAB** | Exp 6: Final Analysis\\ (//due 11:59 pm, one week after Day 3 in lab//) | **Experiments** * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:drop-pinch-off:start|Drop Pinch-off]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:hyperfine-spectroscopy-of-rubidium:start|Hyperfine Spectroscopy of Rubidium]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:mass-of-the-neutron:start|Mass of the Neutron]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:optical-pumping:start|Optical Pumping]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:positron-emission-tomography:start|Positron Emission Tomography]]

Autumn Quarter Schedule

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^ 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 | [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:introductory-lab-gamma-cross-sections:start|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 | [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:introductory-lab-gamma-cross-sections:start|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 | [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:introductory-lab-gamma-cross-sections:start|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 (CANCELLED) | Exercise: Reflection Activity (CANCELLED) | | Finals | Dec 8 - 12 | **FINALS WEEK** || - |

Winter Quarter Schedule

^ Week ^ Dates ^ Lecture ^ Lab ^ Assignments ^ | 1 | Jan 5 - 9 | **NO LECTURE** | **NO LAB** | - | | 2 | Jan 12 - 16 | TBD | Exp 3 - Day 1 | Exp 3: Prelab\\ (//due before the start of Day 1 in lab//) | | 3 | Jan 19 - 23 | TBD | Exp 3 - Day 2 | Exp 3: Day 1 Analysis\\ (//due 11:59 pm, day before Day 2 in lab//) | | 4 | Jan 26 - 30 | TBD | Exp 3 - Day 3 | - | | 5 | Feb 2 - 6 | TBD | **NO LAB** | Exp 3: Final Analysis\\ (//due 11:59 pm, one week after Day 3 in lab//) | | 6 | Feb 9 - 13 | TBD | Exp 4 - Day 1 | Exp 4: Prelab\\ (//due before the start of Day 1 in lab//) | | 7 | Feb 16 - 20 | TBD | Exp 4 - Day 2 | Exp 4: Day 1 Analysis\\ (//due 11:59 pm, day before Day 2 in lab//) | | 8 | Feb 23 - 27 | TBD | Exp 4 - Day 3 | - | | 9 | Mar 2 - 6 | TBD | **NO LAB** | Exp 4: Final Analysis\\ (//due 11:59 pm, one week after Day 3 in lab//) | **Experiments** * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:compton-scattering:start|Compton Scattering]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:drop-pinch-off:start|Drop Pinch-off]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:hyperfine-spectroscopy-of-rubidium:start|Hyperfine Spectroscopy of Rubidium]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:mass-of-the-neutron:start|Mass of the Neutron]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:optical-pumping:start|Optical Pumping]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:positron-emission-tomography:start|Positron Emission Tomography]]