===== Getting started... ===== ---- Here are the nuts & bolts for how the course will run. * Course calendar (Spring 2025): {{ :phylabs:lab_courses:2025_phys_334_schedule.pdf |}}. * In-lab activities run W/Th/F from 1:30-5:30 pm in KPTC 005/009. * Presentations are held in **KPTC 101** starting at 1:30 pm. * All report deadlines are by 11:59 pm on the listed due date. * The most important information about how the course runs is located here: [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-334-wiki-home:administrative-pages-and-course-documents:phys_334_course_operations_and_guidelines|Course Operations and Guidelines]].

===== Experiment Assignments ===== ----

===== Essential Course Reading ===== ---- The pages below are considered **essential** reading for students in PHYS 334. 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-334-wiki-home:administrative-pages-and-course-documents:phys_334_course_operations_and_guidelines|PHYS 334 Course Operations and Guidelines]] * [[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:report_style_guide_phys_334:start|Report Style Guide (PHYS 334)]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:supplemental-material:reports-presentations-and-notebooks:oral_presentation_style_guide_phys_334:start|Oral Presentation Style Guide (PHYS 334)]] * [[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:drawing_conclusions:start|Drawing Conclusions]] * [[phylabs:lab_courses:supplemental-material:reports-presentations-and-notebooks:writing_an_abstract:start|Writing an Abstract]]

===== Tutorials ===== ---- Proper data analysis is a must for this course. You are free to use whatever software you are comfortable with, but the resources below provide some specific information for those who are just starting out or who need a refresher. Below are several information pages and full tutorials: * Tutorial: [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:introductory-lab-python-tutorial:start|Python Tutorial]] (a tutorial provided to students in PHYS 211) * Information: [[phylabs:lab_courses:supplemental-material:programming:an_introduction_to_python:start|An Introduction to Python]] * Information: [[phylabs:lab_courses:supplemental-material:physics-and-mathematics-references:least_squares_fitting:start|Least-Squares Fitting]] Also, you may find it useful to typeset your reports professionally in LaTeX. If you aren't familiar with LaTeX, we link below to an assignment used in PHYS 211 that is used to get students up and running very quickly. * Tutorial: [[phylabs:lab_courses:phys-211-wiki-home:my_first_latex_document:start|My First LaTeX Document]] (a tutorial provided to students in PHYS 211) \\ * Template: [[https://www.overleaf.com/read/mzfgncqjztmy|Article Template]] (an Overleaf template which can be used as a report starting place)

===== Supplemental Material ===== ---- We have 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]]