Physics Laboratory for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

Laboratory, four hours. Enforced requisite: course 1A or 1AH. Enforced corequisite: course 1B or 1BH. Computerized measurements of uniform and accelerated motion, including oscillations. Analysis of data and comparison of results to predictions, including least-squares fitting. Conception, execution, and presentation of creative projects involving motion. Letter grading.

Review Summary

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Organization
3.3 / 10
Time
0-5 hrs/week
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Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    This class was a complete drag. If you have a bad TA, switch sections. Grading is super variable. Make sure you have a good group, or else you'll be doing all the work, and there is a lot of work.

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A-

    Content-wise, this class is extremely free. You slide an Arduino down a ramp then write a lab report on how you've proven that gravity exists. It barely even qualifies as a high school physics experiment.

    Workload-wise, I've put more time into this class than I have for most of my 4-unit lower divs.

    Grading-wise, it's entirely dependent on your TA. I had the misfortune of having a TA who repeatedly took off points for grammar and phrasing (we lost 3 points for calling the air track cart a "plastic platform") and then proceeded to deny the regrade request. We also lost lost points for writing "the force on an ideal spring" instead of "the force exerted by an ideal spring" which first of all is extremely dumb to take points off for, and second of all doesn't even make sense because of Newton's 3rd law. From talking to my friends, it seems like most TAs are fine, but it's something to keep in mind when taking this class.

Course

Previously taught
23S

Grading Information

  • Has a group project

  • Attendance required

  • No midterms

  • No final

  • 0% recommend the textbook

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