UChicago Instructional Physics Laboratories

Note, this schedule is subject to change. It was last updated on February 26, 2021.

This quarter, the schedule will will follow two parallel tracks at the same time – a Lab Project Track and a Journal Club // Writing Exercises Track.

• On the Lab Project Track, students will be working in groups of about 3 on longer, semi-open-ended projects. These projects are designed to expose you to different areas of physics, to give you practice in collaboration, design, data collection and data analysis, and to provide an opportunity to experience what larger-scale, research-like experimental science is like.
  • Projects 3 and 4 will each include 3 weeks of group work and an individual report at the end. (Note the shorter timeline compared with projects in Autumn Quarter!)
• On the Journal Club // Writing Exercises Track, we will continue the journal club we began last quarter, and will provide some lectures and practice to get you prepared for next quarter's journal article writing project.
  • Wednesday Lectures and Workshops will be held via Zoom on select Wednesdays from 6:30 - 7:50 pm. Some material will be presented a lectures, while some will be presented as interactive workshops.
  • Journal Club will be scheduled by group. Times and groups will be arranged at a later date.